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Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card

New Jersey improperly added as many as 6,600 noncitizens to its voter rolls. Those people could now be forced out of the country.

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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt

Also, an A.I. model created viruses not found in nature. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels

The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tariffs for products made with the material.

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Some House Republicans Are Backing a Challenger in Cory Mills’s Re-election Bid

Two Republican lawmakers have endorsed a primary opponent of Representative Cory Mills, who has been accused of assault and is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

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John O’Malley, Bronx Detective and Federal Investigator, Dies at 73

As a detective with the N.Y.P.D., he helped prosecute violent crimes under federal law. At the U.S. attorney’s office, he was involved in high-profile exonerations.

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Union Representing IRS Workers Sues Over Trump’s Deal Granting Sweeping Tax Protections

The request was the first time that anyone had used the courts in an effort to directly kill the sweeping tax protections offered to the president and his family.

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Trump Administration to Deregulate Head Start, Antipoverty Program Created Under R.F.K. Jr.’s Uncle

While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.

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Mitch McConnell Discharged From Rehabilitation Facility

The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode. He said he would continue recovering from home.

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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan

The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.

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A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease

The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease.

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Bernie Sanders Is Not Doing the Democrats Any Favors

What exactly is the project of the insurgent left all about?

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Fled to America at 11. Stole at 18. Deported to Vietnam at 44.

The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.

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Fled to America at 11. Stole at 18. Deported to Vietnam at 44.

The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.

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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

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Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War

The Iran-backed militia said they had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.

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Under Hegseth, Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Plunged This Year

The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades.

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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress

Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.

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Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen

The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.

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Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe

The Rhine conveys vessels and cargo that power European industry. Record low water levels are disrupting supply chains, adding costs and presenting fresh risks to growth.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake

Is the Met Gala’s new theme antisemitism?

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While Fighting Wildfires, They’re Also Fighting Illegal Drones

Aircraft violating restrictions have disrupted firefighting efforts in Spokane County, Wash., this week, officials said.

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Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left

The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.

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Sydney Towle, Who Chronicled Her Cancer on TikTok, Dies at 26

For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live.

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Alcohol. Manliness. Flushable Wipes. Since When Are These ‘Scams’?

Americans have been taken with scams for years. Now, the word is being used for any system that ends with somebody profiting at their expense.

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El Nino Might Mean More Storms Near California Than the Atlantic Coast

It hasn’t been that long since Hurricane Hilary made a run at Southern California. Could this year see a repeat?

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Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.

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Incident at Texas School Underscores Concerns About Police Officers on Campuses

The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools.

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A.I. Gas Guzzlers

We look at what’s powering data centers.

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A New Plan for Closer U.S.-Israel Military Cooperation, and the First mRNA Flu Vaccine

Plus, what happens when you have an A.I. boss.

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Ukraine Is Pleading for Air Defenses. Will the World Listen Anymore?

Western allies are more hesitant to give up interceptor missiles they may need for their own defense as war rages on multiple fronts.

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