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Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92

He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind.

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Taiwan Invokes National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets

An executive left TSMC for Intel. Taiwan’s government says that could threaten its national security.

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Chip Company Plotted to Send Technology to China, Ex-C.E.O. Says

The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.

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Trump’s Speech on Economy Veers Into an Anti-Immigrant Tirade

President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.

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Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

President Trump’s speech in Pennsylvania was meant to alleviate concerns about affordability. But he kept wandering off script and dwelling on his favorite targets, like immigration.

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Trump Administration Withdraws Plan to Overhaul Homeless Aid

The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

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This Arkansas City Shows How to Slash Emissions and Save Money, Too

In the Ozarks, the growing college town of Fayetteville, Ark., is using clean energy to power city facilities and embracing nature-based solutions to climate threats.

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Democrats Call for Full Video of Boat Strike That Killed Survivors

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

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Utah Tries Relocating Beavers to Save Them, and Remake the Landscape

Their dams cause floods, and that gets them in trouble with humans. But in the right place, more water can be a big help.

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Not All Drilling in Texas Is About Oil

The state has become a hub of innovation for creating electricity using geothermal power. Just don’t call it renewable.

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Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

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Asserting a Personal Role in Warner Bros. Battle, Trump Seeks to Expand His Powers Again

The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.

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Trump’s Nvidia Chip Deal Reverses Decades of Technology Restrictions

President Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia to sell its chips to China has raised questions about whether he is prioritizing short-term economic gain over long-term American security interests.

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FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions.

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Eileen Higgins Wins Miami Runoff Election to Become City’s First Female Mayor

Eileen Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, will also be the city’s first female mayor and the first non-Hispanic mayor since the 1990s.

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The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, breaks down the competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says

The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

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Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism

María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela.

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Seattle’s Plans for a Pride Match at World Cup Infuriates Iran and Egypt

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

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Why Trump Accounts, as Currently Planned, Risk Leaving Out Many Children

Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to American children via the accounts, but the details matter.

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Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School

The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low.

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Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

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Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say

Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.

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End of Major Corruption Case Embarrasses N.Y. Cannabis Regulators

A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter.

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Why the ‘Affordability Hoax’ Is a Trap for Trump

I doubt this was what Trump meant when he called himself “Mr. Brexit.”

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Trump Pressures Ukraine

Also, the Supreme Court considers campaign finance limits. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Netflix and Paramount Battle for Warner Bros. — Have We Seen This Show Before?

The tug of war for Warner Bros. Discovery echoes an earlier clash of media titans.

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Mackenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Giving This Year

The philanthropist known for donating to historically Black colleges and nonprofits working on climate change offered the news by updating an October blog post.

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Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For

Provided Europeans want to fight for it.

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Legal Groups Sue Justice Dept. for Secret Memo Justifying Boat Strikes

“The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the organizations said in their lawsuit.

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