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Fertility Doctor Accused of Using Own Sperm to Impregnate Woman

Par :Mack Liederman
Dr. Dennis Lutz, the chairman of the University of North Dakota’s OB-GYN department, did not deny the claims in a lawsuit. The university said it intends to fire him.

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A spokesman for the University of North Dakota said it was taking steps to fire Dr. Dennis Lutz, the chairman of the OB-GYN department.
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Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina

Par :Emily Davies
A gathering of South Carolina’s political elite paid tribute to the late senator’s career against a backdrop of a highly competitive race to replace him.

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Mr. Graham’s funeral took place at First Baptist Church of Columbia.
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Clara Ester, Who Was With Martin Luther King Jr. in His Last Moments, Dies at 78

Par :Jeré Longman
A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran to him to check his pulse.

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On April 4, 1968, Clara Ester drove to the Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot outside his room.
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U.S. Strikes Iran Again, as Trump Encounters a More Determined Adversary in Widened War

Par :Julian E. Barnes · Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.

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President Trump in Oakland County Michigan on Monday. The war that President Trump has been trying to bring to a diplomatic conclusion since April is now threatening to grow bigger.
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Trump Has Made Billions in Office. Will His Party Pay Politically?

Par :Jess Bidgood
The president took in a staggering $2.2 billion last year while in office. Democrats are hoping to make it a campaign issue in the midterm elections.

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Source: Donald Trump’s financial disclosure forms
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Trump Unveils $22.5 Billion Redesign of Dulles Airport

Par :Karoun Demirjian
The project would make the airport easier to navigate and include a new United lounge, officials said. It’s part of the president’s plans to remake the Washington area.

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The main AeroTrain station at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., in 2025.
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Families Face Anxiety, Angst as Loved Ones Are Deployed to Fight Iran

Par :Bernard Mokam and Georgia Gee
As the war with Iran has continued, some are finding that the stress is bringing back old anxieties.

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Mental health counselors say they are attending to more military families who are reporting stress and anxiety about a conflict that has taken the lives of at least 18 service members and wounded more than 400.
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10 Women Accuse Jared Leto of Sexual Misconduct in BBC Report

Par :Remy Tumin
The accusations include sex with underage girls and sexually explicit messages. The actor denied the allegations.

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Jared Leto at the premiere for “Tron: Ares” in Los Angeles in October.
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Senators Cornyn and Tillis Force Delay of Blanche Nomination Over Trump’s IRS Deal

Par :Glenn Thrush and Michael Gold
John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the nominee for attorney general of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump’s suit against the agency.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, cannot afford to lose a single Republican vote.
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Lindsay Clancy Trial Update: In 911 Call, Husband Screams, ‘She Killed the Kids’

Par :Jenna Russell
Prosecutors say Lindsay Clancy planned the killings of her three young children. Her lawyers point to her severe postpartum mental illness.

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Patrick Clancy, testifying in court on Monday in Plymouth, Mass. On Tuesday, his voice was barely audible at times.
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With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue

Par :Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer
A seven-figure settlement was announced hours before senators skeptical about the so-called weaponization fund delayed a crucial vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has said the Justice Department dropped its plan for a $1.8 billion fund to pay purported victims of government weaponization, but the department can make such payouts even without a formal fund structure.
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Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Sweeping New Tariff Powers

Par :Alan Rappeport
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian energy.

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The president has expressed a preference for using tariffs over sanctions as an economic weapon.
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Florida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane Story, Lawsuit Says

Par :David Ovalle
South Florida State College fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing.

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Vinita Prabhakar, who taught English at South Florida State College, said in an interview that she assigned the story to challenge her students.
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Obama Endorses Josh Turek in Iowa Senate Race With Basketball Video

Par :Tim Balk
The former president is trying to help Josh Turek net a Senate seat in Iowa, which Democrats see as one of their best pickup opportunities of the midterms.

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Former President Barack Obama made one of his first endorsements of the midterm elections, backing Josh Turek, a centrist state lawmaker in Iowa seeking the state’s Senate seat.
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Fauci’s Pardon From Biden Would Not Shield Him From New Offenses

Par :Karoun Demirjian
Republicans have argued that the pre-emptive pardon Dr. Fauci received from former President Biden ought to preclude him from invoking the Fifth Amendment. But the pardon applies only to what happened before it was issued.

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Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Dr. Anthony S. Fauci during a news conference at the White House in 2021. Mr. Biden issued a pre-emptive pardon for Dr. Fauci on the last day of his term as president.
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Michelle Obama and Justice Jackson Talk Work-Life Balance and Public Service

Par :Ann E. Marimow
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appearance on the former first lady’s podcast was a rare meeting of the two powerful, popular Black women.

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Michelle Obama, the former first lady, and her brother Craig Robinson interviewing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on their podcast, in an image provided by its production company.
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As Trump Squeezes Cuba, He Plans to Send Cuban Deportees to Uruguay

Par :Edward Wong and Emma Bubola
The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has deported Cubans to Africa. Now it’s negotiating with a South American country.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States had many concerns about Cuba, which is 90 miles from Florida, including “the threat of mass migration.”
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Trump Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of Comey, New Filing Says

Par :Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer
The request suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was interviewed by the Secret Service after posting a photo of seashells on Instagram.
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Why Republicans Aren’t Funding the Texas Senate Race Yet

Par :Theodore Schleifer
The peculiar dynamic is playing out in Texas, where the fate of the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, will help decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

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Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, is the Republican nominee for Senate there but has struggled to raise money.
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Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing

Par :Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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Lindsey Graham’s South Carolina Funeral: What to Know

Par :Eduardo Medina
The senator’s funeral services are in Columbia, the capital. His remains will be buried Wednesday afternoon in Pickens County, S.C., where he was born and raised.

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