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What to Know About the U.S. Military Draft Pool and Automatic Registration

For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications.

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Trump Attacks Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly Over Iran War Criticism

In a lengthy social media post, the president attacked Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and others in starkly personal terms. He also criticized the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal.

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Afrika Bambaataa, Often Called the ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop,’ Is Dead

A pioneering rapper and D.J. from the Bronx, Mr. Bambaataa was accused of child sexual abuse later in his career.

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Judge Rejects Hegseth’s Second Attempt to Restrict Reporters at Pentagon

A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.

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Amid Trump’s Threats, NATO Labors to Survive the Iran War

President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.

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Student Hit by Projectile During ‘No Kings’ Protest Lost an Eye, Lawyer Says

The student, Tucker Collins, 18, was observing demonstrators in Los Angeles when he was struck, the lawyer said.

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Florida Attorney General Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over F.S.U. Shooting

The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said ChatGPT “may likely have been used to assist” the suspect in last year’s shooting at Florida State University.

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Putin Announces Orthodox Easter Cease-Fire, but Ukraine Is Skeptical

The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, the Kremlin said, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.

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Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors

The move opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has taken to satisfy the Trump administration.

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Israel Agrees to Hold Talks With Lebanon

Also, vegetative patients may be more aware than we thought. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Zelensky Sees Small Window for Peace

Talks to end the war in Ukraine could resume soon, said President Volodymyr Zelensky as he expressed skepticism about a breakthrough.

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New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling

The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.

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‘We Are Fierce Competitors’: Live Nation Case Reaches Closing Arguments

Thirty-four states accused the concert giant of suffocating competition and driving up ticket prices. The company denies being anything but big.

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Victim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says

Agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez in Patterson, Calif., this week. His lawyer said Thursday that they fired at Mr. Hernandez before he tried to flee.

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Melania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein

Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of victims. She called on Congress to continue investigating.

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‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran

Will the shooting really stop? What should be Trump’s red lines? A discussion on where America’s war on Iran stands.

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Riders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup

NJ Transit users will be barred from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for four hours before the start of each of the matches at MetLife Stadium.

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Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will

There are reasons to believe the record-low U.S. birthrate could be only temporary as today’s young women postpone pregnancy.

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Supreme Court Secrecy Includes Reasons for Recusal

Justices often don’t disclose why they disqualify themselves from hearing cases. Their silence echoes the court’s unexplained emergency orders.

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These Chimps Began the Bloodiest ‘War’ on Record. No One Knows Why.

A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.

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137-Year-Old Piece of Eiffel Tower to Be Auctioned in Paris

A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.

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5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left

The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.

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Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.

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Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some art galleries.

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Former N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Gets at Least 3 Years in Bronx Man’s Killing

Erik Duran was leading an undercover operation when he knocked a Bronx man off his motorbike after throwing a cooler at him in 2023.

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European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon

Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.

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America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market

Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes.

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Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya objected to the study’s methodology, saying it gave an inaccurate picture of the vaccine’s benefits.

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Her Museum Was Surviving in Russia. Then the Threats Became Too Much.

Nailya Allakhverdiyeva tried compromising with the authorities so she could continue showing contemporary art. But the intimidation didn’t end.

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F.B.I. Arrests Ex-Fort Bragg Employee Accused of Leaking Classified Information to Journalist

Courtney Williams, who worked at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, was accused of leaking classified information to a reporter.

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