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Canada Turns to the World’s Polar Bear Capital to Defend its Arctic

The tiny town of Churchill has two of Canada’s largest pieces of Arctic infrastructure, but years of neglect have left them in poor shape amid growing superpower rivalry in the region.

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People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots

Despite privacy risks and inaccuracy concerns, people are feeding blood test results, doctor’s notes and surgical reports into ChatGPT and the like.

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The Hong Kong Fire: A Crisis in the National Security Era

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies.

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Pardon Undoes a Climactic Win in Drug Prosecutions Led by a Trump Ally

Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.

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How NYC Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion: Spikes, Fins, Guards

Subway and bus fare evasion cost New York’s transit system nearly $1 billion last year. Will an arsenal of new tricks turn the tide?

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South Korea Says the U.S. Agreed to Help It Secure Fuel for Reactors

President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed wanting to build nuclear-powered submarines at home, despite President Trump’s suggestion that they be built in the United States.

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Late Night Reviews Trump’s ‘Social Media Blitzkrieg’

The president posted 160 times on Truth Social in one night, according to news reports. One host says his “thumbs were as swollen as his ankles.”

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Centrists Have a Historic Mission, and They’re Blowing It

Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.

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A Question Circling Sydney’s Beaches: Do We Still Need Shark Nets?

Critics say the nets harm marine life and aren’t the best way to keep swimmers safe. Recent shark attacks have complicated a plan to remove some of them.

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Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country

President Trump has a history of insulting people from African countries, but the outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. Vice President JD Vance banged the table in encouragement.

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Federal Judge Bars Some Warrantless Immigration Arrests in D.C.

The judge found that immigration agents were likely acting illegally when making arrests without a warrant.

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Heading Toward Midterms, the G.O.P. Continues to Slip

Almost every election night this year has gone poorly for the Republicans — a familiar position for the party that occupies the White House.

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‘The President Has the Final Word’ on Pardons, U.S. Attorney Says

Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.

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Matt Van Epps Wins Tennessee House Race After a Trump-Led Rescue Mission

Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.

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U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance

Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.

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A Sidewalk Encounter Between 2 Longtime Neighbors Ends in a Death

Dean Whetzel, 82, had known Dana Escoffier, 79, for decades. When Mr. Whetzel bumped into him near their Village apartments, Mr. Escoffier shoved him, the police said, and he fell to the ground.

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James Solomon Wins Jersey City Mayoral Runoff Election, Beating Jim McGreevey

Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal.

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Trump’s Shift on Afghan Immigrants

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent, describes how President Trump’s latest immigration restrictions, after the shooting of two National Guard members by a man whom the authorities described as an Afghan national, affect a community that traditionally has been considered an exceptional case.

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Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting

President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office.

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Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed

Adm. Frank M. Bradley will soon face questions from lawmakers, as Republicans and Democrats express concerns about a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean.

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U.N. Security Council to Visit Syria and Lebanon at ‘Crucial’ Time for the Countries

The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.

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U.S. Pauses Immigration Applications From Nations on Travel Ban List

The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.

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Trump Frees Former President of Honduras

Plus, C.D.C. advisers are set to change the vaccine schedule. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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‘I Knew It Was Him’: Officer Recalls Confronting Mangione at McDonald’s

A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a local McDonald’s. The officer recognized the suspect and then played for time.

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Congress Should Investigate Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes

Federal lawmakers have ample powers to uncover and end administration abuse.

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Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold SNAP Funding From Democratic States

The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.

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Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips

President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.

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Ukraine Is Still Worth Fighting For

Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin.

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Suspect in National Guard Shooting Enters Not Guilty Plea

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is accused of killing a National Guard member and gravely wounding another, appeared in court remotely from a hospital bed.

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Immigration Officials Target Afghans for Deportation in Wake of D.C. Shooting

The stepped-up enforcement comes as the Trump administration has also moved to reassess the vetting of Afghans who came to the country under the Biden administration.

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