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Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.
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4/21/2026 11:16 AM
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| Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations. |
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U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
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4/21/2026 11:27 AM
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| Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently. |
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Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines
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4/21/2026 7:32 AM
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| A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots. |
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Fed Pick Faces Skepticism Over Claim of Independence From Trump
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4/21/2026 11:42 AM
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| Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve could still be delayed by a Justice Department investigation into the current chair, Jerome H. Powell. |
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Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Investigation by Justice Dept.
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4/21/2026 11:56 AM
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| The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, has been accused by Republicans of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations. |
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Virginia Redistricting Referendum: What to Watch
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4/21/2026 5:57 AM
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Open Story
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| Republicans have built a small advantage from the gerrymandering clash so far, but Virginia voters could change that. |
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What to Know About Virginia’s Redistricting Fight
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4/21/2026 7:17 AM
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Open Story
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| The election on Tuesday is part of a coast-to-coast fight between Republicans and Democrats ahead of the midterms. |
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The Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia
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4/21/2026 10:28 AM
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| Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm elections. |
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Florida Democrat Resigns From Congress 20 Minutes Before Expulsion Vote
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4/21/2026 11:31 AM
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| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, had been charged with stealing $5 million in federal funds. The House Ethics Committee was to take up her case Tuesday. |
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A Year After U.S.A.I.D.’s Death, Fired Workers Find Few Jobs and Much Loss
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4/21/2026 7:10 AM
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| People have plowed through savings, cashed out retirement funds and moved in with relatives. Former U.S.A.I.D. workers estimate that less than half have found full-time work. |
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‘Wagyu’ Used to Guarantee Quality Beef. What Are You Paying for Today?
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4/21/2026 11:30 AM
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Open Story
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| Behind the scenes, competing forces battle for the reputation of prestige meat. |
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A Wish List for John Ternus, the Man Replacing Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO
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4/21/2026 2:03 AM
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Open Story
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| John Ternus, an Apple veteran who runs hardware engineering, will take over an extraordinarily profitable company in need of new ideas. |
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Tim Cook Was Very, Very Good at Making Money
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4/21/2026 8:43 AM
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Open Story
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| If the Steve Jobs era was defined by technological innovation, the Tim Cook period was one of exceptional financial growth. |
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‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Renaming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor.
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4/21/2026 9:37 AM
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Open Story
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| The proposal reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to President Trump’s vanity to get American might on their side. |
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A.I. Is Eliminating Jobs on Wall Street
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4/21/2026 11:45 AM
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| “A.I. gives us places to go we haven’t gone,” said one bank’s chief executive. |
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Florida Inquiry Into ChatGPT’s Role in FSU Shooting Shifts to Criminal Investigation
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4/21/2026 9:38 AM
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Open Story
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| The investigation focuses on messages between the chatbot and the man accused of killing two people at Florida State University last year. |
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Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems
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4/21/2026 11:57 AM
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Open Story
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| After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone’s surprise, became his life partner. |
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Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings
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4/21/2026 11:30 AM
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| The man who killed one tourist at a Mexican pyramid and wounded several others had materials in his backpack tied to a 1999 U.S. attack, a possible reference to the Columbine High School massacre. |
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Where Are All These Meteors Coming From?
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4/21/2026 7:00 AM
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Open Story
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| The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree on what explains it. |
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How ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Red Carpet Looks Came Together
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4/21/2026 6:51 AM
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| The press tour for “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been a fashion show for its stars and their stylists, who have relied on group chats, sweatpants and camaraderie to pull it off. |
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Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and More Red Carpet Looks from “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
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4/21/2026 8:36 AM
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Open Story
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| At a starry premiere at Lincoln Center, fashion industry figures reflected on just how much the original film got right. |
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Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?
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4/21/2026 4:38 AM
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Open Story
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| Alex Bores is trying to win a congressional seat to represent part of New York City. Here’s why A.I. executives are funding the effort to stop him. |
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My Child Died of Measles
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4/21/2026 11:06 AM
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Open Story
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| If more people had gotten the vaccine, she might still be here. |
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Pain at the Pump
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4/21/2026 4:16 AM
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Open Story
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| We look at the changes in gas prices. |
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2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members
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4/21/2026 11:51 AM
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| The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from a counter-cartel operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua. |
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Ohio State Details Relationship that Led to Former President Walter Carter Jr.’s Resignation
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4/21/2026 10:47 AM
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| The university released a report that said the president, Walter Carter Jr., took trips with a podcaster and suggested that the university hire her. |
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E.P.A., Maryland Sue D.C. Utility Over Potomac River Sewage
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4/21/2026 9:39 AM
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| In separate lawsuits, environmental regulators said D.C. Water failed to prevent and contain a massive spill of raw sewage upstream of Washington. |
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These Salmon Got High on Cocaine. That Wasn’t the Craziest Part.
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4/20/2026 8:00 AM
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Open Story
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| Scientists in Sweden made an unexpected discovery when they exposed the fish to the illegal drug as well as another substance. |