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U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.

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On orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military has attacked 21 boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 83 people.
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Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy

Afghan immigrants in the United States believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.

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Obaidullah Durani and his daughter, Hela, at the Arizona Refuge Center in Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Durani, a fighter pilot, arrived from Afghanistan with his two children in 2021, but his wife is still in Afghanistan.
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Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes

The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.

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“It does take two to tango,” President Trump said after his envoys left a meeting in Moscow with no major breakthroughs in their meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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Lawsuit Against Hispanic Scholarship Fund Argues It Discriminates Against Non-Hispanic Students

The plaintiffs, white and Asian students, said they would qualify for scholarships given out by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, but for their race.

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Edward Blum is the president of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which filed the lawsuit against the Hispanic Scholarship Fund on behalf of two students.
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Repatriation Flights With Hundreds of Migrants Arrive in Venezuela

The flights with Venezuelans who had been living in the United States arrived at a time of airspace safety concerns as the U.S. military pressures Venezuela’s leader.

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A plane carrying Venezuelan migrants landing at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, on Wednesday.
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Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Is Sentenced to 30 Months

The doctor, Salvador Plasencia, had asked “I wonder how much this moron will pay” before supplying the drug to Mr. Perry, who became increasingly reliant on it before his death.

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“I’m just so sorry,” Salvador Plasencia told Matthew Perry’s family during the sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
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What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Venezuela

The president has warned that the United States could soon expand its attacks from boats near the coast to targets inside Venezuela, but he has also spoken by phone to its leader.

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Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in November. According to multiple people close to the Venezuelan government, Mr. Maduro believes he can remain in control and ride out the gravest threat to his 12-year rule.
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Who is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?

The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean.

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Andrew Farkas has built a real estate empire in New York. But he has never publicly addressed his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein until now.
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Hong Kong’s Response to Deadly Fire Shows China’s Play Book in Action

In a sign of China’s role in the city, officials have tried to stamp out calls for accountability over a catastrophe that killed at least 159 people.

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After last week’s deadly fire at a residential complex, Hong Kong warned its residents against using it to “cause chaos.”
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Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison

In a court filing, a lawyer for the onetime companion of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein said she would seek to be released from her minimum-security federal lockup.

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Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
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