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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much
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4/18/2026 6:11 AM
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| Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over. |
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With Vaccines Widely Popular, Kennedy Changes Tone, but Maybe Not His Plans
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4/18/2026 6:32 AM
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| Several moves suggest Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could revive his campaign to question the safety and effectiveness of the shots after the midterm elections. |
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Trump Will Participate in a Marathon Bible Reading
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4/17/2026 8:15 PM
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| He will read a passage from the Old Testament that his Christian supporters cite as a call to national repentance and divine blessing. |
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
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4/18/2026 7:37 AM
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| The president’s executive order is intended to accelerate research into the compounds’ efficacy in treating mental health disorders like severe depression and PTSD. |
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White House and Anthropic Hold ‘Productive’ Meeting, Aiming for a Compromise
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4/17/2026 4:45 PM
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| Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security. |
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The Doctor Will Seek Your Vote Now
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4/18/2026 7:25 AM
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| Dozens of Democratic doctors are running for office in the midterms, including some spurred by opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine stance. |
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‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On
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4/18/2026 8:02 AM
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| Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group. |
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Primary Becomes Purity Test for a State G.O.P.: ‘You Can’t Serve Two Masters’
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4/18/2026 2:01 AM
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| For years, Republican state legislators in Montana have been willing to team up with Democrats, but in nearly two dozen races on June 2, a nationally attuned right has those lawmakers in its sights. |
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Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela
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4/18/2026 4:06 AM
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| The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power. |
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Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump
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4/18/2026 8:09 AM
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| Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued. |
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In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism
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4/18/2026 8:36 AM
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| His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. |
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The Pope Bedevils Trump
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4/18/2026 6:39 AM
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| A higher authority finally tells Trump he’s no messiah. |
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Trump Still Hearts McKinley
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4/18/2026 8:44 AM
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| The president loves the 19th century. But why? |
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Trading Spaces
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4/18/2026 3:23 AM
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| With spring comes the urge to spring-clean. It’s about so much more than just organizing your closet. |
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After D4vd Arrest, Lake Elsinore Residents Mourn Celeste Rivas Hernandez
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4/18/2026 7:47 AM
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| Celeste Rivas Hernandez went missing from Lake Elsinore, Calif., at age 13. The musician known as D4vd has been detained in connection with her death. |
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Who Is the New Leader of Hungary?
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4/18/2026 2:02 AM
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| Our reporter Andrew Higgins describes why Hungary’s voters chose Peter Magyar over Viktor Orban in a landslide, ending Orban’s 16 years in power. |
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New PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V.
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4/17/2026 3:09 PM
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| The numbers are the first to quantify the effect of the Trump administration’s shutdown and restarting of a program that has saved millions of lives worldwide. |
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Migrant Children Removed From New York Shelter After Abuse Allegations
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4/18/2026 2:02 AM
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| Federal officials received complaints about the treatment of children and adolescents at a facility in Westchester County, N.Y. |
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Tornados Reported Across the Midwest as Powerful Storms Slam the Region
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4/18/2026 4:53 AM
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| One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said. |