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Who Is the Trump-Appointed Judge Who Blocked the White House Media Ban?

Judge Timothy J. Kelly had worked as counsel for Senator Charles E. Grassley, who called him a “very talented attorney” in 2017.

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Conservative Outlets Offer Trump Feed While White House TV Pool Is Suspended

Real America’s Voice and LindellTV have teamed up to provide a feed of daily presidential events.

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The Wild West of A.I. Needs to End. Here’s How.

It’s time to give the public what it wants: A.I. regulation.

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Haiti Turns to Roger Stone To Lobby Trump Administration

The Haitian government hired Mr. Stone, a confidant of President Trump, weeks after hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost deportation protection. The contract is worth nearly $800,000, a document shows.

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Nor’easter Could Bring Heavy Rain, Winds, and Flooding to East Coast

Rain, flooding and gusty winds are all in the forecast for the Northeast this weekend, but just how much is still a little uncertain.

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Carney’s Big Challenge: Time

As he tries to break Canada’s dependence on the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he knows Canadians will feel pain from the trade war.

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Indian Americans Say Racism Is Moving Into the Mainstream

Social media posts, including from the Department of Homeland Security and a Texas Republican candidate, have helped stir fear among people of South Asian heritage.

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In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology

Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.

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Trump the Destroyer

The president has an edifice complex.

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Trump Struggles to Find Leverage With Xi Over Chinese Exports

The Trump administration, like its predecessors, has struggled to deal with China’s excess industrial capacity.

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Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.

What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?

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Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.

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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

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Don’t Give Trump the Benefit of Low Expectations

Trump’s flailing presidency leaves Americans with the thinnest of hopes for this week’s summit: that he does not further damage the national interest.

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What to Know About a Federal Film Tax Credit

There is bipartisan support behind a bill that is meant to lure movie and TV production back to the United States.

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A Weary Hollywood Celebrates the Prospect of Federal Funding

In response to an exodus of movie and TV production, a bill is being introduced in Congress that would use tax credits to subsidize filming in the United States.

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Son of Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Critically Hurt in West Bank Attack, Officials Say

Neria Leiter, a reserve soldier, sustained life-threatening injuries after a Palestinian man drove into a military checkpoint in the West Bank, the Israeli military said.

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White House Still Bars CNN, MS NOW and Politico Despite Court Ruling

A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on the three news outlets around 1 a.m. Thursday, but none were granted entry later that morning.

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Saudi Arabia Downs Houthi Missiles Targeting Kingdom, Official Says

The Iran-backed militia in Yemen fired six ballistic missiles at cities in Saudi Arabia, a military spokesman said. There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.

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Canada Goose Is Ensnared in Trump’s Tariff War With Canada

The United States is a key market for brands that manufacture jackets and parkas in Canada, such as Canada Goose and Moose Knuckles.

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Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space

Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.

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Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?

Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.

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In San Francisco, It’s a Good Time to Be a Satirist

Artificial intelligence companies are becoming pervasive in the city, and a humorist finds them ripe for mocking.

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The Big Show

We look at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Oil Prices Rise and Bond Markets Remain on Edge

The rise came a day after a sharp sell-off in government debt.

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban on Reporters, and How A.I. Is Driving Up Health Care Costs

Plus, the undamming of U.S. rivers.

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Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher

The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.

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‘Survival Mode Time’: Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump

The dissent reflects growing unease about the party’s prospects in November, as the G.O.P. struggles to overcome the president’s unpopularity.

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Democrats Show Strength in Michigan Senate Race but Trail in Maine, Polls Find

The party’s nominees lead in Michigan and New Hampshire but the Republican incumbent is ahead in Maine, according to New York Times/Siena polls of the three battlegrounds.

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How Three Times Tech Journalists Make Sense of A.I.’s Promise and Peril

Artificial intelligence is advancing so fast that tech leaders say better safety controls are needed. Here’s how our reporters keep up.

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