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Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.

By: Linda Qiu
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.

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President Trump admitted he lacked evidence during his news conference on Thursday.
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What Caused a Crash Into the Potomac? For Trump, It Was Diversity.

By: Elisabeth Bumiller
In a briefing that recalled his most extreme first term remarks, President Trump said without any evidence that diversity initiatives caused the midair collision.

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During a news conference at the White House on Thursday, President Trump blamed diversity for the plane crash at Reagan National Airport.
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Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

By: Lauren Hirsch， James B. Stewart and Michael M. Grynbaum
A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.

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Paramount officials have told Mr. Trump’s representatives that they are interested in negotiating a settlement.
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Takeaways From Day 2 of RFK Jr.’s Confirmation Hearings

By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Robert F. Kennedy, President Trump’s nominee for health secretary, vigorously defended his views on vaccines, and a key senator still has clear doubts.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday for the second day of confirmation hearings to the post of health secretary.
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Immigrant Communities in Hiding: ‘People Think ICE Is Everywhere’

By: Miriam Jordan， Hamed Aleaziz and Heather Knight
Schools, churches and shops are feeling the chilling effect of the fear of deportation. One minister said fewer congregants were showing up for services.

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The owner of Park Plaza Barber Shop in Los Angeles said fears of immigration enforcement had led many customers to stay away.
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Palestinians Gather in West Bank to Welcome Prisoners Released by Israel

By: Fatima AbdulKarim and Liam Stack
Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in exchange for hostages held in Gaza.

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Freed Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday.
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FDA Approves Journavx Drug to Treat Pain Without Addiction Risk

By: Gina Kolata
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive.

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The drug was tested in two large clinical trials, each with approximately 1,000 patients who had pain from surgery. In one, patients had an abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck; in the other, a bunionectomy.
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Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers

By: Mattathias Schwartz
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the Supreme Court’s “historical tradition” test.

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A three-judge panel rejected the government’s arguments that firearm sales to those between the ages of 18-20 had been restricted in similar ways in 18th- and 19th-century America.
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Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Onyx Storm’ Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years

By: Alexandra Alter
The book, the third in a series, has sold 2.7 million copies in its first week, and provided yet another example of the romantasy genre’s staying power.

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Three of Rebecca Yarros’s books are now topping the best-seller list. “It doesn’t feel real,” she said this week during her “Onyx Storm” book tour.
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Starbucks and Workers United Union Agree to Contract Mediation

By: Danielle Kaye and Rebecca Davis O’Brien
A labor agreement, covering more than 500 U.S. stores, would be the company’s first. Talks stalled last year over wages.

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Workers struck at dozens of Starbucks stores last month, union representatives said, after contract negotiations stalled over wages.
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Dick Button, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies at 95

By: Richard Goldstein
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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Button commentating with the former Olympic skater Peggy Fleming during coverage of the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta.
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Comatose and Washed Up, 1,000 Endangered Sea Turtles Are Rescued in Florida

By: Adeel Hassan
The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.

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Rescuers combed the shoreline of St. Joseph Bay in the Florida Panhandle last week to search for turtles in cold-induced comas.
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Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Works to Persuade Senators in Confirmation Hearing

By: Adam Goldman， Glenn Thrush， Devlin Barrett and Charlie Savage
Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.

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The nomination of Kash Patel has upended the post-Watergate tradition of picking nonpartisan F.B.I. directors with extensive law enforcement experience.
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Gabbard’s Hearing Turns Tense Over Snowden Questions

By: Julian E. Barnes， Mark Mazzetti and Michael Levenson
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.

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Tulsi Gabbard said that Edward J. Snowden had “exposed egregious, illegal and unconstitutional programs that are happening within our government.”
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Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On

By: Stacy Cowley and Madeleine Ngo
Mr. Chopra, long a target of criticism by Republican lawmakers and banks, has not yet been forced out. “I swore an oath to a five-year term,” he said this week.

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Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, became an irritant of Wall Street by aggressively using his agency’s oversight and law enforcement powers.
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Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings

By: Theodore Schleifer， Kate Conger and Madeleine Ngo
The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.

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Elon Musk and his new so-called Department of Government Efficiency have focused on terminating leases of what it has called “mostly empty” federal offices, which are managed by the General Services Administration.
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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A

By: Mike Isaac
In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, at President Trump’s inauguration this month.
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Molinaro, Congestion Pricing Foe, to Lead Federal Transit Administration

By: Nicholas Fandos and Ana Ley
Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit systems nationwide.

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Marc Molinaro, who narrowly missed re-election last year, would run a federal agency that distributes billions in grants to transit systems across the country.
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Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners After Chaotic Hostage Handover

By: Adam Rasgon， Aaron Boxerman， Hannah Beech， Muktita Suhartono， Johnatan Reiss and Yonette Joseph
Hamas freed three Israelis and five Thai nationals in exchange for more than 100 Palestinians. But the militant group struggled to control crowds, prompting a delay.

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Palestinian militants escorting one of the freed Israeli hostages, Arbel Yehud, to Red Cross officials in Gaza on Thursday.
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Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead

By: Adam Rasgon and Cassandra Vinograd
Mr. Deif was assassinated in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on July 13, Israel said. He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants.

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An undated handout photo said to be of Muhammad Deif, the Hamas military leader.
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Trump and Stupidity

By: David Brooks
I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.

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