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The U.S. Seeks to Ramp Up Arms Production for Ukraine. Will It Be Enough?

A plant still under construction in Mesquite, Texas, will soon turn out 30,000 artillery shells each month, roughly doubling current U.S. output.

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Workers assembling computer-driven robots and flow-forming machines at a new General Dynamics artillery ammunition factory in Mesquite, Texas. — Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Blinken Hints at Acceptance of Ukrainian Strikes in Russia With U.S. Arms

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke after some European leaders called on President Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S. weapons.

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A former deputy sheriff from Florida who now lives in Moscow is assisting Russia’s disinformation efforts.

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Jury Wraps First Day of Deliberations in Trump Hush-Money Trial

The jury deliberating on the 34 felony counts against Donald Trump was dismissed after asking for some testimony and instructions to be read back to them.

The scene outside Donald Trump’s trial mellowed a bit as deliberations began.

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If convicted, could Donald Trump go to prison? These are the penalties he may face.

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Alito Refuses Calls for Recusal Over Display of Provocative Flags

“My wife is fond of flying flags,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote to lawmakers demanding he step down from two cases related to the Jan. 6 attack. “I am not.”

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Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wearing a black robe and sitting for a portrait. — Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Interviews and records offered a glimpse into the conflict that led to a “Stop the Steal” symbol at Justice Alito’s home.

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Martha-Ann Alito, Justice Alito’s wife, has lived a limited public life since moving to Washington. Until now.

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Americans Raced to Get Their Families Out of Gaza. Then the Border Closed.

The closure this month of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, the only way out for civilians, has thrown an already complicated system into disarray.

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Portrait of a woman wearing a head scarf. — Danielle Villasana for The New York Times

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Gaza Offensive Will Last at Least Through End of Year, Israeli Official Says

Israel’s national security adviser appeared to reject the idea of a quick end to the war, though it was unclear what the intensity of the campaign would be.

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Home Insurance Is Hurting Consumers. Yet It’s Barely Counted as Inflation.

Skyrocketing premiums are hitting homeowners hard, but they barely factor into common price measures.

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Two houses next to each other, sharing a walkway leading to a backyard. — Zack Wittman for The New York Times

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Sleepless in Seattle as a Hellcat Roars Through the Streets

The modified Dodge Charger roaming Seattle’s downtown by night has infuriated residents. But it seems no one can stop it.

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Car lights trail through the darkness on a street surrounded by mid- and high-rise buildings. — Brian Lau for The New York Times

Welcome Back, Pandas! Two Furry Diplomats Are Headed to D.C. Zoo.

The pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, will be flown to the Smithsonian National Zoo from China before the end of the year.

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‘Defeat by Truth’: Biden’s Gaza Critics Start an Anti-Trump Campaign

The effort by Black faith leaders and activists signals that at least some of President Biden’s critics on the left will work to defeat his G.O.P. rival.

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The Rev. Michael McBride at The Way Christian Center in Berkeley, Ca. — Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Election updates: President Biden asked what Donald Trump would have done if the Capitol rioters had been Black.

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The race for the White House remains close, Nate Cohn writes.

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Nikki Haley wrote “Finish them” on an artillery shell in Israel, days after Israel received condemnation for a strike in Rafah.

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South Africans Vote in Election That Could End Monopoly of Mandela’s Party

The African National Congress, once the party of Nelson Mandela, could lose its outright majority for the first time after governing for three decades.

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Voters cast ballots at a community center in Soweto, South Africa, on Wednesday, in an election that could cause a seismic shift in the country’s leadership. — Joao Silva/The New York Times

Is Shrimp Good for You?

Americans love their prawns. So how healthy are they — for us and for the planet?

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Shrimp and transparent shrimp shells sitting on a white surface. — Yasu & Junko/Trunk Archive

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New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day

For weeks now, temperatures in several states in northern India have been well over 110, and hospitals have been reporting a rise in heatstroke.

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Water pours from a pipe onto a person in a sunny, open area. — Arun Sankar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

‘Did You Tase Him in the Face!?’ Inside ‘Goon Squad’ Deputies’ Group Chat.

Years of messages from an encrypted WhatsApp text thread show conversations of sheriff’s deputies, including those who terrorized Mississippi residents.

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A statue and two flags rise over cars at an intersection. — Rory Doyle for The New York Times

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Jamie Raskin: If Justices Alito and Thomas Won’t Recuse Themselves, There Is a Solution

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Mara Gay

‘It’s Going to Be Women That Are Going to Get Us Out of This’

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A close-up photograph of three people’s wrists, with beaded bracelets reading “Take,” “Pro-choice,” “Back" and “Florida.”

Thomas L. Friedman

How We’ve Lost Our Moorings as a Society

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Linda Greenhouse

Ketanji Brown Jackson Points to a Way Forward for the Court

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Jonathan Alter

Is Trump Starting to Worry About a Conviction?

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Thomas Cech

The Long-Overlooked Molecule That Will Define a Generation of Science

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Matthew Walther

There’s a Reason Most People Aren’t Following the Trump Trial

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Thomas B. Edsall

The Gender Gap Is Now a Gender Gulf

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Roger Wicker

America’s Military Is Not Prepared for War — or Peace

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David Firestone

Nikki Haley’s Valentine to Civilian Death

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Bret Stephens

Do We Still Understand How Wars Are Won?

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David Wallace-Wells

The Tories Will Lose the Election. But What Will Labour Win?

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Neel V. Patel

The Stalled Pandemic Accords Offer an Opportunity for Vaccine Equity

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Jessica Grose

You Can’t Perform a Good Marriage

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Letters From Our Readers

In the ‘Demandingly Joyful Company’ of Socrates and Plato

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Jonathan Alter

Prosecutors Leave the Jury With a Mountain of Evidence Against Trump

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Canada Turns to Logging to Save Its Most Famous National Park From Wildfires

Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, a popular national park. Canada is bracing for wildfires after its warmest winter in history.

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A few trees stand on snow-covered ground, with mountains in the background. — Amber Bracken for The New York Times

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House Republicans accused N.I.H. officials of orchestrating “a conspiracy at the highest levels” to hide public records related to the origins of the pandemic.

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