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Haitians in Springfield Hunker Down as ICE Begins Detentions

Federal agents have begun detaining Haitians in the Ohio city, signaling an increase in ICE activity that has panicked the community and kept many from leaving home.

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Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life

Despite the actress’s efforts to move on from a turbulent relationship with Brian Hickerson, they were together when she went into cardiac arrest and died.

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Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

The president’s hostility to allies like Oman, Canada and South Korea, and his affection for adversaries like North Korea, may still shock some. But it comes as little surprise after a decade of upheaval.

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Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

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ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job

The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.

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Voters Head to the Polls on Either End of the Country

Also, it’s crunch time for U.S.-Canada trade. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says

A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.

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Court Blocks Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

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Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan

A day after President Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders.

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Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77

The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.

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Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability?

The damage was real and long-lasting.

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Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.

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Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’

Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.

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The New Physics of Power

It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.

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Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.

President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.

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What Florida Has Taught Our Reporter About National Politics

Voters may select an “R” or a “D” next to a candidate’s name, but their political views are often more nuanced than a binary choice represents.

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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent

A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.

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How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy Speak Less Traumatizing

Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally.

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The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy

After he was diagnosed with “silent” epileptic seizures, doctors were able to treat his memory loss and confusion.

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Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.

The attack follows a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years, and spurred the latest American rebuke of Israeli actions in recent weeks.

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How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive

A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.

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Sugar Importer With Trump Ties Said to Maintain Abusive Labor Practices

A watchdog group said the Dominican company continued to violate labor standards after President Trump lifted an import ban last year.

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The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy

Doctors were stumped by his memory loss and confusion, until he met the epilepsy specialists.

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Forty First Dates and Still Searching

Joseph Pascaretta has spent roughly $65,000 on high-end matchmaking services. Will it help him find the love of his life?

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Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters

Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.

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Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content

The politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.

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Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails

Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.

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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.

We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.

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An A.I. Tax Boom Could Curtail America’s Debt. But Not Solve It.

The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market.

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Gulf Oil Giants Push to Expand Overseas Stockpiles as Iran War Drags On

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking larger oil reserves in Japan and South Korea as regional conflict threatens supply routes.

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