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Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84

He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.

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Eugene Hasenfus after he was captured by Sandinista soldiers in October 1986. His plane ferrying supplies to right-wing rebels in Nicaragua had been shot down. Parachuting to safety, he was the only crewman to survive.
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Ayanna Pressley Won’t Challenge Markey for Senate in Massachusetts

Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.

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Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts has attracted a national following among progressives.
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Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders

The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.

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Elon Musk’s foundation gave $370 million last year to a nonprofit in Texas led by his top aide that operates an elementary school in a rural area where many of Mr. Musk’s employees live.
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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Man Who Served 25 Years for 1993 Murder

James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo, said all along that he was innocent.

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“Her opinion is all I really care about,” James Pugh said of Lisa Payne, the victim’s daughter. “I could care less about anyone else’s. I just want her to be at peace.”
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In Photos and Video: Devastating Floods Swamp South Asia

Images of the destruction caused by storms that have torn through South and Southeast Asia.

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Wading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.
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Venezuela Accepts Migrant Repatriation Flight From U.S. Amid Airspace Tensions

The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.”

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Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, during a speech in November.
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The 10 Best Books of 2025

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
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How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History

New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.

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New York criminal juries have had 12 members since before New York was a state. In 1913, the requisite dozen heard testimony in a murder trial.
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San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies

The city attorney accuses large manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs.

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David Chiu, the city attorney of San Francisco, will file a lawsuit against a host of companies that make ultraprocessed foods.
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What to Know About Trump Accounts for Children and Eligibility After Dell Donation

Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code.

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Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan, announced that they were donating $6.25 billion to benefit about 25 million children.
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What Michael Dell’s Blockbuster Donation Means for Philanthropy

Michael Dell and his wife, Susan Dell, plan to give away billions of dollars to fund investment accounts for children in the United States.

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Michael and Susan Dell, seen here in 2014, said they would pledge $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for roughly 25 million children.
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Who Gets a Presidential Pardon?

We examine President Trump’s approach to using his pardon power.

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President Trump
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Mandela Barnes Enters Wisconsin Governor Race, Joining Crowded Field of Democrats

The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him since he lost a Senate bid in 2022.

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Mandela Barnes, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, is a progressive who has maintained a large fund-raising network since his 2022 Senate race.
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Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule

Comments by President Trump, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some panelists suggest the committee is likely to delay hepatitis B shots and discuss revising the use of other vaccines.

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Trump administration officials have suggested breaking up combination vaccines, including those for measles, mumps and rubella, into separate shots.
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