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Night Trains, Beloved Throwbacks Tying Paris to Berlin and Vienna, Will End

Facing a budget crunch, France’s government has decided to cut state subsidies for overnight, cross-border routes that had revived a bit of the romance of rail travel.

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Trump Says a Deal Is Close With Harvard

The agreement, if finalized, would follow months of grappling over federal dollars as the Trump administration seeks to cow the university.

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U.N. Security Council Approves Larger Security Force to Fight Gangs in Haiti

The vote on Tuesday would establish a force of up to 5,500 soldiers and police officers. It was unclear what countries were willing to contribute personnel.

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Earthquake in Philippines Kills at Least 20, Officials Say

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province of Cebu, home to 3.2 million people, just before 10 p.m. local time.

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Harvard Blasts Administration Over ‘Distorted’ Civil Rights Investigation

The Sept. 19 letter came days before the Department of Health and Human Services started the process of cutting off federal funds to the university.

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Trump’s Generals Speech Was Political Theater

The military was once again used as a backdrop for Mr. Trump’s ongoing clashes in America’s culture wars, testing their nonpartisan, apolitical nature.

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Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After Nearly 20 Years

The couple married in Australia in 2006. Their breakup surprised many fans.

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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Top Military Leaders

The president leveraged the meeting as his chance to trumpet his domestic and foreign policy moves.

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Trump Announces Pfizer Deal to Lower Some Drug Prices and Unveils TrumpRx Website

The administration said the drug company would sell many of its products to the government insurance program for lower-income Americans at prices that align with those in Europe.

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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

In a blistering opinion, a federal judge in Boston said the Trump administration used the threat of deportations to systematically intimidate certain campus demonstrators into silence.

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Beer Bust: Crash Sends Kegs and Cans Onto California Freeway, Snarling Traffic

The crash, which occurred early Tuesday morning in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, closed two lanes on the freeway, according to the authorities.

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Trump’s Gaza Plan: What We Know

It would end the war and secure the release of all hostages. Hamas would give up its arms and its power, while a transitional government is set up. Hamas has not agreed and the terms will be hard for it to swallow.

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U.S. Officials See Hostage Release as Promising Sign for Deal With Taliban

The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay.

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Gov. Jeff Landry Wants National Guard Troops Deployed in Louisiana

Gov. Jeff Landry’s request to the Trump administration highlights how Republican-led states are embracing the president’s push to use the Guard to crack down on crime.

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The War in Gaza Needs to End

The war needs to end, for the sake of the Gazan people and for the sake of Israel and its security.

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In Unusual Move, Prosecutors Secure Federal Charges From Local Grand Jury

A judge, Zia M. Faruqui, said that what appeared to be a kind of grand jury forum shopping seemed to have broken “decades-long norms and the rule of law.”

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Breaking Down the Mayor’s Race After Adams’s Exit

Plus, what elected officials from across the country have to say about the race.

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Deadlock Grows Uglier as Congress Heads Toward Government Shutdown

President Trump’s posting of a deepfake video mocking and insulting the top two Democrats in Congress underscored the lack of progress toward any deal to extend funding.

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A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win

Senior officers, summoned from around the world, are entrusted to manage complex military operations. They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.

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Russia’s Military Budget Shrinks as War Costs Hit Kremlin’s Economic Limits

The budget indicates that Russia will continue to fight largely as it has, locking it in a grinding war of attrition.

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The War Business Is Undergoing a ‘Big Revolution’

Russia’s war on Ukraine changed the course of a generation of start-ups and investors that have applied a new business model to Europe’s military buildup.

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How Zohran Mamdani Built a Campaign Around Food

The front-runner for New York mayor is leveraging his lifelong love of eating to inform his policy plans and spread his message.

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The $400 Million Restaurant Man

Stephen Starr has become one of America’s most successful restaurateurs, making and replicating dining magic at places like Pastis and Osteria Mozza.

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Pope Leo Plans to Speak on Climate Change

The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

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Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

A house painter who had been in the United States for two decades had been critically injured in Dallas by a gunman who the government said was aiming at federal law enforcement officers.

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Ambassador Mike Huckabee Postpones Rare Visit to Egypt

Ambassador Huckabee said the delay was requested by Egyptian officials. The trip is now expected to take place in the coming weeks.

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Starmer Describes ‘Fight for the Soul’ of U.K. as Populist Right Rises

In a speech at an annual Labour conference, the British prime minister will contrast his political project with that of Nigel Farage, whose Reform party promises mass deportations.

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Trump’s Plan to End the War in Gaza

We look at the plan and American public opinion polls on the war.

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What We Know About ChatGPT’s New Parental Controls

OpenAI said parents can set time and content limits on accounts and receive notifications if ChatGPT detects signs of potential self-harm.

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Poll Shows Big Drop in American Support for Israel, and YouTube Settles Trump Lawsuit

Plus, how live betting is changing the world of sports.

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