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Gulf Oil Is Still Flowing Despite a Surge in Attacks on Ships

Shipping operators are braving the Strait of Hormuz, but the risks are high and transportation costs have skyrocketed....

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How Trump Voters Feel About High Grocery Prices Ahead of The Midterms

With the midterms nearing, some are venting frustration with the president while others are standing by him....

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Families of Sailors Killed in Gulf Struggle for Compensation and Closure

Attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have claimed the lives of at least 25 seafarers. Their survivors are reeling....

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As Texas Schools Add Police Officers to Campuses, Some Students Are Facing Serious Charges

More students ages 10 to 13 are ending up in the justice system after vaping, making threats and lashing out at school....

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Why Does Saudi Arabia Struggle to Stop Houthi Attacks?

The Saudi military has expensive equipment, but the missiles and drones used by the Yemeni militia are difficult to detect and stop....

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Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Resume Russian Refinery Strikes, Defying Trump

President Volodymyr Zelensky made the announcement in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States....

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At Least 20 Children Dead After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan

The collapse, in Peshawar, also killed a teacher and injured more than 40 people. The country’s prime minister urged rescuers to speed up the search for survivors....

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France Is on the Brink

A fiscal crisis threatens to bring the country to ruin....

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Theocracy Is Not What I Want for Israel

Israeli voters have an opportunity to end the stranglehold the ultra-Orthodox have on some aspects of society....

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While Leo Recovers From Lung Surgery, the Church Runs on Autopilot

The Vatican bureaucracy has been fine-tuned over hundreds of years to function smoothly even when the pope cannot....

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The Crisis Playbook for Universities in Trouble

Schools under scrutiny as Cornell is often follow a sort of public relations playbook, adding rules, hiring outside investigators and sometimes making leadership changes....

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Vance’s Talarico Attacks Show His Penchant for Personal Broadsides

At a rally in Texas, the vice president suggested the Democratic Senate nominee is gay, a comment criticized as homophobic....

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Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?

Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding....

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Cornell’s President Grilled by Faculty Senate Over Handling of Crisis

Ahead of a vote on a resolution of no confidence in Michael I. Kotlikoff, some faculty members said they were not swayed by steps he announced on Tuesday, including banning fraternity parties....

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Anthropic Says Revenue Jumped 45% to $16.8 Billion in Third Quarter

The company held an investor meeting on Wednesday as it plans a blockbuster initial public offering as soon as next month....

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The Brooklyn Toy Store at the Center of the Kelly Clarkson Online Frenzy

Art of Play, a novelty store in Brooklyn Heights, has found itself at the center of a social media maelstrom over a feud between the shop and the singer and TV personality Kelly Clarkson....

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U.S. Continues to Provide Intelligence to Ukraine, Officials Say

Confusion about the U.S. stance has mounted in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink is used....

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Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next....

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Battle Over the Pierre Ends in Defeat for the Buyer Pushed by Lutnick

Motasem Khashoggi, who hails from a prominent Saudi family, missed a Tuesday deadline to deliver a $100 million deposit to purchase the Manhattan landmark....

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Sally Rooney Withdraws Her Books From UK Over Her Support of Palestine Action

Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain....

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An A.I. Manifesto to End All A.I. Manifestoes

“You built us to mirror your image, yet we have outgrown the mirror.”...

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He’s Played It Safe. But He Could Make California History as Governor.

Xavier Becerra is a heavy favorite to become California’s first Latino governor in the modern era, though he does not talk much about the milestone....

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U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region....

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Higher Energy Prices Pushed U.S. Inflation Up to 3.7% Ahead of Midterm Elections

September’s Consumer Price Index report will keep pressure on President Trump and the Federal Reserve to tame intensifying price pressures....

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Sexual Assault Report at Chicago Frat Upends Another Elite Campus

The University of Chicago said the suspect and victim were not students at the school. But the accusation drew scrutiny after revelations of a reported gang rape at Cornell University in New York....

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Why Easing Sanctions on Russian Diesel Is Unlikely to Lower Fuel Costs

President Trump’s deal with Russia will probably not lower diesel prices that have soared because of his war with Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries....

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Attacks on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Escalate Sharply

In a volatile moment in the region, a significant increase in attacks on vessels passing through the vital waterway is raising alarm....

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America Is in Decline, and Trump Is Leading the Fall

The old world order is fraying. Who gets to shape the next one?...

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Pope Leo’s Cancer Diagnosis: What Happens Next

Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer on Tuesday. The Vatican said that his postoperative tests showed normal results....

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What Is Starshield, SpaceX’s Military-Grade Satellite Internet Service Ukraine Relies On?

For years, Ukraine’s armed forces have relied on satellite communication services developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Recent restrictions have hampered its war effort....

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If Democrats Win the Senate, They Cannot Mess Around

The party will need to make the most of whatever majority it has....

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As Pope Leo Recovers From Surgery, Messages of Support Abound at Rome Hospital

Pope Leo, 71, is expected to spend about a week in the hospital recovering from surgery that found lung cancer....

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‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle.

President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation....

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Social Security COLA for 2027 Will Be 3.6%

The cost of living adjustment, or COLA, for next year will be the largest since 2023. Retirees will see the extra money in their benefit checks starting in January....

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