Pro-Trump Kennedy Center Executive Says He Was Fired

Floyd Brown said his dismissal happened about two hours after CNN contacted him for comment on his past statements on homosexuality and marriage.

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‘Well, This Is Surprising’: Top Moments From the National Spelling Bee

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up, won the coveted award after surviving two dramatic final rounds and calling the pronouncer, “bro.”

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Is Nippon Steel Finally About to Land U.S. Steel?

A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.

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Why Myanmar Rebels Retreated From Lashio

Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces.

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In South Korea, Desperate Workers Take Their Grievances Into the Sky

The plight of temporary workers like Kim Hyoung-su, who’s been protesting for months at the top of a tower, has become an issue in Tuesday’s presidential election.

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S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange

The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.

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JD Vance’s Campaign Plane Is Being Used for Migrant Deportation Flights

The Boeing 737 has been chartered more than a dozen times this year by the federal government to deport migrants to several countries in Central America.

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Trump Nominates a Former Far-Right Podcast Host to Head an Ethics Watchdog

The president picked Paul Ingrassia, the current White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which examines public corruption.

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White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

A report on children’s health released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission referred to scientific papers that did not exist.

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