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Pakistan Dials Up Its Information War

New, friendly media operations and expanded state-run television are pushing Pakistan’s message while independent news outlets face repression.

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Markwayne Mullin Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary

A Cherokee Nation member who has served as Oklahoma’s junior senator, Mr. Mullin will take charge at a pivotal time.

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In LaGuardia Crash That Killed 2, Call to ‘Stop!’ Came Too Late

A collision between an Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck on Sunday night left two pilots dead and dozens injured.

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When Trump Wants Something Done, He Dispatches ICE to Do It

President Trump has increasingly used Immigration and Customs Enforcement to push personal and political objectives, and on Monday sent agents to airports across the country to help deal with long security lines.

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Hasan Piker Defends Upscale Lodging During Humanitarian Mission in Cuba

Hasan Piker helped bring attention to a mission delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba. The group was criticized for staying in an upscale hotel as Cubans faced another blackout.

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Mullin’s Smooth Confirmation Was a Throwback in the Senate

In choosing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has warm relationships across the Capitol and the political aisle, President Trump was reverting to a bygone tradition.

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A Murder Charge in Georgia Exposes Complexities of the Abortion Debate

A woman who took medication to induce an abortion, and then delivered the baby, was arrested on a murder charge. But on Monday, a state judge expressed deep skepticism about the case.

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Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage

President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing “productive conversations” with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.

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Colombian Military Plane Crash Kills 34 and Injures Dozens

A military aircraft transporting 125 people was involved in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, according to the authorities.

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Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries

The university said the flags broke a rule against hanging signs, a policy embraced by other campuses that cracked down on protests. Professors and others say such rules chill speech.

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Valerie Perrine, Screen Siren Who Won Critical Acclaim, Dies at 82

Known early on for skin-baring temptress roles, she later earned rave reviews, a Cannes award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in the Lenny Bruce biopic “Lenny.”

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FAA Is Investigating if Another Jet’s Issue Distracted LaGuardia Air Traffic Controller

Two controllers were said to be working at LaGuardia Airport’s control center at the time of the crash that killed two pilots, and one had been dealing with an odor on a United Airlines plane.

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‘Don’t Make Any Deal’: Trump Tells Republicans to Hold Firm on Shutdown Talks

The president is using the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security as leverage to pass a strict voter ID bill. Critics say the bill would place an undue burden on eligible voters.

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For Canadians, Another Reason to Avoid Traveling to the U.S.

The collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck in New York brought the shortcomings of U.S. traffic control in focus.

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Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss

The Defense Department said it would close the Pentagon’s work area for journalists, among other changes, after a judge found the existing media policy unconstitutional.

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Trump Visits Elvis’s Graceland Estate

Amid a war with Iran, rising gas prices and a government shutdown, the president detoured on a trip to Memphis to visit the king of rock’s mansion.

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Trump Administration Targets Harvard With Two New Investigations

The inquiries target antisemitism and admissions policies. The university called it retaliation for refusing to give in to the administration’s demands.

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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Reject Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots

Also, audio suggests confusion before deadly LaGuardia crash. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Trump Faces Blowback on Easing Iran Oil Sanctions

President Trump once assailed the Obama administration for making cash payments to Iran. Now he supports sanctions relief that could give the country a $14 billion windfall.

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ICE Agents Are Now Patrolling U.S. Airports. Here’s What to Know.

The deployment comes as a battle over Department of Homeland Security funding has led to closed security checkpoints, long lines and missed flights.

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‘Everything After This Will Be Harder’: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Iran

David French talks with the retired general about the “great seduction” America fell for in Iran.

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We Can’t Let Crypto and A.I. Buy the Policies They Want

We can’t let crypto and A.I. buy the policies they want.

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Bill Cosby Loses Sex Assault Lawsuit and Faces a $19 Million Judgment

A California jury found that Mr. Cosby had abused Donna Motsinger in 1972 after inviting her to attend one of his comedy shows.

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Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War

The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

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Passengers Braced for a Rough Landing Before Crash at LaGuardia

A flight attendant was ejected from the airplane, a passenger said, but the people onboard still managed to open an emergency door and evacuate themselves from the plane.

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Trump Delays Energy Strikes, but Iran’s Infrastructure is Already Battered

U.S. and Israeli attacks on power plants and other civilian infrastructure risk escalating the conflict across the region, and angering Iranians who oppose the government.

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New Top Prosecutor Named in Embattled U.S. Attorney’s Office

Federal judges appointed Robert Frazer to run New Jersey’s U.S. attorney’s office, which has been in disarray over the past year because of uncertainty about who was in charge.

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Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.

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N.Y.U. Professors Go on Strike, Seeking Better Pay and Job Protections

About 950 full-time faculty members who are not on the tenure track walked out. The university told students that classes would continue.

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How Health Care Workers Use Medical Manikins

Medical manikins help health care workers learn how to handle fast-changing and complex scenarios.

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