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Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas

Roque Haynes aimed his appeal directly at the mayor of Laredo last Friday as the border city in South Texas confronted an adversary that its citizens have been battling for nearly a decade: President Trump’s border wall. “At this dark hour for Laredo, we need a man of courage, a man of conviction,” Mr. Haynes, […]

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A Gay Woman Becomes New York’s Lutheran Bishop

Good morning. It’s Friday. We’ll meet the new Lutheran bishop of New York, the first woman and the first openly gay person to serve in that post. We’ll also get details on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s meeting with President Trump today. The Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster was talking about her new job, overseeing 160 Lutheran congregations […]

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Western soldiers are turning to Xbox controllers to fight a new kind of drone war. The pilots love them.

The Surveyor interceptor drone at a demonstration this week. Artur Widak via Reuters Connect Western soldiers are using Xbox controllers to fly interceptor drones. The drones, part of the Merops system, have been used in Ukraine and are now being deployed by NATO. A US soldier training on Merops said the Xbox controller makes it […]

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6 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Who can say if it’s been changed for the better? ‘Wicked: For Good’ Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Elphaba and Glinda in the second part of this movie musical directed by Jon M. Chu. From our review: Like most studio movies, “Wicked” blunts any overt political message; it’s about right and wrong more […]

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Why ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Strikes a Nerve

If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product, as the refrain goes. In other words, many social media sites and search engines that provide free services do so in exchange for your personal data. But with “surveillance pricing,” consumers give up data that enables companies to sometimes charge them more for products. […]

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