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The Ordinary, a skin care brand, began running a free bus in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The shuttle was a marketing stunt intended to run for two weeks. It lasted three days before it ran into some trouble.

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After climbing to a record peak, homelessness fell modestly in the last year of the Biden administration, according to data released Friday by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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President Trump on Friday rescinded two decades-old executive orders that restricted off-road vehicles on public lands, in a move that could lift bans on their use in most national parks.

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Pam Bondi, who was fired as attorney general by President Trump in April, insisted on Friday that she had little real authority in overseeing the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, putting responsibility squarely on her former deputy and successor, Todd Blanche.

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People filled some Manhattan streets on Thursday to get a glimpse of this year’s first Manhattanhenge. The spectacular view of the sun setting, flanked by the city’s streetscapes, will also occur on Friday and next month. Here's what to know. nyti.ms/4vgBDjy

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President Trump on Friday endorsed South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, to be the state’s next governor.

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The Department of Homeland Security on Friday appeared to partially walk back its announcement last week that immigrants seeking permanent residency would have to return to their home countries to apply for green cards, claiming there was no major change in policy. But details remained scant.

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The latest Times/Siena poll found that just 37% of Americans approve of President Trump’s performance. Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, explains how Trump’s sinking approval ratings compare with polling from other recent presidencies. Learn more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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A federal judge ordered on Friday that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts remove President Trump’s name from the building’s facade and all official branding and temporarily blocked the institution from shuttering this summer for renovations. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/a...

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com In a world that enabled Jeffrey Epstein, what makes a good man? On “The Opinions,” Nadja Spiegelman speaks with Ruth Whippman and Frederick Joseph about masculinity, feminism and the pressures shaping young men today.

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Breaking News: ICE agents agreed to withdraw from the parking lot of an immigration detention center in New Jersey, allowing state officials to oversee protests that had turned violent under the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.

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“Hacks” circled back to the romance of creative partnership and the saving power of laughs in the series finale, our TV critic writes. Spoilers ahead.

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A Canadian man who ran online businesses that shipped toxic salt to people in 40 countries pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Ontario, prosecutors said.

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A Russian attack drone hit an apartment building on Friday in the city of Galati, Romania, a member country of NATO. It was the first known time that a Russian drone had caused damage and injuries in a major urban area on the territory of the Western military alliance. trib.al/n5JmPnO

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The campaign for Spencer Pratt, who is running for mayor of Los Angeles, has focused on urban disorder, primarily homelessness and drug use. An A.I. video that depicts Pratt as Batman reveals his self-image and appeal to some voters.

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A good pair of running shoes is arguably the most important tool a runner needs to train comfortably and consistently. These are the ones are Wirecutter experts recommend after many, many hours of testing: nyti.ms/4o3seJR

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Breaking News: A federal judge effectively reopened President Trump’s $10 billion case against the IRS, in a striking turnabout. After Trump voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, the Justice Dept. established a $1.8 billion fund likely intended for his allies and extended tax benefits to Trump.

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The UN on Friday added Israeli and Russian security forces for the first time to an annual report documenting sexual violence in conflicts, including allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees and Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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Icy and bold, this Mexican version of the carajillo cocktail has just two ingredients. Serve the cocktail after dinner to keep the evening going. nyti.ms/4dBZZ1o

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A roller coaster at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier malfunctioned on Thursday, trapping eight people almost 100 feet in the air for about four hours. nyti.ms/3Q6kYjT

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In the foothills of the Ecuadorean Amazon, a 101-year-old farmer and a young scientist turned an amateur collection of snakes into a scientific survey of one of the most diverse snake habitats on Earth.

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Uber announced Friday that it will offer shared shuttle service in 50-seat vans after matches at venues near Boston, Dallas, Miami and New York City.

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One miner was rescued on Friday as four others remained trapped in a cave in Laos that they had entered more than a week ago in search of gold, a leader of the rescue team said.

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An extraordinarily loud boom shook parts of South Carolina on Thursday. While residents and internet sleuths quickly came up with theories, experts just as quickly dismissed them, leaving a mystery that lingered a day later.

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From @theathletic.com: A hometown football star returned to lead the school that once helped raise him. Then the ICE raids began. When 150 students stopped attending Fridley Middle School in person, the community rallied to protect and support them.

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A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump’s name, saying that it had been added unlawfully. The judge also temporarily blocked the institution from closing in July for renovations, months after Trump announced a two-year closure. nyti.ms/4dGbhSo

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In Opinion Defeating Viktor Orban, the former Prime Minister of Hungary, after 16 years in power “had looked like an impossible quest,” our columnist M. Gessen writes. “The triumph was stunning — unique in our era of democratic backsliding — and it holds clear lessons for the United States.”

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: The union that represents more than 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium, which will host the opening World Cup match in the United States, has broken off negotiations with the stadium operators and plans to hold a strike vote next week.

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From @TheAthletic: At the height of ICE activity at a Minnesota school, 150 students did not attend school in person because parents feared leaving their homes. Then a rookie principal and former football hero stepped in to protect his flock. nyti.ms/4tZYgrp

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