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Discount Airlines Like Spirit and Frontier Changed Flying. Now They’re in Trouble.

Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.

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Canada Post Strike Poses Challenges for Remote Communities

A strike, and growing prospects of drastic cuts to the state-owned postal service, make life very hard for Canada’s remote communities.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Future: Prison, Fine and a Shunning

Many who have tracked the music mogul’s career think his reputation has been irreparably damaged by testimony that cast him as an abusive boss and boyfriend.

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The Tech Jester Who Pranks San Francisco

Riley Walz, 23, has gained fame for his online antics. His latest stunt has upset city officials.

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The Tech Jester Who Pranks San Francisco

Riley Walz, 23, has gained fame for his online antics. His latest stunt has upset city officials.

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After Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, Patients at Rural Maine Clinics Feel the Fallout

The Trump administration has cut off funding for certain providers around the country whose offerings include abortion. Patients in Maine are among those who will feel the fallout.

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More Retirees Are Living on Less, and Losing a Means of Help to Pay for Medicare

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs.

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This Program Rescued Army Recruiting

The defense secretary cites a ‘Trump bump.’ But the Army’s recruiting surge wouldn’t have been possible without the program started three years ago at Fort Jackson.

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What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant opposition.

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How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and patient safety.

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Stonewall National Museum Chronicling L.G.B.T.Q. History Faces Deep Cuts

The Fort Lauderdale museum, one of the country’s oldest L.G.B.T.Q. institutions, is looking to its rich archives for lessons in how to survive a crisis. Here’s a look inside its collection.

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Israel Says It Will Work With Trump Gaza Plan; Hamas Says It Will Release Hostages

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to work with the White House to end the war, but questions remain about Hamas’s future in Gaza and whether it will agree to disarm.

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Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats

Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022.

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In Central Park, Pedestrians, Horses and E-Bikes Battle for Space

Critics say the park’s drives have become increasingly chaotic as e-bike riders move through at high speeds.

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Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.

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What to Know About Hamas’s Response to Trump’s Peace Plan

Hamas’s statement inspired optimism for an end to the war, but did not address several elements of the plan that it has deemed unacceptable.

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A Japanese Ski Resort Town Is Roiled by a Debate Over Immigration

Residents are protesting a planned housing facility for foreign workers, exposing the conflict between Japan’s need for labor and anxieties over immigration.

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Man Drives Car Onto Sidewalk Outside L.A. City Hall, Barricading Himself Inside

A man in a vehicle displaying a handwritten sign referring to President Trump refused to exit his car as the authorities shut down surrounding streets. The man was taken into custody.

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2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.

The 17-year-old friends in a small New Jersey town were killed on their way to get ice cream. Prosecutors said the crash was intentional.

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Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Senate Republicans for Government Shutdown

In a social media post, the far-right Georgia congresswoman called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, lowering the threshold on future legislation to a simple majority.

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5 Takeaways From Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Movie

The pop star’s new album arrived with a limited-run film in which she debuts a video for “The Fate of Ophelia” and chats about the LP’s songs.

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Arthur Jones, Former Baltimore Ravens Player, Dies at 39

He played for the Ravens when the team won the Super Bowl in 2013.

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Trump Administration Can’t Decide Whether the Shutdown Is Bad or Good

Is it “fun” and an “unprecedented opportunity,” or is it “madness” that must end? Depends who’s talking.

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Gig Drivers Win the Right to Unionize in California

The measure, a compromise with companies like Uber, could serve as a model for other states.

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Judge Finds ‘Likelihood’ That Charges Against Abrego Garcia Are Vindictive

The ruling was an astonishing rebuke of both the Justice Department and some of its top officials, including Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general.

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Rite Aid Closes Its Remaining Stores

The company said it had closed its remaining 89 stores this week after struggling for years to stay in business and filing for bankruptcy protection twice.

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Canada Will Headline the Pacific Airshow in California Because of the Shutdown

The government shutdown has prevented a U.S. Air Force group and possibly a Navy squadron from attending signature air shows in California. Instead, a Canadian team is set to be the headliner.

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Hamas Said It Agreed to Release Hostages in Gaza

Also, the U.S. attacked a fourth boat in the Caribbean Sea. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Sean Combs Begged Judge for Mercy Before Sentencing

“My domestic violence will always be a heavy burden that I will have to forever carry,” Mr. Combs said in a 12-minute presentation.

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