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Kennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Speculation About Possible Demolition

Photos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution.

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Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

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Appeals Court Restricts Trump Administration Deportation Effort

The ruling allows migrants to contest deportations to countries other than their place of origin. The case could head to the Supreme Court.

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U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says

The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.

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Republicans Are Now the ‘Elitist’ Party, Voters Say

We spoke to independents who have soured on Trump.

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Trump Has Tried to Ban Reporters From Government Spaces Before

There are several instances where the president made an effort to stifle the work of journalists.

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Russia Holds Stage-Managed Elections

Also, a new kind of cat was found. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

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F.A.A. to Roll Out New A.I. Tool for Washington Airports

The tool, called SMART, will crunch scheduling and weather data to predict and avoid delays. It will be deployed in the Washington region’s three major airports next week.

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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House

In an insult-laden post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was instituting the ban because of reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.”

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Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

The company is expected to generate $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.

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‘American Psycho’ Was Duncan Sheik’s Darkest Work. Was It Also His Best?

In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed “Spring Awakening.”

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Cost of Iran War Estimated at $43.6 Billion

For the first time, the Pentagon reported costs incurred by each armed service. The figures are almost certainly on the low side, congressional officials said.

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Judge Who Struck Down Trump’s Compensation Fund Asks: Will Trump Just Pay Allies Another Way?

The question was raised at a court hearing by a federal judge who has already barred the fund from moving forward.

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Trump Courts North Korea’s Leader, but Might Need China to Reignite the Flame

President Trump has gotten no love back yet from Kim Jong-un. He could turn to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to help set up a summit when Mr. Xi visits Washington next week.

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James Talarico, Seeking Black Votes in Texas Senate Rate, Wins Crucial Endorsement

The Congressional Black Caucus’s political wing backed James Talarico, who defeated a Black opponent in the primary. He faces Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, in November.

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The Kennedy Center Is Trump’s Most Grotesque Obsession

Nothing has so thoroughly highlighted his indefatigable petulance.

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Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex.

The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.

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How Trump Became an A.I. Evangelist

President Trump had little interest in artificial intelligence until a fateful meeting in Las Vegas two years ago. Now, Mr. Trump sees A.I. as the defining technology of our age. Our White House correspondent Jonathan Swan tracks Trump’s journey to A.I. evangelist.

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New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century

The species, called a tilcayo, is smaller than a house cat and lives in the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in Bolivia.

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Who Is Howard Buffett, the New Berkshire Hathaway Chairman?

Mr. Buffett, 71, is succeeding his father, Warren, but will not be running the company’s day-to-day operations.

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At Gettysburg, a Reporter Captured a Nation’s Loss, and His Own

Samuel Wilkeson Jr. filed a report for The Times from the battlefield. Then he went looking for a Union officer, his son.

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F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11

The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.

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What Set Off the Rise in Interest Rates? Mainly, the Iran War.

The Federal Reserve is trying to catch up with the leap in bond rates as the Middle East conflict unnerves world markets.

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Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Didn’t Doubt Her Guilt

The juror, Michael P. Desronvil, defended his decision not to join other jurors in voting for Ms. Clancy’s acquittal.

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Trump’s Open Claims That He Directs Super PAC Spending Draw Watchdog Complaint

Federal law bars those holding federal office from directing spending decisions for a political organization with no contribution limits.

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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportations

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

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Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56

Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”

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Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

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Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

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