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Today — 30 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

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By: Ivan Penn
29 May 2026 at 17:01
NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.

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A Dominion Energy power plant near Davis, W.Va. NextEra Energy’s political activities are expected to be scrutinized as it seeks approval of its purchase of Dominion.

Kane Parsons: From YouTube Sensation to A24’s Youngest Director

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By: Kyle Buchanan
29 May 2026 at 17:00
Now 20, the viral creator Kane Parsons is releasing “Backrooms,” a feature-length expansion of his web series.

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“Age has never not been part of the conversation with me,” Parsons said.
Yesterday — 29 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

For Wall Street, the Only Thing Worse Than SpaceX Flopping Is Missing Out

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By: Maureen Farrell and Lauren Hirsch
30 May 2026 at 02:53
Elon Musk and his bankers are working to create a self-fulfilling prophecy for the massive public offering: Make investors feel that the risks of passing it up outweigh those of buying into it.

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SpaceX’s launch site near Boca Chica, Texas, in 2024. The company could go public as soon as next month.

Luka Doncic on Trying to Bring an N.B.A. Team to Rome

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By: Tania Ganguli
29 May 2026 at 20:37
The superstar is part of group that has bought a basketball team in Italy, with a plan to move the club to Rome in hopes of making it part of a new league.

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“Since I came to the N.B.A., my dream was always to own a team in Europe,” said Luka Doncic, a Slovenian basketball star who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

New York Wants to Restrict ICE Enforcement. ICE Has Other Ideas.

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By: Grace Ashford and Hamed Aleaziz
29 May 2026 at 15:00
New York leaders changed state immigration laws to hold federal agents accountable for their deportation tactics, but their efforts will face opposition from the Trump administration.

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New legislation adopted by New York State lawmakers bars federal immigration agents from wearing masks, as they did last year at a staging area in Lower Manhattan.

Uber to Offer Shuttles for Fans Leaving World Cup Matches

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By: Christine Chung
29 May 2026 at 19:01
Soccer lovers frustrated by public transportation will have another option to return to Boston, Dallas, Miami and New York from hard-to-reach stadiums.

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Uber’s shared shuttles will take fans back to Manhattan from MetLife Stadium for $49.

The $900 Billion Giant: How Anthropic Got So Big, So Fast

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe， Ian Mount and Lauren Hirsch
29 May 2026 at 20:23
The artificial intelligence giant was just valued at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI. Here are the numbers behind its rise — and headwinds it faces.

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Anthropic, which created the Claude A.I. model, has surged in popularity with users, pushing its valuation to $900 billion.

Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say

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By: Simon Romero
29 May 2026 at 17:00
Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was before the strikes began.

A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command this month showed what the U.S. military said was a vessel on a known narco-trafficking route in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

After New Push by the Bolsonaros, U.S. Labels Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Groups

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By: Ana Ionova
29 May 2026 at 10:22
Following through on threats, the Trump administration has designated Brazil’s two largest drug gangs as terrorist groups.

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Members of the Red Command being arrested last year in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. designated the gang a terrorist group on Thursday.

ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses

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By: Jim Rutenberg
29 May 2026 at 07:36
The TV network slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying the regulator was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of “unconstitutional retaliation.”

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The filing was the second time this month that ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights because of what the network has called “speech the government does not like.”

Quarantine Unit for Americans Exposed to Ebola to Open in Kenya Friday

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By: Karoun Demirjian and Apoorva Mandavilli
29 May 2026 at 03:42
But U.S. officials are still working to find centers in Europe to accept Americans who need advanced treatment, seen as critical to improving odds of survival.

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is already estimated to have caused more than 1,000 cases and more than 200 deaths since it was announced May 15.

Watchdog Agency Seeks to Reverse Its Win Against Firm Run by Winklevoss Twins

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By: Sharon LaFraniere
29 May 2026 at 02:58
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed jointly with a company run by the Winklevoss twins to overturn their settlement.

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Gemini’s founders, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, are among the president’s closest allies in the crypto industry.

Dell Gets a $9.7 Billion Defense Contract. Trump’s Portfolio Stands to Benefit.

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By: Eric Lipton
29 May 2026 at 02:41
The president’s family says his stock purchases are automatically timed, but recent acquisitions of the computer company’s shares raise questions.

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Michael and Susan Dell pledged in December to donate $6.25 billion to kick off the “Trump accounts” program that creates special investment savings accounts with tax benefits for American children.

Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up

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By: Mike Isaac and Cade Metz
29 May 2026 at 03:50
Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance.

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Anthropic’s updated model, Claude Opus 4.8, is particularly adept at vibecoding, or the process of artificial intelligence writing code from prompts in conversational English.

Everlane Co-Founder, Shocked by Shein Acquisition, Wants a Redo

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By: Kim Bhasin
29 May 2026 at 01:05
Michael Preysman, who ran the brand for a decade, can’t believe what happened to the company he built. Can he start over?

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Michael Preysman, a co-founder of Everlane, is among a cohort of founders who have bemoaned the fate of their brands after giving up control.
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What’s Inside New York’s $269 Billion Budget: Second-Home Tax, Restrictions on ICE and More

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By: Grace Ashford
29 May 2026 at 01:56
Gov. Kathy Hochul used the state budget as a vehicle for policy initiatives, including a new second-home tax and a push to make the state less hospitable to immigration agents.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted on making climate goals easier to reach as part of the budget deal.

The Google Insider Trading Case Hits Polymarket

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount
28 May 2026 at 20:03
Charges against a Google employee who bet on Polymarket have raised concerns that the issue may dent momentum in the fast-growing sector.

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A new insider-trading case has rocked Polymarket, the popular prediction market platform.

Guatemala Agrees to Joint Drug Gang Strikes With U.S., Expanding Trump’s Campaign

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By: Maria Abi-Habib and Eric Schmitt
28 May 2026 at 23:32
The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.

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Security forces outside a prison in Guatemala City after a wave of riots and gang violence in January.

How to Watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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By: Ashley Ahn
28 May 2026 at 12:01
Nearly 250 contestants from around the nation and the world traveled to Washington for a chance at glory and a $50,000 cash prize.

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The winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee receives a ceramic trophy known as the Scripps Cup.

Condé Nast Pays Over $400,000 to 3 Journalists Fired Over Protest

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By: Katie Robertson
28 May 2026 at 05:03
The former workers were among a group of employees who confronted the company’s head of human resources about layoffs last fall.

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The Manhattan headquarters of Condé Nast, which reached a settlement with the NewsGuild of New York, the union representing workers the company fired.

Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds

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By: David A. Fahrenthold
28 May 2026 at 01:09
The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show.

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Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the Virginia-based contractor given a no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, is being paid $13.1 million, which is seven times the amount that President Trump initially said the work would cost.
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