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Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
Two British academics discovered that a "copy" of Magna Carta, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
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nyti.ms/4dkc3maDrug fatalities in the U.S. fell by about 30,000 last year, the CDC reported, a drop of nearly 27%.
Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports
Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an "undesirable" organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney.
Russia Sentences Prominent Election Expert to 5 Years in Prison
Ben Cohen, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate hearing to protest Congress’s funding of Israel’s military as it wages war against Hamas in Gaza.
Ben & Jerry’s Founder Arrested at Senate Hearing After Protesting War in Gaza
3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with harmful “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, affecting drinking water.
3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination
The U.S. and Britain announced a trade deal last week that will create a $5 billion export opportunity for U.S. beef and other products in Britain. But British consumers remain skeptical of U.S. food production, recoiling from the thought of hormone-treated beef or chlorine-washed chicken.
U.S. Ranchers Can Sell Britons More Beef. Will They Buy It?
The Trump administration intends to deport a Harvard scientist back to Russia, government lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday. The scientist fled the country in 2022 and fears she will be arrested there over her protest of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
U.S. Tells Court It Plans to Deport Scientist to Russia
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“Across the world, we’ve seen democracy in retreat,” writes A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times. “This anti-press playbook is now being used here in this country — and it could not come at a more difficult time for the American press.”
Opinion | A.G. Sulzberger: A Free People Need a Free Press
Pope Leo XIV is an American with Peruvian citizenship, but his identity may have been most deeply molded by his connection to the Augustinians, which has fewer than 3,000 members. The group expects Leo to emphasize missionary outreach and the importance of listening.
The Small, Tight-Knit Religious Order That Molded Pope Leo XIV
A British man who served 38 years in prison for murder had his conviction overturned on Tuesday after forensic evidence from the crime scene was tested and found not to match his DNA.
After 38 Years in Prison for Murder, British Man Is Freed by New DNA Evidence
Temperatures soared dangerously high across south and central Texas on Wednesday amid what forecasters with the National Weather Service called “one of the hottest May heat waves of all time.” Multiple records are expected to fall as the heat lasts well into next week.
101 Degrees in May? Even for Texas, This Is Hot.
A coalition of 20 states filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration on Tuesday after it threatened to withhold billions in funding unless the states followed its demands on immigration enforcement.
20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding
As Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, hosts President Trump in Doha on Wednesday, it will be the culmination of a successful charm offensive by the Gulf emirate that now appears likely to include the promise of a luxury jetliner to Trump — with no strings attached.
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Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency must resume efforts to hand over internal documents about their operations to a nonpartisan watchdog group, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Watchdog Effort to Obtain DOGE Records Can Proceed, Appeals Court Rules
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The former court clerk who handled the trial of Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer who was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife and son, used her position for personal gain, misused public funds, shared information under court seal with a reporter and committed perjury, prosecutors said.
Clerk in Murdaugh Trial Is Charged With Misconduct and Perjury
Breaking News: Governor Gavin Newsom will call for California to scale back health care for undocumented immigrants to help balance its budget.
Newsom Proposes Scaling Back Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants in California
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One of the last places Emmilee Risling was seen was on the Yurok Reservation, in an area known as End of Road. More than three years later, she’s the face of a crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
Who Is Searching for Emmilee Risling?
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Breaking News: A federal grand jury indicted the Wisconsin judge who was accused of obstructing federal agents trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant.
Wisconsin Judge Indicted on Charges That She Helped Immigrant Evade Agents
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Breaking News: José Mujica, the leftist former president of Uruguay known for his humility, has died at 89. Known as Pepe, he had a reputation as a savvy leader of the country's progressive coalition, his informal governing style baffled the establishment.
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