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Right-Wing Populist Holds Commanding Lead Ahead of Costa Rica’s Election
President Rodrigo Chaves’s handpicked successor has vowed to extend his agenda, which has sought to weaken democratic institutions and crack down on rising violence.
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How Trump Took Up the ‘Christian Genocide’ Cause in Nigeria
A yearslong effort to convince Washington of religious persecution is shifting foreign policy toward the West African nation, with major consequences.
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Robert Pratt, Federal Judge Who Derided Trump Pardons, Dies at 78
He was chastised for remarks ridiculing the pardons of two congressional campaign aides who had been convicted in a bribery plot.
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How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files
The New York Times found more than 5,300 files with references to Mr. Trump and related terms. They include salacious and unverified claims, as well as documents that had already been made public.
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Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE
Jim Pattison Developments said the sale of an industrial building, which was planned to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility, would not go forward.
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U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company
The $500 million agreement raises new concerns about the propriety of the president negotiating foreign policy with his own business partners.
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5-Year-Old Liam Back in Minnesota After Release From Immigration Detention Center
A federal judge had demanded that the boy and his father be set free in a fiery opinion on Saturday.
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Indonesia Lifts Ban on Grok After New Assurances From X Corp
Indonesia joined Malaysia and the Philippines in reversing its restrictions, weeks after it blocked the chatbot because it was used to generate sexually explicit images of real people.
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Target’s New C.E.O. Faces Hometown Crisis as He Begins Turnaround Effort
Michael Fiddelke takes the top job at the struggling retailer amid continued unrest in the Twin Cities. A new boss also steps in at Walmart, where things are quieter.
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Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels
Warm temperatures and extremely low snowfall threaten water resources for the year.