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Trump Flips Script in Election Case to Justify Immunity Defense
The former president’s claim ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing that he was protecting the election system rather than subverting it is part of a pattern of shaping his own reality.
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How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me)
This privacy reporter and her husband bought a Chevrolet Bolt in December. Two risk-profiling companies had been getting detailed data about their driving ever since.
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Tesla Earnings Report Could Add to Concerns About Its Strategy
Analysts expect first-quarter results to show a decline in profits, fueling worries that competitors will grab a bigger slice of slowing electric car sales.
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Kathleen Hanna Reveals the Story of Her Life in ‘Rebel Girl’
In “Rebel Girl,” the punk frontwoman reveals the story of her life — the men who tried to stop her, the women who kept her going and the boy who made her a mother.
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Columbia Offers Remote Classes for the Last Days of the Semester
Tensions have rippled out to other schools. Protesters were arrested at Yale and New York University. And new protest encampments popped up on several campuses.
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Planned Parenthood Plans $10 Million Boost for Democrats in North Carolina
The party is banking on abortion access as an issue to animate the state’s competitive race for governor and, they hope, galvanize voters for President Biden.
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Donors Stay Largely Silent Amid New Wave of Campus Protests
Robert Kraft, an alumnus of Columbia, suggested he would withhold donations to the school. Other alumni are keeping quiet.
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Why Narendra Modi Called India’s Muslims ‘Infiltrators’
The brazenness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vilification of India’s largest minority group made clear he sees few checks at home or abroad on his power.
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Campus Antiwar Protests Grow, and Trump Fights Attempts to Silence Him
Plus, Blair Witch actors push for royalties.
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A Salacious Conspiracy or Just 34 Pieces of Paper?
Inside the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump.
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The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party
It has never been more obvious that the Republican Party is the party of the boss.
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Jan. 6 Rioters Should Not Catch a Break From the Supreme Court
Will the court go out of its way to disregard statutory language and create ambiguity where none exists?
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How Progressives Won Over the Democratic Center
The left’s position on Israel has now become the Democratic Party’s, hinting at greater influence to come.
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The Bragg Case Against Trump Is a Historic Mistake
It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up. But it’s still a highly flawed case.
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A Night Different From Others as Pro-Palestinian Protests Break for Seder
Pro-Palestinian protesters, many of whom are Jewish, prepared Seder dinners at college protest encampments, even as other Jewish students sought community in more traditional settings.
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As College Students Protest, Harris Keeps Her Focus on Abortion
“When we think about what is at stake, it is absolutely about freedom,” Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Wisconsin.
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San Francisco Mayor Gives Panda Diplomacy a Try
In a city still struggling to recover from the pandemic, Mayor London Breed hopes giant pandas will lift the spirits — and the economy — of San Francisco.
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Mistrial Declared in Case of Arizona Rancher Accused of Murdering Migrant
George Alan Kelly is accused of fatally shooting Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, an unarmed migrant from Mexico, on his 170-acre ranch in Kino Springs, Ariz., last year.
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For Biden, Aid Package Provides a Welcome Boost on the World Stage
The congressional breakthrough on security assistance to Ukraine and Israel will let the president finally deliver arms to match his words. But it could be only a temporary respite.
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U.K. Pushes Through Rwanda Deportation Bill
Britain’s Parliament passed contentious legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to the African country, a political victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say
Filings made public in the case charging the former president with illegally retaining classified material after leaving office show an associate told him that he could face indictment if he failed to give them back.
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The First Prosecution of a President Was Laid Out in Court
Also, pro-Palestinian protests disrupt top college campuses. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
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Beloved Ostrich Dies at Kansas Zoo After Swallowing Worker’s Keys
Karen, a 5-year-old known for her playful antics, reached beyond her enclosure, grabbed a staff member’s keys and swallowed them, the zoo said. Attempts to save her were unsuccessful.
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Columbia’s President, Nemat Shafik, May Face a Censure Resolution
The university senate is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on a resolution censuring Nemat Shafik, a reaction to her testimony before Congress and the arrests of student protesters.
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PEN America Cancels Literary Awards Ceremony Amid Gaza War Fallout
The event had been set for April 29, but weeks of escalating criticism of the organization’s response to the war had led nearly half of the prize nominees to withdraw.
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Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA.
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Trump Calls for More Protests Outside Trial: ‘Rally Behind MAGA’
With support from demonstrators in Lower Manhattan spotty so far, Donald Trump issued a call to “rally behind MAGA,” and suggested the poor turnout was a result of a plot against his supporters.
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Supreme Court Appears to Side With Oregon City in Homelessness Case
A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of courts wading into the thorny policy questions around when local governments can punish people for sleeping and camping outdoors.
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