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U.S. and Iran Take Break in Nuclear Talks to Confer With Capitals

Officials from the United States and Iran are holding high-stakes negotiations in Geneva.

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Serial Stowaway Is Said to Be Arrested After Sneaking Onto a Plane Again

Svetlana Dali was detained in Milan after she boarded a United flight without a ticket at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to two people familiar with incident. She was convicted last year of doing the same thing.

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I’m a Mathematician. Trump’s Fun With Numbers Is Embarrassing.

The Trump administration is creative when it comes to numbers.

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Mamdani and Trump Are Set to Meet in Washington

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s trip to the White House on Thursday was unannounced. The topics he planned to discuss with President Trump were not immediately clear.

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He Hopes to Turn the Island of Nevis Into a Libertarian Paradise, With Crypto

A Bitcoin baron wants to build a libertarian paradise on the island of Nevis. Democracy is getting in the way.

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U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% for First Time in Years

The evidence is patchy on whether lower rates have meaningfully spurred more activity, as the Trump administration floats measures it says will make housing more affordable.

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Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life

New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?

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Sorry, SpaceX: It’s Getting Too Crowded Up There

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.

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Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza

The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

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Why Are So Many Democrats Running for California Governor?

With California’s political machine on the wane, nobody has emerged as a clear front-runner. Democrats worry that nine of their candidates could split the vote and hand Republicans a win.

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Immigration Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says

Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.

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They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”

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How a Close Associate of Epstein’s Found Career Redemption in Japan

Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.

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Man Arrested in New York Snowball Fight That Police Said Injured Officers

The incident, which began as a playful event, shifted in tone when the police appeared. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said it did not appear to be a crime, while other officials called for arrests.

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The Latest New Zealander to Move to Australia Is an Ex-Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former leader, is basing her family in Australia “for the moment,” a spokesman said. She is part of a wave of Kiwis relocating to their larger neighbor.

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‘Fast Car’ Changed Luke Combs’s Life. He’s Back for More Hits.

The country singer helped to usher the genre into the streaming era before taking a step back. On his new album, he wants to go for broke.

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How A.I.-Generated Videos Are Distorting Your Child’s YouTube Feed

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.

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Why Nvidia’s Big Profits Aren’t Lifting Markets

The chip giant at the center of the artificial intelligence boom again beat expectations. But it didn’t overcome investor jitters.

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A.I. Dating Apps Complicate China’s Efforts to Boost Birthrate

As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.

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The Economy Is a Feeling

Today, we’re looking at how politicians are framing affordability.

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World Economic Forum President Resigns Over Epstein Ties

Borge Brende, a former foreign minister of Norway, had maintained contact with the disgraced sex offender.

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The Missing Records From the Epstein Files, and a Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba

Plus, a big shift in the housing market.

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When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Duty to Warn?

People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.

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Israelis Are Waiting for War With Iran, Again

The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.

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What We Know About the Gun Battle Off the Coast of Cuba

Four armed Cubans aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops on Wednesday, officials said.

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Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva

Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator.

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Antarctica’s Mineral Riches Exposed as Climate Warms

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.

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A.I. Complicates Old Internet Privacy Risks

Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.

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The New Space Race

Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?

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The Trumpiest Trump We’ve Ever Beheld

The president is becoming the very thing that destroyed the Democrats: a reality-denying machine.

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