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Trump’s Intelligence Pick Renews Debate: Is the Director of National Intelligence Needed?

The director of national intelligence’s office was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now some lawmakers want to shrink it.

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Central Park Rides Halted After Fatal Fall From Horse-Drawn Carriage

An 18-year-old was ejected after a carriage horse bolted on Wednesday as the driver took a photograph. It was unclear how long the voluntary shutdown might last.

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Vance’s Defense of Iran Deal Rests on Vague and Misleading Claims

The vice president said the United States had leverage to dictate the outcome of the next round of negotiations. But he claimed incorrectly that Iran got no new benefit from the lifting of oil sanctions.

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James Talarico Attacks Ken Paxton Over Child Abuse Case

The case, which resulted in a short jail sentence despite years of alleged abuse, has drawn outcry in Texas. So have the attempts to politicize it.

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During Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, Minnesota Protester Remained Shackled in Hospital for Days

The story of one progressive activist arrested in Minnesota in January shows what critics say is the aggressive nature of the Trump administration’s response to those who have protested its immigration crackdown.

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Rama Duwaji Had the Winning Look at the Knicks Parade

The first lady and the mayor showed up for the celebration in style.

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Vance Issues a Blunt Warning to Israel

Also, Ukraine launches a major assault on Moscow. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Trump Redirects Millions From Secret Service Amid White House Construction

The White House insists that private donations are paying for a new ballroom, but the administration is using taxpayer money for a series of security upgrades.

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Are You a Recent College Graduate Who Moved Back Home? We Want to Hear From You.

If you lived with your parents for nine months or more after graduation, please tell us how you came to the decision and whether the job market influenced your thinking.

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Stephen Colbert Nods to Obama’s Tan Suit at Presidential Center Opening

Celebrity guests paid winking homage to President Obama’s notorious tan suit.

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Representative Tom Kean to Return to Congress in 12 Days, Aide Says

Mr. Kean has missed three months of votes in Washington and been absent from the campaign trail in his New Jersey district because of an unexplained health condition.

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Knicks in Five. The City Is Alive.

New York City found a reason to party on Thursday, cheering, crying and climbing around Broadway to celebrate the Knicks’ N.B.A. championship.

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Trump and Netanyahu Have Really Stepped in It Now

America and Israel have snatched defeat from victory.

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Here’s What Barack and Michelle Obama Said at His Presidential Center Opening

The Obamas each took to the microphone, delivering speeches before a crowd of dignitaries, elected officials and Democratic supporters.

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Colorado Governor Overruled His Own Clemency Board to Release Tina Peters

Two members of Gov. Jared Polis’s board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.

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While Knicks Fans Celebrate, a New York Artist Fumes

After the Knicks promoted Gavin Snider’s watercolor painting in the wake of their N.B.A. title, one of the most famous artists on social media posted an uncannily similar work.

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Democratic Socialist Defeats Centrist in the D.C. Mayoral Primary

President Trump’s grip on the capital loomed over the race, and he threatened to tighten it if Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George is elected. She almost certainly will be.

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Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

The defense secretary described the vaccine requirement, which he lifted in April, as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate.

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Don’t Blame Plunging Birthrates on Phones

Low fertility rates are a lagging indicator, the final outcome of a string of social shifts.

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Takeaways From ‘Regime Change,’ Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s Book on Trump’s White House

The book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times, “Regime Change,” reveals a host of details and surprising exchanges as President Trump pushed to drastically expand his power.

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Book Review: ‘Regime Change,’ by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

In “Regime Change,” two New York Times journalists offer a riveting chronicle of the weird fusion of reality and show business in the White House.

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Education Department Lowers Student Loan Interest Rates for Two Years

The department, citing high default rates, is reducing interest rates on federal student loans by up to 1 percentage point for two years.

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ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.

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In Ancient Pits Near Stonehenge, Scientists See Hints of Solstice Ritual

British archaeologists may have found the remains of a site where people celebrated the solstice thousands of years ago, a few miles from the famed stone circle.

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Gary Shteyngart, a Russian-Born Author, Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Home With His Son

I emigrated from the Soviet Union decades ago, and recently toured Thomas Jefferson’s home with my American-born history-buff son.

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The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died

The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it.

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Iran and the U.S. Have an Understanding. Will It Lead to a Deal?

Europe and the larger world will be watching carefully to see if talks produce a lasting agreement on Iran’s nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.

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Jose Alvarado the Photographer Looks Back on the Knicks’ Magic

While fans watched their team, José A. Alvarado Jr. watched the crowd.

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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System

The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.

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Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It.

Artificial intelligence is expensive to use, many companies discovered. That has led to a new era of saving costs.

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