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With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.
By Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Frances Robles
world
Civilian Planes Shot Down by Cuba: A Push to Punish Raúl Castro 30 Years Later
Mr. Castro, Cuba’s former president, could soon face charges in the 1996 killings of four volunteer airmen who were members of a humanitarian group that searched for migrants at sea.
By Frances Robles
world
A Nation Going Dark
The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.
By The New York Times
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Iran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks
Also, the Eurovision finale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
By Matthew Cullen
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Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.
By Abbie VanSickle
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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Abbott Effort to Remove Democrats From Office
Republican state leaders tried to expel Democratic lawmakers during their fight over redistricting last year. The court said it was not necessary.
By J. David Goodman
world
Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.
By Anton Troianovski and David E. Sanger
world
Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding a Superpower Collision
Having fought the Trump administration to a draw, China’s Xi Jinping is proposing “constructive strategic stability,” aimed at drawing lines he thinks the U.S. should not cross.
By David Pierson and Lily Kuo
business
For Xi’s Critics, Summit Spectacle Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell
On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.
By Li Yuan
nyregion
Long Island Rail Road Workers Go on Strike
A contract dispute between transit officials and unions has shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service for the first time in more than 30 years.
By Stefanos Chen
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Claudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84
A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.
By Trip Gabriel
nyregion
Militia Commander Tied to Iran Plotted Attacks on Jewish Sites, Prosecutors Say
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is accused of leading attacks in Europe and being part of a retaliation campaign by Iran. Prosecutors say he is a leader of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran.
By Benjamin Weiser, Olivia Bensimon and Maia Coleman
nyregion
Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.
By Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman
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Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran
Top aides have drafted battle plans as peace negotiations have stalled.
By Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager
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Trump Administration Weighs $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden
Critics denounced the highly unusual plan, which has yet to be finalized or approved, as a vast political slush fund financed by taxpayers.
By Glenn Thrush, Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer
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Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues
The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
By Elizabeth Williamson and Adam Goldman
world
It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next?
Nobody has yet challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, but his leading rival, Andy Burnham, finally has a route to Downing Street.
By Stephen Castle
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Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Governor
Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted the sentence of Ms. Peters, a former county clerk serving a nine-year sentence for her role in a plot to examine voting machines after the 2020 election.
By Jack Healy and Nick Corasaniti
world
Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.
By Alan Yuhas, Jonathan Rosen and Iyad Abuheweila
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Hospital Will Open First ‘Detransition’ Clinic in Legal Settlement With Texas
Texas Children’s Hospital was under investigation for billing practices on gender-transition treatments. The settlement was expected to end that inquiry.
By Amy Harmon
magazine
Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice
How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.
By Nitsuh Abebe
opinion
The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and James Robinson
opinion
Keir Starmer and the End of the Old Certainties
The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
By Tom McTague
technology
OpenAI Bought Company That Offered A.I. Tools for Cloning Voices
The acquisition, Weights.gg, was a sort of social network for creating and sharing artificial intelligence algorithms.
By Mike Isaac
business
NPR Podcast Host Exits Amid Workplace Investigation
Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
By Benjamin Mullin
world
Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
The divers, including a marine scientist and her daughter, were part of a research trip and were exploring an underwater cave system when they failed to resurface.
By Lynsey Chutel and Josephine de La Bruyère
nyregion
How Fights Over West Bank Settlements Are Unfolding at N.Y.C. Synagogues
Demonstrations outside synagogues have turned real estate sales in Israel and in the occupied territories into a political issue in the city. The protesters’ tactics have disturbed some New Yorkers.
By Liam Stack