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Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S. New research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white youths.nytimes.com
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Rishi Sunak’s Dismal Task: Leading U.K. Conservatives to Likely Defeat After 14 years of Conservative government, Britain’s voters appear hungry for change. And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems unable to persuade them otherwise.nytimes.com
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Sadiq Khan Re-elected Mayor of London in Latest Win for Labour Party Mr. Khan defeated a right-wing rival who focused on crime and cars, his victory another ominous sign for Britain’s ruling Conservatives ahead of a general election.nytimes.com
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Outsiders Were Among Columbia Protesters, but They Dispute Instigating Clashes City officials have blamed “external actors” for escalating demonstrations at Columbia University and elsewhere, but student protesters reject the claim.nytimes.com
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A Texas Town’s Germanfest Was Split by a Battle Over Beer Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival for nearly 50 years. But then some locals rebelled.nytimes.com
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Photos: See Scenes of the Kentucky Derby Photos of the Kentucky Derby, which is marking its 150th anniversary.nytimes.com
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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez You Don’t Know Three terms in, she’s exiting her political adolescence and coming into her own as a veteran operator.nytimes.com
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Family Values or Fighting Valor? Russia Grapples With Women’s Wartime Role. Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putin’s conservative agenda.nytimes.com
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Israel, Gaza and the Law on Starvation in War A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief.nytimes.com
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Parts of Gaza Are in Famine, World Food Program Chief Says The remarks by Cindy McCain do not constitute an official declaration of famine, but she said the assessment was based on “what we have seen” on the ground.nytimes.com
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Prom Tornadoes, parades, speeches and more stories from high school’s big night.nytimes.com
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What Medical Stories Do We Trust? How vaccine injuries and long Covid test our partisan beliefs.nytimes.com
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The Deep, Tangled Roots of American Illiberalism Our biggest mistake would be to believe that Trumpism is a historical exception.nytimes.com
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How Does the World See the U.S. Campus Protests? Abroad, some have praised the demonstrations. Others call the crackdowns evidence of American hypocrisy, or of a nation coming apart.nytimes.com
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Just What Kind of a Third-Party Candidate Is R.F.K. Jr.? Categorizing previous third-party bids helps us understand where he fits in and where he might wind up.nytimes.com
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Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.nytimes.com
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Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It. Democrats call Donald J. Trump dangerous. Republicans see him as revolutionary. For young Trump voters, he is just normal.nytimes.com
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How Scammers Are Stealing Money From Food Stamps Recipients Thieves are using skimmers to drain millions in food stamps and other public benefits from the neediest Americans.nytimes.com
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Insulin Cost Is a Key Campaign Issue for Biden President Biden says lowering the cost of insulin for seniors is among his proudest domestic policy achievements. He now faces the challenge of selling it to Americans of all ages.nytimes.com
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The Bleak Life in Captivity of Niger’s Deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor.nytimes.com
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Donald J. Trump’s Scandals Captivate the Court, but Hush-Money Case Hangs on Dry Details Prosecutors started their criminal case against Donald J. Trump with eye-catching and lurid stories, but the heart of the matter is invoices and ledger entries.nytimes.com
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Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World Consumer technologies are altering the course of the battle in Myanmar, and rebel drone units are taking notes on Ukraine and other conflicts.nytimes.com
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Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges Mr. Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from a bank in Mexico City and an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan. He has maintained they are innocent.nytimes.com
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2024 Was the Year That Broke College Admissions Getting into a selective college has always been a source of anxiety and stress for students, but this year seemed like academic Hunger Games.nytimes.com
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Trump Hush-Money Trial Key Takeaways: Hope Hicks Takes the Stand In a riveted courtroom, Ms. Hicks, the former spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, testified how she and her former boss managed one scandal after another.nytimes.com
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Some NASA Satellites Will Soon Stop Sending Data Back to Earth Three long-running satellites will soon be switched off, forcing scientists to figure out how to adjust their views of our changing planet.nytimes.com
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Florida Bans Lab-Grown Meat Other states have also considered restrictions, citing concerns about farmers’ livelihoods and food safety, though the product isn’t expected to be widely available for years.nytimes.com
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At Frieze, Photographer of Gay Life Seeks ‘a Place in the Sunshine’ Stanley Stellar has documented gay New York, on the streets and in his studio, for decades. Now he steps onto his biggest stage.nytimes.com