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Justice Department Exposed Cooperating Witnesses in Epstein Files

The disclosure is the latest example of how the urgent push to release the files led to the government publicizing information it would normally keep under wraps.

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Several defendants mentioned in the Epstein files conducted what are known as proffer sessions at 500 Pearl Street, the address of the federal district courthouse in Manhattan.
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Denver Mayor Bars ICE From City Property and Orders Protection for Protesters

Mayor Mike Johnston’s order is a defiant shift from his measured stance and risks drawing attention to Greater Denver after President Trump during the campaign promised a “bloody story” there.

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Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver at the U.S. Capitol testifying at a congressional hearing last year.
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Teresa de Lauretis, Coiner (and Critic) of Queer Theory, Dies at 87

She came up with the term as the title of a 1990 conference but saw its later popularity as a little superficial.

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Teresa de Lauretis in 2015. The debut of “queer theory” as a term came in the title of an academic conference she organized and in an associated issue of a feminist journal.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Syrian Migrants

The president has sought to end the program, known as Temporary Protected Status, for various migrants as part of his mass deportation efforts.

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A destroyed mosque in Darayya, near Damascus, last year. The U.S. government initially put protections in place for migrants from Syria in 2012, citing the “extraordinary and temporary conditions” in the country resulting from “a brutal crackdown” by former President Bashar al-Assad.
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C.D.C.’s New Acting Director Draws Unexpected Praise From Agency Staff

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, is also serving as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Incompetence of Trump 2.0

President Trump’s top officials are often portrayed as cunning political strategists. But too often, it’’s their carelessness and incompetence that put Americans at risk — and citizens are paying the price, argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.
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What Your DNA Reveals About the Sex Life of Neanderthals

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

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An artist’s rendering of a human skull, at left, and a Neanderthal skull. Most people alive today carry a bit of Neanderthal DNA in their genome, the result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.
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In Texas, Crenshaw faces primary challenger, a test for MAGA

Representative Dan Crenshaw, who has at times clashed with President Trump and his allies, is facing a conservative challenger in Tuesday’s primary.

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State Representative Steve Toth is locked in a Republican primary battle with Representative Dan Crenshaw.
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Bird Losses Are Accelerating, New Study Finds

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.

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The steepest losses in the study, from 1987 to 2021, were seen in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Arizona.
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They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”

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Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, left, and Josephine Ballon, right, of the organization HateAid. The group provides legal support for victims of digital violence and engages in policy advocacy aimed at strengthening accountability for major online platforms.
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Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life

New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could a revival be on the horizon?

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Caracas “has the wages of Zimbabwe, the public services of Bangladesh and the prices of New York,” a political analyst said.
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Sorry, SpaceX: It’s Getting Too Crowded Up There

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.

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An Ariane 5 rocket launched from French Guiana last year. Its two satellites joined the roughly 13,000 already in orbit.
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Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza

The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

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The Erez crossing, one of the few official entry points used by Israel to control the flow of goods into the Gaza Strip, in 2024.
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Why Are So Many Democrats Running for California Governor?

With California’s political machine on the wane, nobody has emerged as a clear front-runner. Democrats worry that nine of their candidates could split the vote and hand Republicans a win.

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Democrats have grown concerned that too many candidates for governor may split the primary vote and let two Republicans advance to the general election.
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ICE Agents Arrest Student Inside Columbia Building, School Says

Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had told him the student would “be released imminently.”

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Columbia University said it was endeavoring to gather details on Thursday about the detention of a student by immigration officials.
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