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One Step From Citizenship, Some Find It Alludes Their Grasp

Sweeping immigration changes by the Trump administration have resulted in the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies, the last step in the process of becoming a citizen.

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Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift

The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.

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Trump Accounts, Baby Bonds: Giving Directly to Kids Is an Idea Right and Left Could Love

Michael and Susan Dell’s $6.25 billion donation to child savings accounts fits a trend: giving with no strings attached. In some ways, it’s a bipartisan philosophy.

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Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So

A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.

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Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

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Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in Limbo

Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands of residents who lost friends, family and homes.

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China’s Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for It

Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan.

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Man Accused of Setting Subway Rider on Fire Is Charged With Arson

The victim was sleeping on a train at Penn Station in Manhattan around 3 a.m. Monday when an 18-year-old man set him on fire, the police said.

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Here’s How Trump Has Made It Harder for Migrants Seeking Asylum and Citizenship

In the wake of the National Guard shooting, the Trump administration has temporarily frozen major pathways for many migrants to obtain legal status in the United States.

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San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Konoa Wilson, Teen Killed by Police

Konoa Wilson was 16 when he was fatally shot. The settlement, one of the largest in a police killing, surpasses the $27 million paid to the family of George Floyd.

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Biden Says Republicans Aim to Turn L.G.B.T.Q. Identity Into ‘Something Scary’

The former president defended his support for transgender rights, a stance that has provoked second-guessing among some Democrats.

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How Has Congestion Pricing Changed Your Year?

The tolling program, decades in the making, has shown signs of being effective after a rocky rollout.

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Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan

Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.

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Justices to Review Trump’s Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

Also, the celebrated architect Frank Gehry dies at 96. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan

We are seeing an intentional effort from justices to rebalance the separation of powers in the federal government.

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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.

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Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations

Architects, artists, clients and partners assess his life and impact over eight decades.

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The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In

The court’s conservative majority said that Texas’ asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.

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As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical

Some activists have lashed out, in a reprise of the backlash over the unsuccessful effort by Trump appointees to shut down the Epstein investigation.

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Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair Will Part Ways

Condé Nast, the magazine’s parent company, said her contract would expire at the end of the year.

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A Look at What Lives Where Deep Sea Mining Would Happen

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.

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Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects

A singular genius, Gehry redefined architecture with joyful buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

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Judge Approves Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents in Florida Case

A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of previously sealed testimony, after legislation passed last month authorizing the disclosure.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship

The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.

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Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96

He burst onto the scene with an attention-getting renovation of his Southern California home before going on to design some of the world’s most recognizable buildings.

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Mamdani Woos Wealthy Donors Alongside Grassroots Givers for Transition

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has turned to crypto kings, movie stars and an oil heir, among others, to help reach his $4 million goal to fund his transition and Jan. 1 inauguration.

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Rich New Yorkers Are Again Threatening to Leave. Here’s Why They Don’t.

Tax accountants and lawyers detail the arduous process wealthy New Yorkers would have to face to avoid paying New York State and city taxes.

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CNN Is Excluded From Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal for Now

The prospect of Paramount buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel might be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity.

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Lots of Oil, Little Production: What to Know About Venezuelan Energy

The South American country increasingly at odds with the Trump administration has the world’s largest oil reserves.

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Chatbots Can Meaningfully Shift Political Opinions, Studies Find

A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on television, one of the studies found.

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