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    Carolyn Bessette Was Living the Dream. Then She Met John.

    By Glynnis MacNicol

    The fairy tale was 1990s New York.

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  • The trade investigations would be carried out under a law that allows the United States to impose tariffs on foreign countries in response to certain foreign practices.

    U.S. Accuses 16 Trading Partners of Unfair Practices and Opens Investigation

    By Ana Swanson and Tyler Pager

    A trade investigation focuses on the European Union, China, India and other countries and will likely lead to tariffs to replace those struck down by the Supreme Court.

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  • Mr. Darragh pays 900 pounds, or about $1,225, a month for his share of a six-bedroom house in a northwest London neighborhood.

    How to Afford Housing in London: Multiple Roommates, No Living Room

    By Gregory Schmidt

    High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.

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  • Jimmy Kimmel said California “can’t handle a drone strike. We barely survived the writers’ strike here, OK?”

    Jimmy Kimmel Addresses the Notion of a Drone Strike on California

    By Trish Bendix

    “Isn’t this how ‘Ironman 3’ started?” Kimmel said after the F.B.I. warned state officials tobb prepare for a retaliatory Iranian drone strike on the West Coast ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards.

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  • James Fishback during an event at Luv’n Oven Ale House in Sunrise, Fla., in February. Even in person, Mr. Fishback, 31, is channeling a mode of politics that finds its energy through posting online.

    Running on Rage Bait

    By Nathan Taylor Pemberton

    Young conservatives in Florida are fascinated by James Fishback, a long-shot gubernatorial candidate known for his provocative online posts.

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  • Federal agents making an arrest in Minneapolis in January. Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican lawmakers this week that some immigration enforcement was viewed as “overzealous.”

    Republicans Concede They Need to Pivot on Immigration Before Midterms

    By Michael Gold

    In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump’s immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.

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  • A destroyed home in Aroma Park, Ill., part of Kankakee County, on Wednesday.

    Up to a Dozen Tornadoes Ravage the Midwest and South

    By Robert Chiarito, Sonia A. Rao and Nazaneen Ghaffar

    At least two people were killed and several were injured in the severe storm on Tuesday that heavily damaged areas of Illinois and Indiana.

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  • Residents of Minneapolis using their phones to record federal agents last month.

    ICE Lawyer Who Told Judge She Was Overwhelmed Seeks New Role: Lawmaker

    By Ernesto Londoño

    Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the “system’s failures” by running for Congress.

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  • The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. courthouse in St. Louis, where a former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced on Wednesday.

    Ex-Officer Who Took Nude Images From Phones in Traffic Stops Is Sentenced

    By Rylee Kirk

    The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.

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    U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

    By Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Malachy Browne and Helene Cooper

    Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

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  • The Art Basel Paris fair at the Grand Palais last October.

    Top-End Auction Sales Help Pull Global Art Market Out of Slump, Study Says

    By Scott Reyburn

    The top drivers included a $2.2 billion auction week in New York and strong fall fairs, according to the annual Art Basel and UBS report.

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  • A video showing Donald J. Trump with Jeffrey Epstein was displayed during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony at a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month.

    Trump Files Missing in Epstein Release Highlight Justice Dept.’s Missteps

    By Steve Eder and Devlin Barrett

    In late July, an F.B.I. agent asked colleagues to get started on a sensitive task relating to Jeffrey Epstein, listing the names of 14 prominent men, with President Trump at the top.

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  • Dr. Tonya Matthews, left, president of the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., walking with Tamara Lanier, the woman who says she is a descendant of the subjects in the slavery photos, on the museum grounds on Tuesday.

    Historic Slavery Photos Get ‘Final Resting Place’ After Long Fight With Harvard

    By Clyde McGrady

    The images of a father known as Renty and his daughter Delia were honored today in a ceremony by their new steward, a museum in South Carolina.

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    Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet

    By Taylor Mitchell Brown

    It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem.

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Felt Cute, Until They Gave Their Husbands the Phone

By Mark Walker

When men snap photos of their significant others, affection does not always come with an eye for angles.

Perfect lighting and backdrops do not guarantee a great photo, as one social media trend highlights. Even professionals are not immune.

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