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Book Review: ‘Nobody’s Girl,’ by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s posthumous “Nobody’s Girl” doesn’t break political news, but might break your heart.

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Chicagoans Resist I.C.E. Agents

Immigration agents are using aggressive tactics. Residents of the sanctuary city are trying to resist them.

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China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up

Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President Trump.

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Trump Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action, and Hamas Starts Bloody Crackdown

Plus, where are all the pennies?!

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Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise

Our interview with the New York mayoral candidate who has burst onto the national stage.

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The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China

Nexperia, a computer chip maker headquartered in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.

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France’s Government Survives No-Confidence Vote

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year.

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Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages

With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.

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China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game

Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.

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Something Is Stirring in Christian America, and It’s Making Me Nervous

Don’t mistake a revolution for a revival.

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Sandra Oh Debuts at the Met Opera in ‘La Fille du Régiment’

Performing in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” at the Metropolitan Opera, Oh has already perfected the art of waving a fan with sass.

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Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault

Jim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the solution.

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Amy Coney Barrett Doesn’t Need You to Like Her

The Supreme Court justice isn’t making decisions based on public opinion.

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Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’

How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.

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Francesca Albanese Documents the Worst Crime Humanity Can Inflict. She’s an Optimist.

Francesca Albanese’s provocative allegations have made her a villain to some and a hero to others.

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High-End Amenities in Office Buildings? These N.Y. Tenants Say No Thanks.

Leasing activity for older buildings, hit hard during the pandemic, is gaining momentum, a strong indicator that the overall office market in Manhattan is on the upswing.

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Ten Inmates Escaped From a New Orleans Jail. Derrick Groves Stood Out.

In May, 10 inmates escaped from a jail in New Orleans, highlighting the facility’s chronic problems. Derrick Groves was at large for months.

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N.Y.P.D. to Notify Parents When Minors Are Entered Into Gang Database

The change was one several the department agreed to make to a tool that has been criticized by the City Council and Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee.

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Mamdani Is Making Overtures to Jewish Leaders. Some Are Listening.

Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his Jewish outreach, as he holds private meetings with rabbis and other leaders across New York City who oppose his stance on Israel.

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U.S. Enters 15th Day of Late-Night Jokes About Government Shutdown

Jimmy Kimmel told his viewers that in 2018, “Trump shut the government down until they brought back the McRib or something.”

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Denmark’s Renewable Energy Prospects Dim Under the Trump Administration

Orsted, a Danish wind farm developer, has been hammered by high costs and President Trump’s efforts to stymie renewable energy. Its struggles are rippling across Denmark.

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Trump Hosts Dinner for Wealthy Donors to White House Ballroom

The president lauded dozens of executives and businesspeople for the “tremendous amounts of money” they have pledged for his project, which has prompted ethical concerns.

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A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

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Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding.

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Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

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On Fox, Mamdani Speaks Directly to Trump: I Won’t Be a Mayor Like Adams

The leading mayoral candidate in New York City defended his positions while parrying questions about the Israel-Gaza war.

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Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.

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N.Y. Democrats Urge Hochul to Reject Pipeline Over Climate Concerns

Ten members of Congress wrote in a letter to the governor that a gas pipeline proposed for New York Harbor runs counter to the state’s emissions reductions goals.

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Oval Office Becomes a Diorama of Power Dynamics as Trump Goes After Rivals

Top officials, unwilling to fight for the historical independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement.

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American Flag With Swastika Is Found in Republican Congressman’s Office

Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio condemned the symbol as “vile” and said his office was investigating with the U.S. Capitol Police.

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