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Chuck Norris, Crowd-Pleasing Star of Action Movies and TV, Dies at 86

He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and “Missing in Action” and in the long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”

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Fed Official Urges Caution on Rate Cuts as Iran War Drags On

Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support rate cuts later this year if the labor market continued to weaken.

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Trump Sues Harvard Over Accusations of Antisemitism

The administration had spent months investigating the Ivy League school. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.

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U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Colombia’s President, a Onetime Trump Foe

The Justice Department is examining whether President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has ties to drug traffickers.

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U.S. Military Ramps Up to Clear Strait of Hormuz

Warplanes and attack helicopters are “hunting and killing” Iran’s fast-attack watercraft in contested sea lanes, Gen. Dan Caine said.

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How a Civil Rights Icon Used His Power to Abuse Girls and Women

For five years, our reporters Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes followed allegations that the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez had sexually abused girls and women at all levels of the United Farm Workers movement. Manny Fernandez takes us inside their investigation.

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What To Know About the BTS Comeback Concert Streaming Live on Netflix

The K-pop supergroup’s first show in over three years will stream live on Netflix at 7 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday. The New York Times will cover it live from Seoul.

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Whose War?

We look at the diverging goals of the U.S. and Israel in the war on Iran.

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One Global Power, One Regional Power, Two Different Goals

The United States views Iran through a prism of global responsibilities and strategic goals. Israel has a more regional approach. After nearly three weeks of war, their paths are diverging.

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Silicon Valley’s Big Bets on War Pay Off, and the Trump Family Business Looks to Transylvania

Plus, a buzzy new book was just canceled over A.I. allegations.

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Lukashenko Jailed Her in Belarus, but She Wants the World to Talk to Him

Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years.

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Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?

Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for A.I. experiments.

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What the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Directors Learned From a Firing

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for animations like the “Spider-Verse” films, took lessons from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a project from which they were dismissed.

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A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President

In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.

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ICE Released Hundreds of Children from Immigration Detention

About 50 children were in federal detention in Dilley, Texas this week, down from about 500 in January. It is unclear how many were deported, but some are back at their U.S. schools.

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Seeking to Rely Less on China, U.S. Pushes a Rare Earths Partnership on a Reluctant Brazil

Seeking to reduce its reliance on China, the United States is pushing for a critical minerals deal with Brazil. The South American country is less eager.

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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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