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A New U.S. Missile Hit a Sports Hall in Iran. Here’s What We Know About It.

Barely out of prototype testing, the Precision Strike Missile is shrouded in secrecy — including which Persian Gulf countries the Army is launching them from.

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Trump Reveals New Look for White House Ballroom After Times Article

Architects and preservation organizations have warned that little scrutiny has been given to the project’s design plans.

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Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress

The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.

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Is Trump Threatening to Commit a War Crime?

The bombing campaign Mr. Trump is threatening in Iran could affect millions of Iranian civilians’ access to water, electricity and food.

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Woman Spent Five Months in Jail After A.I. Linked Her to Bank Fraud Case

The police chief in Fargo, N.D., acknowledged “missteps” but stopped short of apologizing to Angela Lipps, a Tennessee resident who said she had never been to North Dakota before she was arrested.

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What to Know About California’s Executive Order on A.I.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued an order requiring safety and privacy guardrails for artificial intelligence companies contracting with the state.

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States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump

States ranging from California to Utah are taking steps to place guardrails on the technology even after the president ordered them to stop.

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Trump Zigzags on Iran

Also, T.S.A. workers start getting back pay. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Palm Sunday Attack in Nigeria Leaves at Least 12 Dead

No one has claimed responsibility for the killings in the mostly Christian city of Jos, and the police have yet to arrest the gunmen.

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Don’t Know Where to Go This Summer? Let Us Help!

We’re responding to readers’ travel quandaries with our suggestions.

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Iran’s Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say

As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.

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Why Is the U.S. Allowing a Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, and Will It Help?

The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.

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California’s Warmest, Driest March in Years Is Finally Ending

Parts of the state are expected to see light rain this week.

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As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble

The Navy base at Guantánamo Bay sparkles at night while neighbors across a Cuban minefield struggle in darkness driven by a Trump fuel embargo.

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Senate Republicans Make No Move to End DHS Shutdown in Brief Session

With Congress in recess, much of the Homeland Security Department remains without money because of the impasse on Capitol Hill, even as airport security workers are to begin getting paid.

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2 Rikers Detainees Die as Mamdani Faces Deadline to Shut Troubled Jail

Two men who had been held on Rikers Island died in the past week, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani he would “pursue every avenue” to shut the troubled facility as soon as possible.

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T.S.A. Lines Appear to Be Getting Shorter as Workers Begin to Receive Paychecks

The hourslong waits at airports appear to be easing after the president signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.

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A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida

With Brian Nathan’s victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month’s special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.

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The Dogma of Meat

From Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s food pyramid to online influencers, beef has become more than just a source of protein.

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Luis Carlos Rúa Fought Colombia’s Corruption in an Elephant Costume. Now He’s a Senator.

After years of anonymously documenting abandoned public works projects in Colombia, Luis Carlos Rúa revealed himself days before his election.

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Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse Paintings Are Stolen in 3-Minute Museum Heist, Police Say

Thieves broke into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation outside Parma, Italy, officials said, and made off with paintings worth millions.

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Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would Never Understand Language. He’s Publishing a Novel.

Doctors believed that Woody Brown would never be able to speak or process language. He went to graduate school and is publishing his debut novel.

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Justice Dept. Watchdog Has Gone Silent, Lawyers for Whistle-Blower Say

Lawyers for a fired Justice Department lawyer say the agency’s inspector general appears to have ignored at least 20 different requests to scrutinize misconduct.

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From Foe to Ally: The S.E.C. Is Now Writing Crypto-Friendly Policies

The embrace of crypto by financial regulators under President Trump has entered a new, cozier phase.

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‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying:’ Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC

At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.

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Who’s ‘Safer’ or ‘Riskier’? Maine Democrats Clash Over How to Beat Collins.

Gov. Janet Mills argues that her rival for Senate, Graham Platner, could be doomed by his history of offensive online remarks. But at a time of anti-establishment anger, Mr. Platner says he is the safer choice.

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Billionaires, Stop Whining About the Giving Pledge and Try Giving Yourselves

It makes no sense to me that billionaires would criticize others for trying to help their fellow humans.

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Air Canada C.E.O. to Step Down Amid Backlash Over Comments After Crash

Michael Rousseau’s mostly English statement after a fatal runway collision drew sharp criticism. The airline said it would emphasize French fluency in its search for a successor.

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Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’

While detaining a CNN crew, a soldier said that Israeli troops were motivated by “revenge” against Palestinians and that all of the West Bank was “for the Jews.”

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Trump Claims ‘Regime Change’ in Iran Is Already Complete

President Trump suggested that Iran’s current leaders were “much more reasonable” as he sought to show progress in his war aims. Despite a month of U.S.-Israeli attacks, Iran’s government, led by clerics and the Revolutionary Guards, appears firmly in control.

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