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Joe Sedelmaier, Auteur Behind ‘Where’s the Beef?’ Ad, Dies at 92
He directed nearly 1,000 comedic commercials, including a much-quoted spot for Wendy’s and one for FedEx featuring a manic speed talker.
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‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump
Watch an exchange between the two men in which the Chinese leader sought to signal exclusivity and name-dropped Russia’s president.
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Oil Prices Climb on Fears of Broader Energy Crunch
Hopes for an end to the war in Iran faded after President Trump failed to secure a commitment from China to help persuade Iran to reopen the Strait of...
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The Favorites for Eurovision 2026: Finland, Australia, Greece and Others
Finland is the favorite for prediction markets and bookmakers, but singers from Australia, Denmark, Greece and Israel are coming for the title, too.
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A Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Even Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Think His Convictions Would Be Overturned
His lawyers said he was stunned to learn that South Carolina’s top court had reversed the murder convictions. Prosecutors plan to retry the case, but ...
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Slate of Candidates in Bid to Cement Progressive Legacy
The five dozen endorsements mostly feature those seeking state or local office who have previously supported the Vermont senator.
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Nebraska Blocks Bar From Using ‘Barber Shop’ Name, Saying That’s Just for Haircuts
The Omaha establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest while it is suing the st...
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As Powell Steps Down, the Fed Confronts ‘Regime Change’
Jerome H. Powell is passing the chair’s baton to Kevin M. Warsh at the Federal Reserve, an institution that President Trump’s pick says needs an overh...
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Stop Looking for an ‘Offramp' in Iran. There’s No Such Thing.
And no, an exit strategy won’t help you, either.
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Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
The standoff comes as Chinese firms increasingly turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei, in a drive to reduce China’s dependence on Western technolog...
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Trump Announces Boeing Jet Order From China. Beijing Stays Silent.
The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.
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Keir Starmer and the End of Britain’s Old Certainties
The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
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U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not say when these talks would happen. There are fears in the United States and China about the threats from A.I....
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Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say
Mahmoud Abbas’s years in power have been dogged by accusations of corruption. Many Palestinians yearn for fresh leadership.
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Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants
They were shackled and sent to Kinshasa by the Trump administration. Now they face a dangerous choice: Go back to Latin America or stay in Africa.
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Enter the Killer Robots: The Ukrainian Forging the Future of Warfare
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s 35-year-old defense minister, sees futuristic military technology as crucial to his country’s survival.
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China Starting to Fulfill ‘Promises,’ U.S. Trade Representative Says
As President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meet, the United States said China has promised to expand its purchases of farm goods and airplanes...
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Former Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Freed Before Retrial in a 1997 Killing
A lawyer for Richard Glossip said the ruling provided a step forward in his client’s efforts to escape a “decades-long nightmare” in a case that has f...
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Trump-Ordered Citizenship Lists for Voting Are Likely Unreliable, Justice Dept. Says
At a court hearing over a presidential order seeking to exert more control over elections, a government lawyer said no “responsible state” should rely...
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OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple in Strained Relationship
The A.I. company, which is in the middle of a court fight with Elon Musk, has been unhappy with how Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its devices.
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G. Robert Blakey Dies at 90; Drafted the RICO Anti-Racketeering Statute
He was also the chief counsel to the House Select Committee on Assassinations in the late 1970s and spent years as a Notre Dame law professor.
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OpenAI Trial Heads to Jury After Closing Arguments in Musk vs. Altman Case
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their closing arguments in the blockbuster federal trial on Thursday. Nine jurors are set to begin deliberations...
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Australian Jews Testify on Experiences of Antisemitism in Bondi Beach Inquiry
As part of a public inquiry into the massacre at Bondi Beach, dozens have described being targeted for their Jewish identity in their daily lives.
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South Carolina Governor Formally Calls for Redistricting Special Session
But he stopped short of ordering lawmakers to redo the map so that Republicans could sweep the state’s congressional delegation, which President Trump...
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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Resigns in Latest Homeland Security Shake-Up
Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Vance Blames Democrats as U.S. Halts Some Medicaid Payments, Claiming Fraud
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits....
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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble
Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million. That’s about s...
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More Than a Quarter of Abortions Are Done by Telehealth, Protected for Now by the Supreme Court
Mail-order pills shipped to states with bans are a reason abortion has increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Plane Crashes Into House in Ohio, Killing 2
No one on the ground was hurt when a small plane crashed into a house on a residential street south of downtown Akron, the authorities said.
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Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue
A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.
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C.I.A. Director Travels to Cuba as U.S. Intensifies Pressure
John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.
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16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says
They were passengers on a plane to Johannesburg with an infected Dutch woman who later died.
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What Could One Banana Cost? $10? Maybe for You, Some Fear.
Grocery stores can use shoppers’ personal data to charge different customers different prices, a practice known as surveillance pricing. Lawmakers in ...
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Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil
A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
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Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles
Although at odds over issues like trade and Taiwan, the U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing with a show of friendly gestures.
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Open Primaries Have Their Fans. The Parties Are Not Among Them.
New research claims that bipartisan primaries have broad societal benefit, but opposition is growing, and Louisiana voters this weekend will participa...
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Justice Dept. Accuses Yale Medical School of Discriminating Against White and Asian Applicants
The finding was the second time in eight days that the Trump administration had targeted a major medical school over admissions policies.
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What Autocrats Have in Common With Abusers
M. Gessen and Rachel Louise Snyder on the parallels between authoritarianism and domestic violence.
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N.Y.C. Second-Home Tax May Affect Homes With $1 Million ‘Market Value’
The so-called market value is a government metric that often underestimates a home’s actual worth. The new tax will be phased in as the city and state...
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Mystery Grows Around Representative Thomas Kean Jr.’s Absence
Representative Thomas Kean Jr. last voted in Washington on March 5, citing a medical issue. An appearance planned for late May has been canceled.
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James Talarico’s Taco Order Sparks Debate in Texas Senate Race
What started as a taco stop with former President Barack Obama quickly turned into a very Texas debate over the proper breakfast taco order.
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Green Card Holders Targeted for Deportation by New ‘Removal Apparatus’
The Department of Homeland Security recently formed a unit tasked with revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency.
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Latino Groups Unite to Win Back Hispanic Voters for Democrats in Midterms
Four longtime Latino civil rights and political organizations are joining efforts to register voters and mobilize Hispanic Democrats in the wake of ri...
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Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
In contrast to his rhetoric about China at home, President Trump spoke in conciliatory terms with Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader.
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Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure
Iranian news agencies said some Chinese ships were being allowed through the strait, following diplomatic outreach to Iran from Beijing.
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Justice Dept. Aims to Denaturalize Ex-Marine for Sex Crime
In recent decades, the federal authorities have generally revoked U.S. citizenship from people accused of wrongdoing on their citizenship applications...
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Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes
After months of avoiding confrontation, the Trump administration has taken recent steps to call out China on Iran, artificial intelligence and spying....
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Clarence Carter, Singer of Lust-Filled Soul Hits, Dies at 90
In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint.
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Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
The Gulf Arab states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of American security guarantees.
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Why A.I. Safety Controls Are Not Very Effective
Three years after the debut of ChatGPT, fooling A.I. systems into bad behavior is almost trivial.
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