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Alejandro Betancourt, Trump’s Partner in Venezuelan Oil Deal, Has Faced Investigations

Alejandro Betancourt has been targeted by multiple investigations. Now he’s the U.S. government’s unrivaled partner in President Trump’s bid to control Venezuelan oil resources.

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To Save Gaza, Resist Hamas

If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas.

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Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation

An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.

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A Paralympian Takes His Shot Despite Republicans’ Home Court Advantage

Josh Turek is trying to turn deep-red Iowa blue as he runs for the U.S. Senate.

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Why Rebuilding After Climate Disasters Is No Longer Enough

But every crisis is an opportunity.

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Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers

Zohran Mamdani is seen as a social media wizard. Some of his popularity stems from an influencer operation run by the mayor’s office.

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‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is a Southern Hit. Just Don’t Call Texas Southern.

Ella Langley’s hit has become an anthem in Austin, a singalong in Nashville and a case study in how the Texas brand travels.

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Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and the Other ‘Practical Magic 2’ Stars on the Unlikely Sequel

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Maisie Williams on the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.

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The Search for New Cures Is Broken

It is too hard for medical researchers to launch clinical trials.

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Behind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them

Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over rising costs for consumers.

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The Battle to Be Australia’s Best Pie

A hot meat pie from any roadside bakery is a staple on a long Australian road trip, but what does it take to be crowned a winner?

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U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High

Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood

Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last week.

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Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany

The government is seemingly incapable of stopping the far right.

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Former Labor Secretary Stoked Dysfunction and Toxicity, Department Report Finds

Lori Chavez-DeRemer spent Labor Department funds on personal travel and tolerated harassment in the agency, its inspector general found.

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Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

The move came days after the resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, who had clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top generals in the Army.

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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

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How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

A nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.

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Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel

The new Cybercab embodies Elon Musk’s vision of cars that drive themselves, but it is not clear when the vehicle will be widely available.

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Plans Announced to Break Ground on Trump’s Triumphal Arch Before Final Approval

Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

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In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One

Tim Andrews was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a “bridge” to a human organ transplant.

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Proposal for White House Visitor Screening Center Advances

A federal panel again paved the way for one of President Trump’s construction projects, even as it heard opposition to another proposal to fence in a park north of the White House.

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Steinem’s Home, Where Feminism Flourished, Will Remain a Gathering Place

Following Ms. Steinem’s death on Wednesday, her foundation said her Upper East Side home would become a permanent space for organizing and activism.

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Missouri Supreme Court Delivers Win for Democrats in Redistricting Case

The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November. Voters will decide whether the new boundaries ever take effect.

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JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War

In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.

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Schools Aiding Minority Students Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status

Also, Gloria Steinem died at 92. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits

The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.

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Volkswagen Plans to Cut 50,000 Jobs

Facing growing competition from China and rapidly advancing technology, the German auto giant said Thursday its board had approved a “comprehensive” restructuring.

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Mortgage Rates Climb to Highest Level Since July 2025

Higher costs for home loans have put a squeeze on the housing market, adding pressure to consumers already struggling with elevated inflation.

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Dutch Central Bank Cuts Gold Reserves in U.S., Citing ‘Geopolitical Unrest’

The Netherlands moved some 90 tons of gold out of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, the second European nation this year to announce it had decreased or eliminated U.S. gold holdings.

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