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Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data

The S&P 500 fell more than 2 percent on Friday, on course for its worst one-day drop of the year and ending nine weeks of gains.

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‘Out of Control’: When Troopers and Protesters Clash, Questions Follow

Gov. Mikie Sherrill had hoped that replacing federal agents with the state police would bring peace. It didn’t work out that way.

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Graham Platner Controversy Deepens Democratic Unease Before Maine Senate Primary

The party’s politicians, officials and strategists wrestled with how to respond to new reporting about Graham Platner, with worries rising about his vulnerabilities in a general election.

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A Question Swirling Around Putin’s Big Conference: Could the War End?

At the St. Petersburg economic forum, business and political elites said Russia faced a choice of halting the conflict or sacrificing more. Vladimir Putin seemed to signal more war.

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Driven From Lenapehoking, They Hope to Return to New York

The Lenape were forced out of their ancestral lands centuries ago. Now in Oklahoma, their descendants feel the pull of homeland in the east.

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Before French Open Finals, They’ll Serve Up a Dance

The choreographer Benjamin Millepied had an unusual brief: To create two short works for the championship matches at Roland Garros.

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’60 Minutes’ Stars Will Stay After Pelley’s Firing Because They Don’t Want Show to ‘Die’

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to their colleagues that they had reached the decision after a period of frustration.

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U.S. Job Market Pushes Past Shocks and Strains

Unemployment is steady and companies are hiring, but wage growth is not keeping up with higher prices.

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Man Who Schemed With Au Pair to Kill His Wife Is Sentenced to Life

Brendan Banfield of Herndon, Va., was found guilty of murdering his wife and another man, who was lured in through a fetish website. The plan involved his lover, who is now serving 10 years in prison.

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Central Ohio Becomes Hub for Tech and Manufacturing

Tech titans and Silicon Valley transplants changed the Columbus area, but not everyone is thrilled about the rapid transformation.

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Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S. Audits, Even as $1.8 Billion Fund Falls Away

Even as they rebelled against a $1.8 billion fund for President Trump’s allies, Republicans looked the other way as his administration granted him potentially lucrative tax protections.

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Chuck Schumer Privately Backs Haley Stevens in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary

Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, has remained officially neutral on the race, but in conservations with donors, he has been clear about which candidate he supports.

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Why the SpaceX IPO Will Affect Your 401(k), Like It or Not

Elon Musk’s rocket company, on the cusp of the largest initial public offering ever, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers.

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Elon Musk Dominates List of Highest Paid C.E.O.s

Executive compensation is accelerating while rank-and-file workers lag, widening the pay gap in corporate America.

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Russian Satellites Have Been Jamming GPS Signals Across Europe, Scientists Say

Scientists and U.S. military briefers have linked short, widespread interference incidents to Russia, revealing vulnerabilities in a technology essential to everyday society.

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What Are Democrats’ Best Senate Pickup Opportunities?

We’ve grouped six battleground states by some of the factors that shape how likely it is for the party to flip each Senate seat.

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Refik Anadol’s Dataland: You Feel the A.I. Art, and It Feels You Back

A look inside Dataland in Los Angeles, dedicated entirely to A.I.-generated art. Refik Anadol, its founder, says it’s for human dreamers. Will critics be convinced?

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James Handy, Actor in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ Is Found Stabbed to Death

The 81-year-old actor had parts in films including “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia.” The son of his girlfriend was arrested and charged with murder.

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Hopes of Lebanon Cease-Fire Falter as Israel and Hezbollah Fight On

The U.S.-brokered agreement requires Hezbollah, which Iran backs, to stop firing first. But the group, not party to the talks, rejected the conditions as a virtual surrender.

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Trump Says Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio Will Replace Freedom 250 Artists

Artists including Young MC, Martina McBride and Bret Michaels had publicly dropped out of concerts scheduled for the National Mall.

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Deal to Renew FISA Surveillance Law Falters in the Senate Over Pulte

Democrats who had been expected to supply the votes necessary to advance it balked after President Trump named Bill Pulte to head the intelligence apparatus.

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The White House’s Latest Provocation Is Way More Than Just a Troll

What’s the matter, can’t you take a joke?

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It’s No Wonder Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers

Companies are trying to automate graduates’ futures away. No wonder they’re furious.

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Onstage and off

The Tony Awards are this weekend. We explore what the ceremony is all about.

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When Jeffrey Epstein Needed Favors, This Restaurant Mogul Was There

Stephen Hanson, whose empire included Blue Water Grill and Ruby Foo’s, was a devoted friend and wingman who helped manage and entertain the women in Epstein’s orbit.

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Former Prince Andrew Sublet Cottages on Royal Property Where He Lived Rent-Free

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received income from renting out three cottages at Royal Lodge, where he paid no rent himself, a British public spending watchdog found.

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38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up

The stars of “Giant,” “Fallen Angels,” “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Ragtime” and more prove they’ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role.

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Inside Trump’s Strategy to Push Out Immigrants, and How Tech Giants Targeted Teens at School

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

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Europe Needs New Military Alliance to Defend Itself, Italy Says

Guido Crosetto, Italy’s defense minister, said in an interview that European nations should forge a new joint defense system and take greater responsibility for their own security.

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Backed by Trump, Opposed by Putin, and Fighting for His Political Life

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia is seeking re-election as his country weighs questions of war and peace, of autocracy and democracy, and of subjugation and independence.

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