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U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela

President Trump has labeled President Nicolás Maduro a drug cartel leader and has suggested that U.S. strikes could expand 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 Seized by U.S. 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 legislation codifies President Trump’s agenda but includes a few measures challenging his policies and insisting on more consultation with Congress.

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

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Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol on Wednesday. — Kenny Holston/The New York Times

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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Mexico Approves 50% Tariffs on Many Chinese Imports

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Fed Cuts Rates Again, but Is Divided Over Future Moves

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A cook preparing a cut of raw beef steak in a restaurant. — Hunter McRae for The New York Times

Andrew Tate, in a half-unbuttoned animal-print shirt, sits in a crowded audience beside Tristan Tate, in a fuchsia blazer. — Mikael Ona/ZUMA Press Wire

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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What Menopause Does to the Body

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

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Ex-Michigan Football Coach Is in Custody After Being Fired

Sherrone Moore was being held at a Michigan jail after being terminated for what a university official called an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member.

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Evacuations Underway in Washington State as Flooding Intensifies

Tens of thousands of people there and in nearby British Columbia were poised to evacuate as heavy rain caused flooding and sent rivers rising to dangerous levels.

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People in coats stand at a lookout near a tumbling waterfall. — Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times

Weather

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

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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A Former King Seeks an Exit From Exile but Finds No Royal Treatment

King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicated and left for exile years ago. Now, his attempted comeback is giving his family a headache.

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Juan Carlos emerging from a black car, wearing a black suit and tie. — Ana Brigida/Associated Press

Louvre Heist Was Filmed Live, but the Guards Weren’t Watching

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

Opinion

Christopher Caldwell

Trump Is Not Attacking Europe. He’s Attacking Something Else.

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A black-and-white photo of a doctor using a stethoscope to check a patient’s chest. Overlaid atop the photo are rows of prices with plus signs between each. — The New York Times

Zack Cooper

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

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John Marshall

What Zillow Won’t Tell You

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A photo illustration of a red MAGA hat in an empty shopping cart.

Thomas B. Edsall

Why the ‘Affordability Hoax’ Is a Trap for Trump

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The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway

The school has been brought to heel by conservative higher education reformers. It is part of a broader transformation at the state’s universities.

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