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Trump Signals Openness to Exempting Hungary from Russian Oil Sanctions
Despite a chummy relationship, new U.S. penalties on Russian energy were likely to be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary met.
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U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza
The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
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Vince Gilligan’s Riveting “Pluribus” Is the Television Event of the Year
In the latest show from “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan, the crime genre gives way to a bewildering mix of science fiction and noir. Soaked in obvious inspirations from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” to less obvious expressions of James Ward Byrkit’s “Coherence,” Gilligan’s new Apple TV+ series begins with Best-Selling author Carol Sturka (Rhea…
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You’re Living Intrusive Thoughts: Jennifer Lawrence and Lynne Ramsey on “Die My Love”
An overwhelmingly intense portrait of motherhood, passion, and mental illness, “Die My Love” brings together Lynne Ramsay, the Scottish auteur behind such anguished psychodramas as “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “You Were Never Really Here,” with Jennifer Lawrence, the Oscar-winning actress whose tour-de-force performance marks a viscerally affecting high point in her remarkable…
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James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
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A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby
Sean Sherman’s latest cookbook, “Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America,” catalogs traditional cooking practices with an eye to the future.
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Is A.I. a Journalist or Just a Newsroom Tool?
A.I. has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.
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Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings
More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some colleagues are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors.
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Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election
Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.
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Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business
In a speech outlining his overhaul plans, the defense secretary called on American weapons makers to surge “at the speed of ingenuity.”