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Trump’s Proposed Cut Would Deal Serious Setback to California High-Speed Rail

The Trump administration’s announcement that it would pull $4 billion for the state’s bullet train project is likely to mean significant delays in serving the first passengers, several analysts said.

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Construction on a section of the California high-speed rail project in Fresno, Calif., in 2022.
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Jillian Sackler, Philanthropist Who Defended Husband’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Though the Sackler name was tarnished over Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, Arthur Sackler’s should not be, she insisted; a company leader, he died well before the trouble began.

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Ms. Sackler in 2018 when she was honored by the China Institute for her contributions to U.S.-China relations.
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Why Do Broadway Actors Love to Work Summers at The Muny in St. Louis?

The nearly 11,000-seat Muny in St. Louis is receiving the regional theater Tony Award. This week it began preparing to open its 107th season with “Bring It On.”

The Muny will open its season with “Bring It On,” a musical about the world of competitive cheerleading. The cast of 39 includes Equity actors and University of Kentucky cheerleaders.
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Paul Durcan, Irish Poet of Tortured and Tender Souls, Dies at 80

He survived electroshock treatments and the threat of lobotomy to become one of Ireland’s most popular poets. The Irish Times called him a “literary phenomenon.”

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Paul Durcan in a Dublin pub in 1993. He channeled the trauma of his father’s disapproval and the horrors of psychiatric wards into an unmistakable voice on the page.
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The N.B.A. Has a Star Problem

With LeBron James and Stephen Curry nearing retirement, the league has no clear next brand ambassador. Changing media landscapes and a new focus on team parity haven’t helped.
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Russia Pummels Kharkiv With Drones and Bombs, Ukraine Says

Air assaults on Saturday killed at least four people. Kharkiv’s mayor described an overnight strike as “the most powerful attack” since the beginning of the war.

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A firefighter extinguishing a blaze at a civilian plant after Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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Israel Recovers Body of Thai Farmworker in Gaza

Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

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A handout photograph from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum showing Nattapong Pinta, left, with his wife and son.
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The Biggest Mystery of Elon Musk

How did the great rocketeer become a deficit scold?

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Out of Stock

When products we love are discontinued, sometimes the absence feels personal.
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After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

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Elon Musk’s mission for the Department of Government Efficiency — deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects — appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government.
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The Trump-Elon Musk Feud Creates More Problems for Tesla

Already suffering from steep declines in sales and profit, the carmaker could now face the president’s wrath.

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With the blessing of the president, the Republican domestic policy bill would gut programs that add billions of dollars to Tesla’s bottom line.
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Five Big Midterm Questions That Could Shape Democrats’ 2028 Field

Before they can run in 2028, numerous top Democrats will first face re-election in 2026. And for everyone, the midterms will serve as a new political proving ground.

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Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is one of several Democrats seen as potential presidential candidates.
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Trump’s International Student Ban Sparks Fear Among Harvard Attendees

Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.

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Alfred Williamson, who is from Wales, was accepted to Harvard, making him the first person from his school to get into an Ivy League college and the first in his family to study in the United States.
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When College Graduates Throw Away Expensive Things, Scavengers Dive In

For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing students.

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Lena Geller, 26, said she collected about $6,600 worth of items thrown away by Duke University students in her apartment building. She is wearing and seated with some of the items.
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Parents in Gaza Are Running Out of Ways to Feed Their Children

A New York Times article last year described two families struggling to keep their malnourished children alive in Gaza. Now, as Israeli restrictions keep out most aid, that’s even harder.

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A food distribution line in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, in April. The territory is facing a hunger crisis.
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Even Before Trump’s Visa Clampdown, U.S. Was Losing African Students

African students have traded academic institutions in the West for Chinese alternatives. The Trump administration’s clampdown on international students and visas could accelerate the shift.

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Ghanaian student Helen Dekyem, photographed near the China Pharmaceutical University, where she is enrolled, in Nanjing, China, in 2023.
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How Manhattan Country School Suddenly Collapsed

Inspired by the civil rights movement, Manhattan Country School educated the children of aristocrats and undocumented immigrants. Then it got into real estate.

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A rally at Manhattan Country School on Tuesday to raise awareness that the school was facing foreclosure.
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Return of Abrego Garcia Raises Questions About Trump’s Views of Justice

For the nearly three months before the Justice Department secured an indictment against the man, it had repeatedly flouted a series of court orders to “facilitate” his release from El Salvador.

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“Abrego Garcia has landed in the United States to face justice,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters at a news conference on Friday.
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