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Trump Cuts and Orders Have Broad Impact on American Museums, Report Finds

A survey of museum directors reveals the impact of federal cutbacks: reduced arts programs for rural areas, students and people who are elderly or disabled.

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Some Kansas Republicans Resist Redistricting Efforts Amid Growing Skepticism

The state’s top Republicans wanted to join President Trump’s push to redraw congressional maps. But plans for a special session fell apart when some lawmakers resisted.

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Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling

The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific.

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Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care.

Official advice provided to the government before its ban on Palestine Action underestimated the significant public protests that followed, records show.

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The Mysterious ‘Louvre Detective’ Was a 15-Year-Old Passer-by

The photo of a dapper man in a fedora sparked many questions: Was the person real? A Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective on the case? Or just being very French?

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Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners.

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.

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Halt in Fees on Chinese Vessels Endangers U.S. Shipbuilding Efforts

The two countries agreed to suspend the fees for a year as part of their recent trade pact, but America still aims to build more commercial ships.

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SoftBank Sells $5.8 Billion Stake in Nvidia to Pay for OpenAI Deals

The move has further stoked concerns among some investors that the rally in artificial intelligence stocks was overdone.

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FDA’s Move to Limit Fluoride Supplements Has Doctors Worried

The agency announced new recommendations on fluoride supplements, a crucial tool for protecting children’s dental health.

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Flight Delays and Cancellations Won’t Immediately Stop When Government Shutdown Ends

There is hope the Thanksgiving holiday will be spared, but carriers will need some time to deal with the disruptions that the shutdown has caused for air travel.

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How the Heavy-Metal Fall of a Dictator Shapes Trump’s Venezuela Policy

Seizing Panama’s leader was relatively easy. But the similarities between Panama and Venezuela are dangerously misleading, some analysts warn.

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Bookstore Food Drives Help Food Stamp Recipients

During the government shutdown, booksellers are collecting food for Americans who receive federal aid to buy groceries.

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Pakistan ‘in a State of War’ After Explosion Kills 12 in Capital

An attack on a courthouse in Islamabad was the first to hit Islamabad in more than a decade.

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Judge Rejects Utah’s Republican-Drawn Redistricting Map

A judge instead adopted one drawn by a coalition of centrists ahead of the 2026 midterms. Republican officials vowed to fight the ruling.

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Ghana, Home of Kente Cloth, Cracks Down on Which Textiles Are Authentic

As the vibrantly patterned kente travels out of Africa, a new designation aims to protect its ties to Ghana, where the cloth originated.

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Accused of Desecration, a Doctor Faces the End of His Life’s Work

Dr. Masahide Kanayama has devoted his life in Manhattan to medicine and God. He could face five years of hard labor in Japan.

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Explosion in Pakistan’s Capital Kills at Least 12

A military official accused the Pakistani Taliban of staging the attack, which took place near a courthouse in Islamabad.

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Democrats Denounce Shutdown Vote, and Trump Issues Flurry of Pardons

Plus, a new gambling scandal in pro sports.

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Sarah Jessica Parker Describes Her Year as a Booker Prize Judge

The actor had to read so many books (153) she bowed out of most family activities. Still, she said, collaborating to pick a winner was worth the sacrifice.

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Trump’s Tariffs Hit Specialty Grocery Stores for Some Immigrant Communities Especially Hard

For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.

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Why So Many People Are Turning to Collective Screaming

It’s a practice with roots in Greek tragedy, which has a lot to teach us about the power — and limits — of raised voices.

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Hollywood’s Commercial Production Crews Are Losing a Lot of Work

Commercial production has long been crucial to sustaining entertainment workers in the Los Angeles area. But it continues to plummet.

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‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran

For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.

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Use A.I. to Reinvigorate Democracy — Not Replace It

Governments shouldn’t hand over decision-making to A.I.

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The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’

Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.

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Police Investigate Deadly New Delhi Blast as Possible Terrorist Attack

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, said the “conspirators” behind an explosion that killed at least eight people would be brought to justice.

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The NYC Demographic Trends That Shaped Mamdani’s Win

Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Zohran Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump.

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Can N.Y.C. Casino Bids Make Good on Their Billion-Dollar Promises?

As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say.

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The Volunteer Buglers Giving 24-Note Salutes

Thousands of musicians — civilians, veterans, teenagers, retirees — are playing taps at military funerals in a rebuke of technology.

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How Do You Judge Whether a Police Officer Is Mentally Fit for the Job?

The New York Police Department has tried to fire 30 officers who failed a psychological exam or a background check. Some say the test is the problem.

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