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Casey Means, Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing

Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, author and supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said that “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been part” of her message.

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“Our nation is angry, exhausted and hurting from preventable diseases,” Dr. Casey Means told the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday.
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Maduro’s Lawyer Says U.S. is Blocking Venezuela From Paying Legal Fees

The Treasury Department is interfering with Nicolás Maduro’s constitutional right to counsel, his lawyer argued. Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, faces federal charges.

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Barry Pollack, carrying a folder, is representing the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, who is charged with federal crimes.
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U.S. Will Offer Embassy Services in a West Bank Settlement for the First Time

Palestinians and Israelis on the right and left all say that the move is a step toward legitimizing the Israeli settlements, which most of the world considers illegal.

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The Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem says it will provide passport assistance in Efrat on Friday.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in Murder of Marielle Franco

Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

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Marielle Franco, a member of Rio de Janeiro’s City Council, leading a session in 2017 at the municipal chamber in Rio de Janeiro.
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BBC and BAFTA Say They Are Investigating After Broadcast of Racist Slur

The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.

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The actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage at the BAFTA Awards when a racist slur was involuntarily shouted by a man with Tourette’s syndrome.
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Cuban Government Kills 4 in Gunfire Exchange Aboard Florida Speedboat

Four people aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.

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Villa Clara province, Cuba, in 2022, the area where an exchange of gunfire between a speedboat and a Cuban border guards took place on Wednesday, the Cuban government said.
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F.B.I. Raids Home of L.A.U.S.D. Chief Alberto Carvalho and School District Offices

The investigation’s target was unclear. The school district is the nation’s second largest, and as superintendent, Alberto Carvalho has one of the highest-profile jobs in K-12 education.

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The F.B.I. raided the home of Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, and the district offices on Wednesday.
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Data Shows Shift to Buyer’s Market

After years of bidding wars, there are now more sellers than buyers, forcing price cuts — even as high rates continue to narrow the entryway.

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With 10 units for sale in this Atlanta high-rise, power has finally shifted toward buyers.
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.

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When the Justice Department made files public late last month, officials said it included all material sent by the public to the F.B.I.
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Trump Says Tech Firms Should Pay More for Electricity

The president said he had negotiated a deal with tech giants to cover the energy costs of data centers, but offered few details. Experts said such pledges could prove difficult in practice.

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A Microsoft data center under construction in Goodyear, Ariz., last month.
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The Rise and Fall of a Notorious Florida Nudist Colony

The owners have put a 67-year-old nudist colony on the market, hoping a new steward can help it shed its troubled past.

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In its heyday, the Florida Naturist Park had an eclectic following.
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Larry Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Jeffrey Epstein Revelations

Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.

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Lawrence Summers discussed relationships with Jeffrey Epstein in a correspondence that lasted for years, documents show.
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Maurene Comey, a Prosecutor in Epstein Case, Joins New York Law Firm

Maurene Comey is joining Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler. She was abruptly fired by the Trump administration last year after a career as a top federal prosecutor.

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Maurene Comey was named a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler on Wednesday. Ms. Comey challenged her dismissal from her job as a federal prosecutor last year.
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How The Times Handles the Congressional Hearing Circus

Three editors in Washington discuss their approach to coverage of politicians and witnesses who sometimes seem to be performing for the cameras.

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Hearings in Washington are made for the attention economy. Above, Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat (on the screen), questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi during a congressional hearing last week.
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