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Asia Tech Shares Swing Wildly as A.I. Jitters Persist

The turbulence in Asia’s chip-dominated stock markets highlighted how heavily global equities have come to depend on enthusiasm for artificial intelligence.

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Josh Johnson Muses on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

“Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we’re going to go see the world’s largest kombucha!” Johnson said of the pool renovation as a tourist stop.

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Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries

All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday’s primary, bolstering his political movement.

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U.S. Support Is Israel’s True Weakness

Israel’s dependence on the United States has allowed it to ignore the need for diplomacy.

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Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.

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Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

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Myanmar’s Civil War Has Become an Apocalypse

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

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What to Know About Myanmar’s Chaotic War

The Southeast Asian nation recently experienced its highest monthly civilian death toll since the war began in 2021.

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Schlossberg’s Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot

Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.

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Fired Navy Admiral Wins Democratic Runoff in South Carolina’s 1st District

Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district’s Republican leaning.

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Trump’s Pick for Top I.R.S. Lawyer Works at Firm That Represents Him

James R. Gadwood, the president’s nominee for chief counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, works at Miller & Chevalier, which has represented Mr. Trump in tax matters.

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Ex-Hoyer Aide Buoyed by Super PACs Wins Democratic House Primary in Maryland

Adrian Boafo, a state delegate, won a primary to succeed the retiring Representative Steny Hoyer with help from more than $11 million in spending from pro-Israel and cryptocurrency interests.

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Federal Judge Bars ICE From Making Arrests in Immigration Courts

The ruling in a class-action lawsuit filed in California applies to immigration courts nationwide.

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Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat

A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump’s signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation.

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Alan Wilson Wins Republican Primary for South Carolina Governor

The runoff was one of the few races this year featuring both candidates endorsed by President Trump. His picks have had mixed results in governor’s contests.

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Services Sold to Boost I.V.F. Odds Backed by Little Evidence, Study Finds

Some patients spend thousands of dollars on these extra ‘add-on’ procedures during fertility treatment.

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New Yorkers Vote in High-Stakes Primaries

Also, the Strait of Hormuz sees a notable uptick in traffic. Here's the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Trump Is Making Big Claims About the Iran Talks. Iran Keeps Contradicting Him.

President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in. The question is whether a succession of such disputes will sink the whole venture.

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U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews

Federal officials are urging the lone major tech company holdout to allow government safety evaluations, weeks after ordering Anthropic to pull its latest model.

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U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide

Israel’s U.N. mission dismissed the report as a “libelous sham,” and called the investigating commission a “fundamentally flawed mechanism.”

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With Starmer’s Resignation, ‘Hot Podium Guy’ Has Outlasted Five U.K. Prime Ministers

A sound engineer has emerged as an unexpected heartthrob amid Britain’s political tumult.

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N.S.A. Lost Access to Powerful A.I. Model Amid Anthropic Dispute

A recent episode underscored the Trump administration’s increasing reliance on advanced A.I. systems for cybersecurity even as it battles a leading U.S. developer.

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Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.

The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.

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If You Love America, Cringe for It

Let’s remember who we once were, because it’s what we may yet be again.

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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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