| I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family
- As part of the Justice Department’s deal, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving President Trump’s tax returns, that are pending.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:51:59 +0000
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| Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund
- The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:49:51 +0000
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| Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.
- A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:48:28 +0000
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| With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away
- The tax service argued that the Trump Organization tried to claim the same losses twice. The president said the audit was a “disgrace.”
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:40:03 +0000
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| Faulty Part in UPS Plane Crash Was Often Overlooked, Witnesses Say
- Investigators suggested that infrequent maintenance requirements, among other issues, appeared to contribute to the faulty part that caused the crash, which killed 15 people last year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:29:28 +0000
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| Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Deepens Ties With Putin
- China’s leader Xi Jinping called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East, ignored Russia’s war in Ukraine and took a veiled swipe at the United States.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:17:59 +0000
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| Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks
- The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:16:24 +0000
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| The Growing Anxiety Over AI, Jobs and the Future
- Layoffs linked to artificial intelligence are rattling workers and college graduates, stoking concerns worldwide that are showing up in polls.
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:51:42 +0000
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| A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What Ivy League Colleges Can’t
- College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:22:00 +0000
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| Killing in Japan Stirs Fears of Tokuryu Crime Rings
- Four teenage boys were arrested in the killing of a woman at her home. The police say they might have been directed by a new type of transient criminal network known as tokuryu.
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:04:38 +0000
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| Who’s Writing This?
- We look at the expanding role of A.I. in our lives.
Wed, 20 May 2026 10:56:39 +0000
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| China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes
- Beijing’s acknowledgment on Wednesday that tariffs were discussed in talks with President Trump signals it was prepared to push back if the U.S. revives duties.
Wed, 20 May 2026 10:51:47 +0000
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| New Immunity for President Trump, and an Audacious Plan for Regime Change in Iran
- Plus, Tesla’s big bet on big rigs.
Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:10 +0000
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| Hatred of Israel and the Degradation of the West
- Feeding narratives to the credulous isn’t speaking truth to power.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 +0000
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| Trump’s Spring Revenge Tour Routed G.O.P. Foes. But Fall Headwinds Loom.
- He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 +0000
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| Is the Bond Market Signaling Danger? Or Opportunity?
- Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:02:14 +0000
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| Older People Are Still Underrepresented on TV, but Shows Like ‘The Boroughs’ Are Helping
- While older people are still underrepresented on TV, the characters that are there have become richer and more multidimensional.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:35 +0000
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| How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington
- Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:02 +0000
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| For the Obama Center, Mark Bradford Paints a Fierce and Luminous Chicago
- “City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:42 +0000
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| ‘Whimsy,’ a New Trend, May Be a Life Raft for Gen-Z and Millennials
- To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:27 +0000
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