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How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

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Katie Rogers and Tyler Pager
Trained in New York City real estate, the president’s son-in-law had a singular goal: Get to a yes first, and hash out the details later. “It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport,” he said.

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Jared Kushner at the White House last month during a news conference with President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Trump Baselessly Claims He ‘Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ From Flag Burners

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Charlie Savage
The president said he had made flag burning a crime punishable by a year in prison. But such a claim contradicts both Supreme Court precedent and the text of an executive order he signed.

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Protesters at an ICE facility in Portland, Ore., burned a flag on Monday. Commenting on an earlier flag burning in the area, President Trump said on Wednesday that such acts could ‘incite tremendous violence.”

Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff

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Carl Hulse
The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.

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Underlying the shutdown fight is a deep concern among Democrats about the actions of what they see as a lawless and unchecked president.

A Mystery C.E.O. and Billions in Sales: Is China Buying Banned Nvidia Chips?

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Ana Swanson， Tripp Mickle， Paul Mozur and Mara Hvistendahl
An executive of a Singaporean firm called Megaspeed socialized with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. Now the company is being scrutinized by U.S. officials for its ties to China.

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Construction workers at Sedenak Tech Park, where U.S. workers found Megaspeed’s orders of Nvidia products still in boxes.

Number of Children Fleeing Violence in Haiti Soars

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Frances Robles
Haitian children face intensifying problems of crime, hunger and homelessness as the country’s humanitarian crisis shows no signs of easing, a report from a U.N. agency found.

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Children playing jump rope at the Lycée Marie Jeanne in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last September. The school is being used as a shelter for people displaced by violence.

Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race

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Laurel Rosenhall
The former Democratic congresswoman, known for her own grilling of executives on Capitol Hill, threatened to abandon an interview after she was asked several follow-up questions.

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Katie Porter, a former congresswoman, went viral on Wednesday after she grew frustrated by a television reporter and threatened to abandon an interview after several follow-up questions.

A Tough Job for Jay Powell at the Fed Gets Tougher

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Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly and Ian Mount
Some at the central bank don’t feel the need to cut rates further this year; others are worried about the jobs market. That complicates the job of Jay Powell, its chair.

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Lingering concerns among some Fed policymakers about inflation will add to Jay Powell’s task of forging a consensus on rate cuts.

A Gaza Deal

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Jodi Rudoren
The world is waking up to an agreement between Israel and Hamas. We explain what we know about the breakthrough.

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Einav Zangauker, the mother of a hostage, Matan Zangauker, reacts to the news.
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