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Biden Loosens Up on Weed
The U.S. government has recommended easing federal restrictions on the drug that have been in place for decades.
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U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I against Ukrainian forces, an act that would violate a global ban signed by Moscow.
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The Biden Campaign’s High-Powered Effort to Define R.F.K. Jr.
Why Democrats have a big team tracking every third-party candidate.
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Donald Trump Embraces Lawlessness, but in the Name of a Higher Law
When authorities are seen as corrupt, we celebrate those who defy them.
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How Not to Be a Selfish Gardener
These spaces have historically been tied to exclusion and injustice, but we can cultivate them to be ethical and environmentally beneficial.
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5 Takeaways From the Times Interview of Brittney Griner
Highlights from a Times Magazine profile of the basketball star.
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Brittney Griner Talks Candidly About Her New Book, Russia and Recovery
In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery.
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Trump Refuses to Commit to Accepting Election Outcome in Milwaukee Interview
“If everything’s honest, I’ll gladly accept the results. I don’t change on that,” Donald Trump told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “If it’s not, you have to fight for the right of the country.”
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Trump Acknowledges He Wanted to Go to the Capitol on Jan. 6
The former president recalled a key detail central to testimony before the Jan. 6 committee during a campaign event in Wisconsin.
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Senate Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Legalize Marijuana
The bill, which reflects growing support for legalization, would end the federal prohibition on cannabis. But it is unlikely to pass in an election year and a divided government.
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President.
In her conversation with the vice president, Drew Barrymore allowed informality to veer into disrespect.
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How Protesters Can Actually Help Palestinians
I worry that the more aggressive demonstrators may be hurting the Gazans they’re trying to support.
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Dan Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ Creators, Saying Series Defamed Him
In the suit, lawyers for the former Nickelodeon producer called the documentary a “hit job” that had falsely painted him as a “child sexual abuser.”
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Fed Holds Rates Steady, Noting Lack of Progress on Inflation
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.
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Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it.
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Veteran Collected Benefits After Lying About Purple Heart, U.S. Says
Sharon Toney-Finch, who served in Iraq in 2010, was charged with fraudulently claiming to have a Purple Heart and with defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Colombia Will Sever Ties With Israel Over Gaza War
Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftist president, made the announcement in front of cheering crowds in the capital that had gathered for International Workers’ Day.
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Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.
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The Words That Have Defined This Week in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial
Witnesses discussed the salacious and the banal, and the judge warned the defendant he could go to jail.
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Colombia’s president says the country will sever ties with Israel, calling its government ‘genocidal.’
President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday that the South American nation planned to break diplomatic ties with Israel.
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Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Creditors Demand to Know His Spending
The former New York mayor and Trump lawyer actually spent nearly $120,000 in January, and his creditors say he is still not turning over required financial information.
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It’s Not Just Gaza: Student Protesters See Links to a Global Struggle
In many students’ eyes, the war in Gaza is linked to other issues, such as policing, mistreatment of Indigenous people, racism and the impact of climate change.
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Klobuchar Asks Regulators to Investigate MultiPlan Over Health Care Pricing
A data analytics firm has helped big health insurers cut payments to doctors, raising concerns about possible price fixing.
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Companies for Aiding Russia’s War Effort
The penalties came after top Biden administration officials warned China not to help Moscow restock its arsenal to attack Ukraine.
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Truth Social Co-Founder Says Trump Nearly Derailed Deal That Led to Market Windfall
Andy Litinsky, who helped start the former president’s social media company, revealed Mr. Trump’s last-minute doubts about an agreement that made them all very wealthy.
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NASCAR and Its Race Teams Fight Over the Sport’s Future
Team owners said they needed to share in racing’s financial success, putting them at odds with the privately held business that runs the sport.
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Paul Auster’s Best Books: A Guide
The novelist played with reality and chance in tales of solitary narrators and mutable identities. Here’s an overview of his work.
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Florida Abortion Ban Takes Effect, and U.C.L.A. Calls in Police
Plus, a possible shift on marijuana policy.
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The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court
The Biden administration is arguing that Idaho’s near-total abortion ban violates a federal law on emergency treatment.
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