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Defense Tries to Cast Cohen as Motivated by Vengeance Against Trump
Michael Cohen, a key witness who has described buying the silence of a porn star, is under tough questioning by Donald Trump’s lawyers.
How Has Trump Changed the G.O.P.? His Criminal-Trial Guest List Tells.
Donald Trump’s trial has become a staging ground for aspiring allies to prove their fealty, a litmus test in a party increasingly defined by loyalty to him.
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Outside the courthouse, Speaker Mike Johnson attacked Michael Cohen.
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Donald Trump’s defense lawyer seemed to struggle to land a “gotcha” moment while grilling Michael Cohen.
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The author specialized in exacting short stories that were novelistic in scope, spanning decades with intimacy and precision, our critic writes.
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Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate and master of the short story, has died at 92.
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If you have never read Alice Munro, here’s where to start.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTRussia Detains Senior General, Widening Military Purge
Lt. Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov became the second senior defense official to be detained on an accusation of corruption in the past month.
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Antony Blinken Tells Ukraine ‘You Are Not Alone’ as Russia’s Military Makes Gains
The secretary of state made the comments in Kyiv. The Biden administration had warned that Congress’s delay in approving aid would leave Ukraine vulnerable.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken played guitar while in Ukraine, strumming along to a song with a “free world” message.
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The Big Day Is Here for the Nation’s Best Dogs
Judges at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show will select the best dogs from three remaining groups before crowning this year’s best in show.
Take a look behind the scenes at Westminster.
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Google Takes the Next Step in Its A.I. Evolution
The tech giant showed off how it would enmesh A.I. more deeply into its products and users’ lives, from search to so-called agents that perform tasks.
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New chatbot technology can talk, laugh and sing like a human. What comes next is anyone’s guess, our columnist writes.
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Top Republicans Come Face to Face With Trump’s Seamy Past
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Lucy Foulkes
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Are We Really Going to Let Trump Come Back to Fail Again?
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What It Takes to Keep Harvey Weinstein, and Men Like Him, Behind Bars
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‘They Have Established the Backbone of the Case’: Three Lawyers Dissect the Trump Trial
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Can This Ex-Republican Revive Democrats in Rural Ohio?
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American Hypocrisy on TikTok Will Resonate Beyond China’s Borders
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