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Liberal Group Joins Efforts Calling for Protest Vote Against Biden in Michigan
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Boebert Is Target of Rivals at Debate for New-to-Her District
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Republican-Appointed Judge Denounces Republican Distortions of Jan. 6
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One of 2 Inmates Who Escaped Arkansas Jail Is Caught
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Victims Describe Their Pain and Prisoners Apologize in Bali Bombing Trial
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Norwegian Official Resigns Over Plagiarism After Cracking Down On It
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Navarro Is Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Stonewalling Congress in Jan. 6 Inquiry
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Russian Court Jails Woman Over Blast That Killed Influential Military Blogger
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Trump Says Haley Donors Will Be ‘Barred From the MAGA Camp’
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Proposal to Reduce Royal Mail Deliveries in U.K. Draws Ire
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South Korean Politician Is Attacked in Seoul
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Ukraine Searches for Answers on Russian Plane Crash
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David Cameron, UK Foreign Secretary, Pressures Netanyahu on Gaza Aid
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Louisiana and Texas Face Flooding, With More Rain Expected Across the South
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Alabama Is Set to Carry Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen
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Judge Backs Trial for Luis Rubiales, Ex-Chief of Spanish Soccer, Over World Cup Kiss
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Zvonimir Boban Resigns From UEFA Leadership
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Britain Is Lobbying U.S. Republicans on Ukraine. Here’s Why.
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Israel Rebuts Genocide Charge by Declassifying Cabinet Decisions
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Florida Eliminates Sociology as a Core Course at Its Universities
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Thursday Briefing – The New York Times
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Biden Urges Congress to Quickly Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey
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After Early Primary Victories, Republicans in Congress Fall in Line Behind Trump
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A Famous Black Hole Gets a Second Look From Astronomers
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Supreme Court Declines to Stop Nitrogen Execution in Alabama
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Israel and Hamas’s Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal Proposals: What to Know
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Six Bodies Found in Mojave Desert in Southern California
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U.N. Shelter in Besieged Gaza City Is Struck, and at Least 9 Die
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San Francisco Tried to Build a $1.7 Million Toilet. It’s Still Not Done.
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U.S. Strikes 2 More Targets of the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen
The United States struck two Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen, the military’s Central Command said on Tuesday, resuming what U.S.…
Bounty Hunter Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Kidnapping Woman
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Mali Gold Mine Collapse Kills Dozens, Ministry Says
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Arizona G.O.P. Chairman Resigns After Tape Suggests Attempt to Bribe Kari Lake
The chairman of Arizona’s Republican Party resigned abruptly on Wednesday, a day after the publication of a 10-minute recording of…
Powerful Waves Slam U.S. Army Base in the Marshall Islands
A surge of unexpected waves swamped the island of Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands on Saturday, forcing evacuations from a…
Jury Rules Utility Company Must Pay $85 Million to People Affected by Oregon Wildfires
A jury in Portland, Ore., awarded $85 million on Tuesday to nine people who had losses from wildfires that devastated…
Thursday Briefing: Military Plane Crashes in Russia
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Ohio to Ban Transition Care After Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto
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Israel Orders Evacuation of Packed Area in Gaza’s Khan Younis
The Palestine Red Crescent Society on Wednesday reported “intense shelling” near Al-Amal hospital, which it runs, and said that a…
How Haley Lost New Hampshire: Ignoring Lessons from Underdogs of the Past
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The Biggest British-American Tea Kerfuffle Since … Well, You Know
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Minnesota State Trooper Charged with Murder in Shooting of Ricy Cobb
Prosecutors charged a Minnesota state trooper with second-degree murder on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a motorist who drove…
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Israel orders evacuations from a packed area with 2 major Gazan hospitals.
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Biden to Speak at U.A.W. Conference as He Seeks the Group’s Endorsement
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Orban Urges Hungary’s Parliament to Back Sweden’s NATO Bid
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary said on Wednesday that he would “continue to urge” Hungarian legislators to vote in…
China Building Fire Kills at Least 39, With Others Trapped
A fire in a commercial building in southeastern China killed at least 39 people on Wednesday, as emergency workers raced…
Behind the Plan to Build a City From Scratch in Solano County
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Nationwide Union Strike Tests Milei’s Policies for Argentina
It has been six weeks since President Javier Milei took office in Argentina, and since then, gas prices have doubled,…
Olympic Hopeful Maximila Imali Appeals Track’s Ban on Intersex Athletes
Maximila Imali, a top Kenyan sprinter, did not lose her eligibility to compete in the Paris Olympics because she cheated.…
Israel-Hamas War and Middle East Crisis: Live Updates
Israel was trying to demolish part of a Palestinian neighborhood as it pursued a plan to create a buffer zone…
New Hampshire GOP Primary Sets a Turnout Record
A record number of voters cast a ballot in New Hampshire’s Republican primary on Tuesday, according to a New York…
Large Military Airplane Crashes in Russia, Moscow Says
A large Russian military transport plane crashed on Wednesday in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, state news…
What’s Next for Nikki Haley?
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Pita Limjaroenrat Found Not Guilty of Violating Election Law
Pita Limjaroenrat, the popular politician who was blocked from becoming Thailand’s prime minister, cleared a legal hurdle on Wednesday after…
Houthis’ Propaganda Is Going Global
Soon after Yemen’s Houthi militia hijacked a commercial ship in the Red Sea, taking it and its 25-member crew hostage,…
How the Houthi Militia in Yemen Became a Nimble U.S. Foe
For years, the scrappy Iran-backed Yemeni rebels known as the Houthis did such a good job of bedeviling American partners…
Man Arrested on 76 Counts of Murder in Johannesburg Building Fire
The police in South Africa said on Wednesday that they had arrested a man who confessed to starting a fire…
Yale, Duke and Columbia Among Elite Schools to Settle in Price-Fixing Case
For almost a quarter of a century, a coterie of the nation’s most elite universities had a legal shield: They…
Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
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New Hampshire Primary: Takeaways From Trump’s Victory Over Haley
The much-fabled power of New Hampshire’s fiercely independent voters wasn’t enough to break the spell Donald J. Trump has cast…
Biden Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary
President Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, carried by his supporters’ write-in campaign after he declined…
U.S. Strikes 2 More Houthi Targets in Yemen
The United States struck two Houthi anti-ship missiles in Yemen, the military’s Central Command said on Tuesday, resuming what U.S.…
Trump’s Win Adds to Air of Inevitability as Haley Sharpens Edge
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German Rail Workers Strike Over Pay and Hours
Passenger train drivers in Germany walked off the job on Wednesday and vowed not to return for six days in…
Nikki Haley Vows to Fight On Against Trump After New Hampshire Loss
Former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina on Tuesday defied calls to drop out of the race for the Republican…
San Diego Residents Describe Escape from Flood
They fled to rooftops. Deserted cars in the middle of raging waters. Grabbed kayaks to traverse flooded streets. Searched for…
Court Finds Trudeau Overreached by Using Emergency Law to End Blockade
A Canadian court found that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the country’s Emergencies Act to end a truck convoy…
For People Fleeing War, U.S. Immigration Fight Has Real-Life Consequences
Artem Marchuk needed to escape Ukraine or die. He didn’t see any other options. He and his wife and children…
A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World
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Biden Aide Is Taking Reins of His 2024 Re-election Campaign
President Biden has approved a shake-up of the leadership of his campaign, and will dispatch a top White House aide…
What Is NATO?
This Western mutual-defense alliance is central to the pushback against Russia, even though Ukraine is not a member.
Haley Vows to Run Against Trump Regardless of New Hampshire Primary Results
Nikki Haley, in her final appearances before polls close in New Hampshire Tuesday night, rejected claims that Republican voters had…
Wednesday Briefing: Updates from Gaza
Israeli soldiers were killed in efforts to create a buffer zone Israel was trying to demolish part of a Palestinian…