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Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods

President Biden’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.

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President Biden, sitting at a wooden desk on a stage in the Rose Garden, signing a document with a small group of people standing around him.

New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit

Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space.

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U.C.L.A. Faculty Votes Against Rebuking University’s Chancellor

The votes came weeks after students at a pro-Palestinian encampment were attacked for hours by a large group of counterprotesters without police intervention.

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Academic workers at U.C. Santa Cruz plan to go on strike over the university system’s handling of protests.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over the Institute of Politics building at the University of Chicago.

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A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts

Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past.

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A man surrounded by police officers lies handcuffed on a sidewalk.

The Slovakian charged in the shooting of Prime Minister Robert Fico “was against everything.”

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Strangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in a Hindu-First India

Families grapple with anguish and isolation as they try to raise their children in a country that increasingly questions their very identity.

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Alito and Menendez Employ an Old Political Tactic: Blaming Your Spouse

When Justice Samuel Alito and Senator Bob Menendez landed in hot water, they looked for a scapegoat close to home. Inside their homes, in fact.

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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in a back robe, left, and a suburban house, right.

The display at Justice Samuel Alito’s home renewed questions about the Supreme Court’s impartiality.

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What do judicial rules say about Justice Samuel Alito and an upside-down American flag at his home? Here’s what to know.

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Here’s the history of the inverted flag, a symbol of distress or unrest long before election deniers claimed it.

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Aid Enters Gaza Through U.S.-Built Pier, but Officials Say It Isn’t Enough

Israel said it was facilitating the flow of aid and that its operations in Rafah, which have caused 630,000 people to flee, were “limited and localized.”

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Coastal waters with a ship near a floating platform, with the Gaza coast in the background.

Accustomed to Disasters, Houston Didn’t See This One Coming

Hurricane-strength winds swept through the city, but without the warnings that come with a hurricane. The storm left a landscape of debris.

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Seven people have now died as a result of the Houston area’s intense storms, officials said.

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Inside the Bizarre Day in Golf With Scottie Scheffler’s Arrest

The world’s No. 1 golfer was booked into local jail after attempting to drive around a traffic stoppage outside Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.

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Here’s how P.G.A. Championship players reacted to Scottie Scheffler’s arrest.

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To Be Trump’s Running Mate, Defend Him, but Don’t Steal the Show

Donald Trump’s search is in its early stages, but he is said to be leaning toward options who can help the ticket without seizing his precious spotlight.

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Donald Trump spoke at a fund-raiser in Minnesota, hoping the state’s divides will put it in play.

 

Donald Trump is planning a campaign event in the Bronx, after making a joke that he might get hurt in the neighborhood.

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Opinion

Linda Greenhouse

Linda Greenhouse

Is There a Constitutional Right to Talk About Abortion?

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Elizabeth Spiers

Dear Boomers, the Student Protesters Are Not Idiots

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An illustration showing a close-up of a suit jacket with a rainbow tie-dye tie and buttons. The first is a peace symbol, and the other three say “love,” “but also.” and “shut up and study.”

Alena Krempaska

Slovakia Is at a Dangerous Moment

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

Wokeness Is Dying. We Might Miss It.

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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

When ‘Stop the Steal’ Becomes Your Motto

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David French

David French

I Was a Republican Partisan. It Altered the Way I Saw the World.

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Peter Coy

Peter Coy

Yes, A.I. Can Be Really Dumb. But It’s Still a Good Tutor.

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On Soccer With Rory SmithNewsletter

Taking Games Abroad Won’t Save Your League. Better Title Races Might.

Our writer asks how soccer’s leaders have landed on the wrong solution, again.

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Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union

The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize in the South.

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Ethics Panel Cautions Judge in Trump Trial Over Political Donations

Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, donated modest amounts to Democratic groups in 2020.

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Youngkin Vetoes Bills to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group

Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia rejected efforts by the state’s Democrats to reshape the Commonwealth’s relationship with its Confederate past.

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Dabney Coleman, the Actor Audiences Loved to Hate, Is Dead at 92

In movies like “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and on TV shows like “Buffalo Bill,” Mr. Coleman turned the portrayal of egomaniacal louts into a fine art.

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A black-and-white photo og Mr. Coleman, casually dressed, holding a script in his left hand and gesturing with his right. He is looking angrily at another man, dressed as a doctor, while Dustin Hoffman, dressed as a woman, stands at his right.