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Arrests Motivated by Politics Face a Supreme Court Test

A 72-year-old city councilwoman in Texas, accused of misplacing a document, says she was the victim of retaliation for exercising…

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U.K. Home Secretary Is Fired Days After Article Attacking Police

Suella Braverman, a divisive figure seen as a champion of the hard right, had accused London’s police force of bias…

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Behind Public Assurances, Xi Jinping Spread Grim Views on U.S.

Speeches by the Chinese leader show how he was bracing for an intensifying rivalry with the United States from early…

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Tim Scott Suspends ’24 Campaign, as His Sunny Message Failed to Resonate

He entered the Republican presidential race as a rising star with substantial financial resources, but struggled to break out of…

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A Mayor’s Suicide Leaves an Alabama City Seeking Answers

The mayor fatally shot himself after a news site published a photo of him in makeup and said he had…

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Hikers Rescued After Following Nonexistent Trail on Google Maps

A Canadian search-and-rescue group said it had conducted two missions recently after hikers “may have sought to follow” a nonexistent…

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New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study

The trial involved only 10 patients, but it suggests cholesterol can be permanently reduced with a single treatment for patients…

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30 Horses Die in Arson Fire at Upstate Racetrack

Firefighters and horse owners rushed to the scene after the blaze started in a barn, but none of the horses…

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Peter Nygard, Former Fashion Mogul, Convicted of Sexual Assault

The verdict in Toronto concludes the first of Mr. Nygard’s criminal trials in Canada. The 82-year-old also faces charges in…

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‘The Driver Stayed in the Car With the Radio On and the Window Open’

A sidewalk singalong, an eventful pedicab ride and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

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