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Amy Klobuchar Can’t Stop Talking About Eggs. We Asked Her Why.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, the Minnesota Democrat, says that “eggs are emblematic” of President Trump’s failures so far to tackle the cost of living.

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Some Democrats, like Senator Amy Klobuchar, are racing to turn the soaring costs of basic goods back on the Trump administration.

NASA’S Lunar Trailblazer Hitches Ride to the Moon to Map Water for Astronauts

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes.

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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer sits in a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colo., shortly after being integrated with its second and final science instrument, the Lunar Thermal Mapper.

What to Know About the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict

The fighting has taken more than 40,000 lives over the past four decades. The group’s leader is now calling for its fighters to put down their arms.

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Protesters in Syria calling for Turkey to release Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned Kurdistan Worker’s Party leader.

Ocalan Says PKK Fighters Should Disarm

Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of insurgency against the Turkish state.

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A supporter holding a flag with a picture of Mr. Ocalan at a spring celebration in Istanbul in 2018.

Pro-Russia Politicians in Ukraine, Inspired by Trump and Putin, See an Opening

From prison and from exile, supporters of Moscow have been ramping up social media posts aimed at backing Russia’s call for elections in Ukraine and slamming President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Oleksandr Dubinsky, a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, has produced videos promoting what he calls a pro-Trump and pro-peace agenda from prison, where is he serving time for treason.

Adrienne Adams Moves Closer to Running for NYC Mayor

Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, created a fund-raising committee in advance of a potential campaign, as allies try to persuade her to run against Mayor Eric Adams and Andrew M. Cuomo.

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Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker, is being urged to run for mayor by her allies, including Letitia James, the state attorney general.

Donated Organs

We explain why some organs are skipping patients who need them.

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Readying a liver for transport.

Romania Opens Criminal Case Against Ultranationalist Politician

Prosecutors said Calin Georgescu, whose win in the first round of a presidential election was annulled, is the subject of “criminal proceedings” linked to incitement.

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Calin Georgescu waves to supporters as he leaves the prosecutor’s office in Bucharest, Romania, on Wednesday.

Austrian Parties Reach Deal to Form Government Without Far Right

The announcement was a victory for mainstream political parties, after earlier talks involving the hard-right Freedom Party broke down.

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From left, Andreas Babler of the Austrian Social Democrats, Christian Stocker of the People’s Party, and Beate Meinl-Reisinger of the NEOS party, in Vienna on Thursday.

GOP Gambles on Budget Plan That Helps the Rich and Cuts Aid to the Poor

The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor.

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Who is helped and who is harmed by Republicans’ plans are shaping up to be central questions for the party’s lawmakers as they try to squeeze legislation through Congress.

Ontario Voters Head to the Polls. Here’s What to Know.

Voters in Ontario will decide on Thursday whether to re-elect Doug Ford, a Conservative who is among Canada’s harshest critics of President Trump, as the province’s premier.

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“This election is about who we are and what we stand for,” Premier Doug Ford, Ontario’s Conservative leader, said in a campaign ad.

The Organ Transplant List Is Being Ignored

Organ transplant waiting lists are designed to fairly distribute organs to the sickest patients in order of priority. Or so we thought. A New York Times investigation shows that the list leaves many patients waiting for organs despite being next in line. Brian Rosenthal, a New York Times reporter, explains how this list became so unreliable.

Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95

The winner of two Oscars, he was hailed for his nuanced performances in films like “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.”

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Gene Hackman in 1973. If the critics had one word for Mr. Hackman as a performer, it was “believable.”

North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

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A photo released by North Korean state media showing the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, at the Ministry of National Defense in Pyongyang this month.

Andrew Tate and His Brother Leave Romania for Florida

The abrupt departure of Andrew and Tristan Tate, who had been held in Romania for two years, raised questions about whether the Trump administration had intervened. The brothers will arrive in Florida on Thursday, their lawyer said.

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Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan, right, arriving for a court hearing in Bucharest, Romania, last year.

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing.

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A newly constructed building within a Myanmar scam center compound as seen from the Thai side of the border, in February. A multinational effort helped free thousands forced to work in these fraud centers, yet they continue to proliferate unabated.

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

Debate is building over just how deep the Trump administration’s antagonism runs, and whether the real goal is to destroy the European Union.

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President Trump, seated next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Some officials and analysts see the Trump administration as merely indifferent to Europe; others see open hostility.

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Stage Sit-in at Barnard Over Expulsions

The demonstrators, who were protesting the expulsions of two students, assaulted a campus employee, sending the worker to the hospital, a Barnard College spokeswoman said.

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Milbank Hall on the campus of Barnard College, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a sit-in Wednesday over the expulsion of two students who interrupted a class on Israel last month.

Possible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill

The search in Manitoba uncovered possible human remains from two victims of a serial killer, a devastating case that spotlighted an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in Canada.

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The Prairie Green Landfill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where a search was conducted for the remains of two murdered women. Red ribbons were tied at the site to honor the victims.

Trump and DOGE Escalate Layoffs of Federal Workers

Federal officials circulated a memo asking agency leaders to plan even more job reductions after thousands of federal workers were fired in recent weeks.

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A memo from Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House budget office, and Charles Ezell, the acting head of the agency that manages the federal work force.

‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins

Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.

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Work on the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. The owner argued in court that Greenpeace had led protests against the project that hurt the company’s business.
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