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Margot Friedländer, Holocaust Survivor Who Found Her Voice, Dies at 103

She never spoke of her experience until after her husband’s death, when she returned to Berlin with a mission to tell her story, and to teach tolerance.

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Margot Friedländer at a ceremony in Berlin marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, 2023. She became a champion of Holocaust remembrance after moving back from New York to Germany in 2010.
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Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew

After Vice President JD Vance suggested that the conflict between India and Pakistan was not America’s problem, the Trump administration grew concerned that it could spiral out of control.

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Students created portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump to celebrate the cease-fire.
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3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark ICE Protest Could Be Arrested, DHS Says

The legislators were with Mayor Ras Baraka when he was arrested Friday outside an immigration detention facility. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said they could face assault charges.

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Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, center left, Rob Menendez, center right, and LaMonica McIver, center, went to an immigration detention center on Friday for what they described as a congressional oversight visit.
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See Historical Records Documenting the Pope’s Creole Roots in New Orleans

The documents, including census records, baptismal rolls and marriage certificates, trace the story of Pope Leo’s mother’s family and their diverse background before moving to Chicago.

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A book containing the baptism records of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandmother in New Orleans.
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What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.

The Trump administration has directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations.

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The Biden administration had used “social cost of carbon” to strengthen limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants, factories and oil refineries.
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Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market

David Geffen and Justin Sun’s unusually public dispute over ownership of a Giacometti sculpture valued at tens of millions of dollars gives a glimpse into a shrouded world.

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Alberto Giacometti’s “Le Nez" on display at Sotheby’s in New York City in 2021.
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Pope Leo, Peru and Me

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

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Remarrying in Retirement Can Mean Tricky Money Talks

People over 65 who remarry after a death or divorce can face thorny financial questions — especially when it comes to adult children and inheritances.

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Elaina Clapper had been divorced for about 40 years when she remarried, to her husband David. “We just kind of talked about what we were both bringing to the marriage financially,” she said.
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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.

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Peruvians celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, in the city of Chiclayo, Peru, where he once served as bishop.
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Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up

Billy Evans has two children with the Theranos founder, who is in prison for fraud. He’s now trying to raise money for a testing company that promises “human health optimization.”

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Billy Evans with his partner, Elizabeth Holmes, at their home in 2023.
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After Allegations, Smokey Robinson Show Goes On as Planned

The 85-year-old Motown star performed for an adoring crowd and made no mention of the claims against him at his first concert since being named in a lawsuit.

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Smokey Robinson performed at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday.
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Another Casualty of the Trade Wars? Burgers Made With Brazilian Beef

Americans are eating record amounts of Brazilian beef. Now, tariffs and trade wars could push up U.S. prices and send more of it to China.

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Hamburger patties grilled in American backyard barbecues and fast-food restaurants are often a blend of ground beef, both homegrown and imported from other countries, especially Brazil.
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Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.”

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Leo XIV, on Thursday, after he became pope. On Saturday, the pope said that advances in artificial intelligence would “pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”
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Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.

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A cutaway diagram of the Venera 8 landing capsule, which launched at about the same time as Kosmos-482 and successfully completed its mission to Venus.
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European Leaders Visit Ukraine and Press Russia for a 30-Day Cease-Fire

Faced with the threat of new sanctions, President Vladimir V. Putin called for direct talks between Ukraine and Russia in the coming days.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, left, President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany on Saturday in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Barry Diller’s Moment of Truth

At 83, the mogul looks back on his sprawling, complicated life and surveys Trump’s America.

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For a startlingly long time, Diller, pictured here in his home at the Carlyle hotel, lived a double life that would baffle many young gay people now.
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New York Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis Vapes Amid Investigation

Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than $10 million.

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Stiiizy cannabis vapes are among the items that have been pulled from shelves while the Office of Cannabis Management investigates.
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Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It’s Losing a Race Against Time

President Trump’s insistence that the United States do less toward securing Europe means that allies, scrambling to arm themselves, have less to give to Ukraine.

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Men worked on drones in a basement in Ukraine. With American aid uncertain, Ukraine is expanding fighting units with domestically assembled exploding drones.
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Plot Twists

The best art makes us question the received ideas we’ve internalized and, just maybe, offers us ideas for living differently.
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Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value,” whether an archbishop or an unordained believer.

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When Pope Leo XIV gave his first address as pontiff, he called for a “synodal church,” indicating that he would continue the practice of listening closely to many voices.
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Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On

Russia’s president used the celebration of victory in World War II to highlight the resources he has to keep fighting in Ukraine.

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The annual Victory Day Parade, in Moscow on Friday, signaled President Vladimir V. Putin’s ability to continue the war in Ukraine.
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Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World

His super PAC, which is said to have amassed $400 million alongside its nonprofit arm, has grown even more influential. And powerful groups for congressional Republicans are being stocked with Trump allies.

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President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has continued to raise vast sums of money even though he is a second-term president.
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New York Pauses Sales of Popular Cannabis Vapes Amid Investigation

Regulators are looking into whether several cannabis companies are making illegal products for sale in New York. The products may be worth more than $10 million.

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Stiiizy cannabis vapes are among the items that have been pulled from shelves while the Office of Cannabis Management investigates.
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Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Cards Are Sometimes the Only Performance Reviews We Get

Once in a year, in May or June, parents get a window, or a fun-house mirror, into how their children feel they’re doing.

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Cards expressing appreciation give parents “a shot in the arm,” said Katina Papson, a mother and teacher. “Like, ‘You’re doing a good job, keep going.’” And sometimes, those shots are hilarious.
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Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.

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The pilot episode of “Thomas & Friends,” featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, was filmed in 1983 and titled “Down the Mine.”
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‘Paris Here I Come!’: The Story of a 1950s Guide for Black Travelers

In 1953, Ollie Stewart, a correspondent for The Afro-American newspaper, wrote a guidebook to the French capital aimed at Black travelers. Nearly 75 years later, his grandniece follows in his footsteps.

The sheer extravagance of the Alexandre III bridge, with its cheeky cherubs, smiling nymphs and gold accents, made it a destination in Ollie Stewart’s time and today.
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