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New studies are shedding light on how the tests could eventually transform treatment.
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The Democrats hoping to challenge Ms. Collins, a vulnerable Republican, have seized on the fatal incident, drawing...
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Footage obtained by The New York Times shows ICE agents in the moments before and after the killing of Joan Sebastian...
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The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will. But he is struggling to come up with a...
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Trump Administration Subpoenas Law Firms, Escalating Pressure Campaign
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A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals...
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The president now wants Gulf nations to invest in the U.S. in exchange for safe passage. Shipping industry experts...
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‘I Am Frustrated’: Emails Show Blanche’s Role in Trump’s Retribution Campaign
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The inspections were prompted by an incident in Midtown last week, an official said. It was unclear how many sites...
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Kevin M. Warsh, since becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve, has declined to say whether he supports higher...
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House candidates like Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick,” have crafted messages based on lifetimes in rural regions. But...
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President Trump announced a 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, despite his own administration’s position...
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Democrats have real hope for candidates for governor in red states like Iowa and Ohio, but if Republicans seize...
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Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas
Residents fear that the Trump administration’s plans to build a border wall will threaten the region’s spectacular...
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As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know...
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Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it...
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Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now,...
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India is driving out Bangladeshi immigrants it says are in the country illegally. Bangladesh is pushing back, leaving...
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Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting...
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo hoped to obtain legal status, his family said. He was killed last week by an immigration agent...
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Once started, the process of voter radicalization isn’t easy to modulate.
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Judge Denounces Trump’s I.R.S. Suit as Improper Exercise in Self-Dealing
The decision also recommended disciplinary action against the lawyers involved, including the acting attorney...
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Lindsey Graham’s Death Transforms the Race for His Democratic Challenger
Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, has offered condolences to those who loved Mr. Graham while considering the political...
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Lindsey Graham Was Facing Re-election in November. What Happens Now?
South Carolina law suggests his death triggers an Aug. 11 special Republican primary election, and the state’s...
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Key Republicans on the Judiciary Committee could push for concessions from Todd Blanche, in line to be attorney...
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Graham’s Death Highlights Congress’s Age Issue
By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn’t...
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Michael Cohen Helped Convict Trump. Now, He’s Making Nice Again.
A previously unreported encounter last summer set the stage for a rapprochement between the president and his former...
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Trump Recalls Last Conversation With Lindsey Graham Before His Death
In an interview on Sunday, President Trump recounted his last conversation with Senator Lindsey Graham, hours before...
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President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now,...
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s prime minister, Yuliia Svyrydenko, would step down amid a broader...
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The world’s most valuable assets are stored on rows of servers in giant, anonymous buildings. And they can be stolen.
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Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for...
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When other countries cut ties, Americans pay.
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The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the...
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Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to...
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The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its...
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The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a...
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I resisted the trend until I couldn’t any longer.
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Oil prices are likely to remain volatile as long as the United States and Iran are unable to resolve the status of...
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Judge Orders $5 Million Trump Judgment Be Released to E. Jean Carroll
Ms. Carroll had asked a federal judge to order the president to pay the judgment after a jury found he sexually...
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Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally...
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The former Wisconsin judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering an undocumented immigrant out a side door as...
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The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony is planned for Sept. 14. See all the nominees below.
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The world’s most global game produces some of its strongest feelings of national belonging.
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Lawmakers Target the Power of Health Insurance Giants
UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna are battling efforts to break up their control over prescription drugs.
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Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state’s...
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The day after a court decided the far-right leader Marine Le Pen could run for office again, cheers and boos met her...
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Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring...
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Gov. Kathy Hochul will direct state agencies to eliminate or modernize antiquated requirements, and examine if task...
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In 1776, Cherokee leaders looked for ways to navigate a foreboding future. Nanyehi, a.k.a. Nancy Ward, is venerated...
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The decision to reverse a one-game ban landed badly in Europe, at a moment of already-heightened geopolitical tension...
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Under the test-blind policy, more students are thrown into classes for which they are unprepared.
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The Chinese company’s models have won over developers worldwide, but they are open source — so they can be used and...
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U.S. companies complain that competitors in China are unfairly copying their A.I. systems using a technique that has...
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Turkey Hosts NATO Summit While Cracking Down on Critics
In the weeks leading up to the two-day event, the Turkish authorities blocked websites, jailed scores of people over...
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Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump
The C.D.C.’s tobacco control office has been shut for more than a year. After its most prominent antismoking campaign...
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Gas Stations Gain When Oil Prices Start to Drop
President Trump is berating gasoline retailers for keeping prices high. Evidence suggests the business has grown more...
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Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.
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Over the years, I have moved toward the way of being Jewish that my father rejected.
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Ukraine Remade Air Defense, but Russia Has Changed Its Attacks
Ukraine has changed how militaries use Patriot systems. But recent attacks prove that clever adaptations cannot...
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China Test Fires Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific
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In Trump’s Second Midterm, Democrats Are Looking for Fighters
Attitudes in the party have shifted, Democrats say, with a growing appetite for outsider candidates vowing to...
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As Trump Cools on NATO, Turkey Hosts Summit Meeting
As President Trump cools on the alliance, its members see Turkey’s large military and vibrant defense sector as assets.
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Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as...
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In Mexico City, World Cup euphoria is overshadowing political gloom.
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The proxy battles we got instead have not settled questions we have to settle.
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President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have...
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There is suddenly daylight between the Trump administration and Netanyahu.
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A centerpiece address for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration devoted time to American history, but had all...
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California might bet its future on the notion that billionaires won’t leave. But they are already fleeing the state.
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The fire appeared to have been extinguished by shortly after 10 p.m., the police said. No injuries were reported.
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Back-to-back quakes in northern Venezuela have killed more than 2,900 people, the latest ordeal for a country rocked...
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Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore, potential 2028 contenders, cast President Trump’s record as a betrayal of American...
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On the eve of July 4, President Trump extolled the nation’s founders while branding his opponents as “communists” in...
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The couple’s private celebration created a public spectacle outside Madison Square Garden.
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The truth worth celebrating this summer is that our country is still being made.
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A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most...
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A forgotten founder. A tour of Revolutionary taverns. But first, a royal wedding.
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Trump Takes Stock of Other Presidencies, Shedding Light on His Own
In his second term, the president has increasingly mused about his predecessors, comparing himself with some and...
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Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence has raised questions inside Iranian political circles about who is really...
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It takes effort to be an informed citizen. Artificial intelligence tools offer an alluring shortcut — but they’re not...
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The Russian leader denounced Ukraine’s “imaginary achievements” on the battlefield of late, calling its leaders “play...
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Trump Intercedes to Push Robert Smullen Out of N.Y. House Race
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Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would...
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While relief could come to the Great Lakes and parts of the Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and...
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Foreign dignitaries paid their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies got underway.
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A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the...
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The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the...
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“Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps.
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Scientists have said the conditions are the result of a climate that is “fundamentally different” from the time...
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The Democrats’ constant solicitations for cash do not make their supporters feel like they are on a winning team.
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On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice...
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A series of major events is unfolding in New York this week, sprinkling the city with soccer tees, fireworks and,...
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The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the...
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Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can...
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When Vicki Gunvalson signed on for “The Real Housewives of Orange County” 20 years ago, no one knew she’d become a...
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Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve...
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Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri.
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President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy,...
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv...
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Deep beneath a South Korean mountain, workers are reviving a mine that could challenge China’s grip on a metal vital...
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If you lived with your parents for nine months or more after graduation, please tell us how you came to the decision...
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As America nears its 250th year, we want to hear from you about this particular phrase in the country’s founding...