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Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplant

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.

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Mr. Larrainzair, a husband and father of four, had survived a rare type of bladder cancer and a surgery to resect the bladder tumor had left him “without much of a bladder at all.”
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Why Buttigieg, Walz, Beshear and Other Democrats Are Already Teasing 2028 Bids

Voters could be forgiven for thinking so. The party’s up-and-comers, heavy on tough talk and light on new ideas, are being remarkably open about wanting to run despite how early it is.

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Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky are among a group of Democrats widely seen as possible candidates for president in 2028.
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Energized by Kennedy, Texas ‘Mad Moms’ Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates

A measles outbreak in the state has not stopped “medical freedom” activists from pushing forward with their goal. They now have an influential ally in Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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“We’re excited about having individuals in the federal government who will actually cooperate with us. But what exactly that means, we don’t know,” said Rebecca Hardy, the co-founder of Texans for Vaccine Choice.
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JD Vance and Pope Leo: The Backdrop to an Inauguration

The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics.

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Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, attended a Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican last month.
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Trump Shrugs Off Netanyahu on Gulf Tour

On Iran, Gaza, Syria and Yemen, President Trump is moving ahead without Israel, reshaping decades of foreign policy.

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President Trump being shown a model of a city under construction during a State Dinner in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday
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Why UK’s Right-Wing News Media Are Attacking EU-UK ‘Surrender Summit’

Most British people believe Brexit was a mistake. But Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to edge closer to Europe face huge opposition in the national news media.

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Brexit supporters gathered in London in 2020 to celebrate leaving the European Union. Top officials from the bloc and Britain will meet on Monday, as they edge closer on certain issues.
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How One Woman Is Breaking a Military Stereotype in Ukraine

Ukraine’s only female combat pilot flies helicopter missions against Russian troops. The military says it wants more women fighting, but sexism remains an obstacle, activists and female soldiers say.

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Kateryna, a senior lieutenant in the Ukrainian Army, with her aircraft after returning from a combat mission last month.
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How Trump’s America Is Reuniting the U.K. and E.U.

A summit on Monday between Britain and the European Union, expected to include a defense pact, may kick-start a new era.

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European leaders in Tirana, Albania, on Friday. Five years after Britain formally exited the European Union, their leaders are moving cautiously toward a new era of cooperation.
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Trump Administration Abandons Fight to Ban Powerful Gun Accessory

The device, called a forced-reset trigger, allows semiautomatic weapons to fire hundreds of rounds. The Biden administration had sought to block them from being sold.

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Forced-reset triggers, which allow gun owners to fire semiautomatic weapons at great speed, are similar to a bump stock. President Trump banned bump stocks during his first term.
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Trump Tells Walmart to ‘Eat the Tariffs’ After Retailer Says Prices Could Rise

Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is just one of several companies that have said they will be forced to pass on the costs of President Trump’s global tariffs to consumers.

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Walmart said on Thursday that President Trump’s tariffs would push the company to start raising prices soon.
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Rare Chicago Dust Storm Turns Day Into Night

Day turned to night in northwest Indiana and north-central Illinois on Friday as a rare dust storm shrouded the skies.

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A dust storm approaching Normal, Ill., on Friday. Visibility dropped to a quarter-mile at Chicago Midway International Airport.
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Biden’s Interview With Hur Confirms What Many Suspected

The former president’s halting responses to questions by a special counsel show him exactly as a majority of Americans believed him to be — and as Democrats repeatedly insisted he was not.

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In the days after the special counsel’s report was released, Democrats fanned out to vouch for President Biden. Administration officials asserted executive privilege in declining to release the audio recording.
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What Has Changed Since Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed? Not Much.

Two years later, no major legislation or regulation has passed, and the basic problem that caused the crisis persists.

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in March 2023, followed quickly by two other lenders, Signature Bank and First Republic.
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A Haven for High School Girls’ Wrestling, Filled With Grit and Pride

The Lucha Wrestling Club in the Bronx provides a safe place for an aggressive sport. The Bronx has more public high school girls’ teams than any other New York City borough.

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The level of wrestling in New York City can be as good it is anywhere in the United States. But in the Bronx, practices and matches have a decidedly different feel.
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What if a Grocery Store Was More Like a Farmers’ Market?

A farm stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., has found success with its local-first approach. But is the model replicable?

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Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor, Mich., follows a farmers’ market meets grocery store model that makes it easier to shop locally and support small farms.
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Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77

He was a star at the University of Tennessee when he began using LSD, mescaline and other drugs. He said he got clean while playing in the N.F.L.

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Steve Kiner in 1971. An All-American linebacker at the University of Tennessee, he went on to play for three N.F.L. teams, despite a serious drug problem. “I was doing acid every day,” he told The New York Times in 1974, “or coke or mescaline, anything I could get my hands on.”
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New Jersey Transit Strike: Negotiations Resume a Day Earlier Than Expected

Agency executives and union representatives met Saturday afternoon, a day earlier than expected. A meeting with the National Mediation Board is scheduled for Sunday.

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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen went on strike on Friday after contract negotiations with New Jersey Transit broke down.
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At Mexico’s 2 Legal Gun Shops, a Conflicted View of Firearms Is on Display

While Mexicans have a right to own guns, they can only be legally bought at two military-run and tightly regulated stores, an effort to better control possession in a country awash with black market weapons.

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“Acquiring a gun legally is very satisfying because I know I’m doing things right,” said Eduardo Ignacio García Zavala, 32, who waited three months for his paperwork to be approved and then drove overnight from Zapopan in western Mexico to Mexico City to add a new precision rifle to his collection.
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