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President and First Lady Melania Trump Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke

The joke was recorded two days before the White House correspondents’ dinner, where a gunman tried to storm the press gala.

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Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case

The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.

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Judge Delays Order to Force Penn to Turn Over List of Jews to Trump Administration

The Trump administration had said it needed the information for an antisemitism investigation.

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Iran Offers Plan to Focus on Strait of Hormuz and Delay Nuclear Talks

In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing the thornier nuclear issue until later.

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A Guilty Plea in Jam Master Jay’s Murder, Two Decades Later

Jay Bryant’s admission of guilt on Monday was the first time anyone had publicly acknowledged orchestrating the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the D.J. of Run-DMC.

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EEOC Is Prioritizing Job Discrimination Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda

Field staff at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission say they are being pressured to bring politically charged cases, even with little evidence.

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Ron DeSantis Aims to Add Four Republican House Seats in Florida Redistricting Push

The Republican-controlled Legislature is meeting in Tallahassee this week to vote on the map, which would apply for the 2026 midterms if passed.

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Virginia High Court Weighs Legality of Congressional Map Approved Last Week

Oral arguments on Monday morning lasted about an hour. It was not clear how justices would rule.

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at E.P.A.

The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.

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Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14

Despite a cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading attacks almost daily.

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Human Remains Found in Tampa Bay in Search for Missing USF Student

The remains have not yet been identified, but a former University of South Florida student has been charged in connection with the murders of Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon.

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Canada’s New Route to Citizenship Has Thousands of Americans Lining Up to Apply

Canada has opened a route to citizenship for people who can prove they have a Canada-born ancestor. Millions could qualify, and Americans are already lining up to apply.

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Canada Setting Up Sovereign Wealth Fund

Canada’s sovereign wealth fund will be far smaller than ones in other oil-producing nations like Norway and the Middle East.

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From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum

The widening movement is pulling in people from all walks of life, united by a worry that Big Tech will cash in while average Americans bear the costs.

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Sergey Brin Moves to the Right, With a ‘MAGA Girlfriend’ by His Side

After once backing liberal causes, the Google co-founder has praised President Trump, donated to Republicans and spent $57 million to try to block a California billionaire tax.

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Missouri and Illinois Face Severe Storms and Tornado Threat

Areas around St. Louis could face tornadoes, forecasters said. Dangerous weather has unfolded across the Midwest in recent days.

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Thanks to GLP-1s, Obesity Experts Are Trying to Understand ‘Food Noise’

Before the rise of GLP-1s, obesity experts didn’t study the internal buzz that compels people to eat. Now that food noise is being switched off, they want to understand it.

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Altman, Musk and the A.I. Spectacle Come to Oakland

Oakland, Calif., where Elon Musk’s trial against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, starts on Monday, is not exactly known as a hub of the tech industry.

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Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Their Partnership

Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will to continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee.

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Cellular Rejuvenation Has the Potential to Reverse Aging

A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging.

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Pregnancy With Lupus Is Risky. Would She Be Able to Carry Her Baby to Term?

Fatimah Shepherd’s kidneys were compromised, and pregnancy could send her into kidney failure.

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Musk vs. Altman: A High-Stakes A.I. Clash Goes to Court on Monday

Elon Musk is seeking more than $150 billion in damages and a complete shake-up of OpenAI. The outcome could have big consequences for the artificial intelligence industry.

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Raghu Rai, Photographer Who Captured Modern India, Dies at 83

Mr. Rai documented major figures like the Dalai Lama and Indira Gandhi, as well as the victims of a poison gas leak in the city of Bhopal.

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Canada Says Its Gold Is Traceable and Clean. So We Traced It.

We ended up in a Colombian mine controlled by a drug cartel.

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Gold Standards

We explore a Times investigation into the gold market.

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The Rise of the High-Range, Less Expensive E.V.

Even as the electric vehicle market has slumped, there are more long-range E.V.s under $40,000 than ever before.

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The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.

In just eight weeks, much of the global economy has been knocked sideways. America has mostly been spared from the tumult.

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China’s Economy Starts to Show Cracks From Iran War

China’s strategic reserves of oil and natural gas have insulated it somewhat, but its manufacturing-based economy is beginning to falter.

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Canada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don’t Look Too Closely

The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel?

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Top Iranian Official in Russia for Talks With Putin on Middle East War

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin for “necessary coordination,” as negotiations with the U.S. to end the conflict have stalled.

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