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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela, Escalating Pressure on Maduro

President Trump has labeled President Nicolás Maduro a drug cartel leader and has suggested he could expand U.S. strikes to Venezuelan soil.

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Venezuelan Dissident Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony

María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.

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Oil Tanker U.S. Seized Has Faked Its Location Before, Data Shows

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House Passes $900 Billion Bill That Would Put Trump’s Stamp on Military

The defense policy bill would codify much of President Trump’s national security agenda. It also seeks to mandate more Pentagon consultation with Congress.

Defense Bill Will Make D.C. Skies Less Safe, N.T.S.B. Chair Says

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Trump Administration Opens Applications for ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas

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After Shutdown, Democrats Claim Credit for Funding They Opposed

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As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

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Fed Cuts Rates Again, but Is Divided Over Future Moves

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How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed

Barred from leaving Romania, Andrew Tate courted figures on the right, including Tucker Carlson and Barron Trump. Then an extraordinary order let him go.

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Judi Jupiter, a 76-Year-Old Social Media Star, Is Gen Z at Heart

In the 1970s, she photographed Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry on wild nights at Studio 54. Now she’s chronicling a new generation.

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Ex-Michigan Football Coach Is in Custody After Being Fired

Sherrone Moore was terminated for an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member, an official said. He was later detained by the police.

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Did Texas Republicans Overplay Their Hand on Redistricting?

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

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Under a clear blue sky, a silhouetted figure stands on a street in a downtown area of a small town. — Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway

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Vimal Patel

The Trump administration has tried to bend universities to his political will. But some of the most durable changes to higher education are occurring at the state level. Texas is a key example.

Vimal Patel

State lawmakers there have recently passed bills aimed at what they describe as bringing balance back to universities that have become too liberal.

Vimal Patel

The legislation shifts power from faculty to governing boards, which are composed of political appointees. One new law, Senate Bill 37, gives trustees the power to overturn key administrative posts, including academic deans.

Vimal Patel

The state is also turning to former Republican lawmakers to lead higher education institutions. The heads of the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech systems now are all former Republican lawmakers.

Vimal Patel

Some students and faculty, especially in the liberal arts, worry that the state’s universities are poised to sideline or eliminate departments conservatives disfavor like gender studies.

A tower is lit by sunlight on the University of Texas campus. Two students walk in the foreground near a bed of white flowers. — Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

What Menopause Does to the Body

A head-to-toe guide to the many unexpected symptoms of the midlife transition.

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A Surrogacy Firm Told Parents-to-Be Their Money Was Safe. Suddenly, It Vanished.

Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.

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Louvre Heist Was Caught on Film, Officials Say, Rebutting Director’s Account

Investigators said museum guards didn’t watch the recording in time. The Louvre’s director had previously said the thieves entered undetected.

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A furniture elevator extends toward the second floor of the Louvre. A small crowd of officers stand on ground level. — Dimitar Dilkoff/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.

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A man wearing a padded vest and other protective clothing walking through the woods with a metal detector. — Lauren Decicca/Getty Images

Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.

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An older Madeleine Wickham with gray hair, wearing a black-and-white print dress, sits at a table next to a stack of her books. — Sandra Mickiewicz for The New York Times

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Opinion

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Zack Cooper

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

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Thomas B. Edsall

Why the ‘Affordability Hoax’ Is a Trap for Trump

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How Gavin Newsom Became the Democrats’ 2028 Frontrunner

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Lindsey Smith Taillie

Can We Agree Kids Don’t Need Doritos at School?

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The Evening

The U.S. Seized an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

Also, the Fed’s latest rate cut was contentious. Here’s the latest.

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