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What Lobsters and Chickens Reveal About Europe’s Trade Strategy

The European Union struck a trade deal that protected political priorities, like chicken and beef standards, while allowing headline-grabbing concessions. Consider lobsters.

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Freshly caught lobsters last year in Stonington, Maine.
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Is Kim Jong-un Preparing a Successor?

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to become his successor. Choe Sang-Hun, the ​Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, analyzed North Korean state propaganda to find out.
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At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Did a Detainee Just Faint or Need CPR?

Homeland Security says a detainee fainted. But other accounts say the man was unconscious. One witness said the guards did not seem to know how to check his pulse.

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The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Gaza ‘Genocide’ Remark After AIPAC Criticism

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee said the Georgia Republican was betraying “American values.” She says she is upholding “America First.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene was the first Republican in Congress to use the term “genocide” to describe the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
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E.P.A. Cancels Federal Union Contracts in Push to End Collective Bargaining

President Trump has faced legal challenges from unions representing federal workers for his push to strip them of labor protections.

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The Environmental Protection Agency in Washington.
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Thousands of Dollars Worth of Labubus Stolen From California Store

Demand for the trendy dolls, elf-like creatures with nine-tooth grins, has people lining up for hours to buy them.

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Thousands of dollars worth of Labubus were stolen from a store during a break-in in California.
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Trump Officials Press Case Against Harvard, and Add New Investigation

The administration doubled down against Harvard, asserting that rising violent crime on campus meant the school should not host international students. It will also review the school’s patents.

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Harvard University and the White House are discussing a deal to end their legal battles. But Friday’s moves suggested that the relationship remained contentious.
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Trump Is Building a Maximalist Government

In a series of actions this week, the president sought to expand the government’s reach.

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The Trump administration is requiring the Education Department to collect detailed data on college applicants.
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What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump

The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump at a bilateral meeting at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.
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Inspector General to Review F.A.A.’s Handling of D.C. Airspace After Crash

The announcement comes a week after the National Transportation Safety Board grilled aviation officials about safety gaps in the airspace near the capital.

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Wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342 on the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport in January.
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Minnesota Man Is Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Food Aid Fraud

Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, played a leading role in a scheme that stole more than $47 million from a program meant to feed children during the Covid-19 pandemic, prosecutors said.

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Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, who was sentenced this week, was co-owner of a business that stole funds from a program claiming to feed children.
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Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska Next Week

Mr. Trump also suggested that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine would include “some swapping of territories,” signaling that the U.S. may join Russia in trying to compel Ukraine to cede land.

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President Trump at the White House on Friday.
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