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Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
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5/13/2026 3:18 PM
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| President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran. |
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Trump and Xi: Beneath the Pomp and Niceties, a Geopolitical Rivalry
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5/13/2026 9:53 AM
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| The relationship between the two leaders is marked just as much by mistrust and confrontation as it is by niceties. |
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Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say
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5/13/2026 11:06 AM
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| The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments. |
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What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
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5/13/2026 12:01 PM
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| Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders. |
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Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court
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5/13/2026 11:19 AM
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| The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases. |
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The ‘Murdaugh Murders’: What to Know About the Case in South Carolina
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5/13/2026 12:25 PM
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| A court overturned the murder convictions against Alex Murdaugh, who had been found guilty in the killing of his wife and younger son. Here are the basics of the entire case. |
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Gen. Caine’s Silence on Iran War Leaves Questions About Military Strategy
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5/13/2026 12:51 PM
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| The president’s top military adviser is walking a tightrope as he leads the military through a divisive and unpopular war. |
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Iran War Powers Vote Fails Again in Senate, but GOP Opposition Grows
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5/13/2026 1:35 PM
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| Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it. |
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Israel Says Netanyahu Made a Secret Trip to U.A.E., Which Says He Didn’t
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5/13/2026 2:36 PM
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| The claim and the denial signaled both how close Israel and the United Arab Emirates have become, and how delicate that relationship remains. |
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Walking the Streets of Ben Franklin’s Paris
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5/13/2026 2:00 AM
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| The aging statesman braved rough seas and arduous carriage rides to reach Paris, where he persuaded the French to back the American rebels. We followed in his footsteps. |
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Trump’s Remark on Americans’ Finances and Iran War Points to GOP Midterm Challenges
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5/13/2026 3:22 PM
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| Asked if he was motivated by Americans’ financial woes to make a deal to end the war with Iran, he responded, “Not even a little bit.” |
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Trump Administration Will Withhold $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California
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5/13/2026 3:35 PM
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| Vice President JD Vance said the state had not done enough to fight fraud in the public health insurance program. |
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More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba
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5/13/2026 1:26 PM
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| As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force. |
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Rich Danker, RFK Jr.’s Top Spokesman, Resigns in Protest Over New Vaping Policy
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5/13/2026 10:10 AM
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| In a letter to President Trump, the spokesman, Rich Danker, said allowing the sale of flavored e-cigarettes would enhance their appeal to children. |
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Utah Children’s Book Author Who Poisoned Husband Will Spend Life in Prison
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5/13/2026 2:15 PM
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| Kouri Richins, 36, who wrote a children’s book about grief after murdering Eric Richins, will serve without the option of parole. |
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Billionaire Rick Jackson Is Upending the Georgia Governor’s Race
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5/13/2026 11:08 AM
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| Rick Jackson was largely unknown to voters just a few months ago. Heading into Tuesday’s Republican primary, he’s keeping some of the state’s best-known politicians on their toes. |
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Calls Special Session to Redistrict for 2028 Elections
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5/13/2026 1:47 PM
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| Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, also asked lawmakers to delay changes to the state’s election system that could cause disarray in the midterms. |
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Eating Healthy? No, They’re Eating Biblically.
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5/13/2026 2:00 AM
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| A diet inspired by the Bible has found new audiences online in the Make America Healthy Again era. |
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French Hantavirus Patient Is Critically Ill as Outbreak Reaches 11 Cases
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5/13/2026 12:09 PM
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| The woman, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius, was breathing with the help of an artificial lung, officials in Paris said. |
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Hantavirus Attacks Patients’ Bodies. This Doctor Tends to Their Minds.
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5/13/2026 12:28 PM
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| David Cates, a psychologist working with Americans exposed to the disease on the MV Hondius, said psychosocial supports are just as important as physical care. |
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Should You Worry About Hantavirus?
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5/13/2026 6:26 AM
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| Here’s what to know about the virus, how it spreads and the risk to the general public. |
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Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds
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5/13/2026 11:48 AM
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| Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination. |
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A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge
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5/13/2026 7:04 AM
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| In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots. |
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Trump’s China Policy Has Weakened America
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5/13/2026 2:55 PM
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| In Beijing this week, Mr. Trump should not hand China more victories. |
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What You Actually Need to Know About Hantavirus
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5/13/2026 1:11 PM
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| What have we learned from Covid? |
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Addiction Counselor Who Helped Supply Ketamine to Matthew Perry Sentenced to Two Years
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5/13/2026 12:39 PM
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| Erik Fleming, a licensed drug addiction counselor, had admitted to selling 51 vials of ketamine to the actor, including the dose that killed him. |
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Beware of Drunk Deer, French Police Say, Announcing Season of Inebriation
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5/13/2026 11:55 AM
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| Some wild animals, eating fermented or rotten fruits, “may exhibit completely unpredictable behavior,” the police warned drivers in Saône-et-Loire, a rural region in central-eastern France. |
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N.Y.U. Students Object to Graduation Speaker Jonathan Haidt, Who Calls Their Generation ‘Coddled’
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5/13/2026 10:04 AM
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| Jonathan Haidt, a professor, says that colleges shield students from challenging ideas. But student leaders said he does not represent their values. |