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Trump Wants Putin to End the War. He May Offer Russia Business Deals First.
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9/17/2026 4:20 PM
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| A new sanctions bill is meant to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. But President Trump is doubling down on a different approach: offering enticements to Russia. |
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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
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9/17/2026 7:06 PM
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Open Story
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| The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department. |
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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
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9/17/2026 6:35 PM
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| The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” |
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Rejecting Trump, South Korean Leader Says He Will Not Send Troops to Iran
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9/17/2026 9:58 PM
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| President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally. |
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Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns
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9/17/2026 7:32 PM
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Open Story
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| U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia. |
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Yemen War Intensifies as Houthi Militia Advances on Marib
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9/17/2026 3:44 PM
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| Clashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province. |
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Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation
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9/17/2026 12:10 PM
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| Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” |
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Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building
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9/17/2026 6:26 PM
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Open Story
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| As part of a lawsuit, the workers have asked a federal court to stop any plans to engrave the building with President Trump’s name. |
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The Face of London in the 1960s Is Living Her Best Life
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9/17/2026 10:35 AM
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Open Story
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| The face of London in the 1960s is living her best life at the age of 77. |
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G.O.P. Representative Breaks With Trump in Ad Criticizing the Immigration Crackdown
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9/17/2026 6:02 PM
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Open Story
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| Representative María Elvira Salazar, a three-term representative from Miami, won re-election by 20 percentage points in 2024. Her ad suggests worry among some Republicans about their standing with Hispanic voters. |
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Montana Ballot Measure Would Strike at Political ‘Dark Money’
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9/17/2026 5:25 PM
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Open Story
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| A measure aimed at stemming the tide of corporate money in politics will be on the November ballot. Opponents say it violates a high court ruling. |
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For a Border Tribe, Trump’s Wall Is a Betrayal: ‘They Want to Erase Us’
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9/17/2026 1:54 PM
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Open Story
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| An escalating confrontation on Native land southwest of Tucson threatens to upend decades of uneasy cooperation between the Tohono O’odham Nation and the United States. |
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The Public Charge Rule: How Trump’s Green Card Policy Could Affect Immigrant Families
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9/17/2026 12:39 PM
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Open Story
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| The policy, set to take effect Friday, would give immigration officers broader authority to deny permanent residency to people using public benefits. |
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Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
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9/17/2026 6:12 PM
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| Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems. |
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S.U.V. Driver Charged With Murder in Los Angeles Bus Crash
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9/17/2026 5:51 PM
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| Prosecutors said the driver was impaired by drugs and ran a red light before ramming a city bus on Tuesday. Two people died. Compounding the tragedy, a news helicopter also crashed. |
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Scientists Warn of Flood Risks to 8 Himalayan Countries after Nepal Disaster
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9/17/2026 9:01 PM
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| The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say. |
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America and China Look at A.I. and See Very Different Problems
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9/17/2026 8:14 AM
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Open Story
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| Until the two countries can agree on what risks to worry about, cooperation is a distant dream. |
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This Is How Putin Took Total Control
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9/17/2026 10:00 PM
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Open Story
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| The Russian elite’s room for maneuver has disappeared. |
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Japan Raises Interest Rates to 31-Year High Under U.S. Pressure
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9/17/2026 8:15 PM
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| The Bank of Japan’s widely expected move followed an unusual campaign by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for tighter monetary policy. |