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Why Democrats Joined Republicans to Block a California Climate Policy

Some said they worried that California’s planned ban on gas-powered vehicles would raise the price of cars. Another cited “intense and misleading lobbying” by the oil industry.

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Representative Lou Correa of California, one of the Democrats who voted for a measure that would kill his state’s plan to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035.
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India and UK Strike Trade Deal Amid Trump’s Tariff Upheaval

The two countries signed a deal three years after negotiations began to strengthen alliances in what the British prime minister called a “new era” of trade.

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India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, left, with Britain’s business and trade secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, in London last month.
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Signal Clone Used by Waltz Suspends Service After ‘Security Incident’

The clone, TeleMessage, was the subject of a reported hack in which the contents of some direct messages and group chats were stolen.

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A Reuters photograph showed Michael Waltz, then the national security adviser, checking a messaging app on his phone during a cabinet meeting last Wednesday. The app reportedly suffered a recent security breach.
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With Acts of Subversion, Some Russians Fight Propaganda in Schools

Three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, antiwar parents and some teachers say they are going to great lengths to shield children from state-mandated patriotic education classes.

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Students in 2023 visited a museum in Moscow dedicated to World War II. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia introduced “patriotic education” in schools in early 2022.
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A Dandy Night

We have photos from the biggest night in fashion.

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Israel’s ‘Intensive’ Escalation in Gaza, and an Air Traffic Control Crisis

Plus, the Met Gala’s unforgettable looks.

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Israeli spokesmen said the expanded ground operation would include “a wide attack, involving moving most of Gaza’s population,” as well as the “holding of territories” by Israeli soldiers for an indefinite period of time.
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Carney to Meet With Trump on a High-Stakes Visit to the White House

The Canadian prime minister will meet with President Trump, days after being elected on an anti-Trump platform as relations between the two allies are at a historic nadir.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney, in Ottawa last week, is a sometimes stiff former banker, known to not suffer fools.
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‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were costumes, bribes and Oreos.)

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In Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago, students begin re-enacting the conclave of 1492.
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G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal Money

States have long used taxes on hospitals and nursing homes to increase federal matching funds. If Republicans end the tactic, red states could feel the most pain.

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Judd Gregg, who used the loophole as New Hampshire’s governor during a fiscal emergency for the state, lamented its widespread adoption during his Senate career.
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Locals in Pakistani Kashmir Fear Being the First to Face India’s Ire

Many in the region are preparing for a possible military confrontation between India and Pakistan because of a terrorist attack two weeks ago.

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A giant sign extolling love for Kashmir in Muzaffarabad, the capital of the Pakistani-administered side of the disputed region, belies the tension reignited after a deadly attack on the Indian side of Kashmir.
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Leaders of Wellness Company That Sold Orgasmic Experiences Go on Trial

OneTaste said it was dedicated to female pleasure. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say its founders abused customers and ran it for their own benefit.

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Nicole Daedone, left, and Rachel Cherwitz, shown in London during a British court proceeding, have pleaded not guilty and face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
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What to Know About Germany’s New Government

The choice of ministers points to a tolerance for political risk, but it also assembles a team of loyalists around the new chancellor and vice chancellor.

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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on Monday.
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Days Before Conclave, Conservative Catholics Take the Stage in Rome

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, money and socializing.

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St. Peter’s Square was filled with hundreds of thousands of people mourning Pope Francis at his funeral Mass on April 26.
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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx

President Trump has ended a tariff loophole that generated lots of business for delivery companies shipping inexpensive goods from China to the U.S.

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A falloff in low-value shipments from China to the United States could deprive carriers like UPS, FedEx and DHL of a big source of revenue.
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Kehlani Concert in Central Park Is Canceled After Pressure From Mayor

The singer, a vocal critic of Israel, had been scheduled to perform in June as part of Pride festivities. Two weeks ago, Cornell dropped a plan to have her headline a concert.

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The singer Kehlani, center, has been an outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip.
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