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Federal Appeals Court Opens Door to Moving Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order

A three-judge panel gave a group of 17 transgender women a few weeks to seek further recourse in court before their transfer to men’s facilities could take effect.

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Bob Hall, First Wheelchair Champion of the Boston Marathon, Dies at 74

His accomplishment in 1975 inspired thousands of disabled athletes to participate in races around the world.

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Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany

A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.

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Kanye West’s Concert in Poland Is Canceled Amid Furor Over Antisemitic Comments

The announcement came a day after a government official said, “In a country marked by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment.”

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Carney Courts Investors to Reduce Canada’s Economic Dependence on U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.

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Starmer’s Credibility Just Took Another Body Blow Over the Mandelson Scandal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.

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Trump Is Urged to Act on Iranian Site Feared Impervious to Airstrikes

Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.

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Obama Urges Virginians to Vote ‘Yes’ on Redistricting Referendum

Democrats may win a vote to give their party more House seats, but they are growing anxious — in part because of dueling TV ads that might confuse voters about where the former president stands.

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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

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Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran

The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.

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NJ Transit Confirms It Will Charge $150 for Train Tickets During the World Cup

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer, but most will not be allowed to drive there.

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Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks

Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.

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Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Held in Immigration Detention, Returns to Turkey

Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained for weeks by the Trump administration after co-writing a pro-Palestinian opinion essay, has graduated and returned home.

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How Do You Measure an A.I. Boom?

A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.

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Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open

But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.

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Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment

Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.

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Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits

The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.

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New York New Jersey Stadium? Why MetLife Is Changing Its Name for the World Cup

This summer, FIFA is putting its stamp on the venue for the World Cup.

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Orban Lost. But Populism Is Very Much Alive.

Critics of populists need to do more than thrive off the missteps of their opponents.

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D4vd Arrested in Connection With Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

The singer was detained in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday. D4vd’s lawyers said they would vigorously defend his innocence.

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Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé Detained by ICE in Alabama Is Released

Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, 85, who was arrested amid an inheritance dispute, has returned to France, its foreign affairs minister said. She came to America last year after reconnecting with and marrying a former G.I.

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Aging in a Brightly Lit, Big City: Jay McInerney, With a New Novel

In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.

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Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire: What to Know

The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U.S.-Iran peace talks, if it holds.

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A Huge Arch

President Trump wants to build one, but he’s getting pushback.

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Lebanon’s Cease-Fire Buys Time, Not a Way Out

The country’s leaders secured a truce through risky talks with Israel, but the government now finds itself caught between competing pressures.

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What to Know About the Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Shifting Tone on Vaccines

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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Midwest Forecast to See Strong Storms on Friday

The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week. More are expected on Friday.

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The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe

Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration’s push to upend America’s postwar relationship with Europe.

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Why Jeff Bezos’ Tax Rate Is Lower Than Yours

The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.

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In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Is Out-Raising His G.O.P. Opponents

James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.

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