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Can the Keto Diet Really Improve Mental Health?

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said that the diet could “cure” schizophrenia. We asked experts about the claim.

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Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels

A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites and apps — are funneled across the border to fuel the country’s most violent crimes.

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As Income Gap Grows, So Do Fears Over Access to a Quality Education

Leaders and parents worry that a widening economic divide amid the current affordability crisis could amplify the role that money plays in access to a robust education in New York.

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A Red Fox’s Fantastic Voyage Starts in England and Leads to the Bronx

The fox is convalescing at the Bronx Zoo after an unlikely 3,600-mile sea crossing from England to the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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In Rural New York, Some See Proposed A.I. Center as a Needless Intrusion

The data center, to be built between Buffalo and Rochester, will raise electric bills and harm a nearby tribal reservation, opponents argue. “I can’t think of one good reason for it,” a local resident said.

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Jimmy Kimmel Has a Bone to Pick With Trump’s War Plans

“The only war Trump had an exit plan for was Vietnam,” Kimmel remarked after the president said he would end the war in Iran when he “feels it in his bones.”

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What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship

With the Xi-Trump summit now almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the U.S. and China are also being cast into uncertainty.

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Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran

The early reality of the Iran war is not cooperating with President Trump’s bluster.

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Inside the Katseye Fandom: Friendships, Rivalries and Boycotts Over Manon’s Hiatus

Fans of the group have leveraged their influence into friendship and rivalry. Then a member’s sudden hiatus sent them into a spiral.

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As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large

R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base for U.S. bombing missions in the Middle East.

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As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help

Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.

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Oil Begins Flowing Through California Pipeline Under Trump Order

Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials.

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Kouri Richins Found Guilty of Poisoning Her Husband in Utah Murder Trial

Kouri Richins was accused of mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl into a drink she made for her husband. She later wrote a children’s book about coping with grief.

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University of Florida Penalizes GOP Group Over Antisemitism Accusations

After the University of Florida restricted the Republican organization from operating on campus, the group sued the university arguing its First Amendment rights were violated.

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What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence.

The president is no stranger to staking out contradictory stands, part of what his aides say is his negotiating style. But on Iran, his shifting positions are colliding with the consequences of war.

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How Michael B. Jordan Won (and Timothée Chalamet Lost) Best Actor at 2026 Oscars

The “Sinners” star became the consensus pick as voters soured on Timothée Chalamet, the “Marty Supreme” lead. It helped that the winner is a bankable performer.

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Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager

Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.

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Trump Claims an Ex-President Confided His Regrets on Iran. But Who?

The New York Times reached out to people close to President Trump’s predecessors. They disputed Mr. Trump’s claims.

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How Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President

Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, he is revealing the limits of his cultural influence.

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Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations

The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.

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Gregory Bovino to Retire From Border Patrol

The outspoken border official drove the agency’s aggressive immigration policy in U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, until January.

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House Adopts Bill to Ease Recovery by Heirs of Nazi Looted Art

The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.

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A Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Also, Trump raises the possibility of the U.S. “taking Cuba.” Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire

The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.

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How ‘Marty Supreme’ and Timothée Chalamet Went Home With No Oscars

A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.

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ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held For 1 Year

Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.

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War Isn’t the Only Thing on Trump’s Mind

President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.

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Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say

The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean.

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We Want to Hear From Parents and Doctors About Vaccines

Medical groups and the Trump administration are in a battle over vaccine recommendations. What are your questions and concerns?

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Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters

On the prime-time soap opera “Peyton Place,” she played one of TV’s first Black female antagonists. She was also a fixture in blaxploitation films.

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