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Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy

A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy.

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David Hockney and the Bliss of Not Standing Still

“As important as the boys and the pools and the light,” a memoirist writes, “the most important thing was becoming the driving.” It would inspire an obsession with moving focus into the future.

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Has There Ever Been a Crazier Sports Moment for New York? Actually, Yes.

In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.

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A Family Ravaged by Land Mines in Myanmar

Bu Ri lost a leg to a mine in Myanmar decades ago. More recently, six other members of his family have suffered a similar fate or worse, in a sign of the devastation wreaked by civil war.

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New Yorkers Are Going on the Road With the Knicks for Game 5

One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.

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Anthropic Blocks Foreign Nationals from Using Its Mythos and Fable A.I.

The San Francisco company said on Friday night that the federal government ordered the suspension of the two A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.

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Gene Shalit, Film Critic Bristling With Hair and Puns, Dies at 100

One of the nation’s most recognizable characters, he delivered his wacky commentary for more than 40 years on the “Today” show.

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Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire?

John D. Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, became America’s first billionaire in 1916. Like Elon Musk’s ascension, the milestone made headlines.

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Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs and Depictions of Slavery

The ruling accused the Trump administration of engaging in censorship by taking down materials at parks across the country.

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After Legal Setbacks, Kennedy Center Must Soon Decide on Trump’s Name

Two courts denied the arts center’s request to suspend the Friday deadline for taking the president’s name off the building’s marble facade.

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Afghans Hold Rare Public Protests Against Taliban Rules

The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about the arrests of dozens of women, and reported that two people were killed in protests organized to support them.

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Trump Administration Says It Will Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing

The response came after a federal judge rebuked officials for failing to immediately comply with the order he issued last week.

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What the SpaceX I.P.O. Means for OpenAI and Anthropic

Strong investor interest in SpaceX could be good news for the A.I. rivals, which have signaled that they, too, intend to go public this year.

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Justice Dept. Clears Way for Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

The $111 billion deal would unite two major movie studios and put CNN under the same roof as CBS News.

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Despite Trump Claims, Spencer Pratt Seems to Accept L.A. Mayor Results

President Trump said the loss was an example of election fraud, but Mr. Pratt did not entertain that idea. Instead, he plans to wind down his campaign but keep attacking the two Democrats who advanced.

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Elon Musk Becomes the World’s First Trillionaire

Also, officials say a U.S.-Iran cease-fire appears within reach.

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Gavin Newsom and Hunter Biden Would Like Your Attention, Please

The two men chatted on Mr. Newsom’s podcast about Democrats, Joe Biden, Graham Platner, phone addiction and other topics.

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Two Dan Sullivans? Alaska Republicans Suggest Kicking One Off the Ballot in Senate Race

The lieutenant governor and the top elections official, both Republicans, are investigating whether the challenger coordinated with a Democrat to confuse voters.

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SpaceX’s Unlikely Journey From Far-Out Idea to $2 Trillion Juggernaut

Elon Musk said he had initially given SpaceX less than a 10 percent chance of succeeding. His rocket company has come a long way.

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Federal Agents Search Voting Rights Group in Ohio

It was not immediately clear what the investigators were looking for, but a board member with a progressive group said members had been served with search warrants.

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The Casting Call Was for Zombies. The Job Was Actually a Landlord Rally.

Housing debates often involve theatrics. But when a group of actors, many of whom are renters, discovered they had been hired to join a pro-landlord demonstration, several said they felt deceived.

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As Speculation Swirls About the Emerging Iran Deal, Here’s What We Know

A “memorandum of understanding” between the two sides is under discussion. Both sides are keen to frame it as a victory.

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Israel Is Building Army Base in Jenin, Flouting 1990s Pact With Palestinians

Critics say the move would help the Israeli military protect increased settlement activity near Palestinian population centers in the West Bank.

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Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens

Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak.

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If You Have a 401(k), How Much SpaceX Stock Will You Own?

If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.

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Judge Declines to Halt U.F.C. Fight at the White House on Trump’s Birthday

In a ruling on Friday, Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote that the lawsuit arrived last minute and failed to show how the event irreversibly harmed the individuals who sued.

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Suspect in Fatal Shooting Is Dead After a Standoff in Midland, Texas, Officials Say

The man was confirmed to be dead after he had barricaded himself in a building in Midland, following an earlier shooting on Friday that killed one person and injured at least 11 others.

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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire as SpaceX Stock Begins Trading

With SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.

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Social Security Is Going Broke. Where Is the Outrage?

We’ve been here before, but never so close.

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Despite Talk of an Iran Peace Deal, Lebanon’s War Grinds On

Israeli strikes on Friday left Lebanon out of sync with a cautious optimism taking hold elsewhere in the Middle East.

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