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Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.

American and Syrian officials said Israel carried out the attack, the latest in a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years....

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Two Ships Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz Are Attacked

Maritime officials on Tuesday announced the recent attacks, which killed at least one sailor. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway remains perilous....

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Meta to Stand Trial Over Claims It Addicted Children to Social Media

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey have taken the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm....

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The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy

Doctors were stumped by his memory loss and confusion, until he met the epilepsy specialists....

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A Mother’s Quest to Rescue Her Son From Russian-Occupied Ukraine

They made a risky bid to reunite after three years of separation, illness and deprivation — the kind of ordeal suffered by many thousands of families torn apart by the war in eastern Ukraine....

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Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content

The politician behind Texas’ conservative overhaul of higher education is now running a university system. Some say his effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare....

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Bond Yields Jump and Stocks Slip as Iran Stalemate Unsettles Investors

The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to its highest level in nearly 20 years....

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Trump Honors a Teenage Lifeguard and Takes Aim at a CNN Reporter

President Trump told a journalist to “be quiet” at a White House event for a California lifeguard and a boy he saved....

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OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow

The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users....

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‘Les Miz’ Offers a Lifeline to a Battered Theater Industry

Regional theaters can once again produce “Les Misérables” because a national tour has ended. One veteran actor called the popular show “an instant moneymaker.”...

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Trump’s $47 Billion-Dollar Border Wall Plan, and Why a Tupac Murder Trial Is Starting After 30 Years

Plus, inside the scramble to track cyclospora....

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How Israel’s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy

Intensifying restrictions have hit every part of the territory’s dealings, spurring worries about whether the Palestinian Authority can remain solvent....

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At Ex-Premier Zhu Rongji’s Funeral, China’s Past Shadows Its Present

Beijing wants to portray today’s China as carrying forward Zhu Rongji’s era of growth, but for many Chinese, the optimism of that time has since faded....

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Turkey and the Kurds Show a Way Forward

A recent Turkish law moving toward an end to the conflict with the P.K.K. could be a model for other militant groups....

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Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

In Chocó, a predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor says....

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It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs

Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?...

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A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier

The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado....

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Hegseth Campaigns for Republican Zach Nunn in Iowa

The appearance for Representative Zach Nunn was another departure from previous norms for the defense secretary, whose predecessors kept a greater distance from politics....

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Trump Votes by Mail Again in Florida

The president also voted by mail in 2020 and in a Florida special election in March, even as he has railed against the practice and equated it to cheating....

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Trump Threatens a Middle East Mediator

Also, killings plunge in Baltimore. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday....

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Family Presses for Information About Fatal ICE Shooting in Maine

The Department of Homeland Security said there would be an investigation. But so far little has been disclosed about the killing last month....

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After Jason Arday’s Death, Mistaken Calls for Censorship

Some who once championed Arday seem to be trying to deflect from their own embarrassing credulity....

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Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?...

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Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys

It was the second federal appellate decision to take issue with the administration’s custom of leaving interim prosecutors in place to lead U.S. attorney’s offices to circumvent congressional approval...

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Lake Powell Hits Lowest Level On Record As Water Crisis Continues

Levels in Lakes Mead and Powell have not been so low since 1957, underscoring a water crisis that plagues seven states that rely on the Colorado River....

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More U.S. Parents Opting Children Out of Vaccine Requirements, C.D.C. Reports

The new data on vaccine exemptions during the 2025-26 school year come just a week after President Trump signed an executive order calling to scale back childhood shots....

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Mary Peltola Shakes Up Campaign Staff Days Before Alaska’s Senate Primary

Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, fired a longtime senior aide and named a new campaign manager....

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Paramount Asks States to Shoulder Costs of Delaying Warner Bros. Deal

Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, a delay the studio says could cost it millions of dollars....

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How One Woman With a Very Rare Disease Secured a Clinical Trial

Through sheer determination, Neena Nizar has become the first patient in a clinical trial testing a treatment for her disease — one so rare it affects just 30 people worldwide....

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent

The rapid growth of pay-later loans raises questions about whether their popularity is driven by consumer preference or desperation....

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AI Slop Is Everywhere. Spotify, LinkedIn and Others Have Had Enough.

Spotify, LinkedIn and others are trying to dig out of a digital sewage heap full of low-quality content made with artificial intelligence....

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Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion

The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI....

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What It Will Take to Win the 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary

A new early calendar will upend how Democrats select their 2028 champion....

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Hayden Panettiere’s Death and Police Investigation: What We Know

After a 911 call, emergency responders found a woman in cardiac arrest at an apartment complex in Greenville, S.C....

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Democratic Socialists Look for Upsets in Hostile Territory: Florida

Three primaries for the House and the Senate on Tuesday pose a fresh test for the left, this time in a conservative-leaning state where socialism is often seen as a dirty word....

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The Democrats Aren’t in Tea Party Territory — Yet

Democrats aren’t shifting left as much as you may think....

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Supreme Court Again Refuses Trump’s Request to Review Carroll Judgment

The justices refused to review a $5 million civil judgment against President Trump after a jury found that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll....

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How Ukraine’s Satellites Help Drive Its War Drones

Ukrainian drone teams have a powerful new tool: near real-time information on troop movements and locations....

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Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General

The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would....

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What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills....

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How Islamophobia Moved From the Fringe to the Mainstream in Texas

Muslim communities have been growing for decades, particularly around Dallas. Now, conservatives want to roll up the welcome mat....

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Kushner Meets Netanyahu in Effort to Break Logjam Over Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country’s military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress....

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Intention to Keep Country on a War Footing

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent....

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Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South....

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader....

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Bread Rations. Endless Blackouts. How Much More Can Cubans Endure?

Governments can afford to keep playing the waiting game. Ordinary Cubans cannot....

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Hayden Panettiere, Star of ‘Nashville’ and ‘Heroes,’ Dies at 36

In May, she published a memoir after a tumultuous decade that involved depression, substance abuse, losing custody of her daughter and stints in rehab....

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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War

President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart....

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Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan

The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader....

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