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Part Enabler, Part Buffer: The Bind of the Justice Dept.’s No. 2

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has helped usher in President Trump’s retribution campaign. But he faces anger on the right for resisting some of the most extreme measures.

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Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, has been willing to blur the line between public servant and personal lawyer for President Trump.
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Tim Curry’s Memoir “Vagabond” Recalls an Exciting Career Interrupted by Illness

A 2012 stroke has largely kept him from acting, but not from writing — and recording — a new memoir. “It was very peculiar not to be able to speak,” he says.

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“It felt like somebody had paddled around in my brain,” Tim Curry says of the medical treatment he received after his stroke.
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In L.A., a Former Ally of Mayor Bass Will Run Against Her

The former supporter, Austin Beutner, who once ran the city’s public schools, announced he will challenge Ms. Bass’s re-election bid in next year’s mayoral race.

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“L.A. is adrift,” Austin Beutner said in an interview.
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Rama Duwaji, Zohran Mamdani’s Wife, Could Become the New York’s First Lady Before Her 30th Birthday

Rama Duwaji moved to the city to pursue a career in art, met a guy named Zohran Mamdani online, married him, and now could become the city’s first lady before her 30th birthday.

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Rama Duwaji, an animator and illustrator, met Zohran Mamdani soon after she moved to New York in 2021. She has kept herself out of the traditional political spotlight.
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Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster in France

President Emmanuel Macron of France is facing some of the country’s worst political turmoil in decades. A new government has been appointed, but how long it will last is anyone’s guess.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for a summit on Monday.
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They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.

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Demonstrators at the March for Life in London last month. The event attracted religious and anti-abortion groups from around the world, including the U.S.-based Alliance Defending Freedom.
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OpenAI Inks Deal With Broadcom to Design Its Own Chips for A.I.

After signing multibillion-dollar agreements to use chips from Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI plans to deploy its own designs next year.

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“Developing our own accelerators adds to the broader ecosystem of partners all building the capacity required to push the frontier of A.I.,” OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, said in a statement.
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A Hostage and Prisoner Exchange

We’re covering the release of hostages in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners. We’re also covering President Trump’s visit to Israel.

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In Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv.
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt Share Nobel in Economics

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate and sustain economic growth,” an award committee member said.

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.
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Attorney General Letitia James to Headline Rally for Mamdani

In her first public appearance since she was indicted on a federal charge of bank fraud, Ms. James is expected to rebuke President Trump and make a case for Mr. Mamdani.

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Zohran Mamdani has staunchly defended Attorney General Letitia James of New York since she was indicted last week.
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Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

As the Supreme Court seems poised to expand the president’s power, a leading scholar whose work the justices have often cited issued a provocative dissent.

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One of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s signature projects since he joined the court 20 years ago has been to grant the president more and more power to fire executive officers.
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Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia

The Kremlin will negotiate only if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.

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A satellite image overview of destroyed ammunition depots at Engels airfield in Russia’s Saratov region in March after a Ukrainian drone attack.
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They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who focused on keeping pandemics at bay.

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Dr. Stéphie-Anne Dulièpre lost her job at U.S.A.I.D. in February. “It’s devastating, because I have barely scratched the surface of what I can do with all of my skills,” she said.
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Mamdani Seeks to Charm New York’s Most Powerful Capitalists

Key power brokers attacked Zohran Mamdani and raised millions for his leading opponent in the Democratic primary. Now many are talking to him behind the scenes.

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Zohran Mamdani met influential New Yorkers last week at a breakfast hosted by the Association for a Better New York. One real estate developer called him “personable.”
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