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Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial

Chloee Weiner

It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on a rape charge brought by Jessica Mann.
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'The Wizard of the Kremlin' captures the rise of Putin — and 'anything goes' Russia

John Powers

Set in Russia in the years following the fall of communism, The Wizard of the Kremlin doesn't always work dramatically. But you leave with a better understanding of how Vladimir Putin came to power.

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Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Andrea Hsu

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.
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Key takeaways from Trump's China trip

Tamara Keith, Jennifer Pak

President Trump returns to the U.S. after wrapping up his whirlwind trip to China.
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'Is God Is' is a ferocious, timely tale of misogyny — and revenge

Aisha Harris

In Aleshea Harris' fiery feature debut, men are men, and women pay the consequences.
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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

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Which Trump cabinet member has a new reality show? The quiz knows

Holly J. Morris

This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz question about his name. Enjoy that, and the other nine, too.

Demonstrators against the redrawing of Tennessee's congressional maps following the approval of a new congressional map during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on May 7.

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After redistricting, what does representation mean to Tennessee voters?

Stephen Fowler

Francisco Vazquez, 27, stands in front of his new home in Milwaukee, Wis. He was able to buy it after changing his career track and saving aggressively, including for one year while he lived rent free with his parents.

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Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds

Jennifer Ludden

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.
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Pope decries rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation

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Pope Leo XIV denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

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Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.
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Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming

Brian Mann

State officials in New York say the Salmon River district's special education program confined young children with disabilities in wooden boxes. Parents weren't notified.
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The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth

Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.