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Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right

Not once, in the four and a half years I learned at home, did anyone from the state come to assess what sort of education I was receiving, or even just check on me.

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Deadly Attack in Syria on U.S. Troops Exposes Growing Challenges for Country’s Leader

The attacks further complicate President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country and rebuild relationships with the international community, analysts say.

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Floods, Mud and Cold Add to Gazans’ Misery

The rainstorm that battered the enclave this week has left many shivering in tent camps. Despite a cease-fire, rebuilding is still a long way off.

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The War on ‘Wokeness’ Comes to the U.S. Mint

The Treasury Department unveiled new coins celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. They failed to include planned designs featuring abolition, women’s suffrage and the civil rights movement.

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Chile Votes in Presidential Runoff

Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast are facing off on Sunday in a deeply polarized election marked by concerns over security and immigration.

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Washington Residents Return Home to Extensive Flood Damage

After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.

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How The Times Analyzed the S.E.C.’s Cryptocurrency Enforcement

The New York Times set out to understand — and quantify — just how much things had changed within the agency after President Trump resumed office.

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The S.E.C. Was Tough on Crypto. It Pulled Back After Trump Returned to Office.

An investigation by The Times found the administration’s change in enforcement benefited the industry, including companies that had ties to the president.

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The Dark Side of the Global Surrogacy and Fertility Industry

Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles to become surrogates, on the promise of generous fees. It turned into a nightmare.

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Kenya Is Betting Its Economy on Women Willing to Risk It All

We set out to investigate worker abuse in Saudi Arabia. We found a system that begins exploiting them before they ever leave home.

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The Army Made a Blind Black Soldier a Surrogate for Robert E. Lee

For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the Pentagon found a use for him.

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What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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What We Know About the American Troops in Syria

The killing of three Americans during what was said to be a counterterrorism operation in central Syria served as a reminder that U.S. troops are still operating in the country.

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A Brown University Instructor Hid From Gunfire With His Students

Joseph Oduro, 21, said he was leading an economics study session for about 60 students when a masked man entered the room and started shooting.

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AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia

Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

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Gunshots, Sirens and a Manhunt Transform Brown’s Campus

A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.

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What We Know About the Deadly Shooting at Brown University

Two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus. Officials were searching for a gunman late Saturday.

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Brown University Students Hide After Shooter Attacks Campus

On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

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Brown University Students Hide After Shooter Attacks Campus

On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

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Appeals Court Says Trump Must End Los Angeles Deployment by Monday

While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

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Active Shooter Alert Issued at Brown University

In an emergency alert, the school told students and faculty to lock doors, silence phones and hide. A suspect was in custody.

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Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Music Producer and Father of Selena, Dies at 86

As a teenager, he hoped to make it big in the Tejano music world. He realized that dream through his daughter.

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Flight Returns to Dulles After Engine Failure During Takeoff, F.A.A. Says

United Airlines Flight 803, which was headed to Toyko, safely landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday, officials said.

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DoorDash Deliverer Faces Tampering Charges Tied to Food Order

The authorities said the woman, who was making a delivery for DoorDash, was captured on a doorbell camera spraying an unknown aerosol.

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The G.O.P. Wanted ‘Mama Bears.’ It Got Something More Unruly.

Trump didn’t invent misogyny, but he’s leaning into it.

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Israel Says It Killed Senior Hamas Commander, Despite Cease-Fire

Hamas said the attack on Saturday was a breach of the truce. The militant group did not comment on Israel’s claim to have killed one of its members.

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Belarus Frees Prominent Political Prisoners as U.S. Lifts Some Trade Sanctions

The release of the prisoners, including a Nobel laureate and two opposition leaders, was part of a monthslong rapprochement between Washington and Minsk.

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U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block

The U.S. government has paused a tech-focused trade pledge with Britain over broader disagreements about Britain’s digital regulations and food safety rules.

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MAHA Moms Are Angry at the E.P.A. Lee Zeldin Is Trying to Win Them Back.

A split is emerging within Trump’s base as health activists accuse Mr. Zeldin of leading the agency to prioritize chemical industry interests over public health.

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U.S. Forces Attacked in Syria, State Media Says

The Pentagon said two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra while supporting counterterrorism operations.

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