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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest

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di: Jacey Fortin
A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, killing at least eight.

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Natalee Andrews, left, and Nathan Dyer looked at the floodwaters in Crooksville, Ohio, on Tuesday.
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Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?

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di: Nate Cohn
Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.

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The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.

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di: David E. Sanger · Dustin Volz · Ana Swanson and Julian E. Barnes
The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.

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Recent A.I. advances have roiled the Pentagon and the national security establishment.
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How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer

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di: Bayliss Wagner
Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.

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Brandon Herrera, a Republican House candidate in Texas, was joined for a campaign event last month by Speaker Mike Johnson.
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As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past

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di: Nina Siegal and Melissa Schriek
A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.

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Maria-Elisabeth Stratermans-Coenegrachts was arrested after the war and accused of having served as a collaborator.
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Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa

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di: Emiliano Rodríguez Mega · Emma Bubola · Gabriel Labrador and David Bolaños
As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.

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The State Department overseen by Marco Rubio has restored the visas of political figures in Central America once penalized by the U.S. government and has revoked visas for others.
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Sports Team Sale Prices Keep Hitting New Highs

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di: Tania Ganguli
The deal for the Los Angeles Lakers valued the team at a record $12.5 billion, eclipsing the $10 billion paid for the franchise just last year.

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A statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar outside Crypto.com Arena, home of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkers

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di: Emma Goldberg and Maia Coleman
The police said a man on Friday night struck a congregant at the prominent Upper East Side synagogue, as Jews in the city contend with threats, fears and internal divides.

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Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Central Synagogue was receiving additional police resources after a man disrupted worship there on Friday night.
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Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill 11, Health Officials Say

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di: Abdi Latif Dahir
The Lebanese health ministry said children were among those killed. The Israeli prime minister’s office said Hezbollah had struck first, injuring three Israeli soldiers.

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The aftermath of an Israeli strike in Deir al-Zahrani, a town in southern Lebanon, on Saturday.
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Quit Lit

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di: Melissa Kirsch
There are good reasons to abandon books we’re not enjoying, but our attenuated attention might lead us to tap out too early.
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Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush-Money Trial

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di: Glenn Thrush
The U.S. attorney in Chicago subpoenaed a fund-raising firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who conducted the trial that led to Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

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Andrew S. Boutros, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, ordered a Democratic fund-raising firm to turn over a broad range of sensitive communications.
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

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di: Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.

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Last year the Food and Drug Administration cut a program that tracked cyclospora outbreaks and delayed a rule that would have required companies to swiftly provide supply chain records in investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks.
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As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

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di: Edward Wong
Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.

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The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
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Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring

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di: Mara Hvistendahl · Megan Specia · Leo Sands · Ali Watkins and Susan Dominus
Jason Arday, the school’s youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday. The school ignored a series of warnings about his life story and his work.

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Cambridge University in May. Jason Arday was hired in 2023, becoming the university’s youngest Black professor.
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She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

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di: Michael Levenson
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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Jellie Whitehurst, the owner of The Sewing Box, making flight suits for the Blue Angels in 2019. She started doing that work in 1989.
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Despite Mamdani’s Attempts to Appease, Many Business Leaders Remain Wary

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di: Lauren Hirsch and Dana Rubinstein
The mayor’s attempt to create a business advisory council has been hampered by some concern that joining the council may be perceived as an endorsement of Mr. Mamdani.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has angered some business executives with his frequent statements criticizing Israel’s actions against Palestinians.
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FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk

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di: Alena Cerro
Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

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Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled 19 million eggs in July “as a precautionary measure,” the company said.
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Hawaiian Electric Warns Any Power Outages May Last Days

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di: Ivan Penn
The severe tropical weather conditions from the approaching storm Lala are expected to topple trees and down power lines as it crosses the state.

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Linemen working on poles in 2023 after wildfires in Hawaii. The state’s largest power company advised residents ahead of Lala.
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Luigi Mangione’s Case Hit a Cultural Nerve

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di: Miles G. Cohen and Alisha Haridasani Gupta
As the murder of Brian Thompson shocked most Americans, some people, many on social media, began showing Mr. Mangione sympathy and channeled their own frustration with the health care industry.

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Some people took to social media to show Luigi Mangione support in the days after the murder of Brian Thompson. That support has taken many faces, though interest appears to be waning.
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Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty

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di: Matthew Cullen
Also, an Alaska Democrat says no thanks to Kamala Harris’s support. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Luigi Mangione at a pretrial hearing on Monday.
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Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

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di: Natasha Singer
Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini. Until this week, Google automatically enabled Gemini in Classroom only for students 18 or older.

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Starting this week, a new Gemini tab within Classroom lets some students seek A.I. help on math problems and writing assignments; generate course aids like study guides, quizzes and flashcards; and produce images.
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As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

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di: David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon
Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.

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Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola Pushes Back Against Endorsement From Kamala Harris

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di: Tim Balk
The campaign of Mary Peltola said it was focused on issues important to Alaska and did not approve a message of support from Ms. Harris.

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Former Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska did not appear to be happy that former Vice President Kamala Harris put out a fund-raising appeal on her behalf. Ms. Harris lost the 2024 presidential election in Alaska by 14 points.
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Stock Trading in Congress Becomes an Attack Line in Midterm Campaigns

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di: Annie Karni
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.

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Almost 60 percent of lawmakers in Congress own stock, according to an analysis by Common Cause, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on making government more accountable.
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The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

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di: Olivia Diaz
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.
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A Prominent Mexican Politician Says U.S. Revoked His Visa

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di: Jack Nicas · Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, a former president’s son, lashed out at the Trump administration after he said it canceled his visa, another flashpoint in the tense U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is the son of Mexico’s former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who is still a key leader of Morena, Mexico’s dominant political party.
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July Retail Sales Notch Biggest Drop in Over a Year

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di: Kim Bhasin
The data for July showed the biggest drop in more than a year, as American households face the economic strains brought on by persistent inflation

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U.S. shoppers spent less in July, as consumers struggled with persistent inflation, higher grocery bills and rising housing costs.
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A Timeline of the Luigi Mangione Cases

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di: Wesley Parnell
The shooting of a health care executive in December 2024 led to a sprawling manhunt, and two complex and interwoven cases.

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Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, 2024, in connection with the murder of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, the previous week.
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Outrage at UnitedHealth and Other Insurers Persists After Brian Thompson Killing

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di: Reed Abelson
Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.

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Stephen Hemsley, chief executive of UnitedHealth Group, left, was among the executives defending insurers’ practices at congressional hearings in January. To his left were David Joyner, chairman of CVS Health, and Gail Boudreaux, chief executive of Elevance Health.
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The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.

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di: Elian Peltier
In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say.

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Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, during an interview with The New York Times in Kabul this week.
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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

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di: Maxine Joselow
Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah.

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Both Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments are rich in wildlife habitat and archaeological treasures but also sit atop vast reserves of uranium and other precious metals.
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Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves

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di: Raymond Zhong
The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat.

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A tourist at the parched bed of Lac des Brenets on the France-Switzerland border on Tuesday.
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Why Japan Is Struggling to Stop the Yen’s Decline

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di: River Akira Davis
The currency has resumed its slide, eroding gains after the U.S. Treasury intervened to prop it up, as concerns mount about the direction of the country’s spending.

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The rally in the yen has faded, with the currency approaching 160 yen per dollar, a level that could test the resolve of officials in Tokyo and Washington.
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Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure

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di: Emily Davies
The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.

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Representative Russell Fry, left, will endorse Senator Darline Graham in a special Republican primary runoff on Aug. 25 to permanently replace her brother, the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Mamdani’s ‘Bro’ Culture in City Hall: Sports, Memes, Nicknames for All

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di: Emma Goldberg
As much as Zohran Mamdani’s team runs on leftist idealism and social media hits, its style of governing also relies on humor, sports references and pop culture.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani peppers his conversations with his aides with references to sports and pop culture, some seeping into his public statements.
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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government

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di: Michael Schwirtz · Adam Goldman and Aaron Krolik
In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.

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Police officers in Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, watching protesters gather outside the electoral commission after the polls closed for parliamentary elections in 2025.
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Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort

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di: Tracy Mumford · Will Jarvis · Margaret Kadifa · Jake Lucas · Ian Stewart · Dustin Volz and Michael Schwirtz
Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

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di: Devlin Barrett
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

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di: John Ismay · Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea

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di: Mack Liederman and Max Bearak
Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.

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Luigi Mangione is facing both state and federal charges in connection with the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.
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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

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di: Dustin Volz
The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
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