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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

By: Glenn Thrush β€”
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.

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A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back.

By: Anthony Vinci β€”
In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth.

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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

By: Alex Williams β€”
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the β€œruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

Six members of the S.L.A. died in a shootout with Los Angeles police in May 1974. Clockwise from top left, Camilla Hall, William Wolfe, Donald DeFreeze, Patricia Soltysik, Nancy Ling Perry and Angela Atwood.

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OpenAI Releases Findings on 377 Math Problems, Further Roiling Field

By: Kenneth Chang and Siobhan Roberts β€”
After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to concerns about A.I. disrupting research.

For 10 of the findings, OpenAI provided summaries of how the A.I. model came up with its solution. The average result took about three hours of computing, the company said.

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Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

By: Devlin Barrett β€”
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing β€œblatantly false” information about what they knew when.

Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and a judge has barred prosecutors from trying to revive the case against him.

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Secret Billionaires, Mafia Brides, Alpha Kings: The Insane World of Microdramas

By: Daniel Kolitz β€”
Vertical soap operas for your phone have taken over film and TV production, and they may soon need no humans at all.
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In Alabama, Trump Relives His Glory Days (This Time With Some Empty Seats)

By: Shawn McCreesh β€”
The Deep South was the birthplace of the mega MAGA rally. How do people on the Gulf feel about President Trump now?

President Trump delivered remarks at a campaign rally in Mobile, Ala., on Friday.

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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

An ad that was approved by President Trump and paid for by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Trump Is Getting Desperate. It Shows.

By: Liz Oyer β€”
The Justice Department is trawling to find perpetrators on whom to pin conspiracies. Ordinary citizens are being ensnared.
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How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa

By: Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano and Aaron Krolik β€”
In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
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Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

By: Robert Jimison β€”
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has engaged in a public campaign to appear less reliant on U.S. military aid as President Trump urges allies to contribute more meaningfully to their own defense.

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Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.

By: Michelle Goldberg β€”
Abdul El-Sayed is quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.

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Blanche Defends Pirro but Says Trump Can Fire Her at Any Time

By: Devlin Barrett β€”
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, said that President Trump β€œhas every right to be extraordinarily frustrated with the damage done to our national monuments in this city and elsewhere.”

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U.S. and Japan Coordinated to Help Stabilize the Yen

By: Joe Rennison and Kiuko Notoya β€”
U.S. and Japanese officials confirmed that the Treasury Department had moved last week to prop up the currency, which had been trading near four-decade lows.

President Trump confirmed that the Treasury Department had intervened to help stabilize the Japanese yen last week.

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Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal

By: Michael Gold, Andrew Duehren and Hari Raj β€”
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.

Todd Blanche speaking at the Capitol last month.

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New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

By: Katie Rogers β€”
Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.

President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One on Sunday. He said that talks with Iran would begin on Monday and that there could be a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office

By: Annie Karni β€”
Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, broke his silence about allegations of domestic abuse his daughter has made against Representative Max Miller.

Representative Max Miller of Ohio categorically denied the accusations against him in a roughly 20-minute livestream that he had previewed as a β€œspecial announcement.”

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

By: Michael S. Schmidt and Jessica Silver-Greenberg β€”
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transformation.

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