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North Carolina Can Use Republican-Friendly Congressional Map, Court Says

The district court ruling means that the party is one step closer to securing another seat in the U.S. House and retain its majority, at the urging of President Trump.

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Voters in Durham, N.C., last year. A panel of federal judges in North Carolina allowed the state’s newly redrawn congressional map to go into effect for the 2026 midterm elections.
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As Trade Talks Stall, Carney Moves to Shield Canada from Trump Tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced curbs on steel imports, a new tariff and help with steel and lumber freight costs in a bid to aid Canadian industries.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday.
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Dubrovnik, Known for Its Beauty, Faces a Mound of New Trash

Officials in Dubrovnik, Croatia, say the strong currents of the Adriatic Sea washed ashore a vast amount of garbage, mostly from Albania, during a recent storm.

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Banje Beach is the most popular beach on Croatia’s shore, but there were no sunbathers on Wednesday.
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U.S. Army Secretary’s Unusual Role in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Daniel Driscoll has met with Ukrainian and Russian officials during a whirlwind of trips as the Trump administration pushes its latest proposal.

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The U.S. Army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, standing, as an American delegation met with Ukrainian officials in Geneva on Sunday. Mr. Driscoll, a 39-year-old former Army lieutenant colonel, appears to be on the rise in the Trump administration.
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David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

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David Lerner, in suspenders, with Dick Demenus at Tekserve in 2002. The service outlet was featured on “Sex and the City” and was the setting of Tamara Shopsin’s 2021 novel “LaserWriter II.”
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.

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The Rapa Nui moai, the monolithic stone figures of Easter Island, were hewed from compacted ash in a quarry inside the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano between A.D. 1200 and 1700.
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Differences Over Health Care and Ukraine Roil a Chaotic G.O.P. Congress

Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Capitol Hill.

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Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, at the Capitol this month. He has announced he plans to retire at the end of his term in early 2027.
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Colorado Judge Tells Immigration Agents to Stop Arrests Without Warrants

The ruling that immigration agents are acting illegally is the latest to rebuke the Trump administration’s tactics, but earlier orders have been blocked on appeal.

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Law enforcement officials during a raid at an apartment complex in Denver in February.
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ICE Detains Mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew

Bruna Caroline Ferreira, the mother of a nephew of the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was pulled over and arrested on her way to pick up her son from school, Ms. Ferreira’s lawyer said.

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A woman who was brought to the United States as a child and was once engaged to Karoline Leavitt’s brother has been detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.
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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

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An event was held on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate World AIDS Day in 2024.
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Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women

Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.

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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old university student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023.
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Five-Ingredient, Easy Thanksgiving Recipes

Turkey, potatoes and dessert don’t need to be fussy. Keep the shopping and cooking simple so you can enjoy the day.

© Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Michelle Gatton.

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Marriages, Kids, Careers: For 44 Years, They’ve Been Talking It Out

Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, gather twice a month without fail. They credit their close-knit families to their longstanding friendships.

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From left: Miriam Caslow, Sandie Litman, Judi Marcus, Leslie Popkin and Susan Stein are five of the six members of Group. (Joyce Bartolomeo is the sixth.)
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New York Sues Over Rule Barring Thousands of Immigrants From SNAP

The Trump administration says refugees and asylum seekers can never get food stamps, but attorneys general from New York and nearly two dozen other states say that is unlawful.

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Guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could cut off food stamps for as many as 35,000 immigrants in New York, according to the state’s attorney general.
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What to Know About the Fire at a Hong Kong Apartment Complex

Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze in the high-rise buildings. At least 36 people were killed, and many more were feared trapped inside the towers.

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The fire broke out in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong.
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Army Takes Control in Guinea-Bissau Amid Apparent Coup

The West African nation had recently held a presidential election in which the main opposition party was barred from the ballot.

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Soldiers hold weapons while patrolling a street near the Presidential Palace in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday.
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As Prices Pinch, Bessent Looks for Ways to Mollify Wary Consumers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.

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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaking to the press at the White House in November. Mr. Bessent has stifled his skepticism about tariffs since being tapped by Mr. Trump for the Treasury role.
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