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Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

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Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.

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Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents

An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.

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Chief Justice Allows White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

Also, A.I. is everywhere in China. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries and Political Speed Dating

Plot twists in several states have led to rapid-fire races that have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than traditional American marathons.

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U.S. Agreed to Pay Liberia $5 Million in Connection with Deportees, Documents Say

The Trump administration approved the payment after Liberia said it would consider taking migrants from other countries.

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U.S. Cuts Colorado River Water for Arizona, California and Nevada

Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.

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Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists

Turkey’s request for an Interpol ‘red notice’ came at a time of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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The Case of the Disappearing, Reappearing White House Ballroom Stairs

Derided by architects as serving no purpose, a grand staircase was never approved by a planning commission but appears back in President Trump’s plans.

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Meghan of Sussex Eyes Role in Netflix Show ‘The Gentlemen’

The duchess's representatives have had exploratory talks about her joining a third season of “The Gentlemen,” two people said. Netflix has not yet ordered a third season of the show.

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5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia

Five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane. They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.

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Desperation Mounts in Indiana After 10 Days Without Power

Floods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, a city where a third of residents live below the poverty line. Full power restoration isn’t expected until next week.

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Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle

The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”

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Case Challenging Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Moved to Manhattan

The ruling is a win for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who argued that the case be heard in Manhattan and not in Staten Island where the lawsuit challenging the decision had been filed.

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Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices

Cattle ranchers have trimmed their herds in response to drought and low margins, helping push up the cost of another American staple food.

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Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms

Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home.

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How New York’s Second-Home Tax Turned Into a Headache for Mamdani

The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents to fight him in court and in the City Council.

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I’m a Former Dean of Admissions. Colleges Shouldn’t Be Paying Rich Kids to Enroll.

We can do better than this. We have to.

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Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic

Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.

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Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington

The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s planned National Garden of American Heroes.

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Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million

Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. They may eventually have to pay more than twice the initial sum, a judge said.

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‘They’re Always Going to Be Polarizing’: Britons Split on Harry and Meghan’s Return

Recent surveys suggest the broader public views both of them negatively, especially in comparison to Harry’s brother, William, and his wife, Kate.

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Bryan Johnson Wants to Live Forever. But Why?

The longevity guru intensely monitors his diet and health. At a dinner party, he was asked about his quest for immortality. There was silence.

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Shein, a Fast-Fashion Giant, Struggles to Grow Ahead of a Much-Delayed IPO

Facing pressure in the United States and Europe, Shein is struggling to find new ways to grow ahead of its much-delayed initial public offering.

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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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Push for Online Gun Sales Meets a Surprising Opponent: Small Gun Dealers

The Trump administration wants average Americans to be able to buy guns online and have them shipped to their doors. Small gun stores warn it could upend the industry and risk public safety.

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Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village

Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident, which came as settler violence has surged across the Israeli-occupied territory.

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Why China Thinks It Can Resist Trump’s Economic Threats on Iran

Beijing can squeeze U.S. critical mineral supplies and has enough oil to withstand the loss of Iranian crude, Chinese analysts say.

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Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way.

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Iran Must Plan to Overcome ‘Unjust’ U.S. Sanctions, Top Tehran Official Says

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, lead negotiator in talks with Washington, made the comments after President Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran.

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