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How a Puzzling 401(k) Plan Changed One Woman’s Life

Eryn Schultz was an H-E-B grocery store leader with an M.B.A. A slow pivot toward a big career change began when she found her retirement plan wanting.

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An Education Success Story

We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

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Trump and Vance Are Fanning the Flames. Again.

Renee Good was not a “domestic terrorist.”

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How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right?

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Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

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Trump Shakes up Latin American Politics

The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next.

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Trump Threats and Venezuela Strike Leave Mexico Agonizing Over How to Respond

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the right tone to strike in the country’s response to the Venezuela strike for fear of antagonizing the White House.

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New Children’s Vaccine Schedule May Not Be the Last of RFK Jr.’s Big Changes

Comments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies suggest the revised schedule may presage an approach to immunization that prizes individual autonomy and downplays scientific expertise.

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New York Seeks Ban on A.I.-Generated Images of Candidates

Last year, the Cuomo campaign released a video created by artificial intelligence that depicted Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his hands. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to ban such tactics.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Louisiana’s Eroding Coast

Local governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage. The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, to friendlier venues.

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Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.

As a journalist, I thought I’d never join the ranks of obsessive superfans — until I suddenly became one.

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Schools in Occupied Ukraine Aim to Turn Children Into Russian Nationalists

Required lessons are heavy on militarism and pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian propaganda. Some people make an arduous escape, partly to avoid the indoctrination.

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How to Watch the Golden Globes 2026: Date, Time and Streaming

Nikki Glaser is back as host, there’s a new podcast category and “One Battle After Another” looks to have a big night.

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Trump Wants Greenland — but He’s Not Alone in the Arctic Tug of War

For decades, an Arctic archipelago called Svalbard has served as a rare refuge of international cooperation. Those days are over.

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Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor

President Trump promised to fill the appeals courts with “my judges.” They have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges.

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Prosecutors’ Vivid Accusations Against Maduro Belie a Complex Case

The government will have to navigate difficult legal issues and use testimony about incidents clouded by time. But conspiracy laws are powerful tools for prosecutors.

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Where Does Candidate Mamdani End and Mayor Mamdani Begin?

In his first week as mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani tried to bridge the political theater of his campaign with the much harder work of governing.

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Australia Wildfires Burn Nearly 900,000 Acres

Blazes in the state of Victoria have destroyed hundreds of structures, including homes, and killed one person, the authorities said.

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Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo

The pontiff has increasingly asserted himself in the face of Trump’s aggressive words and deeds.

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India’s Ties With Bangladesh Fray as Elections Loom

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.

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Bob Weir: 10 Essential Songs

The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.

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Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments

When the National Portrait Gallery replaced a portrait of President Trump this week, it took down a biography of his first term.

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What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed.

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Death Toll Grows as Nationwide Protests Rock Iran for a Third Night

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.

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Judge Pauses Trump Policy Ending Family Reunification for Some Migrants

The policy applied to migrants from some Central and South American countries who were awaiting visas.

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Venezuela’s New Leader Enlists U.S. Troops to Bring a Rogue Ship Back

Delcy Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorization.

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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it emerged to become an American institution.

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Who Was Renee Good, the Woman Killed by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis?

Ms. Good, 37, was a poet and a mother who grew up in Colorado. Her wife said the couple had “stopped to support our neighbors” when Ms. Good was shot.

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Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue

The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country.

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Anti-ICE Protests Spread Nationwide After Minneapolis Shooting

Demonstrators across the country expressed anger at the killing of a woman in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.

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