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After Record-Breaking Summer Start, Europe Braces for New Heat Wave
High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Monday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent....
4 days ago
Iran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei, a longtime military commander, to a top security post suggests that the country’s establishment is consolidating power....
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Iran Insists Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until Trump Agrees to Demands
A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway....
4 days ago
At Edinburgh Fringe, Amanda Knox Takes the Mic to Reclaim Her Story
In a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Knox is trying to turn her tabloid infamy into stand-up humor, despite an intense backlash....
4 days ago
I, Spied
We’re looking at the little black cameras that are causing a national uproar....
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Meta Unveils ‘Open Source’ Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model
The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not....
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How Cameras Can Track Every Car in the U.S., and Iran’s Catch-22
Plus, a drying river reveals Nazi-era vessels....
4 days ago
Ben Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84
He played the mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television series before serving two terms as a Democratic congressman from Georgia....
5 days ago
Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt....
5 days ago
Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still on TikTok
Officials told platforms to verify children’s ages using government-issued documents, like identity cards. But the companies have balked, apparently over privacy concerns....
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Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel
The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September....
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Oil Prices Climb and Stocks Dip on Stalemate in Iran War
Hopes were dashed over the weekend for a breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz....
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Don Nelson, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach and Celtics Star, Dies at 86
One of the winningest coaches in league history, he led the Bucks, the Warriors and the Mavericks. He also had a brief stint with the Knicks....
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Ocasio-Cortez Says She Is Freezing Her Eggs and Still Mulling a Presidential Run
In a TV interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from positions like “defund the police” and indicated she hasn’t ruled out a presidential or Senate run....
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2 Die After Boat Overturns in New York Harbor, Police Say
Police divers found a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby in the water near Liberty Island. A man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment....
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Iran, Holding Firm to Hormuz, Pushes for Return to June MOU
The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s best leverage to get Washington to release Iran’s frozen assets, lift economic sanctions and end its naval blockade....
5 days ago
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president....
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Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas
President Trump’s Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza....
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In Michigan, a Former Trump Critic Shifts Toward Election Skepticism
Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sunk his first Senate bid two years ago....
5 days ago
Anthony Scaramucci, Podcast Star, Explains U.S. Politics to the World
He spent 11 days in the Trump White House nine years ago. Now he has a hit podcast, helping the British public, among others, understand what’s going on....
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Moderate Democrat in Hawaii Defeats Progressive House Challenger
Representative Ed Case beat Jarrett Keohokalole, a younger progressive, in a race that centered on questions of generational change and the state’s skyrocketing cost of living....
6 days ago
It Won’t Stop at the Arc de Trump. It Won’t Stop at Washington.
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country....
6 days ago
How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion....
6 days ago
Hunter Biden Says His Father’s Cancer Is Worsening
In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer had spread into his bones and was causing pain....
6 days ago
Max Miller, Republican Accused of Abuse, Won’t Drop Out, Spokeswoman Says
Mr. Miller, who has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to end his campaign and avoid endangering a solidly red seat in Ohio, will stay in the race, his spokeswoman said....
6 days ago
Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone
The summer exit confirmed what had been apparent for weeks: that Republicans lacked the votes to pass the voting restrictions the president has made a top priority....
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New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments....
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The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say....
6 days ago
A Top Scholar’s Fall Shows That Universities Don’t Get It
By protecting a star from plagiarism charges, a storied college undermined its values....
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Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the waterway will remain closed until the United States met certain conditions....
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Democrats Vow to Unite Behind Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, but Tensions Remain
The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a poisonous Senate primary in Michigan, but some Democrats still have reservations....
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Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance
While the Middle East waits to hear whether a deal can be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Yemeni government’s conflict with Iran-backed Houthi rebels escalated overnight....
6 days ago
Amid Abuse Claims Against Max Miller, This Democrat Thinks He Can Win His Seat
Brian Poindexter, an ironworker, is in the spotlight in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, where Mr. Miller faces multiple calls to step aside....
6 days ago
Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back.
The genre-straddling musician could have been lost to addiction and trauma. Instead he’s filling arenas....
6 days ago
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Avert Shutdown, Avoiding Skirmish Before Midterms
The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections....
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She Is Russia’s Richest Woman. Her Business Empire Is Going Up in Flames.
As Ukraine repeatedly strikes warehouses of the e-commerce site Wildberries, Tatyana Kim, its billionaire co-founder, faces her biggest test yet....
1 week ago
Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?
The streaming giant, still looking for this year’s blockbuster, paid an actor to spend three days inside a billboard in Los Angeles to promote an upcoming film....
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New York City Lets Haitian Workers Go After Loss of Protected Status
Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds....
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Canada Offers U.S. Concessions in Trade Talks but Demands a Comprehensive Deal
Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month....
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Reading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program
The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results....
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Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations....
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Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.
After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules....
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New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall
The state attorney general said that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the migrant detention center had violated civil rights....
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Schumer, Despite Party Tensions, Forges Ahead in Fight for Senate
In a phone call this week, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan Senate nominee who had opposed him to just win, working to foster unity ahead of a difficult race....
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Houthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp
Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse....
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Senate Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia and Iran
The legislation was championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican whose sudden death last month helped spur quick action on it....
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A Drying Danube River Reveals Nazi-Era Vessels, and Hazards of Heat
The river’s water levels have fallen as extreme heat has afflicted Europe, exposing sunken German vessels from World War II that are impeding navigation....
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