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How a Year of Trump Changed Britain
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How a Year of Trump Changed Britain

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsPrime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm over Greenland. But his center-left government and the country as a whole have been buffeted by President Trump.​Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm over Greenland. But his center-left government and the country as a whole have been buffeted by President Trump. ​Read More

U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
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U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsU.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.​U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for...

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Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.​The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of...

Travel Math: When Flying Costs as Much as the Train, Who Wins?
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Travel Math: When Flying Costs as Much as the Train, Who Wins?

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsAmtrak says dynamic pricing has helped strengthen its finances, but travelers often grumble at the cost, especially for last-minute travel. Still, the train has a secret weapon: avoiding the airport.​Amtrak says dynamic pricing has helped strengthen its finances, but travelers often grumble at the cost, especially for last-minute travel. Still, the...

HUD Demands Public Housing Officials Check for Undocumented Immigrants
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HUD Demands Public Housing Officials Check for Undocumented Immigrants

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe Department of Housing and Urban Development said it would punish public housing authorities that did not adequately verify tenants’ immigration status within 30 days.​The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it would punish public housing authorities that did not adequately verify tenants’ immigration status within 30 days. ​Read More

Vance Announces Expansion of ‘Mexico City Rule’ to Cover D.E.I. and ‘Radical’ Gender Policies
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Vance Announces Expansion of ‘Mexico City Rule’ to Cover D.E.I. and ‘Radical’ Gender Policies

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe change, which could affect more than $30 billion in foreign assistance, is the Trump administration’s latest move against what the president calls “woke ideology.”​The change, which could affect more than $30 billion in foreign assistance, is the Trump administration’s latest move against what the president calls “woke ideology.” ​Read More

S.E.C. Drops Case Against Cryptocurrency Firm Founded by Winklevoss Twins
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S.E.C. Drops Case Against Cryptocurrency Firm Founded by Winklevoss Twins

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe agency says that victims of an investment offering involving Gemini Trust got their money back, though after a regulatory action brought by the New York attorney general.​The agency says that victims of an investment offering involving Gemini Trust got their money back, though after a regulatory action brought by the...

Days Before His Suicide, Hemingway’s Hopeful Note to Sister Immaculata
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Days Before His Suicide, Hemingway’s Hopeful Note to Sister Immaculata

In 1961, the author inscribed a book for the sister, a nurse who cared for him at the Mayo Clinic. Her copy of “The Old Man and the Sea” is being donated to the Nobel Museum.​ Read More In 1961, the author inscribed a book for the sister, a nurse who cared for him at the Mayo...