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Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group

The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.

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Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group

The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ballots will be counted in the midterms.

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What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.

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Bombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C?

The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing will yield a different result this time.

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The U.S. and Iran Are Fighting Again. Is the Cease-Fire Over?

Eric Schmitt, a New York Times National Security correspondent, analyzes recent skirmishes between the U.S. and Iran and whether they threaten ongoing negotiations for a peace deal.

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Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended Target

Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.

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New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say

Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.

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Kirk Killing Suspect Confessed and Voiced Regret, Former Partner Says

Tyler Robinson came home on the day of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and anxiously paced the floor, Lance Twiggs told investigators in an interview that was played in court.

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As Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors

Crews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be completed on time.

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Prosecutors Show New Evidence in Charlie Kirk Case

Also, China and Russia seek to inflame the data center debate. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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As U.S. Steps Up Attacks on Iran, Prospect of All-Out War Rises

American officials said they were trying to safeguard maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it had responded by firing at U.S. bases in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

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This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.

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Volkswagen Is Cutting Production as Sales in China Plunge

The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.

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A Proposed Rule Would Politicize Medical Research. Scientists Are Not Happy.

In tens of thousands of comments, researchers, doctors and others warned the rule could hamper progress on important health issues.

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Palestinian Authority Sets Date for First Major Elections in 20 Years

Analysts expressed skepticism that the vote would take place as planned. In 2021, Mahmoud Abbas, the authority’s leader, scheduled and then canceled a similar election.

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MAGA’s Birthright Meltdown Is in Full Effect

Is the right giving up on America?

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‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine

How much have the rules of politics changed?

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Erika Kirk Requests All Evidence in Husband’s Killing to Be Shown Publicly

A lawyer for Charlie Kirk’s family said disclosure would help quell conspiracy theories, but the judge ruled that not all evidence would be shown in the courtroom or on a livestream.

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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.

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China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers

State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.

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This Summer, Midtown Manhattan Is Taking Center Stage

Midtown, with its high-rise office buildings and tourist hotels, isn’t hip, but it has become the site of a series of dramatic spectacles this year.

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Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending

While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.

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Maine Democrats Hope to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee. Has That Ever Worked?

Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.

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Gaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike

The Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas militant but was aware of reports that “uninvolved civilians” were harmed.

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Too Many Books?

Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.

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A Chinese Spacecraft Captures First Image of Quasi-Moon

A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo‘oalewa.

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Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems

President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.

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A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy

This year’s boom represents the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.

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The Graham Platner Experiment Failed

The Graham Platner experiment has failed. “There have been so many errors of judgment at every step of the way,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues following the implosion of the senate candidate’s campaign in Maine.

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Renewed Fighting With Iran Shows Cracks in Peace-Trade Rally

Investors have taken heart from the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran before. Will they do so again?

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