| Trump Turns Taiwan Arms Sales Into Bargaining Chip With China
- The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the steadfastness of U.S. support.
Sat, 16 May 2026 07:21:29 +0000
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| Long Island Rail Road Strike Shuts Down Busiest U.S. Passenger Rail Service
- This is the first strike on the service in more than 30 years. It comes after three years of failed contract negotiations, two federal interventions and a volley of last-minute bargaining.
Sat, 16 May 2026 05:33:29 +0000
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| Long Island Rail Road Workers Are on Strike. Here’s What to Know.
- America’s busiest passenger rail service shut down on Saturday after unions and transit officials failed to agree on a new contract.
Sat, 16 May 2026 04:41:38 +0000
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| 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.
Sat, 16 May 2026 04:01:06 +0000
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| 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.
Sat, 16 May 2026 01:45:10 +0000
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| Why Were These C.E.O.s in Beijing With Trump?
- Some of America’s most powerful C.E.O.s accompanied President Trump to Beijing during his summit with President Xi Jinping of China. Our reporter Ana Swanson explains what they were hoping to gain from the trip.
Sat, 16 May 2026 00:57:58 +0000
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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.
Sat, 16 May 2026 00:48:06 +0000
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| 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.
Sat, 16 May 2026 00:33:56 +0000
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| Kataib Hezbollah Commander Accused of Planning Attacks on N.Y.C.
- 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.
Sat, 16 May 2026 00:33:31 +0000
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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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:41:23 +0000
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| Keir Starmer and the End of Britain’s Old Certainties
- The decade since Brexit has been one long, painful process of trying — and failing — to make sense of this new reality.
Fri, 15 May 2026 23:21:27 +0000
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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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:43:48 +0000
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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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:28:12 +0000
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| The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
- 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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:26:39 +0000
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| Tina Peters, Colorado Election Denier, Will Be Freed by Gov. Jared Polis
- 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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 22:15:24 +0000
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| 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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:46:13 +0000
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| Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply
- The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:39:03 +0000
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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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:23:21 +0000
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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.
Fri, 15 May 2026 21:21:27 +0000
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| NPR Podcast Host Ramtin Arablouei Exits Amid Workplace Inquiry
- Ramtin Arablouei, a co-host of “Throughline,” left the network after an employee made a human resources complaint about his behavior.
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:55:07 +0000
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