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Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows

France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.

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Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left.

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How Jane Schoenbrun Has Fun With Horror (and Chicken) at Camp Miasma

The director discusses a key scene from “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” featuring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

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Gone in 20 Minutes: Half-Off Sushi Draws Throngs to New York’s Japanese Markets

At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on items like sushi are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.

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How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence

Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.

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Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet

In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?

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Extreme Heat Is the New Normal

Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.

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Another Day of Extreme Heat Bakes Europe, but Relief Is on the Horizon

Friday is delivering another day of near record heat to the continent, but toward the end of the weekend temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages.

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Farage Wins Special U.K. Election That He Initiated, as Expected

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the Clacton by-election with 63 percent. Count Binface, his costumed main rival, came second with 27 percent, a personal best.

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Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit

The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”

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Outdated American Policy Is Hurting the Afghan People

A new generation of Afghans wants to move on from the animosities of the past, but Western policies make that difficult.

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American Missionary Kidnapped in Niger Said to Be Released From Captivity

The release of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot who was seized in Niger’s capital last fall, has been a priority for the White House.

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Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care

Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.

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Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet When Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea Deal

Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.

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Trump’s Immigration Spies

And California asks, “Are Jews an ethnic group?” Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Appeals Court Sidesteps Key Question Over Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

The court dismissed a case over the Alien Enemies Act in a messy conclusion to a long-running legal battle that had seemed destined to end up before the Supreme Court.

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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

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Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers

From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations.

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Charlie Kirk Suspect Fights Death Penalty, Says No Others Were in Danger

Prosecutors say they can seek the death penalty against Tyler Robinson because he also endangered people near Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the throat last year. Mr. Robinson’s lawyers note that the gunman struck only his target.

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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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Readers Choose the Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Century

The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron.

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Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction

The military’s failure to keep extremists away from two Palestinian families trapped in their West Bank homes made clear the chaos gripping the Israeli-occupied territory.

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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard

The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”

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Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved

U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.

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Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building

The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name.

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Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake

Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.

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California May Let Residents Choose ‘Jewish’ as an Ethnic Identifier

A bill would allow Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on state forms. Supporters argue it’s a step toward acknowledging the complex nature of Jewish identity.

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