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Elections in Germany Could Produce First Far-Right State Government Since Nazi Era: What to Know

Elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in the country’s east, could result in an outright majority for the Alternative for Germany party.

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China’s New Graduates, Facing a Dire Job Market, Must Also Contend With A.I.

A record 12.7 million young people are looking for jobs as the country embraces artificial intelligence — and as the technology begins to upend the work force.

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A Sympathetic Plaintiff and Well-Crafted Defense Dominated Clancy Trial

The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference.

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Trump’s Super PAC Will Spend $10 Million on Texas Senate Race

A financial filing announcing the TV and digital ad buy is the first general election spending by MAGA Inc. The group intends to boost the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton.

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A Hard Decision for the Hard-Nosed Prosecutor in Clancy Triple-Murder Case

After a mistrial, Timothy Cruz must decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy on first-degree murder charges, downgrade the charges or drop the case.

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Nepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.

A rescue from a mostly buried house gave new hope to a town devastated by floods in Nepal. Earlier Saturday, another survivor had been pulled from a tunnel.

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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

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U.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says

The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.

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Ossoff and Talarico to Share Fund-Raising Event in Hollywood

The event with the Georgia and Texas Democrats will be hosted by Shonda Rhimes.

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Missouri Asks Supreme Court to Allow Voting Map Benefiting Republicans

Missouri’s Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.

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The Purest American Culture Lives on at Local Festivals

Turning hyperlocal traditions into public spectacle is a U.S. pastime.

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How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?

The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.

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Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts

Courting authoritarianism with a rapacious Trump.

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Here Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches

A deadly campaign of Russian and Ukrainian airstrikes has escalated since the last U.S.-brokered negotiations stalled in February.

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Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

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Scenic Route

The season’s new releases give us a cultural road map, but the most rewarding reading, listening and watching comes from the detours.

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What Will Happen to Lindsay Clancy in the Long Term?

Even as a jury failed to reach a verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her future is unlikely to include freedom, at least for a long time. But Americans have been divided over the goal of her confinement.

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What Led to Maria Bartiromo’s Downfall at Fox News

The network this week took Maria Bartiromo off the air, pulling one of the last hosts whose coverage of Dominion Voting Systems drew an expensive defamation lawsuit.

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Gallup Polls Show Democrats Outnumber Republicans Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections

Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.

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What the War in Iran Has Cost One Gold Star Family

First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones lit up the sky. He is among the 18 Americans who have died since the war began.

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Secret Dossier Adds to Evidence of Chemical Weapons in Sudan

The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.

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Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.

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In Red States, Law-and-Order Republicans Turn Against Flock Cameras

The governors of Texas and Florida have taken steps to curtail the use of license-plate readers, even as the police say they help with solving crime.

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Flee, Hide or Sit Tight? Russians Are on Edge Over Rumors of a Draft.

The Kremlin has denied that a mass mobilization is being prepared, but some military-age men are taking no chances.

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Harlan Coben’s New Book Is a Tough-Talking Writing Guide

Even a very successful thriller writer fights self-doubt. His new tough-talking writing guide doubles as a memoir that explains why, and how to beat it.

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Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

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How Naomi Osaka Became the Fashion Queen of the Tennis Court

At the U.S. Open she is playing a whole new style game.

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Appeals Court Maintains Block on Federal Voter Identification Tool

A federal appeals court panel declined to let Homeland Security reopen access to a voter-screening tool that incorporated Social Security data.

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German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.

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Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt

The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.

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