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Toledo Chemical Leak That Forced Residents to Evacuate Is Slowing

Nearly 1,000 people in the Ohio city were told to leave the area and thousands more were urged to stay inside. The mayor said the spill did not present a long-term threat.

© Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade, via Associated Press

A white plume rises from MC Tank Transport, where a chemical tank exploded on Tuesday in Toledo, Ohio.
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ICE Says It Didn’t Hit a Biker With a Car. Video Raises Questions.

Video footage shows the moment in Long Beach, Calif., when a vehicle swerves toward an oncoming cyclist. The mayor has called for an investigation into ICE agents’ treatment of the rider.

© Obtained by The New York Times

The street in Long Beach, Calif., where ICE agents detained a man on Saturday.
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U.S. Citizen Hospitalized After Being Detained by ICE, His Family Says

The police in Long Beach, Calif., said they were called by ICE for backup and found a man who was bleeding and handcuffed.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

A rally in Los Angeles against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January.
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Teen Arrested Over Plan to Attack Hindu Temple, Officials Say

The suspect in suburban Chicago was in the parking lot of the temple on Sunday and told a co-worker that his gun had jammed, the authorities said.

© Laura Bargfeld/Associated Press

A security vehicle is parked outside of Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Ill., on Thursday.
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Sexual Assault Report at Chicago Frat Upends Another Elite Campus

The University of Chicago said the suspect and victim were not students at the school. But the accusation drew scrutiny after revelations of a reported gang rape at Cornell University in New York.

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The University of Chicago campus in 2025.
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Blogger on Trial: Is a Lewd Image of Shrek Free Speech or Harassment?

An Ohio municipal court heard a misdemeanor case that considered the limits of political discourse in the age of the internet.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

D.J. Byrnes, known as The Rooster, prowls the Ohio Statehouse for his guerrilla journalism.
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