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Tornados Reported Across the Midwest as Powerful Storms Slam the Region
One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said.
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White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials ...
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Homeland Security Expands Deportation Fleet With High-End Jets
The contract for five planes doubles the Department of Homeland Security’s fleet of jets to expel immigrants, and includes two Gulfstream planes, acco...
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Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin for ‘Rust’ Shooting Heads Toward Trial
Although the criminal case against Mr. Baldwin was thrown out, the actor still faces civil cases about the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021...
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Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany
A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.
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Western States Need Water. San Diego Has Extra. Will They Make A Deal?
San Diego County is shopping a surplus of desalinated seawater to Western states that are facing increasingly urgent drought and short supplies.
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Cerebras, an A.I. Chip Maker, Files to Go Public as Tech Offerings Ramp Up
The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepared for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a w...
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Trump Frames Iran War as All but Over in Optimistic Social Media Flurry
Iranian officials did not confirm most of Mr. Trump’s claims and disputed several of them.
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Mississippi Liquor Stores Run Dry Amid State Distribution Delays
The state liquor agency has been struggling to make timely deliveries to restaurants, bars and liquor stores since it got rid of outdated conveyor bel...
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F.B.I. Launches Manhunt for Youth Volleyball Coach Accused of Sex Abuse
The bureau has informed high schools, colleges and volleyball clubs in the New York City area that the coach, Edgar Lazaro Castillo, is being investig...
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Strait of Hormuz Is Declared ‘Open,’ Boosting Hope for a Deal
Also, a college with a cookie house. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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Contours of NYC’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Begin to Take Shape
As state leaders determine how much owners of high-priced second homes in New York City may have to pay, they are also wrestling with opaque L.L.C.-ow...
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Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper
The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.
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Strait of Hormuz Is Open During Cease-Fire in Lebanon, U.S. and Iran Say
Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks remained.
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In ‘Famesick,’ Lena Dunham Diagnoses Celebrity, Illness and Herself
This unusually unfiltered memoir takes us to the hospital, to therapy and to the sometimes hostile set of “Girls.”
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NYC Doorman Strike Averted After Agreement Is Reached With Building Owners
The deal affects about 34,000 apartment building workers. The last time they had staged a walkout was in 1991.
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Prosecutor Withdraws From Trump Team’s Investigation of Ex-CIA Director John O. Brennan
A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward w...
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Federal Appeals Court Opens Door to Moving Trans Inmates Under Trump Gender Order
A three-judge panel gave a group of 17 transgender women a few weeks to seek further recourse in court before their transfer to men’s facilities could...
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Oil Prices Fall Sharply After Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open
But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
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Bob Hall, First Wheelchair Champion of the Boston Marathon, Dies at 74
His accomplishment in 1975 inspired thousands of disabled athletes to participate in races around the world.
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Kanye West’s Concert in Poland Is Canceled Amid Furor Over Antisemitic Comments
The announcement came a day after a government official said, “In a country marked by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is jus...
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Obama Urges Virginians to Vote ‘Yes’ on Redistricting Referendum
Democrats may win a vote to give their party more House seats, but they are growing anxious — in part because of dueling TV ads that might confuse vot...
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NJ Transit Confirms It Will Charge $150 for Train Tickets During the World Cup
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer, but most will not be allowed to drive there.
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Orban Lost. But Populism Is Very Much Alive.
Critics of populists need to do more than thrive off the missteps of their opponents.
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Trump Is Urged to Act on Iranian Site Feared Impervious to Airstrikes
Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring...
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Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran
The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and str...
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Lutnick Says Canada Trade Deal Needs to Be Reworked Ahead of Talks
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
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Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Held in Immigration Detention, Returns to Turkey
Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained for weeks by the Trump administration after co-writing a pro-Palestinian opinion essay, has graduated and returned ho...
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She Made Sure Her Baby Was Born an American. Then Federal Agents Separated Them.
Diana Acosta Verde, who came into the United States illegally when she was six months pregnant, had to leave her baby at a hospital while she returned...
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Supreme Court Sides With Oil Companies in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits
The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
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A Family Feud at an Oregon Winery Turns to Vinegar Over A.I. Slop
She wanted to pry her late mother’s vineyard from two of her brothers. Instead, her lawyers were fined nearly $110,000 for citing bogus case law gener...
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Texas Democrat James Talarico Is Out-Raising His G.O.P. Opponents
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other...
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Lebanon Cease-Fire Leaves Netanyahu in an Uncomfortable Spot
Most Israelis wanted the fight against Hezbollah to continue. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics say he is showing that he cannot, or wil...
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Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire: What to Know
The pause in fighting would remove a major hindrance to the U.S.-Iran peace talks, if it holds.
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Texas Restaurant Owners Call for Work Permits as Immigration Crackdown Strains Industry
Restaurant operators say labor shortages, rising costs and worker fear have prompted an unusual alliance of industry and political leaders in Texas to...
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Lebanon’s Cease-Fire Buys Time, Not a Way Out
The country’s leaders secured a truce through risky talks with Israel, but the government now finds itself caught between competing pressures.
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What to Know About the Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Shifting Tone on Vaccines
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Midwest Forecast to See Strong Storms on Friday
The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week. More are expected on Friday.
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Why Jeff Bezos’ Tax Rate Is Lower Than Yours
The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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Three Questions for Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Fed Pick
Senators must assess whether Mr. Warsh would perform his duties as a public servant, or whether he would serve the interests of the president.
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Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office confirmed that Peter Mandelson, the former envoy to the United States, had been appointed despite failing to pass...
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House Votes to Extend Expiring Law on Warrantless Surveillance for 10 Days
The Senate would need to also approve the stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at a lo...
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Trump to Nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz, a Vaccine Supporter, as CDC Director
Dr. Erica Schwartz is seen as a highly qualified traditional choice and tapping her is the strongest signal yet that the administration is veering awa...
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A Paris Court Just Rewrote the Rules of Corporate Morality
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
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A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
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Acting ICE Director Says He Plans to Resign in May
Todd Lyons said he would leave to spend more time with his family. He has spoken about a surge in threats against ICE officers, saying that he knew th...
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D4vd Arrested in Connection With Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez
The singer was charged in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday.
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Inquiry Into Death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez Continues After Body Found in D4vd’s Tesla: What to Know
The musician is known for creating the anthem for Fortnite. He was touring for his major-label debut when Ms. Rivas Hernandez’s remains were found in ...
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Former Navy Service Member Charged in Georgia Killing Spree
The suspect is accused of carrying out a string of attacks in the Atlanta area that killed two women and injured a homeless man. The authorities descr...
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Analilia Mejia, a Progressive Democrat, Wins Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat
Ms. Mejia, who helped to run Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, beat her Republican opponent, Joe Hathaway, to win a seat Ms. Sherrill vacat...
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How Gavin Newsom Boosted His Book Sales With $1.5 Million From His PAC
Gov. Gavin Newsom offered supporters who gave any amount a copy of his book. Roughly 67,000 donors received the memoir, accounting for about two-third...
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Officials Investigate Bomb Threat at Home of Pope’s Brother
The police in suburban Chicago said they found no explosive devices. The investigation comes amid a public dispute between the pope and President Trum...
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