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Senate Votes to Direct End to Iran War, Rebuking Trump on War Powers

A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.

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Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Say They Are Done With the G.O.P.

Their split with the Republican Party represents an expansion of a feud with President Trump that could further complicate the party’s midterm prospects.

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A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees

The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery.

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How Trump Turned America’s Refugee Program Into a Pathway for White People

President Trump has created an exception to his refugee ban for white South Africans, reshaping a program intended for people fleeing persecution and disaster.

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Letter From Conservatives Prompted Inquiry of Civil Rights Group, Lawyers Say

Several right-wing groups sent a letter in September to Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, urging greater scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack

The penalties, issued in an attack where a police officer was shot, dwarfed those given to Jan. 6 rioters and appeared to signal that at least some courts will deal aggressively with ICE protesters.

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Polling Is Limited in New York’s Democratic House Primaries

Few independent surveys were published in Democratic primaries despite prominent candidates and some ideological tests.

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Meta Has Created a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.

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Supreme Court Sides With Exxon in Lawsuit Over Assets Seized by Cuba

The Trump administration backed Exxon Mobil’s effort to be compensated for oil and gas assets confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960.

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Britain Is Still Deep in the Shadow of Brexit

Ten years after a slim majority voted to leave the European Union, the economic and political effects of that decision continue to disrupt the United Kingdom.

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SpaceX Stock Price Is Slumping After Its Blockbuster IPO

On Tuesday, SpaceX briefly fell below $150 a share, which is where the stock first began trading when the company listed publicly just over a week ago.

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Europe’s Heat Has Scientists Asking: How Much Hotter Can It Get?

Records are being broken for the second time in a month, leading scientists to probe the upper limits of what the warming climate can dish out.

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Searching for Clues in Jeffrey Epstein’s Boyhood

“Jeff” grew up in an insular world, kept company with a few brainy boys and fixated on girls. Was a monster hiding in plain sight?

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Ferraris and Shell Companies: Five Charged in Medicare Fraud Schemes

The Justice Department is taking aim at pricey “skin substitutes,” an overused wound care treatment that cost the government $10 billion in 2024.

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Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.

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Teamsters Make a Bid to End Federal Oversight, With Trump’s Backing

Sean M. O’Brien, re-elected to a second term leading the union, has used a relationship with President Trump to end court-ordered corruption monitoring.

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CBS News Hired an Independent Watchdog. What’s He Doing?

With CBS News rocked by controversy, some viewers have turned to the network ombudsman for a public response. So far, they haven’t gotten one.

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The Iran War’s Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries

A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.

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Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks

Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights.

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Justice Dept. Withdraws Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists

The administration backed down after the news organizations, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, fought them in sealed filings.

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Photos Behind Kennedy Center Tarps Show No Sign of Trump’s Name

Images circulated by an activist group reveal bare marble where President Trump’s name once resided. The Kennedy Center previously told a federal judge it had been removed.

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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong

The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses.

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The A.I. Boom Boosted Teacher Pay in a Rural County. Can It Last?

The large bonuses tied to data center construction in Richland Parish, La., are unprecedented, but critics say it is not a panacea.

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The Extraordinary Embezzlement Case That Rocked Scottish Politics

Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, was sentenced on Tuesday after he admitted to buying a bizarre range of items with the Scottish National Party’s money.

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The N.Y. Primaries Will Answer Key Questions: Mamdani, Israel and More

The congressional primaries in New York on Tuesday will answer key questions about the potency of super PACs and the extent of Zohran Mamdani’s influence.

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40 People Drown in France Amid Scorching Temperatures

Most of the victims were young people swimming in unsupervised areas, officials said.

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The Tech Sell-off Goes Global

Investors are bracing for rough trading after stocks in Asia and Europe were clobbered on Tuesday. A.I. companies like SpaceX are getting hit hard.

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Europe Is Sweltering in an Extreme Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.

The most intense conditions are happening in Britain, France and Spain, which are all under high-level heat warnings.

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Bread and Roses

We look at the democratic socialists who are leading some of America’s big cities.

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‘A Terrible Inheritance’: Could Andy Burnham Succeed Where Starmer Failed?

The likely successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer will inherit the same challenges of economic stagnation and ascendant populism. Will a divided nation be prepared to give him time?

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