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Trump Team Leaves Behind an Alliance in Crisis

After a whirlwind tour by Trump officials, European leaders felt certain they were entering a new world where it was harder to depend on the U.S.

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Left Out of Ukraine Talks, Europe Races to Organize a Response

The Trump administration’s push for negotiations without Ukrainian involvement leaves European allies with no clear role.

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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

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Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He’s ‘Saving His Country’

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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy

In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, President Trump is sowing uncertainty and risking inflation.

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Who Controls the Gulf of Mexico?

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Trump’s Gaza Proposal Overshadows Rubio’s First Mideast Visit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel amid political chaos over President Trump’s proposal for Gaza.

 

How a Network of Amateur Sleuths Helps Rescue Women Kidnapped by ISIS

No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls. Instead, they need relatives, armchair detectives and activists like Pari Ibrahim.

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She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death

In the Netherlands, doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal, but doctors won’t do it.

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On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters

After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible.

7 min read

  1. Ozempic has been a blockbuster drug by any measure, but in the beginning, there was just a strange lizard, the Gila monster, with a flair for intermittent fasting.
    Emily Elconin for The New York Times
  2. The lizard’s venom contains a digestion-slowing hormone that helped scientists create the popular medication. Now Pebbles, a Gila monster, needs medicine to help her fight a life-threatening parasite.
    Emily Elconin for The New York Times
  3. Tim Cernak, a pharmaceutical chemist at the University of Michigan, makes medicines for ailing plants and animals, like Pebbles.
    Emily Elconin for The New York Times
  4. Dr. Cernak is trying to isolate the parasite, sequence its genome and, if all goes well, find a drug that can destroy it.
    Emily Elconin for The New York Times
  5. “To me it’s this full circle thing. We’re attempting to solve the ultimate health inequity.”
    Dr. Cernak thought it was time for pharmaceutical chemists to work on behalf of the biodiversity that they had long benefitted from.
    Emily Elconin for The New York Times
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3 Parrots, 1 Shared Wall, 2 Ruptured Lives

How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.

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Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash

Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats and worried about retribution from President Trump. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling.

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The Power Struggle Over a College Athlete’s Medical Well-Being

When the former team doctor for Penn State football sued for wrongful termination, the case offered a rare look into coaches interfering with medical advice.

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How to Watch the ‘S.N.L.’ 50th Anniversary Special

The venerable sketch show is throwing itself a big star-studded party on Sunday night. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

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Our Comedy Columnist Reflects on 50 Years of ‘Saturday Night Live’

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The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours

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Let Students Finish the Whole Book. It Could Change Their Lives.

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The Disrupter in Chief Can’t End a War Like This

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The Justice Department’s Dangerous Game Will Backfire

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