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Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit.

The president’s family says his stock purchases are automatically timed, but recent acquisitions of the computer company’s shares raise questions.

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Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up

Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.

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Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Murders of 4 Sleeping Homeless Men

The judge who sentenced Randy Rodriguez Santos said his case exemplified the “coming together of three horrible symptoms of this city: homelessness, mental illness and narcotics abuse.”

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Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal

An earlier version of the defamation suit, which focused on an article about a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein, was dismissed by a judge.

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Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase

This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.

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Everlane Co-Founder, Shocked by Shein Acquisition, Wants a Redo

Michael Preysman, who ran the brand for a decade, can’t believe what happened to the company he built. Can he start over?

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Will Not Run for President in 2028

Governor Whitmer of Michigan had been viewed as part of a field of possible Democratic candidates. She has been governor for two terms, and is barred from running again.

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Bari Weiss Names Nick Bilton to Lead CBS’s ’60 Minutes’

Mr. Bilton, a tech journalist and filmmaker, said he would bring new voices to the show. The overhaul by Bari Weiss, CBS’s editor in chief, included the firing of the correspondent Cecilia Vega.

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Our Military Is Built for the Wrong Century

Ukraine and Iran have shown us that war as we’ve known it is over.

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What’s Inside New York’s $269 Billion Budget: Second-Home Tax, Restrictions on ICE and More

Gov. Kathy Hochul used the budget as a vehicle for policy initiatives, including a new second-home tax and a push to make the state less hospitable to ICE agents.

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Three Ways Trump Is Losing the War in Iran

Three reasons Trump is losing the war in Iran.

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Mamdani Vowed to Back Espaillat. Now He May Endorse a D.S.A. Challenger.

The mayor is seriously considering getting behind Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist challenging Representative Adriano Espaillat in an Upper Manhattan House primary.

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Judge Declines, for Now, to Block Mail-In Voting Changes Ordered by Trump

The ruling allowed the Trump administration to continue to pursue changes that include enlisting the Postal Service in checking voters against a national database.

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Temu Hit With Fine in E.U. Over Sales of Unsafe Goods

The Chinese e-commerce platform faces a penalty of more than $230 million for selling baby toys and other products the European Commission said could harm consumers.

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Iran War Lifts a Second Inflation Reading to Highest Level Since 2023

Officials at the central bank have embraced the possibility of higher interest rates to get resurgent inflation under control.

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Cuba Loses Its Chance at Fuel After Russian Tanker Changes Route

A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade.

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How Ukraine’s Street Style Is Shaped by the War

In Kyiv, military-inspired fashion can be seen everywhere. Soldiers and civilians alike say it’s a show of solidarity, not a fad.

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Happy, Bronx Zoo Elephant at Center of Animal Rights Case, Is Dead at 55

Activists had sued in a bid to secure her the fundamental human right to bodily liberty. Zoo officials said she was well cared for and called the lawsuit frivolous.

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Pressure Grows on Spain’s Leader After Police Raid His Party Office

After a judge accused his party of corruption, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain has faced mounting calls to resign.

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The Google Insider Trading Case Hits Polymarket

Charges against a Google employee who bet on Polymarket have raised concerns that the issue may dent momentum in the fast-growing sector.

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A Violent Education

We look at an extraordinary investigation into police officers in Texas schools.

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These Are Some of the Trump Justice Dept.’s Targets

When he returned to office, President Trump vowed revenge against those he said had challenged or defied him. Here’s an incomplete list of the people his Justice Department has targeted.

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Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes With U.S. Against Drug Gangs

The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.

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Why Texas Students Are Being Tackled and Tasered, and Trump’s Latest Target for Retribution

Plus, inside the hunt for cheap gas.

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The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords

The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

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Saints and Sinners, From the Vatican to the Alamo

Texas just got a lot more interesting.

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Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.

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Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.

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Trump Wants to ‘Take Cuba.’ These Cubans Have Thoughts.

A filmmaker asks residents of the embattled island what they would say to the U.S. president.

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In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape

The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and a shared ideology with Argentina’s right-wing leader.

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