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After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump’s New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

Hailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff

Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar

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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes and Tyler Pager

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

How the Pentagon Is Blocking Out News Organizations by Erik Wemple

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Firing Government Workers During Shutdown by Tony Romm

Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover by Ephrat Livni

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza by Iyad Abuheweila, Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese

The Penny’s Demise Is Leaving Some Businesses Shortchanged by Sopan Deb

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ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back by Julie Bosman

Trump Renews Threat to Cut ‘Democrat Programs’ During Shutdown by Tony Romm and Catie Edmondson

Trump Dangles $20 Billion Lifeline for Argentina, With Strings Attached by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Alan Rappeport

Trump Awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Tyler Pager

Lead Found in Popular Protein Powders and Shakes, Report Says by Maggie Astor

London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why by Lizzie Dearden and Amelia Nierenberg

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Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next by David E. Sanger and Erika Solomon

Trump Ramps Up Trade War as Tariffs on Lumber and Furniture Kick In by Ana Swanson and Sydney Ember

Several News Outlets Reject Pentagon’s Reporting Restrictions by Erik Wemple

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump by Lisa Friedman

California Raises Minimum Payout for Wildfire Victims’ Items by Rukmini Callimachi

Shein Chose Paris for Its First Boutique. Paris Isn’t Pleased. by Liz Alderman and Ségolène Le Stradic

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Israel Says All Hostages Have Been Released in Swap: Live Updates by David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer, Isabel Kershner and Adam Rasgon

Some Americans Are Starting to Feel the Impact of the Government Shutdown by Eileen Sullivan

Asia Markets Fall After Trump Threatens New Tariffs on China by River Akira Davis

How a Las Vegas Casino Mogul Helped Bring N.B.A. Games Back to China by Tania Ganguli and Mara Hvistendahl

Beheaded and Sent to Watery Graves, Columbus Statues Get New Life by Julia Jacobs

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Aid Groups Prepare to Provide Quick Relief to Gaza Under Cease-Fire by Liam Stack, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad and Farnaz Fassihi

U.S. to Send 200 Troops to Israel in Support Roles by Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

A Closer Look at the Counts in the Letitia James Indictment by Jonah E. Bromwich

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by Jonathan Wolfe

Curious Reindeer and Hungry Polar Bears: Warming Is Upending an Arctic Island by Sarah Hurtes and Jeffrey Gettleman

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What We Know About the Hostage Deal Between Israel and Hamas by Francesca Regalado

G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea by Robert Jimison

Before Trump Ordered in Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’ by Hamed Aleaziz, Adam Goldman and Anna Griffin

Appeals Court to Weigh Legality of Deploying Troops to Portland by Mattathias Schwartz

Judge to Hear Arguments on Whether Guard Troops Near Chicago Can Stay by Mitch Smith

Man Fascinated With Fire Imagery Is Arrested in Palisades Blaze, Officials Say by Shawn Hubler and Jill Cowan

‘I’m Not Dying’: Dolly Parton Assures Fans Amid Concerns About Her Health by Neil Vigdor

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Comey to Appear in Court in Case That Has Roiled Justice Department by Glenn Thrush

Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack by Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Federal Workers Express Uncertainty During Government Shutdown by Ang Li

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers by Tony Romm

Anxious Investors Push Gold Above $4,000 an Ounce for the First Time by Joe Rennison

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics by Lily Kuo

Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It by Evan Gorelick

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What Is the Insurrection Act That Trump Says He’s Considering? by Chris Cameron

Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers by Julie Bosman, Shawn Hubler, Anna Griffin and Eric Schmitt

Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela by Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager and Maria Abi-Habib

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August by Aatish Bhatia and Amy Fan

Treasury Defends Lawfulness of Minting a $1 Trump Coin by Alan Rappeport

Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen by Niraj Chokshi

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell by Abbie VanSickle

We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work by Brian X. Chen

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Supreme Court Returns to Face Trump Tests of Presidential Power by Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle

Judge Again Blocks Guard Deployment as Trump Expands His Targets by Shawn Hubler, Anna Griffin and Eric Schmitt

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’ by Sonia A. Rao

Both Parties Are Resigned to Deadlock as Shutdown Takes Hold by Annie Karni

Rubio Says U.S. Wants Quick Deal to Bring Gaza Hostages Home by Aaron Boxerman

Forget Cowbells. Cows Wear High-Tech Collars Now. by Eli Tan

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