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MIAMI — The Justice Department indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on Wednesday in connection with the 1996 shooting of two civilian planes that killed four Cuban Americans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Castro, 94, who is the brother of …

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State Sen. Christine Drazan has won the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon, NBC News projects, setting up a rematch this fall against Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Drazan emerged from a 14-candidate GOP primary field …

Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein has won the Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District over Rep. Thomas Massie, NBC News projects, notching another win for President Donald Trump in his push to eliminate political rivals and roadblocks within his own party. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited …

The NAACP launched a campaign Tuesday calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last month that weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to the dismantling of one majority-Black congressional district and a push to scrap others. Subscribe to read this story …

HONG KONG — Days after hosting President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is welcoming another big guest, with Russian President Vladimir Putin arriving Tuesday as Beijing seeks to project itself as a stabilizing force on the world stage. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free …

Four of America’s largest retailers will report their quarterly earnings this week, and the most pressing question the reports will answer is whether Americans are finally starting to buckle under the weight of rising prices. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. …

A group of news organizations, including NBC News, has filed a motion to unseal filings and subpoenas in the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In January, the …

OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal jury on Monday found that tech billionaire Elon Musk waited too long to bring his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others, throwing out the suit that claimed Altman had unlawfully enriched himself from the organization Musk and Altman cofounded. Subscribe to read this …

The outbreak has been identified as a rare type of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus. Spread by bodily fluids, Ebola is highly contagious and often fatal — killing between 30% and 50% of those it infects — and causing symptoms such as fever, rash and vomiting, the organization said. …