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How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the company’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

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What’s Changing for Teens on Instagram and Facebook

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U.S. Reaches Deal for Control of 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuela’s Oil Reserves

The stake, which is almost as much as all proven reserves in the U.S., points to an effort to achieve asset dominance over energy in the Western Hemisphere.

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For Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace

The war has deteriorated over the past six months into President Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.

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‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’

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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Foreign Students Who Criticized Israel

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An ICE Shooting, an Extradition Showdown and the Federal Case That Stalled

Federal prosecutors planned to charge an immigration agent with serious felonies in connection with a shooting in Minneapolis. Then the agent walked free.

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Relative of Afghans Who Helped U.S. Military Is Deported to Africa

The U.S. has deported thousands of immigrants to countries where they have no ties. Dozens were on the latest flight, to the Central African Republic.

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‘Immense’ Devastation as Nepal Continues Search for 2,400 Missing in Floods

As rescue efforts entered their fourth day, the scale of destruction came into focus, signaling a daunting recovery for the vulnerable nation.

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Flood Exposes the Risks of Nepal’s Hydropower Bet

The loss of power-generating capacity has cast doubt on an expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.

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Nepali City Struggles to Handle the Many Bodies on Its Riverbanks

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Political Campaigns Are Quietly Paying Influencers to Support Candidates

Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.

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In Georgia, Ossoff Courts Broad Appeal With an Anti-Trump Script

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High Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump as Midterms Near

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One Democrat to Face Three Republicans for Alaska Governor

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Critics Blast Metropolitan Museum’s Plan to Honor John Galliano

Galliano, a fashion industry giant championed by Anna Wintour, was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts in 2011.

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