Former Model Testifies That Weinstein Molested Her When She Was 16

Kaja Sokola told jurors that she had come to New York seeking stardom. She encountered Harvey Weinstein in a club and met him for lunch. Then, she said, he took advantage of her.

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A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.

When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The occupation ended with arrests hours later.

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Trump Nominates Former N.E.A. Chair to Head Embattled Arts Agency

The president nominated Mary Anne Carter to lead the National Endowment for the Arts, which his budget calls for eliminating and which has been withdrawing grants from arts groups.

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Trump drops his nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington after Republicans balk.

Senate Republicans had signaled that they would reject Mhim over concerns about his fitness to hold such an important prosecutorial post.

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New Joint Chiefs Chairman Picks a Friendly Crowd for His Debut

Gen. Dan Caine, who spoke at a special operations conference, has kept a low profile since assuming the military’s top job.

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Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk

Democratic supporters of the measure to regulate parts of the industry refused to allow it to move forward amid concerns in their party that President Trump and his family are profiting from cryptocurrency.

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Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing Children’ by Cutting Foreign Aid

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist condemned his fellow billionaire for overseeing deep cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Trump administration.

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F.B.I. Director Walks Back Concerns About Trump Budget Cuts

After telling House lawmakers that the F.B.I. needed more resources, Kash Patel told senators that he agreed with a proposal to slash more than $500 million from the agency.

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Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area

For Chicagoans, the selection of Robert Francis Prevost was thrilling and a little stunning.

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New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse

The state law, in Washington, applies to all religions but has outraged Catholics in particular. The Justice Department is investigating.

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