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The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands

Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.

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More than 1,300 students fell ill in West Java Province, Indonesia, after eating free food served at schools.
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The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy

Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.

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Via Maqueda, a street in central Palermo, Italy, has undergone a stark transformation from an old residential street to the busiest tourist area in the city.
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Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

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President Trump’s handpicked acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured an indictment against the New York attorney general last week after other prosecutors resisted seeking charges.
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Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis

Backed by a liberal-leaning legal nonprofit, seven Tennessee officials filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the deployment of troops in Memphis.

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Members of the Tennessee National Guard have been physically patrolling parts of downtown Memphis for the last week.
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How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart

Evidence prepared for a collapsed espionage trial was published by an under-pressure government in Britain, offering a window into Western countries’ struggle to define Beijing as friend or foe.

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The Houses of Parliament in London. Government documents published this week give an insight into how British security officials view the rising threat posed by China.
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Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.

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Richard Knipel, rear, rushed to grab a man with a gun after witnesses said the man threatened to shoot himself at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan on Friday.
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George Santos Is Released From Prison, His Lawyer Says, After Trump Commutes His Sentence

George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a New Jersey prison around 10 p.m. on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

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George Santos, a former representative from New York, leaves federal court after sentencing in Central Islip, N.Y., in April.
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Food Stamp Benefits May Run Out in November, Officials Warn

If the government shutdown continues, millions of low-income people are at risk of losing access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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An information desk on SNAP benefits at a food bank in Fort Collins, Colo. Nearly 42 million people participated in the food stamp program in May, the month with the latest available data.
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Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Republican Texts

The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

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Samuel Douglass, who was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2024 as part of the Republican wave, had responded to a chat about “a very obese Indian woman” by writing, “She just didn’t bathe often.”
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A Timeline of George Santos’s Rise and Fall

The disgraced former congressman was sentenced to prison, years after his credentials and career began to unravel. Then President Trump commuted his sentence.

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George Santos was sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for crimes including wire fraud and identity theft.
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Zelensky Pressed Trump for New Weapons

Also, the Treasury secretary is betting big on Argentina. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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President Trump and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House today.
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George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention

After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.

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George Santos, a former representative from New York, after his arraignment on wire fraud and identity theft charges in 2023.
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Despite Gaza Cease-Fire, Aid Deliveries Struggle

A single photograph of Palestinians besieging an aid convoy after the new cease-fire took hold in Gaza makes clear how much work lies ahead in the enclave.

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Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city.

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Marc Benioff faced criticism from San Francisco leaders for saying that President Trump should send National Guard troops to San Francisco.
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U.S. Empties Migrant Detention Space at Guantánamo

A group of 18 detainees had been held at the offshore base for less than a week. They were deported days before a court hearing where lawyers are challenging the holding of migrants there.

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In February, Marines were practicing on each other at the start of the migrant detention operation at Guantánamo Bay.
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Mangione Seeks Information About UnitedHealth’s Contact With Trump

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, are asking for details about a reported meeting between the White House and an executive with the insurer.

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Luigi Mangione is accused of gunning down Brian Thompson outside a Midtown hotel.
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After Facing Life in Prison, a Legal Trailblazer Steps Into Freedom

James Comer’s case helped end de facto life sentences for young offenders in New Jersey. He had been convicted of felony murder as a teenager, after his companion in a robbery shot a victim.

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Over two decades, James Comer’s case rose to New Jersey’s highest court, opening the door for dozens of inmates to seek sentence reductions.
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