For Casino Operators, It’s Deadline Day

Applications to open a casino in the New York area are due today, and the state board will then choose the winners after public hearings.

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On a Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms and Frightened Workers

As federal immigration sweeps have prompted protests across the nation, the border is eerily quiet, as would-be migrants stay away and undocumented workers hide at home.

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With Flu Shot Vote, Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism Comes Full Circle

The preservative thimerosal started Robert F. Kennedy Jr. down the path of questioning vaccine safety. A panel of experts he appointed will no longer recommend annual flu shots that contain it.

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Rachel Zegler’s Balcony Scene in ‘Evita’ Has London Talking

Crowds are converging outside the London Palladium to watch Rachel Zegler sing “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from a balcony — while paying theatergoers inside see it on a screen.

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The Brazilian Artist Who Listens to Minerals

At SculptureCenter in Queens, Luana Vitra’s show “Amulets” draws you in with its beauty. Then it drives home the tragic underpinnings of mining.

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El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

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Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse

The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

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China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls

The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

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She Ripped German Conservatives on Social Media. They Didn’t Forget.

Heidi Reichinnek, a leader of the far-left Die Linke, was denied a seat on the parliamentary committee that oversees German intelligence agencies.

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Starmer Backtracks on Planned Social Cuts, Raising Doubts About His Leadership

The British prime minister had pressed ahead with the proposal despite pushback from within his party, but a parliamentary vote on it was expected to fail.

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