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Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors

In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.

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Ukraine Visit Leaves Lasting Mark on Times Editor

A visit to The New York Times’s Kyiv bureau stayed with an editor based in Manhattan. So too did the air alert app that is widely used to warn civilians of Russian military activity.

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Trump Baselessly Claims He ‘Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ From Flag Burners

The president said he had made flag burning a crime punishable by a year in prison. But such a claim contradicts both Supreme Court precedent and the text of an executive order he signed.

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A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.

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Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., Wily Texas Oilman, Is Dead at 101

He made billions selling energy with his Coastal Corporation, courted presidents and dictators, and eventually went to prison for paying kickbacks to the Iraqi government.

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Man Charged With Fatally Beating 64-Year-Old at Subway Station

A 25-year-old man attacked the victim on Tuesday at the Jay Street-MetroTech subway station in Brooklyn, according to the police. The two men did not appear to know each other.

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Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff

The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.

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Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

Gov. Kevin Stitt, the current chairman of the National Governors Association, broke with Texas, saying, “Oklahomans would lose their mind” if Illinois sent troops to their red state.

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Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair

For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude.

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Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival

Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and others have framed their participation as a matter of open expression. Yet they’re maddeningly vague about how much dissent is possible in Saudi Arabia.

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Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., Wily Texas Oilman, Is Dead at 101

He made billions selling energy with his Coastal Corporation, courted presidents and dictators, and eventually went to prison for paying kickbacks to the Iraqi government.

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Another Guilty Verdict After Appeal in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One of the dozens of men convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot appealed his verdict, but a French court again found him guilty.

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Who Are the Hostages Believed Alive in Gaza?

Israel says 20 living hostages are held by Hamas, set for release in a prisoner exchange together with the remains of those who died. Here’s what we know about them.

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In N.J. Governor’s Race, Energy Costs Have Become a Central Issue

Energy costs have become a central issue in the governor’s race between Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, and Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat.

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Modi Rosenfeld Is Gay. He’s Religious. His Comedy Career Is Booming.

Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too.

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Government Shutdown Scrambles Some Home Sales in Flood Zones

When the government shut down, so did the federal flood insurance program, forcing some buyers into the costly private market.

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Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?

The number of city households with three or more children has dropped by nearly 17 percent over the past decade as families struggle with the cost of child care and rent.

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10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane

President Vladimir Putin’s rare acknowledgment of a Russian military mistake came as relations have deteriorated between the two former Soviet states.

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Netanyahu’s Political Fortunes May Be Transformed by Gaza Deal

The Israeli prime minister appeared backed into a corner in Gaza diplomacy. But this deal could greatly increase his room for maneuver, analysts said.

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We Have a Cease-Fire. Now the Middle East Needs Leadership.

Promises of peace between Jews and Palestinians must be turned into reality.

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Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars

Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.

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Joseph Herbert, Who Helped Catch Copycat Zodiac Killer, Dies at 68

A New York police detective, he used his knowledge of the killer’s handwriting — and a lucky twist — to solve a confounding case.

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Intel’s Big Bet: Inside the Chipmaker’s Make-or-Break Factory

The centerpiece of the company’s comeback hopes is a multibillion-dollar facility in the Arizona desert. Will it draw new customers?

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A Tough Job for Jay Powell at the Fed Gets Tougher

Some at the central bank don’t feel the need to cut rates further this year; others are worried about the jobs market. That complicates the job of Jay Powellm its chair.

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Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?

A new program using satellite imagery seeks to raise pressure on avocado growers by getting support from American buyers.

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A Gaza Deal

The world is waking up to an agreement between Israel and Hamas. We explain what we know about the breakthrough.

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Laszlo Krasznahorkai Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

​The prize committee said the Hungarian writer’s work “reaffirms the power of art.”

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A Breakthrough Hostage Deal, and an Arrest in Deadly L.A. Wildfire

Plus, Dolly Parton wants you to know she “ain’t dead yet.”

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At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods are Eternally Fabulous

A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental statues to gleaming figurines.

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New York Fed’s John Williams Favors More Rate Cuts

John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is primarily concerned with weakness in the labor market.

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