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Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P.
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5/27/2026 6:44 AM
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| Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks. |
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Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate
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5/27/2026 2:03 AM
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| Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control. |
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A Blue Texas May Be More Than a Dream for Democrats
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5/27/2026 2:37 AM
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| Ken Paxton’s victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach. |
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Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November
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5/27/2026 6:10 AM
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| Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat. |
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Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon
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5/27/2026 7:31 AM
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| Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets across Lebanon. |
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Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth
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5/27/2026 6:28 AM
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| After three months, the fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is spreading, with developing countries bearing the brunt of the shortfall. |
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A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground
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5/27/2026 7:07 AM
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| When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash. |
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Cubans Deported to Mexico Live a Precarious Existence, Report Finds
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5/27/2026 7:22 AM
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| A Human Rights Watch report found that many Cubans deported to Mexico by the Trump administration are living in an “indefinite legal limbo” and struggling to get by. |
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Two of America’s Thorniest Political Issues Are Dividing an Arizona Town
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5/27/2026 5:29 AM
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| Marana, Ariz., is used to placid local politics, but the town, in a congressional swing district held by Juan Ciscomani, has been convulsed by two national issues, A.I. and immigration detention. |
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The Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes to a Newark ICE Facility Parking Lot
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5/27/2026 12:00 AM
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| For five days, activists have gathered outside a detention center in New Jersey to denounce conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns. |
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Crypto Firms and Automakers Are Looking to Open Banks, at Trump’s Urging
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5/27/2026 2:02 AM
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| Urged on by the White House and a reduction in regulatory oversight, crypto companies and automakers are among those that have applied for banking charters. |
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’60 Minutes’ Journalist Sharyn Alfonsi Loses Deal After Dispute With Bari Weiss
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5/27/2026 8:14 AM
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| Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire. |
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The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor
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5/27/2026 2:00 AM
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| The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches. |
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Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It?
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5/27/2026 2:01 AM
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| Decades after “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it. |
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The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science
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5/27/2026 7:00 AM
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| The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond. |
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Uganda Closes Border With Congo Over Ebola Fears
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5/27/2026 8:34 AM
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| Ebola response teams and a few others are exempt and will undergo “strict health screening,” a top Ugandan official said. |
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Ferrari’s First Electric Car Runs Into Backlash in Italy and Beyond
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5/27/2026 7:27 AM
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| Memes mocked the new model, analysts questioned its appeal and investors sold the automaker’s stock. A former Ferrari chairman warned of “the destruction of a legend.” |
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Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.
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5/27/2026 8:54 AM
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| Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table. |
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High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
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5/27/2026 7:54 AM
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| The director of Britain’s electronic surveillance agency warned that Moscow was getting more brazen, adding that estimates suggested 500,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the Ukraine war. |
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Why Is TikTok in This Book from 2006?
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5/27/2026 6:46 AM
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| For decades, publishers have swapped out cultural references in new editions of books to appeal to younger readers. Fans aren’t always thrilled. |
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Writing Is Fundamental to How We Think
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5/27/2026 5:22 AM
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| A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively. |
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Time Gave Me Back What Prison Took Away
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5/27/2026 5:26 AM
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| A formerly incarcerated writer reflects on how the prison system didn’t foster change, but befriending time did. |
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War. Heat. Cigarettes.
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5/27/2026 3:54 AM
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| Updates on stories from around the world. |
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Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts
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5/27/2026 9:10 AM
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| Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist. |
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Teachers Union Urges Schools to Curb A.I. Chatbots and Screen Time
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5/27/2026 5:58 AM
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| The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school. |
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Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos
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5/27/2026 2:00 AM
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| A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days. |
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Democrats Refused to Primary Tom DiNapoli for Years. This Year Is Different.
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5/27/2026 8:32 AM
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| Thomas DiNapoli, the state comptroller in New York since 2007, now faces his first primary challenge, as two Democrats hope to capitalize on anti-incumbent fervor. |