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The Shutdown Is Stretching On. Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind.

As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in.

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U.S. Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway

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Protesters Denouncing Trump Unite Across the U.S.

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President Trump at the White House on Wednesday. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His 7-Year Sentence

George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a prison on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

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George Santos walks away from a courthouse wearing a dark suit, white shirt and sunglasses. — Adam Gray for The New York Times

Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

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Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles

President Trump decided against selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened.

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Relief and Grief: What Jewish New Yorkers Feel After the Hostage Release

Two years of the war in Gaza have left many Jews in the city changed. Some have become newly politicized.

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Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Cease-Fire Lines

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Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times

Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan

Emails reviewed by The Times show how Mr. Epstein pressured Leon Black, his longtime friend and patron, to fork over millions for financial services.

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An illustration of Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein surrounded by emails. — Illustration by Joan Wong; photographs by Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department

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How to Watch the Olympics of the Piano World

The International Chopin Piano Competition is entering its final round, with performances that attract millions of viewers.

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No. 2 Miami Falls to Unranked Louisville in College Football Upset

Louisville’s victory over Miami reshaped the playoff picture for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Ranking the Top 10 Games in a Stellar Week of College Football

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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck (11) looks for a passing option against the Louisville Cardinals during the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. — Sam Navarro/Imagn Images, via Reuters

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Fraidy-Cat at the Pentagon

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There Is No Trump Without the South

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Here’s What Trump Could Unleash by Invoking the Insurrection Act

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Shohei Ohtani Sends Dodgers Back to World Series With Sweep of Brewers

Los Angeles’s two-way superstar, who hit three home runs, led the team to victory with six shutout innings in Game 4 of the N.L.C.S.

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Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Texts in Republican Group Chat

The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

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A Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens. He’s Still ‘Too Numb to Cry.’

The guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.

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Police Break Up Lego Theft Ring, Recovering Hundreds of Beheaded Figurines

Officials said they had discovered tens of thousands of Lego pieces at a California home and arrested a man who trafficked in the stolen collectibles.

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