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Sarah Mullally Is Named as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, will lead the Church of England. She has been a vocal supporter of the rights of women in the church.

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A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno

The musician and record producer Brian Eno delves into his experiments with ambient music, his thoughts on generative A.I. and his deep gratitude for the uniqueness of human life.

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The Jobs Report That Wasn’t Leaves Economists Guessing

Policymakers will enter uncharted territory without employment data that the government is expected to withhold because of its shutdown.

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OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions — even bomb explosions on city streets — that never happened.

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‘Czech Trump’ Andrej Babis Is Poised to Return as Prime Minister in Elections

The party of Andrej Babis, former leader of the Czech government, is expected to prevail in parliamentary elections that begin Friday.

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When Trump Rages, Silicon Valley Stays Silent

Kim Scott, who lived and worked in Russia, on Silicon Valley’s silent complicity in the rise of authoritarianism.

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The East Wing Ballroom is Trump’s Raw Display of Power

The president is refashioning his residence into a palace. Our democracy is now a members-only club.

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She Speaks Trump’s Language: Meet Ukraine’s New Prime Minister

The appointment of Yuliia Svyrydenko, a business-oriented official, shows how Kyiv is trying to persuade the Trump administration that working with the country can be lucrative, even in wartime.

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Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?

They’ve become an important way to spend time with peers. But they’ve also become more addictive.

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Can This Isolated British Island Keep Its Economy Afloat?

The Isle of Wight, known for its beaches and a rock festival that featured Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan, has had setbacks in manufacturing, but there have also been bright spots.

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Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.

Duke University kept a low profile. But it is the alma mater of Stephen Miller, a top Trump official who often criticized the school while he was a student.

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Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.

Duke University kept a low profile. But it is the alma mater of Stephen Miller, a top Trump official who often criticized the school while he was a student.

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140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayor Change That?

The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more children than ever living in temporary housing. They face dismal outcomes.

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Large Fire Burns at Chevron Refinery in El Segundo

It was not immediately clear what caused the blast. But the blaze, near Los Angeles, could be seen from miles away.

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2 Victims Named After Manchester Synagogue Terrorist Attack

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were named as the two people killed Thursday outside the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England.

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On ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ Taylor Swift Has a Lust for Love (and Her Foes)

On her 12th original album, the pop superstar sounds hungry to embrace her future — but not until she attends to some unfinished business.

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A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too

Surging interest in artificial intelligence is generating huge gains for Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba, which has more than doubled this year.

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Taylor Swift Wears Bob Mackie’s Bejeweled Designs for ‘Life of a Showgirl’

Bob Mackie, whose bejeweled designs have appeared on a list of performers that now includes the singer, reflects on a role he has dressed many for.

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Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign

Trump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.

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Trump Escalates Attacks on Democrats in a Government Shutdown Like No Other

Shutdowns are always unpleasant affairs. But President Trump has used his power in aggressive and strikingly personal ways.

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Texas Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse

Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church, which has one of the nation’s largest congregations, admitted to sexually abusing a child in the 1980s.

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Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press

Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.

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What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass.

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Deadly Car Ramming and Stabbing at U.K. Synagogue Is Declared Terrorist Attack

The police identified the attacker as Jihad al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent. He was shot dead, the police said, after killing two people in Manchester, England.

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This City Was Forced to Overhaul Its Police Department. Crime Plummeted.

A federal judge said she was prepared to release Newark from a 2016 consent decree imposed after investigators found the city’s police routinely used excessive force and conducted unconstitutional stops and searches.

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Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats.

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Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.

Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. Some in higher education say agreeing would end academic freedom.

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Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher education.

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Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who was on administrative leave, alleged that the Trump administration had defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.

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Manchester Synagogue Attack Fuels Fears of Antisemitism in Britain

In the hours after an attack, a blanket of fear and grief fell over synagogues and Jewish community centers across the country.

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