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Apple is seeking clearance from the Trump administration to buy chips from a company linked to the Chinese military, according to Financial Times.

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At the kickoff to the Great American State Fair, exhibits celebrating the nation were on display. So were conservative themes.

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While prices are up overall, there’s a surprising pattern depending on your destination.

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These shows offer a mix of evocative travelogues, practical tips, and expert recommendations for destinations across the globe.

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Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets.

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Aid efforts are intensifying after twin earthquakes killed nearly 1,000 in Venezuela, with international teams arriving but a slow government response hampering relief on the ground.

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Nixon’s offenses were not a deep-state invention. But in the age of Donald Trump, and in a fractured media environment, voters have become more inured to political scandal.

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As Lionel Messi chases another World Cup title, an artist is rushing to finish a gigantic statue of the soccer star in the middle of the Patagonian desert.

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Expectations are now rising over the role the United States will play in helping Venezuela, which had already been laid low by decades of misrule.

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America's 250th birthday has brought more events and new crowds for Revolutionary reenactors and interpreters. They say Washington's life holds important lessons for our current political divide.

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Saturday’s election will be the latest test of President Trump’s influence in G.O.P. contests.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back against U.S. investigations into Mexican politicians. Now some politicians want to cooperate.

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The two-term Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, in demand as a surrogate in key 2026 races, talks horses, faith and family politics as he considers a run for the White House.

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Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.