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Trump Raises Middle Finger at Heckler in Michigan Ford Factory Tour

A White House spokesman said the president “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Who Cussed Out ICE, Is No Stranger to Crisis

Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, has clashed with his party’s activist wing. His response to ICE has won him new respect at home and new foes in Washington.

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Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders

It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.

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ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say

The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.”

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Starlink Users in Iran Get Free Internet Access, Nonprofit Says

Under a near-total communications blackout, users of Elon Musk’s satellite service have gotten online without paying, an organization that works on web access said.

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Eric Adams Hawked a Crypto Coin. A Day Later, $1 Million Was Missing.

Officials tied to the venture insisted no money had been stolen, but the withdrawal caused the coin’s value to plunge.

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Analysis: Trump Supports Protesters in Iran, but Not in Minneapolis

The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent.

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Louisiana Indicts a California Doctor Over Abortion Pills

The indictment, followed by a request to extradite the doctor from California, is an escalation of Louisiana’s efforts to counter states that support providing abortions.

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Mr. Mamdani Goes to Albany, This Time as a Political Celebrity

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City returned to the State Capitol for the first time since taking office, underscoring the shifting political winds since his victory.

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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.

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Paraglider Survives 500-Foot Crash Into Ocean Off Florida, Rescuers Say

A bystander captured the misadventure in a video that drew widespread attention online. Lifeguards and a snorkeler helped rescue the man.

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U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza

Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hurdles.

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Justices Seem Inclined to Uphold Laws Barring Transgender Athletes

Also, accounts of a brutal crackdown emerge from Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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A Timeline of Protests in Iran

Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.

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In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims

The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

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Lower Bills and ‘Go Bills’: 8 Takeaways From Hochul’s State of the State

In her address on Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York focused on affordability, while pushing for nuclear power and new restrictions on religious protests.

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Jimmy Carter, the Man From Plains, Had a Passion for Painting

Amy Carter, the daughter of former president Jimmy Carter, selected paintings and memorabilia for two Christie’s sales. The prices might surprise you.

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Timothy Busfield, Actor and Director, Booked on Child Sex Abuse Charges

He turned himself in to the authorities in New Mexico on Tuesday, the Albuquerque police said.

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Supreme Court Justices Seem Inclined to Allow States to Bar Transgender Athletes

The outcome of a pair of cases on Tuesday could affect laws in 27 states that prohibit transgender girls from joining girls’ and women’s sports teams.

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Blowback Builds Over Criminal Investigation of Powell

Trump allies fear that the inquiry into the Fed chair could complicate the process of replacing him this year.

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In a Risky Gambit, Trump Tries Brute Force to Lower Prices

To assuage cost-weary voters and combat inflation, the president has resorted to a mix of threats and punishments, targeting companies and policymakers alike.

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Defense Challenges Pizza Evidence in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings Case

In a nearly 180-page filing, lawyers for Rex Heuermann, charged in seven killings, argued that the prosecution had improperly seized their client’s pizza crusts and portrayed him as porn-obsessed.

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The Wages of the Ayatollahs’ Antisemitism

A regime that would rather pursue a perpetual jihad against the Zionist enemy than feed its own people will eventually fall.

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Spanish Singer Julio Iglesias Accused of Sexual Assault

Prosecutors said two former employees of Mr. Iglesias, a renowned Spanish singer, had accused him of abuse. His representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

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Videos Show Increasingly Aggressive Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis

Arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents.

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Trump Loyalist Asserts She Can Keep U.S. Attorney Title

In an aggressively worded filing, Lindsey Halligan accused a judge of having a fundamental misunderstanding of the order that determined she had been unlawfully appointed.

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How John Kennedy, a G.O.P. Senator, Became a Best-Selling Book Author

Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.

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Do You Have Questions About the New Dietary Guidelines?

We want to help you understand the changes.

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N.Y.C. Bakery Workers Demand Owners Stop Supporting ‘Israeli Occupation’

Workers at the popular New York City chain Breads Bakery, who are trying to unionize, included the demand in a list alongside higher wages and special overtime pay.

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Trump Unmasked

Trump claims that the only limits on what he can do are his mind and his morality. What could go wrong?

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