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Record Number of Student Loan Borrowers Are in Delinquency and Default

Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans.

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‘We Don’t Need More Lawyers in Congress’: The Future of the Democratic Party Is Emerging

On a new generation of leaders on the left.

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Andy Weir on Writing the Hit Book Behind the Movie ‘Project Hail Mary’

The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.

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Naomi Klein on Trumpism and Our Age of ‘Unlikely Bedfellows’

Naomi Klein and Ezra Klein discuss what the success of MAGA reveals about the American left.

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New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps

A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

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New Data Shows Where ICE Has Been Most Active This Year

The pace of ICE arrests nationwide has topped 1,100 per day on average in 2026, but the rate of arrests has varied across the country in sometimes surprising ways.

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How Muslim Businesses in New York Prepare to Celebrate Eid

From Fordham to Bay Ridge to Hollis, Muslim businesses get ready for Eid al-Fitr, the exultant celebration marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story

Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.

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Trump Organization Eyes Transylvania Golf Course Deal

The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?

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Trump Organization Eyes Transylvania Golf Course Deal

The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?

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Handcuffs, Tents and Pleas for Medical Care: Pregnant in ICE Detention

Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.

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BTS Is Back With ‘Arirang,’ but the K-Pop Landscape Has Changed

The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.

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Blood Plasma Centers Move Into More Middle-Class Neighborhoods

Across the United States, plasma centers are opening in wealthier areas as more people struggle with the high cost of housing, groceries and health care.

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Scramble for Jet Fuel Shows How Energy Shortages Are Rippling Across Asia

As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.

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Late Night Pans Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke

“Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck,” Jimmy Kimmel said.

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How Japan Reacted to Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke

Some people criticized President Trump’s decision to invoke a painful chapter of history. Others worried it might harm U.S.-Japan relations.

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Using Charm and Restraint, Japan’s Leader Mostly Avoids Trump’s Wrath

During her first visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew praise from President Trump. But the war in the Middle East will test their relationship.

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Spain Says the Sun Shields It From Rising Gas Costs. Is That True?

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said the nation’s renewable energy system has softened the financial fallout from the war in Iran. The story is more complex.

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BTS: A Guide to the K-Pop Group’s Discography

As the boy band returns on Friday with “Arirang,” listen to key albums and solo releases by its seven members.

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A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.

Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.

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F.C.C. Approves Nexstar’s Acquisition of a Local TV Rival

The $6.2 billion deal consolidates 265 stations in 44 states and Washington.

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Alaska Airlines and FedEx Planes Narrowly Avoid Each Other at Newark Airport

The National Transportation Safety Board said that it was investigating a “close call” that happened as the planes were landing on Tuesday evening.

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What to Know About the Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Cesar Chavez

The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades.

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Judge Rules That R.F.K. Jr. Overstepped on Transgender Care

The ruling provides temporary relief for 21 states seeking to stop the Trump administration from ending federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-transition care.

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Jeff Bezos in Talks to Raise $100 Billion Fund to Transform Companies With A.I.

The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder’s A.I. start-up, Project Prometheus.

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Is Russian Fuel Headed for Cuba, Testing the U.S. Blockade?

A Russian oil tanker is being closely tracked to see if it will challenge the Trump administration’s blockade on Cuba.

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Trump’s Complaint About Israeli Strike on Gas Field Exposes Divergent Strategies

President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel he disapproved of the attack, which sent energy markets reeling. But Israeli officials said the Americans were informed beforehand.

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Nashville Reporter Released From ICE Custody

Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez, who works for a Spanish-language outlet, was released on bond in a case that has raised concerns about press freedom.

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Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It

Many of America’s founders were fiercely against taking steps that would make its government officials appear like kings, and that included featuring them on the country’s coins.

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Cesar Chavez Avenue May Soon Be Gone. Yet to Be Confronted: His Legacy.

After the revelations of sex abuse, the public is left to make sense of the labor leader’s work and life.

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