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Sirikit, Glamorous Former Queen of Thailand Who Wielded Power, Dies at 93

As the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, she supported local causes and traveled the world, charming government leaders and the public.

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The U.S. Is Deploying an Aircraft Carrier to Latin America

Also, the World Series begins. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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U.S. Sanctions Colombia’s Leader, One of President Trump’s Harshest Critics

The United States Treasury Department accused President Gustavo Petro of allowing drug trafficking to flourish.

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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.

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Lengthy Execution by Nitrogen Gas in Alabama Renews Concerns Over Method

Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices.

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With Halo: Campaign Evolved, Microsoft Brings Prized Xbox Game to PlayStation

As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony’s competing console for the first time.

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A Missing Picasso Is Found, and a Small Spanish Town Loses Its Air of Mystery

For a brief moment, the puzzle of what had happened to Pablo Picasso’s “Still Life With Guitar” infected Deifontes with caper fever.

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The White House’s Movie Theater Is Among the East Wing Rubble

Nixon watched “Patton” there. Obama hosted the “Lincoln” cast. Built in 1942, the White House’s private movie theater offered refuge and entertainment.

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Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops

It is not clear how far the gift will go toward covering the salaries of the nation’s 1.3 million troops.

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Trump and Canada’s Trade Spat Spotlights Doug Ford, the Ontario Premier

Doug Ford has built a reputation for picking fights with President Trump and getting under his skin with publicity-grabbing moves as U.S. tariffs have harmed Ontario’s economy.

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Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge Called Off Across the Bay Area, Officials Say

President Trump had said on Thursday that he called off the deployment in San Francisco. Two federal officials said on Friday that the action applied across the region.

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U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap

A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say.

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Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia

The proposal was the latest twist in a byzantine saga that has transformed the Salvadoran migrant into one of the best-known symbols of President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.

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In a First for a Woman in France, Life Sentence Imposed for Murder of Schoolgirl

Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman, was convicted of raping and killing 12-year-old Lola Daviet, in a case that outraged France and raised questions about the deportation of migrants.

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Amid the Rubble of the East Wing, Lessons in How Trump Exercises Power

From the first day of his second term, President Trump has taken an ends-justify-the-means approach to his presidency.

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How Netflix’s Nuclear War Movie Holds Up to the Real World

‘A House of Dynamite’ presents a terrifying glimpse of the modern nuclear risk.

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Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor

Mr. Jeffries, the House minority leader, had resisted backing Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, for months. But his support gives the nominee a late boost.

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U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands

The Trump administration has acknowledged 10 strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats from South America, which have killed 43 people.

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Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War

The president said he wouldn’t seek congressional approval for his expanding military offensive against cartels, but some in his party believe Congress should weigh in.

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FDA Approves New Menopause Drug to Treat Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

The drug, one of the few nonhormonal options for menopausal women, reduced hot flashes and night sweats, and appears to help with sleep issues.

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U.S. Flies Drones Over Gaza to Monitor Cease-Fire, Officials Say

The surveillance missions are part of a U.S.-led international effort to ensure the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas holds.

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DNA Identifies 2 Bacterial Killers That Stalked Napoleon’s Army

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.

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2 People Shot at Protest Site Outside Coast Guard Base in California

Coast Guard police fired rounds at a moving van that accelerated toward the base in reverse and did not follow commands to stop, the authorities say.

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AWS Cloud-Computing Outage Left Smart Bed Customers Without Sleep

The widespread outage involving the cloud-computing provider Amazon Web Services ensnared unexpected consumers earlier this week: people who just wanted a good night’s sleep.

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A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.

Joel Camas, 16, had been without his mother for about four weeks after she voluntarily returned to Ecuador. His lawyer had hoped his age would shield him.

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A Restaurant Run by Teens in a Town Overrun by Guns

Shootings have long plagued the city of Montgomery, Ala., where poverty levels are high and good jobs are scarce. That’s My Dog Jr. offers teenagers a moneymaking opportunity — and $3.99 hot dogs.

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Speed Limits Are Taking the Wind Out of Cyclists’ Exhilarating Commutes

With new regulations on electric bike speed, fans of the gray Citi Bike — lovingly known as the White Stallion or the Ghost — are facing a slower, safer future.

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Trump Decries Anti-Tariff Ad From Ontario, Canada, That Faithfully Quotes Reagan Speech

The anti-tariff ad, which Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bites from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them.

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The Wider Costs of the N.B.A. Insider-Trading Scandal

Criminal charges over a wide-ranging betting ring have called into question the sports world’s embrace of legalized gambling.

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Watch Jeremy Allen White Sing in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’

The director Scott Cooper narrates a scene in which Bruce Springsteen (White) records the song “My Father’s House.”

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