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Haiti’s Landmark Oloffson Hotel is Destroyed in an Apparent Arson Fire

Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital.

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The Oloffson Hotel, an example of gingerbread house architecture, was constructed in the late 19th century as a private home and played a key role in Graham Greene’s novel “The Comedians.”

After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him

Though Zohran Mamdani scored a resounding victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, some in his own party are strategizing about how to defeat him in November.

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Former Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday criticized Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and called on his foes to work together to defeat him.

It’s Hard to Create a Third Party, Even for Elon Musk

Building a viable new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn’t been done.

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Elon Musk has said the America Party would be a new entity and would have the goal of disrupting the two major parties’ hold on the federal government, but he has been opaque on his plans.

Trump and Netanyahu Expected to Discuss Prospects of Gaza Cease-Fire

The private dinner between the two leaders on Monday marks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington this year.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office in April. Monday will be Mr. Netanyahu’s third visit to the White House since Mr. Trump took office for a second time in January.

Valery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy

Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Valery Gergiev conducting the Munich Philharmonic in 2021. He was fired as the orchestra’s chief conductor after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and has not performed in Western Europe since then.

Trump Administration Acknowledges Lack of Evidence for Jeffrey Epstein ‘Client List’

After Attorney General Pam Bondi promised big revelations for months, the Justice Department noted a lack of evidence for conspiracy theories, including a “client list” and a jailhouse murder.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo on Monday stating that the department and the F.B.I. had determined “that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.”

Your Job Interviewer Is Not a Person. It’s A.I.

You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your job interviewer.

© Ariana Gomez for The New York Times

Jennifer Dunn, a marketing professional in San Antonio, said she had a job interview with a virtual artificial intelligence recruiter. The conversation “felt hollow,” she said.
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