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After Trump Pulls Funding, Work Continues on N.Y. Area Transit Projects

Two of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the United States were still moving forward this week despite the battles over a government shutdown surrounding them.

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F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the administration to restrict access to abortion medication.

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As Russian Drones Menace Europe, Putin Says Moscow Has No Plans to Invade

President Vladimir V. Putin lashed out at “European elites” for “whipping up the hysteria” about the “Russian threat.”

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After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out

The departure of Todd Arrington, who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, came after the administration sought a sword from its collection as a gift for King Charles.

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Ophelia Disappeared: A Wall Street Analyst and a Deadly Shootout

The group was passionately vegan, mostly transgender and highly educated. Seven of them are now in jail. This is the story of one who did not survive.

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Des Moines Schools Superintendent Arrested by ICE Faces New Gun Charge

Ian Roberts, who resigned from the post after his arrest last week, was charged with possessing firearms while in the country without legal authorization.

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Democrats Pull Away From AIPAC, Reflecting a Broader Shift

A quiet retreat by Democrats from the pre-eminent pro-Israel lobbying group is the latest evidence of a realignment underway in Congress on Israel.

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Why Can’t Another Working-Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?

Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.

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Is ‘One Battle After Another’ the Best Movie of the Year?

“Vivá la Revolución!”

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Immigration Judge Rejects Abrego Garcia’s Efforts to Seek Asylum in U.S.

The decision foreclosed one of the options that lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had tried in an effort to keep him in the country.

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OpenAI Completes Deal That Values It at $500 Billion

With the agreement, OpenAI becomes the world’s most valuable privately held company, surpassing the rocket maker SpaceX.

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OpenAI’s Sora Video App Is Jaw-Dropping (for Better and Worse)

Sora, OpenAI’s new video-generating app, is really a social network in disguise that can bring creative A.I. to the masses — and its problems, too.

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Madagascar’s President Rajoelina Dissolved His Government, but Calls for His Resignation Continue

A growing protest movement on the African island, despite deadly clashes with security forces, vows to keep fighting until Andry Rajoelina is ousted.

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A Candidate Vanished at Sea. His Opponents Insist He Stay on the Ballot.

Petros Krommidas, a Democrat, was running for county legislature on Long Island when he disappeared on a swim. A judge sided with Republicans and refused to allow a replacement candidate.

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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”

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It’s a Bad Time to Cut the Information Coming From Corporate America

President Trump wants the S.E.C. to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports. Our columnist says it’s a reasonable experiment, but at a dangerous time.

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Ophelia Disappeared: A Wall Street Analyst and a Deadly Shootout

The group was passionately vegan, mostly transgender and highly educated. Seven of them are now in jail. This is the story of one who did not survive.

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Italy Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan as Public Demands Support for Palestinians

Italian lawmakers say they will recognize a Palestinian state if Hamas releases Israeli hostages and is kept out of any eventual government.

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Ann Fagan Ginger, Venerable Defender of Civil Liberties, Dies at 100

She was among the last of a generation of activists and lawyers who weathered the Red Scare, and then helped train a new cohort in the decades that followed.

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The Big Bad Wolf Is Afraid of You

Researchers found that the predatory canines were far more likely to flee recordings of human voices than they were to run away from other sounds.

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Energy Dept. Cancels Hundreds of Clean-Energy Projects, Mostly in Blue States

The cuts disproportionally affect Democrats as the two parties fight over the shutdown of the federal government.

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What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Living a Long Life

The scientist, who died at 91 on Wednesday, was a model for healthy aging.

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Here Are the Dueling Plans Behind the Shutdown Impasse

Republicans are proposing a straight extension of government spending, while Democrats are demanding the addition of over $1 trillion for health programs.

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Heading to L.A. for the Olympics? If You’re Into These Sports, You’re in the Wrong State.

Much of the Summer Games in 2028 will take place in Southern California. But two events, softball and canoe slalom, will be held in Oklahoma.

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At Saudi Comedy Festival, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

American comics used Saudi Arabia’s first global comedy festival to skewer a debate raging at home. Critics said the event was part of Saudi efforts to draw attention away from a political crackdown.

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Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur in Manchester, UK: What We Know

Two people were killed and at least three others were in serious condition after the vehicle ramming and stabbing attack on Yom Kippur.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Is Her Eras Tour Victory Lap

The star’s power and reach has grown with each of her releases. Now she’s following her record-breaking live show with her 12th original studio LP, “The Life of a Showgirl.”

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The Shutdown, Explained

It’s the second day of a shutdown of the federal government. We explain what’s happening.

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Trump’s Shutdown Agenda, and a Wave of Mysterious Drones in Scandinavia

Plus, what Jane Goodall learned among the chimps.

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4 People Injured After Stabbing Outside Manchester Synagogue, UK Police Say

The stabbing in Manchester, England, came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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