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Is This the Most Important Supreme Court Case of the Century?

The tariff ruling may have just helped save the Republic.

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Historians Confirm: Tomorrow Won’t Be Better Than Today

The human capacity for hope is an essential quality. But hope can also turn into delusion.

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Is the Swipe Era Over?

Meet the new (and old) ways we’re finding love in 2026.

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They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck.

Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they may have been better off waiting.

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At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year

Three more skiers have died in the Lake Tahoe area since the deadliest avalanche in California history on Tuesday killed nine.

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Anti-Trump Republicans Face Divisions and an Uncertain Future

Divisions over what and who should come next were evident as G.O.P. critics of the president, weakened in their party, gathered at a summit near Washington.

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Newsom, Targeting Red States, Kicks Off Book Tour in Nashville

Scores of Californians have moved to Tennessee for its friendlier business environment and conservative politics. On Saturday, the Democratic governor accused of driving them away paid a visit.

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Shutdown at D.H.S. Extends to Cyber Agency, Adding to Setbacks

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has navigated staffing cuts without a Senate-confirmed leader. Employees have become demoralized and concerned about the agency’s ability to ward off threats.

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Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?

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They Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison?

A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.

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At the Olympics, I Saw the Difference Between Nationalism and Patriotism

Nationalism may be on the rise, but at the Olympics our shared humanity easily crossed borders.

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Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans

Tech giants, including Meta and Alphabet, are spending lavishly on splashy billboard ads, courting on-the-fence politicians and bulking up their ranks of lobbyists.

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Fat Signing Bonuses, and Concierge Service, for Family Doctors

In a country where a quarter of the population lacks a family doctor, Canadian communities compete in a zero-sum battle to recruit family doctors.

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Will Threat of Prison Make One of New York’s ‘Worst Landlords’ Change?

Tenants said one of the city’s most notorious landlords let rats run free and left them cold during the winter. Now, charged with harassment, he’s facing up to four years in prison.

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Ukraine Has Passed a Point of No Return

Four years that changed everything.

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Inside Iran’s Preparation for War and Plans for Survival

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures possible war and assassination.

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How the Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype

When making forecasts, our reporters aim to visualize severe weather possibilities rather than focus on the most dire predictions. A possible blizzard this weekend is the latest test.

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Trump Looks Ahead to Summit With China’s Xi, but Tariffs and Taiwan Loom

President Trump said his planned meeting with President Xi Jinping would be a grand display, but tensions over trade and defense could dampen the mood.

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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Leads Norway to Record Olympic Medal Haul

Norway, led by the cross-country skiing sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, topped the medal table for the fourth straight Winter Games.

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The A.I. Evangelists on a Mission to Shake Up Japan

Team Mirai, a political party founded by software engineers, won 11 seats in Japan’s legislature by promising chatbots, self-driving buses and high-tech jobs.

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The Ex-Taxi Driver at the Center of Russia’s Shadow War

The Kremlin’s sabotage campaign against European allies of Ukraine has been escalating. It needs people like Aleksei Kolosovsky, 42, to carry it out.

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Willie Colón: 14 Essential Songs and Albums

The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa.

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New York Nurses’ Strike Ends After 6 Weeks as Last Holdouts Approve Deal

Workers at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital voted for a contract with raises and layoff protections, meaning more than 4,000 nurses will return.

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Trump Pulls Support From House Republican Who Opposed Tariffs

The president yanked his endorsement of Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado, imperiling Republicans’ chances of holding onto his seat as they brace for midterm losses.

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Traveling This Weekend? Here’s What to Know About the Snowstorm.

A major winter storm on Sunday and Monday is expected to bring delays and cancellations across much of the Northeast.

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Nine Bodies of Skiers Recovered in Sierra Nevada Avalanche, Officials Say

A ninth victim who had been missing was found and recovered, officials said Saturday, from an avalanche that was the deadliest in modern California history.

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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.

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Iran’s Students Hold Anti-Regime Protests as Universities Reopen

Students helped grow initial protests into a national movement crushed by the government. As the new semester began, they chanted and marched again.

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Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke

The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it

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Trump Is Banking on Iranian Weakness. That’s a Mistake.

Iran’s leaders may have hesitated at the start of the recent demonstrations, but the violent reaction that followed bespeaks a confident regime.

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