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A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran
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4/5/2026 5:56 PM
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| For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative. |
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Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran
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4/5/2026 3:00 PM
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| The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war. |
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This Is Not China’s War, but Beijing Started Preparing for It Years Ago
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4/5/2026 9:01 PM
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| Long concerned about geopolitical crises, China redoubled efforts to secure energy security when President Trump started raising the stakes in his first term. |
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Stephen Miller Is Still Pursuing His Immigration Agenda, but More Quietly
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4/5/2026 9:33 AM
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| The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course. |
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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy
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4/5/2026 3:16 PM
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| The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler. She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live. |
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Houston Cheers on Artemis II Moon Mission, Reclaiming Its Place as ‘Space City’
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4/4/2026 10:20 AM
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| The Artemis II mission elicited deep feelings for many Americans, particularly in Houston, the home of mission control. |
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NASA Artemis II Astronauts Race Into Moon’s Embrace After Quiet Easter
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4/6/2026 2:01 AM
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| Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker. |
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Artemis II Moon Flyby: Crew, Timeline and What to Know
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4/5/2026 9:01 PM
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| The journey around the moon of three Americans and one Canadian is going into its sixth day, but it’s not too late to get caught up on it. |
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China Mourned an Education Influencer. The Grief Was a Quiet Revolt.
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4/5/2026 9:01 PM
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| Zhang Xuefeng helped people navigate the country’s unforgiving higher education system. The public outpouring after his death was a quiet rebuke to the punishing process. |
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A Food Pantry Network Suddenly Shuttered, Leaving Thousands Scrambling
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4/5/2026 2:46 PM
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| Ruby’s Pantry had 85 locations in communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Iowa. |
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Renovate or Replace: The Fight Over How to Fix N.Y.C. Public Housing
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4/5/2026 9:00 AM
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| The city thinks four developments in Chelsea are too run-down to be saved, and wants to rebuild them, adding mixed-income housing. Some residents are opposed. |
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New Chef Program Helps People With Autism Find Jobs in Fine-Dining Restaurants
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4/5/2026 2:01 AM
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| Culinary jobs have the potential to be a perfect fit, and a new effort is afoot to help autistic workers land them. |
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San Francisco Sobers Up
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4/6/2026 2:00 AM
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| San Francisco gets its act together. |
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What’s the Point of Sending People Into Space? An Astronaut, Scientist and Journalist Debate.
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4/6/2026 2:01 AM
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| Should we just send robots? |
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New Owner of Shopping Plaza in Kansas City Pitches a $1.5 Billion Rescue Plan
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4/5/2026 2:00 AM
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| The Country Club Plaza’s sale and turnaround plans come at a consequential economic time for Kansas City, Mo., which will soon lose the Chiefs football team. |
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Pepsi Drops Sponsorship of Wireless Festival Headlined by Kanye West
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4/5/2026 12:01 PM
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| Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival. |
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3 Dead After High Winds Topple Tree During Easter Egg Hunt in Germany
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4/5/2026 2:24 PM
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| A 21-year-old woman, her baby and a 16-year-old girl were killed after a nearly 100-foot tree fell in a wooded area in northern Germany, the police said. |
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Former Matador Is Gored to Death Before Annual Bullfight in Spain
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4/5/2026 7:38 AM
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| The accident happened before the Corrida Picassiana, an annual event in Malaga that honors the painter Pablo Picasso. |