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Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who built a business empire around his personal brand, was convicted on Wednesday of transporting prostitutes to participate in his drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. Julia Jacobs, a New York Times culture reporter, explains the verdict.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

The music mogul was convicted of arranging for the travel of male escorts across state lines but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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After Sean Combs was acquitted of the most serious charges he faced, he dropped to his knees, apparently in prayer, and started a round of applause.
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Inside Trump’s Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans

President Trump worked the phones and welcomed Republicans to the White House to cajole them into supporting his megabill. They left with signed merchandise and photos of the Oval Office.

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President Trump can be vindictive, but he also knows how to turn on the charm and make lowly lawmakers feel special.
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Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.

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The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up voted on Tuesday to buy his boyhood home.
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Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.

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A poster showing Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia during a news conference with his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., in April.
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Pentagon Again Shifts Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

The appraisal that Iran’s nuclear hopes had been set back 1 to 2 years by U.S. and Israeli bombings was the latest in a shifting series of pronouncements.

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A billboard showing a variety of missiles in Tehran last year. The Pentagon’s chief spokesman said on Thursday that Iran’s nuclear program had likely been degraded by one to two years by U.S. and Israeli bombing.
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Columbia’s Acting President Apologizes for Texts Disparaging Trustee

Claire Shipman said she was “wrong” to have sent messages in 2023 and 2024 criticizing a trustee who was outspoken about the treatment of Jewish students.

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Claire Shipman, the acting president of Columbia University, said critical remarks about a trustee were made “in a moment of frustration and stress were wrong.”
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Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

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An armored Stryker combat vehicle patrolling the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso in June.
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Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons

President Trump’s decision to pause the delivery of some air defense interceptors and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine is part of a broader effort.

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Pentagon officials said on Wednesday that President Trump could ultimately order all or some of the paused munitions to be sent to Ukraine, depending on the results of the department’s review.
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Will House Conservatives Cave Again on Trump’s Big Bill?

Fiscal hawks have repeatedly threatened to bring down their party’s agenda out of debt fears, only to back down after pressure from party leaders and President Trump.

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Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, has said the Senate failed to improve a House bill that he described as a “mediocre but passable product.”
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Nine Lives

For decades, he occupied a special stripe of the celebrity stratosphere. Now the man who helped turn rap into a global concern has escaped a sex-trafficking conviction.

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If the last year and a half has prophesied a fall from grace for Sean Combs, Wednesday’s verdict demonstrated the opposite.
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North Korean Tech Workers Infiltrating Companies Around World, U.S. Says

Using falsified and stolen IDs, prosecutors say, North Koreans secure jobs that help finance the regime by evading sanctions. They also steal corporate secrets, some related to military technology.

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The Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2019.
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C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote

But the new review of the earlier assessment does not dispute the conclusion that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump.

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The C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Va. The agency and the F.B.I. intensified their scrutiny of Russian activity after the 2016 election.
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Paramount’s Settlement With Trump Is a Humbling Moment for ’60 Minutes’

After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.

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CBS and its parent company, Paramount, agreed to pay a $16 million settlement to President Trump to resolve a left-field lawsuit brought by the president against the news program “60 Minutes.”
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With Trump’s Policy Bill Teetering, Johnson Is in a Familiar Pickle

The speaker’s struggle to bring his party’s sprawling domestic policy bill in for a landing was just the latest in his string of near-death legislative experiences.

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Speaker Mike Johnson speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday. He has often had to lean on President Trump to seal the deal.
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Mamdani Says Trump Is Attacking Him to Divert Focus From G.O.P. Agenda

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has been targeted by the president and other Republicans since his success in the primary.

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Zohran Mamdani accused President Trump of fanning “the flames of division” by characterizing him as a “communist lunatic.”
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Trump Floats Ideas to Help Farmers and Hotel Owners Who Employ Undocumented Workers

President Trump has floated ideas about helping certain industries that rely on immigrant labor, but the White House has yet to release a concrete plan about what’s in store.

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President Trump in South Florida on Tuesday. His attempt to carve out exceptions to his crackdown on immigration has led to confusion among immigrants and business leaders.
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Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Stop Migrant Asylum Claims

The judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law gave the president the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.”

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Migrants granted an asylum appointment waiting in line near the U.S. port of entry in Tapachula, Mexico, in January.
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Johnson Faces G.O.P. Resistance to Quick Final Vote on Trump Policy Bill

Several conservative House Republicans expressed grave reservations about changes the Senate made to the party’s major policy bill, leaving its fate and the timing of any final vote uncertain.

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Speaker Mike Johnson during a news conference at the Capitol last month. Mr. Johnson can only afford a small number of defections on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.
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As Heat Grips Europe, a Struggle to Keep Workers and Customers Cool

Companies are reporting a drop in business, reflecting the economic toll of the heat wave, which is lowering productivity and keeping shoppers at bay.

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Fans were used to keep people cool at a restaurant near the Piazza di Spagna in Rome on Monday.
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Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

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Voting booths in Milwaukee last November. States including Wisconsin, North Carolina and Colorado, have received requests from the Justice Department for more information regarding their voting practices.
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Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots

Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.

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The changes to vaccine policy mean that doctors would have to write so-called off-label prescriptions for younger people who want protection from the coronavirus, which could be a barrier for some patients.
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The First Income Tax in the Persian Gulf Signals a Changing Economic Reality

A plan by Oman is being closely watched by other governments in the region that are preparing for a future beyond oil.

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Muscat, the capital of Oman, in 2023. Officials said a new tax there would affect only a small portion of the population but would help reduce the country’s dependence on oil and gas.
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