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Being In an N.B.A. Player’s Entourage Is Fun. Now, It Can Be a Gambling Edge, Too.

The federal indictments against N.B.A. players and others for illegal betting exposed a new wrinkle in the way old friends can benefit from their access to an athlete.

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Trump’s Russia Sanctions Shift War Dynamics to the Energy Front

As winter slows the pace of battlefield combat, Moscow and Kyiv are betting on campaigns against each other’s energy assets to break a stalemate in the conflict.

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Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself

The speaker’s decision to hold the House in an indefinite hiatus during the shutdown is his latest move to diminish the role of the legislative branch — and his own post.

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An Obamacare Hot Spot Where Price Spikes Pose an Outsized Threat

South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire.

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Is That Pumpkin Seaworthy? No Promises.

In Maine, a pumpkin regatta is fighting dry summers and rising costs. (Its boats are mostly fighting to stay afloat.)

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New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.

Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all.

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In Letitia James Case, Some Black Women See Their Own Family Sacrifices

The federal indictment of New York’s attorney general centers on a home she purchased for a relative. It is an act that rings deeply familiar to many.

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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China

President Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.

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Trump’s Asia Tour: Deals, Diplomacy and a Meeting With Xi

From Kuala Lumpur to Gyeongju, President Trump is casting himself as a deal-maker and peace negotiator, while a wary region looks for tariff relief and steadier ties.

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Asia, Caught in the Middle, Faces Trump and Xi’s Tug of War

President Trump’s visit shows how the United States and China are vying for influence in Asia over trade, technology and the fate of Taiwan.

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Pumpkin Spice Lattes, a Favorite U.S. Fall Drink, Divide Europe

One of America’s favorite fall drinks shows up in Brussels and Antwerp, but rarely in Paris and Rome. It has yet to reach the ubiquity — or the sugar content — of its stateside counterpart.

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In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield

Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.

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Trump Administration Plans a Shake-Up at ICE to Speed Deportations

The preliminary plan stems from frustration over the pace of the deportations, which are lagging behind President Trump’s demands.

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Immigration Crackdown Spreads Through Chicago, Including Wealthy Neighborhoods

Federal agents detained a man on the city’s North Side on Friday, and residents emerged from their homes, yelling and blowing whistles.

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Mamdani Says Rivals Are Pushing Hate as Mayor’s Race Enters Last Stretch

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa, denied accusations that they are stoking Islamophobia with their rhetoric and actions.

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Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey

The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

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Adams Eyes a Reality TV Star Who Could Help Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze

Mayor Eric Adams has only weeks left in office, but he can use them to appoint people with the ability to shape policy beyond his tenure.

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Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ For Trump to Run for a Third Term

The claim comes after months of President Trump toying with the idea, insisting that he is “not joking” about defying a constitutionally-mandated term limit.

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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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