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Desi Lydic Wants Trump to Take a Hint About the Ballroom

“Might I suggest: If the ballroom starts experiencing ballistic assault, maybe we just cancel the ball?” she said on “The Daily Show.”

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New York Is a Hot Spot for Alpha-Gal. Why Doesn’t the State Track Cases?

In more than 10 states, laboratories or doctors must notify the state health authorities of each positive test for a marker of the syndrome.

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China’s Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

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The Only Thing Trump Is Missing in Cuba Is a Plan

Starving Cubans does nothing to advance American interests.

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Artemis II Completes First Day of Its NASA Lunar Mission

The crew, three Americans and a Canadian, are the first humans to travel to the moon in more than 50 years. They will not land on the surface, but the mission will pave the way for future visits.

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Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector

Missile interceptors made by the South Korean firm LIG Nex1 are said to be performing well, at a small fraction of the cost of U.S. interceptors.

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Iran War Showcases Strength of South Korean Defense Sector

Missile interceptors made by the South Korean firm LIG Nex1 are said to be performing well, at a small fraction of the cost of U.S. interceptors.

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China’s Aiming for the Moon, and NASA Is Looking Over Its Shoulder

The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.

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Texas Man Charged With Manslaughter in Connection With Cold Case

Prosecutors in Galveston County say that in the 1980s, a man killed a teenager and helped hide the remains of a woman, two of the dozens of bodies found on land known as the Texas Killing Fields.

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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Iran

President Trump did not define a clear path out of the conflict, which he estimated would end within three weeks.

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The Artemis II Toilet Had a Problem

The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (if it works).

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Judge Finds Border Officials Violated Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests

A federal judge in California ordered agents to thoroughly document any future stops in an area spanning 34 counties.

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Lawsuits Are the New Trump Tactic in the Fight to Overhaul Education

Trump officials have faced dozens of lawsuits over their aggressive efforts to force change in universities and school districts. Now Trump lawyers are taking schools to court.

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D.H.S. Inspector General Inquiry Focuses in Part on Corey Lewandowski

The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.

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When Will NASA’s Artemis II Mission Reach the Moon?

After orbiting Earth, the Orion capsule will carry the astronauts to the moon and arrive by Monday night.

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Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi

President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator.

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Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide

An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo.

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DNA Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Utah Teen in 1974, Investigators Say

Mr. Bundy had confessed to killing Laura Ann Aime before he was executed in 1989. Investigators said DNA testing provided conclusive proof.

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Trump Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.

The United States and Israel have done significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities. But Iran still fires missiles, has nuclear material and coordinates with militias in the region.

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Senate and House Republicans Strike Deal to End DHS Shutdown

A bill to reopen the department, which the House G.O.P. rejected on Friday, could be approved as early as Thursday. It was a sharp turnaround by the lawmakers and President Trump.

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What to Know About Ted Bundy, the Notorious Serial Killer

On Wednesday, the authorities said DNA evidence had linked Mr. Bundy, who was executed in 1989, to the murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl in 1974.

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Migrating American Woodcocks Set Off a Birding Frenzy in NYC’s Bryant Park

American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration.

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Trump Will Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case. But in a Way, He’s Already Won.

The case is open-and-shut on the merits. But its procedural course still leaves plenty of room for Trump administration overreach.

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Goodbye ‘Geeky Hunk’? Gmail Users Can Now Change Their Usernames.

Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday.

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Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case

Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official.

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Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.

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Key Justices Appear Skeptical of Limiting Birthright Citizenship

Also, NASA prepares to launch the first crewed moon mission in 50 years. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Bondi Is Vulnerable as Republican Frustrations Over DOJ’s Epstein Files Missteps Grow

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s critics inside and outside the administration say she has made unforced errors that have turned the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files into a political crisis.

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Immigrant Families Are Cautiously Hopeful Over Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Case

As the high court heard arguments on whether to limit birthright citizenship, many people pondered what the decision could mean for future generations.

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Trump-Backed Candidate in Louisiana Primary Also Praised DEI. Will It Hurt Her?

Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana, running to challenge Senator Bill Cassidy, is facing conservative blowback over remarks from 2020.

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