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Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump

The White House had canceled more than $400 million in research funding to the university, saying it had failed to protect Jewish students from harassment.

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Columbia was the first university to be punished by the Trump administration with a freeze on research funding for allegedly tolerating antisemitism.
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The Chatbot Culture Wars Are Here

Conservatives, including President Trump, are accusing A.I. companies of left-wing bias, following a playbook that worked well against social media platforms.

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On Wednesday, President Trump issued an executive order on what he called “woke A.I.”
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Rulings Order Abrego Garcia’s Release and Guard Against Hasty Deportation

The convergence of the two judicial rulings, which came within minutes of each other, meant that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could soon be released and return to Maryland.

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Demonstrators hold up signs outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn earlier this month.
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Bryan Kohberger Sentenced to Life in Prison for Idaho Student Murders: 6 Takeaways

Victims’ relatives wept and berated the killer, Bryan Kohberger, before he was sent to prison, though a few offered forgiveness. Investigators dispelled popular rumors about the case.

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Bryan Kohberger at a courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, after being sentenced to four life terms, one for each of the college students he killed.
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Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence

President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.

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President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
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Trump Was Told His Name Was in the Epstein Files

Also, the U.S. drafted a plan to end its global H.I.V. campaign. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi, with President Trump, earlier this month.
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After Carney Meeting, Canada’s Premiers Agree on Trump and Tariffs, Differ on Next Steps

A three-day meeting in response to President Trump’s looming tariff threat underscored differences between the leaders of Canada’s provinces and territories.

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Organizers removing the flags of Canada’s provinces and territories at the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the premiers on Wednesday in Huntsville, Ontario.
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Trump’s Attempts to Change the Topic From Epstein: A Timeline

President Trump has tried to attack, deflect and deny his way past the Jeffrey Epstein saga. He’s had less success than usual.

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Mr. Trump at a reception at the White House on Tuesday. He has tried to distract from the outcry over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files.
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At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

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At least 136 people, including 37 children, were killed in flash flooding in Central Texas.
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New York Republicans Unite in Attacking Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, faced a barrage of attacks from Republicans over the course of a few hours.

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Representative Elise Stefanik was among the Republicans lobbing criticism at Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday.
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Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation

The suit seeks damages after the podcaster claimed Brigitte Macron is a man. The French president and his wife said the statement caused “pain to us and our families.”

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President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have sued Candace Owens, a right-wing podcaster.
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MLK Files Release Renews Debate Over His Legacy

The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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RFK Jr. Rescinds Endorsement of Flu Vaccines With Preservative Falsely Linked to Autism

Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been falsely linked to autism.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has withdrawn recommendations for using flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal.
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A.I. May Be the Future, but First It Has to Study Ancient Roman History

A software model from Google DeepMind put a more precise date on an important Latin text credited to a Roman emperor as a demonstration of its capabilities.

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The Monumentum Ancyranum, Temple of Augustus and Rome, in Ankara, Turkey, which holds the most complete text of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti. An A.I. program has pinpointed a likely date of the inscription.
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Inquiry Is Opened After Jacksonville Officer Punches Man Through His Car Window

A Black man was beaten by a white officer in Jacksonville, Fla., during a traffic stop. The sheriff’s office said that it was reviewing the episode.

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An officer smashed the William Anthony McNeil Jr.’s driver’s side window and struck him in the face. Other officers pulled him out of the car and threw him on the ground.
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