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Food Banks Brace for Overwhelming Demand as SNAP Cutoff Looms by Chris Hippensteel

Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune by Tyler Pager

Where Trump Is Headed in Asia, and What Each Country Wants From Him by Sui-Lee Wee, Choe Sang-Hun, Javier C. Hernández and David Pierson

Putin Says Russia Now Has Nuclear-Powered Missile by Valerie Hopkins

Caribbean Braces for Hurricane Melissa by Frances Robles

Demon Hunter or Armadillo? Store-Bought or Homemade? by Sandra E. Garcia

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How the San Francisco Mayor Avoided Trump’s Enforcement Surge by Heather Knight and Kellen Browning

Trump Pardons Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel

Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada by Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On by Catie Edmondson

Was a Sports Betting Scandal Inevitable? by Jenny Vrentas

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Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.

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U.S. Strikes 2nd Boat in Pacific as Antidrug Operation Expands by Eric Schmitt, Charlie Savage and Chris Cameron

Trump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies as His Frustration With Putin Mounts by Shawn McCreesh

Federal Agents Plan a Crackdown in the San Francisco Bay Area by Heather Knight, Hamed Aleaziz and Shawn Hubler

Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing by Luke Broadwater

As Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Seated in the House by Megan Mineiro

Louvre’s Director Says Key Camera Was Pointing Away From Jewelry Thieves by Aurelien Breeden, Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic

Iceland Announces an Unfortunate First: Mosquitoes by Amelia Nierenberg

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Plus, renegade parachutes at Yosemite. 

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America’s Retreat From Aid Is Devastating Somalia’s Health System by Stephanie Nolen

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases by Devlin Barrett and Tyler Pager

In a Reversal, Trump Will Not Meet With Putin in Coming Weeks by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump Nominee for Watchdog Role Is Out After Report of Racist Texts by Robert Jimison and Katie Rogers

Bird Flu Is Back by Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

Shutdown Brings More BASE Jumpers and Drones to Yosemite Skies by Gabe Castro-Root

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Plus, a drastic drop in peanut allergies. 

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Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump’s Oregon Troop Deployment by Anna Griffin and Mattathias Schwartz

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders by Mattathias Schwartz and Zach Montague

White House Works to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu by Katie Rogers and Luke Broadwater

Air Traffic Controllers Could Soon Be Getting No Pay by Karoun Demirjian

All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding by Alan Blinder

Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place by Shawn McCreesh

Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows by Simar Bajaj

George F. Smoot, Who Showed How the Cosmos Began, Is Dead at 80 by Katrina Miller

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Plus, a brazen heist at the Louvre. 

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Clashes in Gaza Reveal Cease-Fire’s Fragility, With Rougher Road Ahead by David M. Halbfinger

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country by Corina Knoll

George Santos Is Back on TV Two Days After His Release From Prison by Katherine Rosman

Colombia’s Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid by Simon Romero, Genevieve Glatsky and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling by Ben Casselman and Colby Smith

In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre by Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden

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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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Plus, where are all the pennies?! 

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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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Plus, there may be lead in your protein supplements.

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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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Plus, France versus fast fashion. 

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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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