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Trump Says House G.O.P. Should Vote to Release Epstein Files

President Trump reversed himself as he faced the prospect that Republicans could vote this week to compel the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

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A man in a dark suit and a light blue tie standing before a microphone. — Pete Marovich for The New York Times

U.S. Border Patrol Shifts to the South With Mass Arrests in Charlotte

Agents arrested 81 people in Charlotte, N.C., on the first day of an operation that drew criticism over its aggression. It is unclear how long they will stay.

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Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations

Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism.

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A crowd holding banners and signs walks toward the camera on a tree-lined city street. — Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

New International Student Enrollments Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds

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In Pulpits and Pews, Catholic Churches Urge Compassion for Immigrants

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The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’

As President Trump has championed crypto and the industry has gone mainstream, funds from scammers and other criminal groups have flowed onto major exchanges.

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How to Not Get Kidnapped for Your Bitcoin

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Fraudsters Use Cryptocurrency A.T.M.s to Target Victims

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Friends Say Suspect in Louvre Heist Tried to Leave a Rough Past Behind

That past included time as an urban dirt-bike rider who had pulled off stunts at iconic Paris sites, earning him a bad-boy reputation, according to several friends.

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A photo showing the side of the Louvre where thieves recently entered. — Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

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They Rushed to Buy Homes During the Pandemic. Now, Some Feel Trapped.

Many Americans bought their first houses when mortgage rates dipped to record lows. Some are ready to move but feel locked in by their low rates.

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A pregnant woman wearing a red dress and a man wearing a gray coat standing outdoors in front of a house. — Janice Chung for The New York Times

Swept Away: How the Camp Mystic Disaster Unfolded Over 3 Hours

Never-before-seen videos, data and the first interview with the Texas camp’s owners offer the most detailed description yet of the deadly July 4 flooding.

A Pill for Women’s Libido Meets a Cultural Moment

A decade ago, Cindy Eckert struggled to convince skeptics about a drug for premenopausal women. Lately, her business is booming.

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Cindy Eckert, with magenta hair, a black top and a pink skirt, leaning against a hot pink stairwell. — Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

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Brian Howey

Over many months, while reporting on a sheriff’s department outside Jackson, Miss., we started hearing complaints from former jail inmates about widespread violence that involved guards and a group of favored inmates, called trusties →

Brian Howey

These former inmates said they were punished with beatings and whippings, often after guards dragged them to corners of the jail that had no security cameras. Some had been caught with cell phones, or had failed drug tests.

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Sometimes, former inmates and guards said, beatings were carried out by inmates in the trusty program, at the urging of guards. These trusted inmates had a nickname: The Blue Wave.

Brian Howey

During our reporting, we found medical records and other jail documents that supported what the former inmates were saying — that violence was being used as a tool to control people inside.

Brian Howey

The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, which runs the jail, called the reporting baseless. But we obtained a video of guards using an electrified vest to shock an inmate who appeared calm and compliant.

A low brick sign that says “Rankin County Detention Center and Sheriff’s Office” outside a brick building with a tall wire fence. — Rory Doyle for The New York Times

Calvin Duncan’s Unlikely Journey: Convict to Exoneree to Elected Official

Voters in New Orleans elected Mr. Duncan to serve as clerk of the parish criminal court, defeating an incumbent from a prominent political family.

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A bald man in a jacket, blue shirt and eyeglasses sits looking to the left in a softly lit room with a window behind him. — Bryan Tarnowski for The New York Times

At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in Pakistan’s military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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A crowd of men, most wearing white robes and skullcaps, on the grand entry stairs of a large building. — Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?

Burns’s 12-hour documentary is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump.

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His Jeans Are Gigantic. His Internet Fame Is Too.

Carter Anderson purchased an outrageous pair of pants to try to win a contest and became an unlikely social media star along the way.

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Mr. Anderson sits at the top of a flight of stairs on the outside of a brick building, his nine-foot-long jeans hanging over the edge of the steps. — Saeed Rahbaran for The New York Times

Eagles Shut Down Lions in Battle of N.F.C. Heavyweights

Philadelphia’s defense consistently pressured Jared Goff to help lift the reigning Super Bowl champions to a 16-9 victory.

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James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.

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Religious leaders in white robes holding marigolds place them along a high fence topped with barbed wire. — Leah Millis/Reuters

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A Christian Answer to Trump and Trumpism Is Finally Here

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I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.

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