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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel

Par : Chris Cameron
The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

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A lawsuit argued that student journalists had been forced to self-censor out of fear of government retaliation.
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Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

Par : Ishani Desai
The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims its pharmacies filled suspicious prescriptions for opioids, the Justice Department said.
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Police Make Surprise Discovery of Stolen Statue of Olympic Gymnast Sunisa Lee

Par : Ishani Desai
The St. Paul, Minn., police were investigating a report of gunfire when they found a bronze bust of Sunisa Lee, the gold medal Olympian, that was stolen last year.
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George Cave, C.I.A. Agent With a Role in Iran-Contra, Dies at 97

Par : Richard Sandomir
He worked throughout the Middle East before joining a secret team that tried to obtain the release of Western hostages in Lebanon in exchange for arms sent to Iran.
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For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

Par : Peter Baker
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

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President Trump has been unable so far to broker an agreement to end the war on satisfactory terms.
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For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

Par : Peter Baker
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump has been unable so far to broker an agreement to end the war on satisfactory terms.
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James Roche, Embattled Air Force Secretary, Dies at 86

Par : Trip Gabriel
A former executive in the weapons industry, he led the Air Force amid reports of sexual assault at its service academy and a multibillion-dollar procurement scandal.

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James Roche at the Pentagon in October 2001. He was named Air Force secretary earlier that year after retiring from the Navy and working as a defense contracting executive.
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Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers as Purge Widens

Par : Greg Jaffe · Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper
The turmoil has left a leadership vacuum in the Army at a moment when it is trying to find ways to defend troops against the threat posed by cheap drones.

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In 2026, Mr. Hegseth has removed at least 45 officers, selected by boards made up of peers, from promotion lists. More than half of those officers have been female or Black.
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE

Par : Chris Cameron · Hamed Aleaziz and Ken Bensinger
Mr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot.

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Milo Yiannopoulos at a rally in Baltimore in 2021.
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California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

Par : Heather Knight
The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

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A wind farm turbine off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2023. California was an early adopter of wind power, but offshore wind farms have so far been developed only on the East Coast.
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Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules

Par : Zach Montague
The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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Workers sorted through ballots at a ballot processing facility in California last November.
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer

Par : Shawn Hubler and Maxine Joselow
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.

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Visitors walk through Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

Par : Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps
President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.

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If the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
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Autopsy Shows Man Killed by National Guard in Memphis Was Shot in Back

Par : Emily Cochrane
The death of the man after a confrontation with National Guard troops is under investigation. An autopsy by a medical examiner shows that he was shot in the back and declared it a homicide.

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An autopsy released this week shows that a man killed by National Guard members in Memphis was shot in the back.
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Trump Creates a Space Academy and Honors the Artemis Astronauts

Par : Luke Broadwater
President Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, which took a journey around the moon.

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President Trump referred to the astronauts, including Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman, as “fearless explorers.”
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$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal

Par : Mattathias Schwartz
A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

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The Abu Ghraib prison, years after it returned to Iraqi control.
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Tank That Imploded at Washington Paper Plant, Killing 11, Was Known to Be Unsafe, Report Says

Par : Anna Griffin
A chemical disaster in Washington in May involved a tank that had been deemed at risk of failure nearly a year before, according to federal investigators.

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The aftermath of a chemical tank explosion at a paper plant in Longview, Wash.
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Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture

Par : Carol Rosenberg
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, at Guantánamo Bay in January 2022 in a photo provided by his lawyers.
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For Once, a New York Jet Is Destined to Win Something

Par : Thomas Fuller
A House race in Arizona pits Jay Feely, a former Jets kicker, against Amish Shah, a former sideline doctor for the team. Jets fans in the district say it’s a welcome distraction from all the losing.

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Jets fans watching a preseason game at a bar this month in Scottsdale, Ariz., where two former members of the franchise are running against each other for a local House seat.
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Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring

Par : Tim Balk
Governor Mark Gordon, a Republican, said he was concerned by the behavior of election observers who visited a polling station in Cheyenne.

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Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming leads one of the most conservative states.
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With Term Winding Down, Pelosi Tries to Anoint a Successor

Par : Heather Knight
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been working hard on behalf of Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor with a relatively low profile in California.

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Representative Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, in the race for her congressional seat.
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A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie

Par : Reis Thebault
Two candidates for Town Council in Gila Bend, Ariz., finished with the same number of votes. A century-old state law mandated breaking the tie with a game of chance.

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Patricia Riggs, the interim town clerk of Gila Bend, Ariz., declared Jesus Rubalcava the winner of the Town Council seat after a game of high-card draw with the opposing candidate, Athena Guerrero.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

Par : Zach Montague
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

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In a filing on Thursday, the Postal Service denied that its proposal left any room for it to second-guess states on which voters were eligible to cast a ballot.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass Eases Street Vending Crackdown After Debate

Par : Livia Albeck-Ripka
Mayor Karen Bass said food vendors discourage restaurant patrons, mentioning them alongside homeless encampments. Her opponent, Nithya Raman, said vendors should be brought into the system.

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Street vendors are ubiquitous presences across the Los Angeles area, offering foods from many cultures.
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Lake Ontario Didn’t Ask for Trump to Rename It

Par : Katie Rogers
There is a U.S.-led war in the Middle East and the midterm elections on the horizon, but President Trump’s latest priority seems to be “Making The Great Lakes Even Greater.”

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Boats were anchored along the waterfront of Lake Ontario in Toronto on Thursday.
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Trump Elevates Ben Moss, Former Vance Aide, as White House Staff Secretary

Par : Chris Cameron
The move amounted to one of the few major changes in West Wing personnel in Mr. Trump’s second term.

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Ben Moss, chosen as the next White House staff secretary, at the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero

Par : Maggie Haberman · Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.

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Memorials left at the south tower reflecting pool last year at the World Trade Center in Manhattan.
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Trump Administration Will Appeal Harvard Antisemitism Case

Par : Alan Blinder
A federal judge earlier ruled against Trump officials in a lawsuit accusing the university of allowing persistent antisemitism on campus.

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A legal conflict between the Trump administration and Harvard has lasted for over a year.
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White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter

Par : Karoun Demirjian
A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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A passenger jet came within a mile of Marine One in early August, after an air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan National Airport appeared to have missed multiple warnings.
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Progressives Condemn Pick of Pro-Israel Democrat Atop House Panel

Par : Annie Karni
Outrage over making Representative Jared Moskowitz, who is vocally pro-Israel, the top Democrat on a Middle East policy subcommittee reflected the party’s rift over Israel.

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On Tuesday, Representative Jared Moskowitz of Florida, a vocally pro-Israel Democrat, was chosen to serve as the ranking member on a key subcommittee with jurisdiction over Middle East policy.
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Kansas Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Sheriff’s Deputy

Par : Mitch Smith
The judge said prosecutors had failed to meet their burden in the case against a deputy charged in the 2025 jailhouse death of an inmate.

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A photo of Charles Adair at a news conference held by his family after he died last year.
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Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon

Par : Minho Kim
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.

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A lawsuit filed on Thursday argues that new Pentagon policies severely limit the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes, which started publishing during the Civil War.
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In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action

Par : Peter Baker
The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.

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A sign showing the national debt last week at a bus stop in Washington.
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Obama to Headline Fund-Raiser With Jeffries in New York

Par : Shane Goldmacher
The top Democrats will gather party donors on Sept. 10, just as Republicans converge in Texas for their unusual midterm convention.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries and former President Barack Obama will aim to give Democrats a financial boost at a time when money is a concern for the party heading into the midterm elections.
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America

Par : Erica L. Green
The president also reiterated his criticism that Canada “treats us very badly.” Trade talks between the nations collapsed last week.

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C.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow Visit

Par : Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes
John Ratcliffe’s meeting this week with a Russian intelligence chief was aimed at pushing the Kremlin to pursue a peace deal with Ukraine.

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John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, delivered an urgent message to Aleksandr V. Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s F.S.B. intelligence service this week in a secret visit to Moscow.
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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says

Par : Patricia Mazzei and David Ovalle
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.

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Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021 and made it central to her public persona.
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Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti

Par : Hamed Aleaziz · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles
Flights to the Caribbean nation will increase from once a month to once a week now that the Supreme Court allowed President Trump to cancel a humanitarian program.

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Deportation flights to Haiti will increase as soon as this week.
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Trump Raises Money in Texas With Control of the Senate in the Balance

Par : Luke Broadwater
Many Republicans are hoping for financial support from President Trump, whose fund-raising power in the party remains unmatched despite his low poll numbers.

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A cutout of President Trump in Cypress, Texas, during the Republican primary runoff for Senate between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Senator John Cornyn in May.
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U.S. to Withdraw 200 Troops Sent to Nigeria Under Trump

Par : Eric Schmitt · Saikou Jammeh and Ismail Auwal
Officials say the small, limited deployment could serve as a model. But terrorists in the country have continued to attack and kill.

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Nigerian soldiers took part in a search-and-rescue exercise at the Maiduguri Air Force Base earlier this month. Nigerian forces worked with the American military to kill one of the Islamic State’s highest-ranking leaders.
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Starbucks Drops Drink Powder That Enveloped Baristas in Clouds of Dust

Par : Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Julie Creswell
Baristas said the ingredient left them coughing and sneezing.

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A Starbucks store in Austin, Texas, this month. The company this week removed a powder used in its blended refreshers drinks from its U.S. stores.
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Jury to Continue Deliberations in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Par : Jacey Fortin and Maia Spoto
In closing arguments, Ms. Clancy’s lawyer called her “a darn good mother.” The prosecutor accused her of “extreme atrocity and cruelty.”

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Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.
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