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Future Perfect

Does taking care of our future selves have to mean sacrifice in the present?
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Epstein Was Only One of Thousands of Traffickers in the U.S.

Every year, more than 100,000 children may be sold for sex in the United States. Are we willing to do something about that?

© Photo Illustration by Allison DeBritz for The New York Times; source photographs by Jonathan Ernst and U.S. Justice Department, via Reuters

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How $600 Drones Are Outsmarting Colombia’s Billion-Dollar Military

Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.

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Robinson Hernandez and John Silva, who work for a company that specializes in drone and anti-drone technology, using devices to neutralize drones during a test in Bogotá, Colombia.
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For India, Buying Russian Oil Just Got More Complicated

India’s prime minister acceded to many of President Trump’s demands under pressure of heavy tariffs. It would be awkward to reject them now.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Trump at the White House in February 2025.
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In Gorsuch’s Homage to Legislative Power, a Subtle Reproach of a Neutered Congress

In his concurrence to the ruling invalidating President Trump’s tariffs, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch made a forceful case for the sanctity of the legislative process — and an implicit critique of its current dysfunction.

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“It can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises,” Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote. “But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design.”
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He Researched Dishonesty. He Got Friendly With Jeffrey Epstein.

Dan Ariely, a behavioral scientist at Duke, sought out the convicted sex offender for his research. Their yearslong correspondence suggests it wasn’t all business.

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Dan Ariely, a professor of business administration at Duke University, in 2022.
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Trump Doubles Down on Closing Tax Loophole on Cheap Imports

The exemption was shut down last year by President Trump based, in part, on the same legal grounds as the tariffs that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.

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President Donald Trump speaking at the White House on Friday. The de minimis tax loophole had been widely used by companies operating in China to ship goods duty-free to the United States.
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Trump Official Backs Russia’s Return to Global Sports

Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy for President Trump, endorsed Russia’s participation at next month’s Paralympics, a move greeted with dismay in European capitals.

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Paolo Zampolli in Milan in 2024.
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Police Chief Placed Millions in Bets as He Embezzled, Investigators Say

Karl R. Jacobson was arrested and accused of stealing from city coffers as he placed $4.5 million in online bets. He resigned in January, when the accusations first surfaced.

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New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson is charged with two counts of larceny in the first degree by defrauding a public community, according to the state’s attorney.
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Court Clears Way for Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms

A federal appeals court vacated a temporary block on the 2024 law, tossing a previous decision that called it “plainly unconstitutional.”

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Liz Murrill, the Louisiana attorney general, speaks alongside Gov. Jeff Landry during a news conference regarding the state’s Ten Commandments in Baton Rouge, La., in 2024.
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After Supreme Court Loss, Trump Plans to Impose Global Tariffs Using Different Laws

The administration has been preparing for months for the possibility that the Supreme Court would rule against the president and developed contingency plans.

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Using different legal authorities, President Trump plans to impose a 10 percent global tariff and open investigations into certain, unspecified countries’ unfair trade practices.
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