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At Least 12 Arrested at U.C. Berkeley After Police Order Protesters to Disperse The authorities had given demonstrators until 7 p.m. to vacate a new encampment that had been erected at a fire-damaged complex on campus.nytimes.com
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How Rich Candidates Burned Cash on Running for Office It is a time-honored tradition in U.S. politics: wealthy people burning through their fortunes to ultimately lose an election.nytimes.com
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At Least Four Dead as Storms Batter Houston Area Buildings were damaged in Houston and school officials canceled classes in the city on Friday, citing the destruction. It may take the city as much as 48 hours to restore power to some customers.nytimes.com
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Arab League Calls for U.N. Peacekeepers in Gaza and the West Bank Any use of U.N. forces would have to be approved by the Security Council. “There first has to be peace to keep," said a U.N. spokesman.nytimes.com
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Robert Menendez Trial Jurors See Gold Bars at Heart of Bribery Case An F.B.I. agent, testifying for the government, described his search of Senator Robert Menendez’s house in New Jersey.nytimes.com
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Relatives of Maine Shooter Robert Card Describe Efforts to Get Him Psychiatric Help “It’s on all of us to make sure the next time we need to get help for someone, we do better,” Cara Lamb, the gunman’s ex-wife, told the commission investigating the October mass shooting.nytimes.com
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What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Other Consumer Bureau Actions A score of court cases involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can now proceed, but it is still likely to face legal challenges.nytimes.com
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Biden Marks Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education President Biden commemorated Brown v. Board of Education during one of a series of events over the next several days to highlight his commitment to the Black community.nytimes.com
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The Authoritarians Have the Momentum Liberalism’s nice rules aren’t enough of a sales pitch.nytimes.com
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Beware the Pettiness of the Powerful Alas, some of Donald Trump’s peculiarities aren’t unique.nytimes.com
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Inside NPR, New Editing Layer Adds Angst Among Employees Many employees have expressed concern that a new group of six editors called the Backstop will be unnecessary and slow down NPR’s journalism.nytimes.com
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How Biden and Trump Might Try to Win Their Debates Veteran Republican and Democratic strategists offered their advice for the presidential candidates’ goals during their two planned debates, in June and September.nytimes.com
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Why a New Yorker Story on a Notorious Murder Case Is Blocked in Britain The article challenges the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby, a neonatal nurse, of multiple murders last year, and has led to a debate about England’s restrictions on trial reporting.nytimes.com
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I was a Republican Partisan. It Altered the Way I Saw the World. Your emotions will often lead you astray.nytimes.com
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Trump’s Lawyer Assailed Michael Cohen’s Credibility Also, the return of ‘Bridgerton.’nytimes.com
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At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.nytimes.com
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Harvard Ignored Antisemitism Advisory Group’s Recommendations, House Committee Says In a report, the committee listed what it said were Harvard’s failures to crack down on antisemitism. Harvard said the report gives an “incomplete and inaccurate view” of its efforts.nytimes.com
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Texas Governor Pardons Daniel Perry in 2020 Black Lives Matter Protest Shooting The man, Daniel S. Perry, was convicted of killing a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin.nytimes.com
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Slovakia’s Politics Were Toxic Long Before Its Prime Minister Was Shot Years of vitriolic rhetoric, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, left Slovakia with bitter political division.nytimes.com
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The View Within Israel Turns Bleak Attitudes toward the “Palestinian problem” range from detached fatigue to the belief that driving Palestinians into submission is God’s work.nytimes.com
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The U.S. Is Making Marijuana a Schedule III Drug. Here’s What That Means. A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it does not legalize the drug.nytimes.com
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NFL Player Harrison Butker Draws Rebukes for Commencement Speech Kansas City’s Harrison Butker quoted Taylor Swift lyrics while telling men to be “unapologetic in your masculinity” and women to focus on being homemakers.nytimes.com
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Hochul Meets the Pope, and Reflects on Her Father and Irish Catholicism At a climate change summit at the Vatican, Gov. Kathy Hochul positioned New York State as a leader in pursuing environmental goals, but also recalled her late father.nytimes.com
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In South Texas, Henry Cuellar’s Case Stirs an Old Feeling: Distrust The Laredo congressman faces bribery charges, and some voters and party leaders worry that his legal troubles could dampen Democratic turnout.nytimes.com
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Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot. In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found.nytimes.com
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35 Years Later, the Remains Known as ‘Chimney Doe’ Have a Name and a Face A skeleton found in the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 has been identified, relaunching a police investigation that had been dormant for decades.nytimes.com
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How Media Outlets Are Covering Michael Cohen’s Testimony Conservative outlets have painted Mr. Cohen as a traitor to the conservative cause, while liberal organizations focused on what he said he did for Donald J. Trump.nytimes.com
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Matt Gaetz and Other Republicans Flock to Trump’s Trial On Thursday, an entourage of about 20 accompanied the former president to court. Among them were many lawmakers.nytimes.com
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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine The move could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. The Biden administration continues to say there will be no American troops on the ground.nytimes.com
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Jenny Holzer Shines New Light in Dark Places Her signboards predated by a decade the news “crawl.” At the Guggenheim she is still bending the curve: Just read the art, is the message.nytimes.com