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‘I’ve Hit My Limit’: Some New Yorkers Opt for Fun at Home to Save Money

When wages are low and activities are pricey, the frugal find new ways of socializing.

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Rosie O’Donnell Rags on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claims

“I’ll put it this way: If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I’m also straight — and let’s face it, I’m not,” the guest host said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

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A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

State Representative Angie Nixon, a progressive firebrand, defeated a moderate who dramatically out-raised her with grass-roots enthusiasm. Can it carry her to victory in November?

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The ‘Crack Spread’ Is Going to Make Your Life Unpleasant

Gas prices are going to remain high. Don’t blame the price of crude oil.

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Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest

The Democratic former congresswoman and the incumbent Republican senator will face off in November. Whether a potential spoiler candidate with the same name as the senator qualifies alongside them has not been determined.

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‘I’m Not That Informed on National Security,’ Graham Says in South Carolina Debate

Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways.

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Tariffs on Hold as Trump Claims Deal With Canada Is Near

President Trump announced a three-day delay on imposing 50 percent tariffs in a social media post on Tuesday night, roughly 90 minutes before the midnight deadline.

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Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea

The move to end the military training a week earlier than scheduled comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint military exercises with the key U.S. ally.

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Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner

Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

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Harriet Hageman, Backed by Trump, Wins Wyoming’s Republican Senate Primary

Ms. Hageman, who unseated Representative Liz Cheney in 2022, is a heavy favorite to replace Senator Cynthia Lummis in the deep-red state.

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Natalie Harp, Trump’s Most Devoted Aide, Is Always by His Side. What Exactly Does She Do?

President Trump’s White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?

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Byron Donalds Wins Republican Nomination for Florida Governor

Mr. Donalds, a conservative congressman with the backing of President Trump, seeks to become the state’s first Black governor.

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California Becomes First State to Regulate the Squish of Car Tires

The rule to require efficient replacement tires was praised by environmentalists. But manufacturers warned that the change would hurt American companies and increase tire prices.

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Cory Mills Loses Republican Primary Amid Assault Allegations and Ethics Investigation

Mr. Mills, who is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and has faced allegations of assault and threatening behavior toward women, lost to Ryan Elijah, a former TV news anchor.

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Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.

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Former Mother-in-Law Describes Lindsay Clancy’s Mental Health Struggle in Murder Trial

Ms. Clancy, who is on trial for murder in the deaths of her three children, tried to find treatment for her deteriorating condition, her ex-husband’s mother testified.

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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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