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It’s essential to building a healthy, meaningful life.

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F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear

The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.

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What Can Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Win in China Talks?

President Trump hailed an agreement with Britain as a breakthrough — but far tougher negotiations, including with China, beckon.

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Baffled by the Trump Tariffs, C.E.O.s Lean on the Word ‘Uncertainty’

With little ability to see how far the Trump administration is taking its disruptive policies, corporations and investors face higher risks, our columnist says.

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Eric Adams to Meet With Trump in Washington About NYC ‘Priorities’

The meeting on Friday between Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and President Trump comes as documents related to his abandoned federal corruption case are set to be released.

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Trump Softens on Raising Taxes on the Rich, Saying G.O.P. Probably Shouldn’t

Days after he privately encouraged Speaker Mike Johnson to increase tax for the wealthy in a bill to fulfill his agenda, he publicly said it could be a bad idea, one that was ‘OK’ with him.

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EU Leaders Sound Hopeful on Trump Trade Negotiations

A day after Trump called the European Union’s top official “so fantastic,” she and Germany’s chancellor emphasized a desire to negotiate on tariffs.

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David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85

He left conservatives bitterly disappointed with his migration from right to left, leading to the cry of “no more Souters.”

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DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life

The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk’s group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has saved.

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