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Texas Court Seals Records in Ken Paxton’s Divorce Case

The order meant details in the case, which involves allegations of adultery, would not be public as the Texas attorney general challenges Senator John Cornyn in the 2026 primary.

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Ken Paxton said his relationship with his wife was strained by the pressures of public life and “countless political attacks.”

Bill Dilworth, Caretaker of ‘The New York Earth Room,’ Is Dead at 70

For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages to see it — and Mr. Dilworth, its magnetic steward.

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Bill Dilworth in 1999, with Walter De Maria’s monumental artwork “The New York Earth Room.” Mr. Dilworth was the installation’s caretaker for 35 years.

Two Palestinians Are Killed in a West Bank Clash With Israeli Settlers

Palestinian authorities and family members said Israeli settlers beat and killed a Palestinian-American man. Israel said the violence began when Palestinians threw stones at Israeli civilians.

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Israeli soldiers holding back Palestinians trying to get to injured Palestinians after clashes with Israeli settlers in Sinjil in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday.

How Luggage Maker Eagle Creek Has Survived Trump’s Trade War. So Far.

Eagle Creek’s experience underscores how President Trump’s chaotic approach to tariffs is having a real impact, even before the toughest levies take effect.

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“All this scenario planning is like a hidden tax on business,” said Travis Campbell, the owner and chief executive of Eagle Creek, a company based in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

How to Panic Italians? Jack Up the Price of Espresso.

Prices for coffee beans have risen, but in a country where coffee drinking is a ritual, customers demand cheap espresso. That has left coffee bars in a bind.

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A cup of espresso at the Lavazza Museum in Turin, Italy. Executives from Lavazza and Illy have warned for more than a year that higher coffee prices are most likely here to stay.

Columbia and Trump Near a Deal, With School Possibly Paying Millions

In return, the White House would restore some of the more than $400 million in federal research funding it canceled, according to people familiar with ongoing discussions.

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Columbia University was the first to be punished by the Trump administration with a freeze on research funding for allegedly tolerating antisemitism.
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