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We cover a surprising form of Gen Z burnout.

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Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war monitor said.

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A convoy of government security forces departing Idlib, Syria, on Saturday and heading toward areas on the coast to confront armed men loyal to Bashar al-Assad.
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Canada’s Liberal Party To Elect New Leader and Prime Minister to Replace Trudeau: What to Know

Front-runner Mark Carney and underdog Chrystia Freeland, both established, centrist policymakers, are vying to succeed Justin Trudeau amid grave threats to Canada from the United States.

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From left; the Liberal Party leadership candidates Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney before a debate in Montreal last month.
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A Political Reporter Takes Her Scoops to YouTube

Most online political media stars traffic in highly partisan viewpoints. Tara Palmeri hopes that playing it straight will pay off.

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Ms. Palmeri said she aspired to “be more gritty” and didn’t want her YouTube viewers to think, “I could have watched that on a cable channel.”
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How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care

The U.S. relies heavily on immigrant workers to care for its aging population, with nearly 30 percent of direct care workers coming from other countries. As the demand for caregivers grows, President Trump’s immigration crackdown could worsen workforce shortages, driving up wages and making elder care even more expensive for families at a time when America’s elderly population is the highest it has ever been.
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State Republicans Eager to Climb on Cost-Cutting Bandwagon

G.O.P. governors and legislators are parroting the federal Department of Government Efficiency by creating panels at the state level. But the similarities only go so far.

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“In Florida, we were DOGE when no one was even talking about it, before it was even cool,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said recently.
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What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero

The Old Leatherman, a sort of real-life Northeastern Sasquatch, g​ave me an excuse to step outside my own life.

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Maple Bank Farm, Roxbury, Conn. All contemporary photos were taken near the Old Leatherman’s former circuit.
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Chaos at the V.A.: Inside the DOGE Cuts Disrupting the Veterans Agency

Clinical trials have been delayed, contracts canceled and support staff fired. With deeper cuts coming, some are warning of potential harms to veterans.

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Chante Duncan was an office manager at a mental health center for military veterans in Indianapolis before she lost her job in a round of V.A. cuts last month.
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As Utility Bills Soar, New Yorkers Face the Cost of a Greener Future

The utility that serves New York City and Westchester County has filed a request to raise its rates to help pay for the shift to cleaner energy, sparking dismay among residents.

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A protest against rate hikes and in support of legislation that seeks to curb them took place in front of the Con Edison building in February.
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Inside the Sean ’Diddy’ Combs Hotline: The Makings of a Mass Tort

From a low-slung building in Montana, employees process sex abuse complaints against the music mogul that have been drawn to them through advertising and a viral hotline.

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Calls to a hotline dedicated to accusations against Sean Combs are among those answered by agents at Reciprocity Industries. Agents have processed complaints that have turned into dozens of lawsuits.
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When Is Daylight Saving Time?

The twice-yearly ritual has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th century. A recent effort to end it has stalled in Congress.

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Benjamin Franklin is often credited as the first to suggest daylight saving time after realizing he was wasting his mornings by staying in bed.
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There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk

Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

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Concrete supports for California’s high-speed rail system under construction near Hanford, Calif., in 2023.
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He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.

Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an impoverished country hobbled by international sanctions.

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Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, right, the director of the Taliban’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, handing a tax document to Haji Ghazni, a gemstone dealer, in Kabul, in December.
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Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices. Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed.

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A grocery store in Zagreb, Croatia, in January, during a nationwide shopping boycott to protest rising food prices.
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Rage Against Elon Musk Turns Tesla Into a Target

The backlash against the electric vehicle company has turned violent at times, as its billionaire chief executive parlays his support for President Trump into consequential influence over the federal government.

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Protesters were arrested outside of a Tesla dealership in Lower Manhattan on Saturday.
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SpaceX Scrubs Launch of NASA SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

The spacecraft, SPHEREx and PUNCH, had been expected to launch on a SpaceX rocket on Saturday.

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NASA’s SPHEREx spacecraft after completing environmental testing in November 2024 in a facility in Boulder, Colo.
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Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96

An indefatigable gardener, she was one of the first nutritionists to emphasize the connections between farming practices and consumers’ health.

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Joan Dye Gussow in her vegetable garden on the banks of the Hudson River in 2001. She began growing backyard produce in the 1960s, initially as a way to cut costs and then as a way of life.
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Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say

The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said.

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A series of brush fires, including one on Long Island, have sprung up, prompting the closure of parts of the Sunrise Highway.
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How to Care for a Loved One With Dementia: 5 Expert Tips

Gene Hackman was cared for by his wife in his final years. Her unexpected death highlights the essential and challenging job of those who care for Alzheimer’s patients.

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About seven million Americans have Alzheimer’s, a type of dementia, and their family members often help care for them as the disease progresses.
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