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Cassidy Loses Senate Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes G.O.P. Foe
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5/16/2026 9:40 PM
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| Senator Bill Cassidy, a two-term Republican who voted to convict President Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, could not muster enough votes to continue to a runoff next month. |
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7 Republicans Voted to Convict Trump. Most Are No Longer in Office.
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5/16/2026 8:39 PM
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| Senator Bill Cassidy’s defeat means no more than two of them will be left in Congress next year. |
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Trump Calls Xi a ‘Friend.’ But He Left China Without Any Breakthroughs.
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5/16/2026 10:01 AM
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| The lack of concrete agreements with Beijing shows the risks of President Trump’s personality-driven foreign policy, which rests on the belief that he can defend U.S. interests through charm and force of will. |
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Senate Ruling Threatens Ballroom Funding in G.O.P. Budget Bill
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5/16/2026 7:43 PM
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| Democrats announced Saturday night that the Senate’s top parliamentary referee had determined that the $1 billion provision did not comply with budget rules. |
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China Indicates Tariffs Were Discussed at Trump Summit
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5/16/2026 4:25 PM
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| China’s Ministry of Commerce said Saturday that the countries had struck a preliminary agreement to reduce some tariffs, seemingly contradicting statements by President Trump |
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Venezuela Extradites Billionaire Tycoon Alex Saab to U.S.
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5/16/2026 6:26 PM
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| The extradition of Alex Saab, who is tied to a huge graft scheme, is part of a purge of powerful figures who helped the deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, stay in power. |
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How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare
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5/16/2026 7:32 PM
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| The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer. |
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Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest as Israel Comes Second
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5/16/2026 5:46 PM
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| Five countries boycotted this year’s contest over Israel’s involvement, but politics took a back seat once the show in Vienna got underway. |
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Fears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast
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5/16/2026 11:46 AM
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| The charges against Mohammad al-Saadi in the United States have raised concerns that Iran could be working with its proxies to stage attacks outside the region. |
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Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike
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5/16/2026 7:29 AM
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| Izz al-Din al-Haddad took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Hamas officials confirmed Mr. al-Haddad’s death in an Israeli attack. |
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Navy Aircraft Carrier Completes Longest Deployment Since Vietnam
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5/16/2026 10:22 AM
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| After being diverted for combat with Venezuela and Iran, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk, Va., on Saturday after nearly a year at sea. |
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My Classmate, ChatGPT
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5/16/2026 10:00 PM
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| Lessons from the first graduating A.I. class. |
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The First Roundup of Jews in Paris, 1941
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5/16/2026 10:00 PM
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| A new collection of photographs gives us a new picture of the Holocaust in France. |
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Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8
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5/16/2026 8:01 PM
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| Four of the injured were in serious condition, the mayor of Modena said, praising residents who rushed to stop the car’s driver from escaping on foot. |
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Woman Gives Birth in Brooklyn Courtroom
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5/16/2026 7:02 PM
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| A woman who was nine months pregnant was in court on low-level charges, raising questions about why she was discharged from a hospital before the hearing. |
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‘No Essay’ College Scholarships May Have Unseen Strings Attached
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5/15/2026 6:00 AM
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| Unlike traditional financial aid, the prizes are awarded by random drawings. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information. |