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Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others

The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.

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Afghan refugees unloading their belongings from a truck after arriving in Pakistan last week.

José Mujica, Leftist President of Uruguay Known for Humility, Dies at 89

By: Julie Ho
14 May 2025 at 05:26
Serving from 2010 to 2015, he refused to accept a presidential salary or live on a presidential estate as he sought to improve the lives of ordinary citizens.

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Known as Pepe, José Mujica was elected president at the age of 74 in 2009.

As Trump Crows Over Ending a Conflict, India’s Leaders Feel Betrayed

14 May 2025 at 04:54
President Trump’s repeated descriptions of U.S. mediation efforts between India and Pakistan have hit sore spots in Indian politics.

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Bairi Ram and his wife, Purno Devi, at their damaged home on Tuesday in the Indian-controlled Jammu region.

The Pope’s Florida Brother, a MAGA Disciple, Plans to ‘Tone It Down’

14 May 2025 at 05:19
Louis Prevost’s Facebook posts — no longer publicly viewable — suggest that he has embraced some of the most common complaints and conspiracy theories of the right.

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Louis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother, lives in Port Charlotte, Fla., and enjoys line dancing.

As Trump Hails Plan to Accept Qatari Jet, Congress Sits on the Sidelines

14 May 2025 at 05:03
Republicans on Capitol Hill seem unlikely to challenge President Trump as he pushes ethics guardrails around profiting from the presidency to the breaking point.

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In 1997, President Bill Clinton came under scrutiny for inviting donors to stay overnight in the White House’s famed Lincoln Bedroom, setting off a firestorm around claims that he was shamelessly exploiting the presidency.

Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency

The firm, which produces content for TikTok, recorded no revenue last year, but it announced this week that a mysterious stock sale would allow it to invest heavily in the $TRUMP memecoin.

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President Trump’s crypto venture, which channels profits directly to the Trump family, has generated conflicts of interest that have alarmed ethics experts.

What the ‘Small Nodule’ Found on Biden’s Prostate Could Mean for a Man’s Health

14 May 2025 at 04:06
Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.

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Former President Joe Biden spoke in Chicago last month, making his first public appearance since his presidency ended.

DOGE Removes Dozens of Resurrected Contracts From Its List of Savings

Elon Musk’s group is no longer claiming credit for canceling those contracts after The New York Times reported that they were revived.

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Elon Musk at a cabinet meeting in the White House last month.

Trump to Lift Sanctions on Syria and Meet With New President

President Trump, on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, said he made the decision after speaking to the Saudi crown prince. The president is trying to drum up Saudi investment in the U.S.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria during an interview in Damascus, Syria, last month. Mr. al-Shara led a rebel alliance that ousted the dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

Trump Cites $600 Billion in Saudi Deals, but Real Figure Appears Lower

The White House was shy on details about the agreements, and the projects’ costs totaled less than half the number it announced.

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President Trump addressing the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

Zelensky Asks Trump to Attend Peace Talks, but Putin’s Plans Remain Unclear

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure on Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face.

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A photo released by Russian state media of President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow on Monday. Russia has yet to say whether Mr. Putin will go to peace talks in Turkey.

Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard

The latest broadside from the federal government comes as Harvard faces multiple investigations from across the Trump administration.

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Harvard has rejected a list of intrusive demands from the federal government and filed a lawsuit to challenge the suspension of more than $2 billion in multiyear grants.

Trump’s China Deal Eases Tariffs but Doesn’t Resolve Future Uncertainty

14 May 2025 at 01:25
A 90-day pause on punishing tariffs could restart trade between the world’s largest economies. But it is not enough to resolve uncertainty about the economy.

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The latest tariff news only reinforces the degree to which trade policy lies in the hands of one man: President Trump.

Robert Benton, Influential Director and Screenwriter, Dies at 92

14 May 2025 at 01:20
After collaborating on the script for “Bonnie and Clyde,” he went on to write and direct “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Places in the Heart.”

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The director and screenwriter Robert Benton in 1979, the year “Kramer vs. Kramer” was released. It was that year’s top-grossing film and won five Academy Awards.

An L.A. Doctor’s House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires’ Effects in Neighbors.

A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the fires.

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Dr. Ashraf Elsayegh, right, Saint John’s Health Center’s disaster clinic in Santa Monica, with patient Norma Arujo during a February visit.

In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation

Israel’s government has publicly dismissed warnings of extreme food shortages after it blocked aid deliveries, but an internal analysis concluded that a crisis looms if food supplies are not restored.

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Palestinians waiting to receive a cooked meal in Jabaliya camp, northern Gaza Strip, in April. Food supplies have dried up since Israel blocked aid deliveries in March.

Israel Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say

Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Muhammad Sinwar, the brother of a leader killed last year.

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Palestinians inspecting the site of an Israeli airstrike near the European Hospital in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

They Invented the Game. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?

13 May 2025 at 23:46
Lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil. Why won’t the I.O.C. let Indigenous North American teams compete?

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Zach Miller, a midfielder and attackman for the Haudenosaunee Nationals, during a lacrosse game between the Nationals and Team USA in June 2023 in San Diego.

Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm Made $198 Million Selling Stock as Profit Fell

Robyn Denholm sold Tesla stock in recent months while Elon Musk, the chief executive she oversees, worked for President Trump and alienated many car buyers.

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Since becoming Tesla’s board leader in 2018, Robyn Denholm has made more than $530 million in profit from selling Tesla shares, far more than her peers at the most valuable U.S. companies.

Chasing Tax Cuts, Trump and Republicans Want to Make States Pay

By: Tony Romm
13 May 2025 at 23:44
G.O.P. leaders are exploring cuts to federal aid, leaving some states fearful that their budgets cannot absorb billions of dollars in new costs.

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President Trump and his Republican allies in Congress are coalescing around a new strategy: forcing cash-strapped states to pick up more of the bill for government services.

How Pandora Is Surviving Trump’s Trade War

13 May 2025 at 23:51
Pandora, the Danish jewelry company, said it was “battle ready,” with plans to raise prices and reroute shipments from the United States, but tariffs could potentially cost it millions of dollars.

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Shoppers in a Pandora jewelry store at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, N.J. The company, best known for its silver charm bracelets, has been making jewelry in Thailand since 1989.
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