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How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Could Reveal Wedding Details

The playbook for celebrities’ wedding reveals has become a careful choreography — especially when you’re one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

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Congress Cleaned Up After Nixon. After Trump, It’ll Be a Bigger Job.

The Supreme Court has eviscerated the separation of powers.

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How Grindr’s C.E.O. Adopted A.I.: ‘I Just Imposed It’

George Arison, the gay dating app’s chief executive, is aiming for all code to be eventually written by artificial intelligence, making the company “leaner.”

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Moscow Is Attacked by Dozens of Drones, Its Mayor Says

Sergei Sobyanin said the Russian military had shot down more than 60 drones. He did not report any injuries.

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Columbia University Has a New President. Again. This One Plans to Stay.

Jennifer Mnookin will be the Ivy League university’s fifth president in four years. She describes herself as “a principled pragmatist.”

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Trying to Keep Track of Mangione’s State Case? It May Not Be Easy.

Though public access is a right in both federal and state courts, the judge in Luigi Mangione’s New York case has kept some legal documents sealed.

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John Oliver Dives Into Trump’s Pet Project: A ‘Giant Duck Death Trap’

The “Last Week Tonight” host said the United States was “dealing with a literal swamp of corruption” for its 250th birthday.

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Pope Leo’s Showdown With the Church’s Radical Right

An impending clash between Pope Leo and ultratraditionalist Catholics threatens to end the pontiff’s honeymoon.

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Venezuela’s Tragedy Is Bigger Than the Earthquakes

Venezuela’s natural disaster was unavoidable, but the devastation it has left in its wake was not.

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Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence

After months of silence, Representative Tom Kean Jr. was expected to deliver a speech explaining his 116-day absence from Congress.

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Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

The businessman courted U.S. conservatives as an anti-Communist crusader while using his supporters’ money to buy lavish homes and a Bugatti supercar.

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In Michigan, the Most Moderate Candidate May Not Be the Most Electable

The case for Haley Stevens’s candidacy rests on electability, but it’s far from clear how electable she really is.

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Judge Orders Trump to End Efforts to Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding

Federal judge says that the administration’s attempts to block money for the $16 billion rail project were “flagrantly” illegal.

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6 Dead in Rare Shooting in Germany Over Custody of Girl, Police Say

The authorities said a 45-year-old man opened fire at a youth facility after a quarrel about the custody of his baby daughter. The dead were all facility employees.

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California Hopes to Speed Up Election Results With $40 Million Infusion

It took six days to determine the outcome of the primary for Los Angeles mayor, and seven for the governor’s race.

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Mamdani Nears Deal to Resolve Budget Fight Over Housing Vouchers

The dispute between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his occasional rival, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, has held up passage of New York City’s $125 billion budget.

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Two Dan Sullivans to Appear on Alaska Senate Ballot, State High Court Rules

Republicans had sought the removal of a little-known candidate with the same name as the incumbent senator, arguing that he was not a “good faith” candidate.

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Senator Gallego’s Use of Campaign Funds for Family Trips Prompts Scrutiny

The Arizona senator used campaign money to fly his family to Nantucket and the Caribbean. The Justice Department has said it is investigating his campaign finance activity.

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How the Wildfires in Colorado and Utah Were Poised to Spark

Since last week, meteorologists issued a series of increasingly dire warnings about extremely critical weather conditions.

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Trump on Legislation to Address the Nation’s Housing Crisis: ‘It’s a Yawn’

Time and again, President Trump has brushed off Americans’ concerns about the economy and their financial situations.

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Trump Renews Threat to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook After Supreme Court Ruling

President Trump promised to “take appropriate action immediately” against Lisa Cook, the Fed governor he had tried to fire, even as the court affirmed that Fed officials can be fired only for cause.

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What to Watch in Colorado Primary Elections: Will Left-Wing Energy Keep Rising?

Primaries on Tuesday will be the latest test of Democrats’ anti-establishment mood.

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Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power to Fire Officials but Prevents Lisa Cook Removal

In twin rulings, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fed’s independence and said its leaders could not be fired at will, but said President Trump could fire other independent regulators for any reason.

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The Supreme Court Expands Presidential Power

Also, NASA plans to catch a falling space telescope and nudge it up. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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In Peru’s Presidential Election, Keiko Fujimori Gives the Right in Latin America Another Win

Keiko Fujimori, a daughter of the former strongman Alberto Fujimori, returns her family’s movement to power, but with a narrow victory in a divided country.

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Efforts to Rescue Venezuela Quake Victims Grow More Desperate

The death toll has risen to over 1,700, which is likely an undercount.

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Emily Barker Loved Fighting Fires. She Died in One She Couldn’t Escape.

Emily Barker was one of two women who died fighting a large forest fire in Colorado this week.

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Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says

The incident Monday came less than three days after a United Airlines crew reported encountering a drone while arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Democratic Redistricting Plans

The state’s high court found that ballot initiatives designed to change state law to install a newly gerrymandered map violated Colorado law.

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Clash Unfolds as Trump Administration Pushes Intelligence Agencies to Share Foreign Espionage Targets

The clash reflects increasing skepticism of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which has been willing to pursue President Trump’s priorities.

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