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At Least 100 Are Rescued After Heavy Rain in Missouri
Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency after up to a foot of rain fell overnight in the southeastern part of the state. More storms are in the ...
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Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets
The two companies struck a deal in 2024 to offer A.I. services on Apple devices, but their partnership has soured.
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Strait of Hormuz Will Soon Be Declared Open to All Traffic, U.S. Officials Say
The officials said that Iranian negotiators blamed the recent ship attacks on rogue military units.
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Graham Platner Files Paperwork to Withdraw From Maine Senate Race
The move paved the way for the party to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of th...
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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily...
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Maine Democrats Eyeing Late July Convention to Pick Platner Replacement
With plans still being finalized, officials are discussing a convention some time during the weekend of July 25-26 and are weighing options for choosi...
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How Florida’s Dream of Ever-Lower Taxes Flew Too Close to the Sun
Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for a proposal to slash property taxes. But after some local Republican officials protested, he backpedaled, sort of.
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How a Deadly Storm Surprised Wisconsin Boaters
Three children died last weekend when a storm whipped up 80 mile-per-hour winds and large waves on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.
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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
The move ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could open up crucial habitats to drilling and mining.
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ICE Deports Immigrant Who Was Pardoned for Sex Abuse Conviction
Minnesota state officials had granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a Hmong man, drawing criticism that Democratic leaders were thwarting efforts to expel...
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Trump Administration Taps Climate Science Critic to Oversee Flagship Report
Matthew M. Wielicki has criticized the scientific consensus on global warming as alarmist. Now he’ll oversee a major federal report on the topic.
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Shippers Face Deepening Dilemma as U.S. and Iran Vie for Control of the Strait
Companies desperately want to get their ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but face mounting risks. “Things are becoming uglier by the minute,...
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Democrats Haunted by Biden-Harris Switch as They Replace Platner in Maine
The last-minute scramble to name a replacement reminds some in the party of the challenges they faced in 2024.
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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Ann Widdecombe, Former U.K. Politician
The police said they had arrested a 26-year-old British man after Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former lawmaker, was found dead with serious injuries ...
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An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him?
He helped plot a car bombing in Washington that killed two people in 1976. Fifty years later, old government secrets could decide his fate.
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Trump Is Promoting ‘Freedom Fuel’ for $3.47 a Gallon. Who’s Behind It?
The president has praised a network of 25 recently rebranded gas stations in the Philadelphia region that have been selling gas for considerably less ...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Remains Absent, a Void at the Top of the Regime
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral this week, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacu...
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Two Days of U.S. Strikes in Iran Signal a Sharp Escalation
U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats.
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Witnesses of ICE Killing in Houston Dispute the Official Account
The agency said a Mexican immigrant driving a van tried to ram agents before they shot him dead. A lawyer for three passengers said that was untrue.
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A.I. Has Rewarded Investors. It May Now Pose Their Greatest Risk.
Near the midpoint of the year, stocks and bonds both report good returns. But the global stock market has become highly concentrated, our columnist sa...
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How Volkswagen’s Troubles Were Made in China
The German auto giant’s push into China powered it for decades, but now the company faces fierce competition from Chinese automakers in markets around...
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How Terrorist Groups Are Using A.I. to Gain an Edge in Battle
A.I. chatbots are not just a propaganda tool for violent extremists but are aiding in bomb construction and attack planning, new research finds.
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How American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
The movement was better at critiquing the system than reshaping it. But it has never had this much mainstream political power.
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At Least 12 People Die in Southern Spain Wildfire
More than 20 people were still missing after the blaze in Andalusia, one of the deadliest on record in the country. Many of the victims were foreign t...
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Claims of Poor Conditions in ICE Facility Are Bolstered by Health Inspectors
Detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark have complained for months about dirty, unhealthy living conditions. Documents echo their claims.
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Fighting Fires With Figures, These Experts Are Trying to Stop Europe From Burning
A team of engineers, foresters and scientists is helping the continent prepare for wildfires from a giant science park in Italy. Their arsenal include...
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Nine Years Later, They’re Still Restoring a House Bought at Auction
First-time buyers from the Bay Area won an abandoned house at a Kingston, N.Y. tax auction. Eight years later, they’re still restoring it.
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The Housing Crisis
Happy Friday. I want to tell you about a rare instance of bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
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Mediators Trying to Pull U.S. and Iran Back From Brink, Officials Say
Days of strikes by the two countries have given way to an uneasy pause as Qatari mediators seek to salvage the tattered U.S.-Iran truce.
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How Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms, and Why Grocery Stores Are Scrambling
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
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Moscow Still Has Art and Culture. Just Don’t Say ‘Ukraine.’
An eerie limbo prevails at small art shows, independent theaters and private political clubs, where the war is the elephant in the room.
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibiliti...
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Helen of Troy Is Up to Her Old Tricks
She was a legendary beauty, but also so much more.
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Trump Administration Fires Members of Independent Election Group
The firings and a resignation render the Election Assistance Commission useless. The moves come as President Trump seeks to impose control over how ba...
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What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
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Bombing Iran, Then a Tentative Accord Didn’t Work. Does Trump Have a Plan C?
The administration appears to be reverting to an all-stick, no-carrot approach. But it has yet to answer why it believes economic warfare and bombing ...
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New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when the president travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety....
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Mexican Man Fatally Shot by ICE Wasn’t the Intended Target
Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.
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Prosecutors Show New Evidence in Charlie Kirk Case
Also, China and Russia seek to inflame the data center debate. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
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As Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors
Crews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be ...
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A Proposed Rule Would Politicize Medical Research. Scientists Are Not Happy.
In tens of thousands of comments, researchers, doctors and others warned the rule could hamper progress on important health issues.
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Volkswagen Is Cutting Auto Production as Its Sales in China Plunge
The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.
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Palestinian Authority Sets Date for First Major Elections in 20 Years
Analysts expressed skepticism that the vote would take place as planned. In 2021, Mahmoud Abbas, the authority’s leader, scheduled and then canceled a...
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‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine
How much have the rules of politics changed?
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Erika Kirk Requests All Evidence in Husband’s Killing to Be Shown Publicly
A lawyer for Charlie Kirk’s family said disclosure would help quell conspiracy theories, but the judge ruled that not all evidence would be shown in t...
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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87
As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octoge...
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China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers
State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
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Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending
While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.
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Maine Democrats Hope to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee. Has That Ever Worked?
Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination....
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Gaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike
The Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas militant but was aware of reports that “uninvolved civilians” were harmed.
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Too Many Books?
Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
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Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Air-Defense Systems
President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or ye...
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