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Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody

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Par :Alan Feuer
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The decision was said to be a signal that President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico planned to cooperate with the Trump administration in cracking down on the cartels.

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Getting hold of Rafael Caro Quintero, a founding member of the Sinaloa drug cartel who was convicted in Mexico of having masterminded the 1985 murder of a D.E.A. agent, has been a priority for the agency.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.5 for More ‘Natural Conversation’

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Par :Cade Metz
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The new technology, called GPT-4.5, signifies the end of an era for OpenAI.

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OpenAI said GPT-4.5 would be the last version of its chatbot system that did not do the “chain-of-thought reasoning” it had been relying on.

Al-Assad Becomes a Punchline in Syria’s Comedy Scene

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Par :Raja Abdulrahim
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Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government.

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Sharief al-Homsi, at a show in an art gallery in Damascus in December, shivered to suggest withdrawal from the Assad government.

How Trump’s Changes to U.S. Gender Policy Could Affect Your Passport

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Par :Juno Carmel
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President Trump’s order abolishing the “X” marker and recognizing only birth sex has caused confusion and anxiety for trans, intersex and gender-nonconforming travelers.

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A White House policy shift has left trans and gender-nonconforming Americans facing a confusing process to apply for and renew passports.

Ione Skye Was an Enigma in Her 1990s Heyday. Now She’d Like a Word.

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Par :Dina Gachman
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In her new memoir, the actress known for movies like “Say Anything” and “Gas Food Lodging” talks about Hollywood, bisexuality and the trappings of Gen X fame.

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“I did so many jobs just to be a working actor and I used to be kind of embarrassed,” Skye said. “Now I’m like, it’s so cool I did Lifetime movies because Lifetime movies are amazing.”

Mexico Captures Notorious Drug Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero

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Par :Oscar Lopez
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Rafael Caro Quintero, an accused drug cartel leader, was convicted of killing Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and was wanted by the F.BI.

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Rafael Caro Quintero, center, was convicted of orchestrating the 1985 torture and killing of Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was working undercover in Mexico.

Betsy Arakawa, a Classical Musician and the Wife of Gene Hackman, Dies at 65

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Par :Jonathan Wolfe
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As the spouse of a two-time Oscar winner, she avoided interviews and stayed off social media. But in private, she typed up Mr. Hackman’s novels and helped edit them.

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Betsy Arakawa met Gene Hackman in the 1980s when she was working part-time at a fitness center in Los Angeles and trying to make it as a classical musician.

A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

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Par :Kevin Roose
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I’m not a programmer. But I’ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence.

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A photo illustration shows a vertical circuit board full of dials and knobs of various designs and sizes. Fingers are turning two of them.

A Loan-Scorned Socialite Reported Her Warhol Stolen. A Tempest Ensued.

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Par :Jesse McKinley
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It was not a theft, Hamptons police ruled, but acrimony erupted after a lender decided it could not arrange a loan, but that a painting used as collateral would still need to be sold to cover its costs.

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Libbie Mugrabi outside her home in Sag Harbor, N.Y. She is in a bitter dispute with a lender that accepts works of art as collateral for loans.

Putin Praises Trump for Working to Thaw U.S.-Russia Tensions

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Par :Nataliya Vasilyeva
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“The first contacts with the new American administration give us some hope,” the Russian president said in televised comments on Thursday.

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A picture made available by the Kremlin of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia speaking at the annual meeting of Russia’s intelligence agency, in Moscow on Thursday.

Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures

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Par :Isabel Kershner
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The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.

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Israeli soldiers on patrol in Sderot, Israel, the day after the Hamas attack in 2023.

Defense Dept. Schools Pause Pride Clubs and Remove Books

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Par :Sarah Mervosh
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Clubs for Hispanic and Asian students were also among the student groups put on hold as officials raced to interpret Trump administration orders.

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Students at Department of Defense schools have some of the nation’s highest reading and math scores.

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

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Par :Katie Glueck
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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

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Par :Kenneth Chang
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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

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Par :Ben Hubbard
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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

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Par :Safak Timur and Ben Hubbard
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Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish insurgent group P.K.K., called on his fighters to lay down their arms after decades of battling 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

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Par :Maria Varenikova
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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

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Par :Jeffery C. Mays
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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

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Par :Brian M. Rosenthal
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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

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Par :Andrew Higgins
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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

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Par :Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze
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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.
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