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Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Minnesota Assassination on Far Left

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Annie Karni
The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked Minnesota’s Democratic governor. He later issued a more sober condemnation of the violence.

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Senator Mike Lee of Utah at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington earlier this year.

Negotiation or Capitulation? How Columbia Got Off Trump’s Hot Seat.

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Sharon Otterman
The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort.

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Top academics in the Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Department at Columbia University, including Professors Timothy Mitchell and Gil Hochberg, the department’s chair, say the school is committed to the program’s autonomy.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Subpoena to Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

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Adam Liptak
The question for the justices is whether the centers may pursue a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena seeking donor information in federal court.

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The precise question the Supreme Court agreed to hear in the case involving First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which runs five centers that say they “offer free medical services and material support to women facing unplanned pregnancies,” is a narrow one.

Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

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Rebecca F. Elliott
Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.

© Margaret Albaugh for The New York Times

Group14 Technologies, a start-up, slowed the construction of a battery materials factory in Moses Lake, Wash., after its customers in China balked at paying higher tariffs.

California’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer

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Amy Graff
Experts say there could be more large wildfires than usual this year. Here’s why.

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The aftermath of the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., in January. The peak of California’s fire season, when fires are most abundant and the most acres burn, occurs from June through October.

How Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Questions.

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Vivian Yee
Iran is often portrayed as one of the world’s most dangerous actors, but with its attacks on Iranian defenses, nuclear sites and proxy militias, Israel has exposed a compromised and weakened adversary.

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People gathered on top of a hill watching the smoke in Tehran on Friday. Israel has been attacking the city for days.

France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State

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Roger Cohen
The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

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In recent months, President Emmanuel Macron of France has spoken of “a moral duty and political requirement” to recognize a Palestinian state.

Jurors at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial See Video of ‘Freak-Off’ Sexual Encounters

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Julia Jacobs
Earlier on Monday, the judge dismissed a juror over a “lack of candor” and prosecutors strove to show that the mogul’s “right hand” aide helped organize sex nights.

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On Monday at the Sean Combs trial, jurors watched brief videos of “freak-off” sexual encounters while wearing headphones and looking at screens that had been outfitted with privacy guards.
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