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U.S. Coast Guard Detains Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Oil

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said a vessel had been “apprehended.” It was the second action this month against a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil.

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Venezuela Was Once a Close U.S. Ally. What Went Wrong?

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Inside a ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Crackdown and the Chaos It Unleashes

A silver and orange U.S. Coast Guard boat on blue water. A person in tactical gear stands on the boat. — Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Website, Including One of Trump

A total of 16 photos were struck from the website the Justice Department created. One featured a drawer containing other photos, including one of President Trump.

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Redactions and Unanswered Questions: First Look at the Epstein Files

The Justice Department released more than 13,000 files related to Jeffrey Epstein, with more expected. Read six takeaways about what the files did and did not divulge.

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A photo taken of a credenza in Jeffrey Epstein’s home — which contained at least one image of President Trump — was among the material removed from the site. — Department of Justice

Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released

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Bill Clinton, a Main Character in the Epstein Drop, Just Can’t Escape Scandal

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Turning Point’s Annual Gathering Turns Into a Gripefest

Conservative leaders revealed serious rifts over a number of core issues at an annual gathering hosted by the group co-founded by Charlie Kirk.

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These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.

Economists say that a typical middle-class family today is richer than one in the 1960s. Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t believe it.

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Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

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Cynthia Lummis, a One-Term G.O.P. Senator, Will Not Seek Re-election

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Slain M.I.T. Professor Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’ and a Beloved Colleague

Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.

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Nuno Loureiro sits in an upholstered chair wearing a blue suit, red tie and glasses. — Jake Belcher, via Reuters

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Escape From the Abyss: Surviving the Atrocities in Sudan

No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city of El Fasher remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.

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The Filthy Word That Filmmakers Swear By

Directors and writers striving for a PG-13 rating have learned to ration the use of a four-letter obscenity.

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