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Tess Owen

Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups

After lying low for years in the aftermath of January 6, exclusive reporting shows, militia extremist groups and profiles have been quietly reorganizing and ramping up recruitment and rhetoric on Facebook.

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Lauren Goode

The Unsexy Future of Generative AI Is Enterprise Apps

Some startups that launched buzzy generative AI products are now narrowing their offerings to try to make them more useful to business clients.

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Jori Finkel

Kehinde Wiley’s New Show Seeks Enlightenment in Darkness

Many artists are dimming the lights of their museum shows, for a mix of symbolic and spiritual reasons.

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Julia Jacobs and Matt Stevens

Schneider Sues ‘Quiet on Set’ Producers for Defamation

In the suit, lawyers for the former Nickelodeon producer called the documentary a “hit job” that had falsely painted him as a “child sexual abuser.”

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Frank Litsky

Olga Fikotova Connolly, Olympian in a Cold War Romance, Dies at 91

She was from Czechoslovakia. He was from the U.S. And after meeting at the 1956 Games and winning gold medals, they married. Love had breached the iron curtain.

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Jesus Jiménez and Michael Levenson

Armed Student Is Killed Near Wisconsin Middle School, Officials Say

School officials in Mount Horeb, Wis., southwest of Madison, said that no one else was harmed and that schools were placed on lockdown.

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Coral Davenport

Biden Will Expand Two National Monuments in California

As part of his plan to conserve the nation’s land and waters, Mr. Biden is enlarging the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.

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Matthew Schmitz

Donald Trump Embraces Lawlessness, but in the Name of a Higher Law

When authorities are seen as corrupt, we celebrate those who defy them.

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Olivia Laing

How Not to Be a Selfish Gardener

These spaces have historically been tied to exclusion and injustice, but we can cultivate them to be ethical and environmentally beneficial.

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Michelle Cottle

The Biden Campaign’s High-Powered Effort to Define R.F.K. Jr.

Why Democrats have a big team tracking every third-party candidate.

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James Thomas and Gem Hale

A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls

As Black roller skaters from around the country bring their styles to the city, some locals look for space to preserve the moves Atlanta is known for.

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Mark Landler

U.K. Conservatives Hold Their Breath: How Bad Will Local Elections Be?

Voters in England and Wales will choose local officials on Thursday. The results could demonstrate whether the governing party’s dire poll ratings are reliable, analysts say.

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Mark Landler

A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President)

Jonathan Yeo, about to unveil a major new painting of King Charles III, also counts Hollywood royalty (Nicole Kidman) and prime ministers (Tony Blair) as past subjects. But George W. Bush eluded him.

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Manuela Andreoni and Victor Moriyama

Forest Restoration Is Creating a Buzz in the Amazon

Cattle ranches have ruled the Amazon for decades. Now, new companies are selling something else: the ability of trees to lock away planet-warming carbon.

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Benjamin Weiser and Tracey Tully

Menendez Lawyers Cite ‘Traumatic’ History to Explain His Cash Stockpile

Senator Robert Menendez’s attorneys want a psychiatrist to testify at his corruption trial about the impact of his father’s death by suicide. Prosecutors are objecting.

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Ken Bensinger

A Mysterious Flier, a Tiny Charity and a Disinformation Campaign at the Border

A flier urging migrants to vote for President Biden rocketed around right-wing social media. But was it authentic?

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Reid J. Epstein

Joe Biden, the Ultimate D.C. Veteran, Has Never Seen a Campaign Like This

In 30 years of Senate bids, Mr. Biden was such a formidable incumbent that he did not face a serious threat to his return to office. His last re-election is shaping up to be something different: a fight.

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Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert

Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future

The breakdown of 12 horses in the days surrounding the celebrated race a year ago has led to existential questions about the sport and its future.

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Matthew Haag

Trump Trial to Resume With Testimony From Keith Davidson, Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer

Earlier testimony by the porn star’s lawyer, Keith Davidson, offered a rare window into the behind-the-scenes negotiations to buy his client’s silence before the 2016 election.

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Edward Wong and Isabel Kershner

U.S. and Israel Struggle With Clashing Visions on Ending Gaza War

The Biden administration wants to focus on a cease-fire and rebuilding Gaza, but Israel’s leader is pushing a new offensive.

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