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Federal Cuts, Immigration Raids and a Slowing Economy Hit Rural Libraries

Like many rural small towns, Tieton, Wash., is facing a confluence of circumstances that has made keeping its one-room library, a “civic symbol” for the town, untenable.

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We’re In a New Everything-Is-Connected Epoch. But What to Call It?

We have arrived at a “Polycene” moment where binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones.

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Why Everyone Wants to Meet the ‘World’s Most Boring Man’

Politicians, oil giants and climate activists hang on his every word. The Trump administration has blasted him. How did Fatih Birol get so big?

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Unwed Mothers and Their Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia

A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats and police officers turned the mothers away.

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Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom

While the tech giants have plenty of money to build data centers, smaller outfits are taking on debt and taking big chances to work with them.

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He Was Known for Kleptocratic Rule and Bloodshed. Now Suharto Is a National Hero.

Indonesia’s president bestowed the honor on the dictator Suharto, who died in 2008, in what many said was a stunning move of revisionist history.

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Who Will Be Mamdani’s City Council Partner? Get Ready for a Battle.

The heated contest to become City Council speaker took shape in Puerto Rico, where the leading contenders jockeyed for votes at a beachside political gathering.

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Prosecutor Who Quit Over Adams Case Joins a Firm Known for Independence

Danielle Sassoon resigned as an interim U.S. attorney rather than halt the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams. Her new firm’s conservative principles have at times put it at odds with President Trump.

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A Force Behind Timothée Chalamet, Charli XCX & Other Megastars of the Moment

Timothée Chalamet, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish are among those who trust Aidan Zamiri, a director and photographer, with their images.

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Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn

A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari.

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A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines

Grabbing children and leaving their homes behind, residents evacuated before Typhoon Fung-wong hit.

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Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown

For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.

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Medical Marijuana Grower in New Zealand Faces Criminal Charges

A police raid and criminal case against a longtime cultivator of cannabis in New Zealand’s Northland region has stirred up debates about medicinal marijuana.

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Glass Skin and Snail Mucin: South Korea’s Journey to Global Beauty Power

Propelled by interest in all things South Korea, Amorepacific, the cosmetics giant, is expanding its reach into the United States. But so are many of its competitors.

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Hundreds of Migrants Missing Off Malaysia’s Coast

A boat said to be carrying people from the Rohingya ethnic minority capsized, and another was missing. At least seven bodies were recovered.

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Second Migrant Child Dies on ‘Reverse Migration’ Boat Route

A 3-year-old from Colombia died when a boat carrying migrants back to South America capsized off Panama’s Caribbean Coast, an official said. Another child drowned on the same migrant route in February.

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Lenny Wilkens, N.B.A. Hall of Famer as Both Player and Coach, Dies at 88

A perennial All Star, he was cited as one of the league’s 50 greatest players and one of its top 10 coaches, winning 1,332 games and leading Seattle to a championship.

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Sean Duffy Juggles Shutdown Roles on Flight Safety and Trump Support

With near-daily TV appearances, the transportation secretary has emerged as the face of the Trump administration amid the shutdown.

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Trump Officials Push States to ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full SNAP Benefits

In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.

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Thune Says Deal to Reopen Government Is ‘Coming Together’

The top Senate Republican sounded hopeful on Sunday that enough Democrats could be brought on board to move forward quickly on a measure that would reopen the government.

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Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns

Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to defend against the “assault on the rule of law” by President Trump, who he accused of “targeting his adversaries.”

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Paul Tagliabue, Who Led the N.F.L. for 17 Prosperous Years, Dies at 84

He helped achieve labor peace, pushed for minority hiring and oversaw the league’s expansion. But he minimized the risks of concussions.

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BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil

The abrupt moves followed controversy over claims that a documentary had been edited to suggest that President Trump had encouraged the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Hochul Raises Doubts About Mamdani’s Free Bus Proposal

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said she had concerns about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make New York City buses free. She supports his proposal for universal child care.

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2 MLB Pitchers Are Charged in Gambling Investigation

Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with bettors. Mr. Ortiz was arrested Sunday.

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Trump Renews Attacks on Obamacare in New Push Over Government Shutdown

The president claimed that the Affordable Care Act benefited insurance companies over people, saying he would work with both parties on the issue “once the Government is open.”

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Arctic Blast Is Sweeping East, Bringing First Snow of the Season

Temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal are expected to reach as deep as the South, forecasters said. Snow is likely in the Great Lakes, parts of the Northeast and the Appalachians.

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Hamas Hands Over Body of Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014

Hamas returned to Israel the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in a 2014 war in Gaza.

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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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Philippines Braces for Typhoon Fung-Wong, While Still Reeling From the Last Storm

Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.

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