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A Squalid Building, a Tip to the Feds, and Then ‘Straight-Up Chaos’

An immigration raid on an apartment building in Chicago followed years of problems with crime, and neglect by landlords. It swept up dozens of U.S. citizens who were detained in the middle of the night.

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‘Everything Is Gone’: Gazans Return Home to Find Devastation and Little Hope

Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.

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The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly

Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country’s path forward involves cultural conservatism and more weapons production.

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It’s 2025, and Democrats Are Still Running Against Trump

In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters have been inundated with ads linking Republican candidates to the president. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity to forge a more positive message.

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The Democratic Mayor Who Thinks Cities Are Handling Trump Wrong

Mayor John Whitmire of Houston believes the best way to govern a diverse, immigrant-heavy city in the current political climate is by keeping your head down and your ambitions modest.

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Some N.F.L. Players Are Finding Second Careers as Nurses

A handful of pro players are choosing scrubs after leaving the football field.

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Can a University From Tennessee Help Accelerate Growth in West Palm Beach?

At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.

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Bari Weiss’s First Days at CBS: Booking Big Guests and Irked by Leaks

Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased.

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Far From Gaza, a Palestinian Enclave Thrives, Even as War Feels Near

Fifteen miles west of Manhattan, in Paterson, N.J., a community is directly, and often painfully, connected to a conflict half a world away.

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A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?

A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.

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Vance Flexes the Marines’ Might as Thousands Protest Trump’s Agenda

Vice President JD Vance’s trip to a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders.

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The Burden Placed on Sexual Abuse Survivors

Virginia Roberts Giuffre spent so much of her life telling the story of her abuse.

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‘Don’t Touch My Retirement!’ Wins the Day in France

The country’s attachment to an early pension, seen as a fundamental right, forced a major concession by the government, allowing it to survive, for now.

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Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance

Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his role in legalizing same-sex marriage with the views of some of Mr. Mamdani’s supporters.

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Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom

On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representative George Santos. “Good luck George, have a great life!” the president said.

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Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.

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Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.

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Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting

The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.

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David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99

The British documentarian and naturalist beat the record set by Dick Van Dyke, who won a Daytime Emmy last year at 98.

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Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

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For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing

A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.

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U.S. to Repatriate Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel

The U.S. military rescued the two men in the Caribbean Sea after Special Operations forces fired on a semi-submersible that was assessed to be smuggling drugs.

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Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81

She started as the magazine’s glamorous receptionist and became one of its more singular writers. In one of her last articles, she memorialized her time (and lovers) there.

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Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars.

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Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103

He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.

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Israeli Military Fires On Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Cease-Fire Lines

Gaza’s rescue service said at least nine people were killed in the strike in northern Gaza on Friday, a week after Israeli forces withdrew to agreed-upon lines.

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Demonstrators Across the Country Set to Rally Against Trump

Protesters are expected to gather in more than 2,600 cities and towns to oppose presidential actions they see as authoritarian.

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Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth can’t handle the truth.

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Here’s What Trump Could Unleash by Invoking the Insurrection Act

Why Congress should take up Insurrection Act reform.

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How Southern Politics Shaped Trumpism

Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics.

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