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University of Oklahoma Instructor on Leave After Failing Student’s Gender Essay

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Par :Mark Arsenault
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The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.

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Responding to a scholarly article that discussed teasing as a way to enforce gender norms, the University of Oklahoma student wrote, “I do not necessarily see this as a problem.”
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Like Fancy Japanese Toilets? You’ll Love the Sound of This.

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Par :Tim Hornyak
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Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire?

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Donna Burke, who moved to Japan from Australia in 1996, has been such a fan of bathroom noise-concealing technology that she developed her own device, the Royal Flushh.
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Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84

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Par :Richard Goldstein
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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

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Par :Shane Goldmacher
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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

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Par :Theodore Schleifer and David A. Fahrenthold
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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 Murder Case Against Man Who Served More Than 25 Years

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Par :Jesse McKinley and David Andreatta
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James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo in 1993, 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

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Par :The New York Times
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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

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Par :Simon Romero
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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

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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

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Par :Chelsia Rose Marcius
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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 Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies

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Par :Heather Knight
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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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