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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.
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Nestlé’s Chief Is in Turnaround Mode. He Drinks 8 Cups of Coffee a Day.
Philipp Navratil recently took over the 160-year-old Swiss food giant, charged with reviving growth and regaining trust after his predecessor was ousted over a scandal.
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As companies blame artificial intelligence for layoffs, skeptics wonder whether that explanation captures the full picture.
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Takeaways From Gavin Newsom’s New Memoir, ‘Young Man in a Hurry’
His introspective memoir tries to challenge the conventional wisdom about his upbringing, explores his marriages and airs a little dirty laundry — but says relatively little about politics.
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Gavin Newsom Memoir Describes Difficult Childhood, Contrary to Image
Mr. Newsom, the California governor and a potential presidential candidate, writes that the privileged caricature of his background is mistaken.
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The Richest 2026 Players: A.I., Crypto, Pro-Israel Groups and Trump
All have amassed enormous war chests, new filings show, making them the financial wild cards of this year’s midterm elections and feared political spenders.