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College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy

Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.

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ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive

A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.

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Trump Administration Prepares to Ask Tax Filers if They Are U.S. Citizens

The new question, included on a draft version of the primary tax form, comes as part of an anti-immigrant turn at an agency that long prioritized tax administration.

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I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.

A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.

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Israeli Settler Attack in West Bank Blocks Palestinian Family From Returning Home

The Supreme Court ordered the military to ensure a family that fled after repeated attacks could go back. But settlers prevented the efforts, stoking criticism of Israeli policy in the territory.

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The Migrants Being Shipped Back to a War Zone

Malaysia says it is repatriating undocumented migrants from Myanmar who want to return. Critics say it is putting their lives at risk.

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His Jet vs. Her Jeep: How Wealth Is Playing in the Midterms

In the so-called affordability election, two candidates for governor of Ohio are sparring over whether billionaires are the problem or the solution.

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How to Improve Schools

We look at a few compelling proposals.

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The Rescuers Keeping Two Ukrainian ‘Fortress Cities’ Alive

Emergency workers have to move fast after Russian attacks in eastern Ukraine. Another could come at any moment.

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Huge Data Breach Leaves F.B.I. Scrambling, and Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books

Plus, the new job title taking over LinkedIn.

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Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor

The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.

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What If A.D.H.D. Isn’t About Attention at All?

Evidence suggests that it really affects what psychiatrists like me call sustained engagement — an important difference in understanding how to think about the condition.

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Trump’s Luck Is Finally Running Out

Voters are showing a growing determination to repudiate his presidency.

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A Tough Ad Reminds Nebraska Voters About a Brutal Crime and a Pardon

A group supporting Dan Osborn, the independent Senate candidate in Nebraska, is airing an ad attacking Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican, for pardoning a man convicted of sexual assault.

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Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.

As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks.

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Kansas Hasn’t Elected a Democrat to the Senate Since 1932. Adam Hamilton Could Change That.

This campaign could be a compelling model for Democrats.

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As A.I. Panic Grows, Javier Milei Is Pitching Argentina As a Rules-Free Haven

Mr. Milei wants to go all in on artificial intelligence even as other leaders struggle to get a handle on a technology many fear poses existential threats.

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Dartmouth Provost Is the Latest College Professor Examined for A.I. Use

Dartmouth said it would investigate its provost over A.I. accusations. Similar controversies on other campuses have prompted frustration among students.

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Democratic Turnout Surged in the Primaries. Will It Matter in November?

A voter enthusiasm gap provides another signal that Democrats are favored this fall, though Republicans still have key advantages.

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Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated

More tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz as shippers gain confidence, but the global supply of oil is still below demand.

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Bomb by Bomb, the Slow Death of My Hometown in Ukraine

It was possible, for a time, to think that Kramatorsk, where I was born and raised, would survive the war mostly unscathed. Not any more.

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Book Review: ‘This Cursed Beautiful Land,’ by Evan Gershkovich

In “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” the journalist Evan Gershkovich explores what he learned while imprisoned in the country his parents fled.

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Behind His Great Novels, an Unbearable Family Secret

The Irish author Sebastian Barry has made a career of mining his family history. But he kept one story buried.

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Dennis Haskins, Principal Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dies at 75

Mr. Haskins played the exasperated but well-meaning principal on the popular high school sitcom. He reprised the role in a long-running spinoff.

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Late Night Doesn’t Buy That Xi Was Impressed by Trump’s Helipad

“Pretty sure he’s not blown away by ‘carved rock in shape of circle,’” Jon Stewart said, noting that China has its own ‘fully autonomous magnetic levitation train.’

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OpenAI Apologizes for Australia Medicare Hack

The company detailed how A.I. agents gained access to four government websites and acknowledged mishandling its response.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Will Aim to Reset UK Mood

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to lay out his policy plans in an address on Tuesday at the Labour Party’s annual conference.

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US Hits Canada With Ban on Some Dairy and Liquor Products

An outright ban on certain Canadian products took effect Tuesday, escalating a damaging trade fight between the two North American allies.

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A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

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The Russian Prison That Evan Gershkovich Carried Home

In an interview, Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him.

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