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Nations Brace for Long-Term Economic Woes as Trump Calls Iran Truce Plan ‘Garbage’

President Trump said the fragile cease-fire was on “life support,” and India’s leader urged residents to cut back on purchases and travel.

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Former Hostage Calls on All of Israel’s Government to Resign

Rom Braslavski, who said he had endured starvation, torture and sexual abuse during two-year captivity, demanded that members “take responsibility and get out of our lives.”

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Trump Nominates Cameron Hamilton to Lead FEMA

President Trump chose Cameron Hamilton to direct federal disaster response. As acting head of FEMA last year, he had opposed abolishing the agency and was ousted.

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Former Top Zelensky Aide Is Accused in Corruption Inquiry

Ukrainian news outlets named the suspect as Andriy Yermak, who resigned last year amid a sweeping scandal.

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Byron Allen to Buy a Controlling Stake in BuzzFeed

Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed’s co-founder, will step down as chief executive and serve as its president of A.I.

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Israel Prepares to Prosecute First Suspects in Oct. 7 Attack Led by Hamas

Parliament passed a new law that paves the way for military trials for hundreds of Palestinians suspected of taking part in the 2023 attack that ignited the two-year war in Gaza.

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Why Republicans Are Still Drawing House Maps, While Democrats Are Stuck

The G.O.P. has seized an edge on redistricting thanks to two court rulings, and it has more room to maneuver for extra seats before the midterms.

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Dean Buntrock, Maestro of Waste Management, Dies at 94

Anticipating how the environmental movement would affect trash disposal in the United States, he built a 12-truck garbage company into a coast-to-coast behemoth.

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Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats

State officials asked the justices to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court decision that struck down a congressional map, a major defeat for Democrats.

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Supreme Court Continues Access to Abortion Pill by Mail, for a Few Days

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has paused until at least Thursday a federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration that would restrict access by mail to mifepristone.

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Cruise Ship Hit by Hantavirus Leaves Canary Islands and Sails Toward Netherlands

The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials said.

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Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close.’ But That’s Not All He Said.

The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands.

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Trump Administration to Scrap Rule Encouraging Conservation

The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change.

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Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall

Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began.

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The Voting Rights Decision Might Silence Black People in Fayette County, Tennessee

Black residents, who make up 25 percent of Fayette County, Tenn., won a new electoral map last year to change an all-white board of commissioners. They worry the Supreme Court’s ruling could threaten that.

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I Ran the N.S.A. This Is How to Defeat China’s Hacker Army.

Beijing has hacked America, but we have all the tools we need to fight back.

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Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.

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Laredo Officials Investigating Deaths of 6 People Found in Train Boxcar

Officials in Laredo, Texas, said at least one of the six people found inside the Union Pacific Railroad boxcar was from Mexico as investigators worked to identify the others.

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We’re Thinking About Mental Health Diagnoses All Wrong

Neither genetics nor brain scans can distinguish a person with depression, A.D.H.D. or autism from one without.

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Trump to Be Joined by Elon Musk and Other CEOs at Xi Summit in China

The delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries, including Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla.

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American Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Begin Quarantine in U.S.

Eighteen people from a cruise ship that faced a hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at medical facilities in Nebraska and Georgia. One tested positive for the Andes virus, health officials said.

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First-Time Home Buyers Are Staying on the Sidelines as Costs Rise

The effects of the war in Iran have raised mortgage rates and lowered consumer confidence, making it even harder for house hunters.

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European Union Hits Israeli Settlers With Sanctions

Israel criticized the European Union’s announcement that it will apply sanctions to Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians.

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How the U.S. Is Trying to Ensure the Dollar’s Dominance During Economic Turmoil

As the government has been devising plans to keep the dollar dominant, China has been making its own moves to increase global influence of the renminbi.

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Iran defends its demands after Trump’s rejection.

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Man Charged With Assassination Attempt at Correspondents’ Dinner Pleads Not Guilty

Cole Tomas Allen faces four counts in what prosecutors say was a plot to kill President Trump and other top officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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Buy Less Gold and Skip Foreign Trips, Modi Urges Indians

Under pressure from the economic fallout of the war in Iran and politically emboldened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks Indians to sacrifice.

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Mike Lawler, N.Y.’s Most At-Risk House Republican, Is Accused of Self-Dealing

Several entities tied to Representative Mike Lawler, New York’s most endangered House Republican, paid a political consulting firm he once owned, raising ethics concerns.

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Inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI Trial Courtroom

The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement.

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Cost of Reflecting Pool Repairs Nearly Doubles, Trump Administration Says

A no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool now costs $13.1 million, far more than the $1.8 million Mr. Trump initially said it would.

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