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The tanker was headed to Venezuela to collect oil, putting it in the cross-hairs of President Trump’s pressure campaign on Nicolás Maduro’s government.
President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the federal work force. But current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient.
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The crackdown and detentions swept from one coast to the other: day laborers in Los Angeles, a flower seller in Chicago, immigrants in New York courtrooms.
Iranian leaders face pressure over a currency collapse and threats of possible military strikes from Israel and the United States over its nuclear activities.
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Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the civil war.
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As 2025 winds to a close, we’re recalling those we’ve lost who forged consequential lives.

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A Rupture Over Israel Is Tearing MAGA ApartFor 40 years, Christian Zionism was a powerful force in American politics. A new generation on the right is taking cues from elsewhere.
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Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral inauguration.
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The Jaguars and 49ers are ascending before the showdowns in the final week of the regular season.
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