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The Loneliness of Using a Faith-Based Chatbot

Faith is not meant to be transactional or tailored to you.

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The Real Meaning of MAHA Is ‘You’re On Your Own’

The N.I.H. director has learned all the wrong lessons from Covid.

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Health Care, Ukraine Differences Roil a Chaotic G.O.P. Congress

Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Capitol Hill.

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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed

In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.

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Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants

The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.

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ICE Detains Mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of a nephew of the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was pulled over and arrested on her way to pick up her son from school, Ms. Ferreira’s lawyer said.

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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

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Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women

Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.

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Marriages, Kids, Careers: For 44 Years, They’ve Been Talking It Out

Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, gather twice a month without fail. They credit their close-knit families to their longstanding friendships.

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New York Sues Over Rule Barring Thousands of Immigrants From SNAP

The Trump administration says refugees and asylum seekers can never get food stamps, but attorneys general from New York and nearly two dozen other states say that is unlawful.

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Amid Strobes and a Beat Drop, Pope Blesses Rave-Goers

A papal video message appeared before a crowd of hundreds in Slovakia, as Guilherme Peixoto, a priest who doubles as an electronic D.J., put on a show.

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Larry Bushart Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme. He Went to Jail for 37 Days.

The best way to honor Charlie Kirk is not to criminalize speech.

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For Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.

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What to Know About the Fire at a Hong Kong Apartment Complex

Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in the high-rise buildings. At least 36 people were killed, and many more were feared trapped inside the towers.

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Army Takes Control in Guinea-Bissau

The West African nation had recently held a presidential election in which the main opposition party was barred from the ballot.

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Broadway Performers Rehearse for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from “Just in Time,” “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Ragtime.”

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A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council

Julie Menin, a councilwoman from the Upper East Side, was seen by some supporters as a necessary check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist with an ambitious policy agenda.

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New Prosecutor Asks for Charges to be Dropped in Georgia Trump Case

The development was a victory for President Trump, who has seen three criminal cases against him dissolve since he was re-elected last year.

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As Prices Pinch, Bessent Looks for Ways to Mollify Wary Consumers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.

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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.

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Heavy Snow Forecast Across Wisconsin and Minnesota

Forecasters said the storm was expected to be unusually intense, even for areas used to heavy snow.

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What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea

The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs. But they tell only part of the story.

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What You’re Thankful For

Six-word stories of gratitude.

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Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them, and U.S. Plans Gaza Compounds

Plus, some piping hot Thanksgiving takes.

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Huge Fire Engulfs Apartment Buildings in Hong Kong

Firefighters tried to douse the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district, which killed at least four people.

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‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East

Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an embolden Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.

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U.S. Nuclear Arms Chief Warns Against Leaks of Secret Information

The email sent to atom bomb officials by Brandon Williams highlights the managerial challenge faced by the former one-term congressman.

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The Question Hanging Over Peace Talks: What Will Putin Accept?

A U.S. proposal may cross a number of red lines for the Russian leader, who sees little to lose and much to potentially gain from continuing to fight.

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Has Marjorie Taylor Greene Really Seen the Light?

This is a classic breakup drama.

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Detroit Has Its Own Thanksgiving Parade. The City Gets Bigheaded About It.

The march down Woodward Avenue, which endured through the city’s hardest years, features papier-mâché caricatures that are uniquely Detroit.

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