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New York Magazine - US News

politics -- Pete Hegseth Is Taking His Macho Shtick to New Levels -- Nia Prater -- The Defense Secretary is green-lighting annual testosterone tests for servicemembers and defending a dangerously low Blue Angels flyover.

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money -- Billionaires Who Tried to Dodge California Asset Tax May Not Be in the Clear -- Bess Levin -- Sergey Brin and other absurdly wealthy people who've fled the state could be subject to "intrusive" residency audits.

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inside job -- The Insider Trading Is Coming From Inside the White House Teleprompter -- Matt Stieb -- Trump's teleprompter operator reportedly made over $100,000 on Kalshi betting on his boss's speeches.

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crime -- The Accidental Cartel Queen -- Julia Lindau -- How a suburban mom working at a seafood restaurant became a fugitive in Mexico.

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politics -- What Does It Mean to Be a Working-Class Candidate? -- Sarah Jones -- Graham Platner's campaign was fatally flawed. Its message is still worth examining.

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screen time -- OpenAI's First Device Will Want to Know Everything About You -- John Herrman -- Sam Altman really is committed to making Her.

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early and often -- Mike Johnson Tries to Appease Trump With Third Reconciliation Bill -- Ed Kilgore -- The Speaker is trying to break Trump's legislative logjam by giving him Iran-war funding and a watered-down SAVE America Act.

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public health -- A Sensible New Yorker's Guide to Legionella Season -- Matthew Sedacca -- Yes, you can drink your tap water. Maybe wear a mask while walking by the Met.

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we'll do it live -- Will Todd Blanche Survive the Senate? Confirmation Hearing Highlights. -- Intelligencer Staff -- Trump's attorney-general pick fielded five hours of questions, attacks, and softballs from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here are the key moments.

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early and often -- MAGA Won't Stand for Limits on ICE Brutality -- Ed Kilgore -- Efforts to rein in ICE tactics and poorly targeted mass deportations have been met with a backlash from Trump's base.

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early and often -- Congress Is Fixing Daylight Saving Time (Or Toying With Us) -- Margaret Hartmann -- Once again, one chamber has voted to end biannual clock switching. But despite Trump's strong support, the bill's future is uncertain.

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the body politic -- The Democrats Have an ICE Problem -- Rebecca Traister -- What the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero reveals about the appeal of the insurgent left.

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money -- Ken Griffin, GOP Megadonor and Rubio Fan, Goes All in on Midterms -- Bess Levin -- The billionaire Citadel founder is said to be focusing on Senate races in hopes of shaping the party beyond Trump.

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early and often -- As Maine Goes, So Goes the Senate? Not Necessarily. -- Ed Kilgore -- Even if the Platner campaign's implosion saves Susan Collins, Democrats have enough opportunities elsewhere to flip the Senate.

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just asking questions -- Kalshi's Core Business May Already Be in Serious Trouble -- Matt Stieb -- States are cracking down on sports betting, and a major court ruling bodes poorly for the prediction-market giant.

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education -- How Vandy Bested the Ivies -- Claire Suddath -- With the opening of its NYC campus, the school's ascent to elite status seems complete.

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politics -- What We Know About the Deadly ICE Shooting in Maine -- Nia Prater -- Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old man, was killed by a federal immigration agent in Maine on Monday. Details remain scarce.

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engineering -- The Pfizer Building Is Stable. What Happens Now? -- Christopher Bonanos -- Engineers explain how the analysis and repairs are likely to go.

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foreign interests -- Trump Abandons Absurd Hormuz Fee in Less Than a Day -- Chas Danner -- His wildly impractical plan to charge his own toll for transit through the contested strait died before it could live.

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tremendous content -- Mitch McConnell Conspiracies Alive and Well Despite Photo -- Margaret Hartmann -- Experts say the proof-of-life photo is not AI or a doctored 2023 image. But that hasn't shut down the McConnell health mystery.

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politics -- Trump Defeated by Reflecting Pool 'Vandals' -- Nia Prater -- On social media, Trump said the reflecting pool was being drained to make repairs and blamed "Country hating sleazebags" for the damage.

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Republicans Are Dreading Trump's Speech — With Good Reason

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The Reflecting Pool Is a Bad Paint Job, Not a Crime Scene

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Fetterman Reveals What Would Make Him Leave the Democratic Party

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tremendous content -- Trump 'Repairs' White House Lawn With Unauthorized Helipad -- Margaret Hartmann -- The UFC was supposed to fix the South Lawn after the arena came down. Instead, Trump forged ahead with another unsanctioned project.

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Why Argentina Has Become the Surprise Villain of the World Cup -- Adam Elder

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