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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets the Upper Midwest

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and parts of Nebraska and Michigan were under air quality alerts on Tuesday, with advisories for more vulnerable groups to stay indoors or limit outdoor activity.

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U.S. Charges 2 Chinese Students With Smuggling Fungus

An arrest by the F.B.I. comes as the Trump administration has promised to crack down on Chinese academics.

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South Korea’s New President Will Face Deep Divisions and the Trump Administration

Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but the country faces deep divisions, along with challenges from the Trump administration.

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Dickey’s Franchise Owners Detail Barbecue Chain’s History of Broken Promises

Dickey’s, the world’s largest barbecue chain, has a history of deception and broken promises, according to dozens of its franchise owners.

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Who Is South Korea’s New Leader?

After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has ridden a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law in December.

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U.S. Proposal in Iran Nuclear Talks Allows Some Enrichment of Uranium

An outline by the Trump administration would allow Iran to continue enriching uranium at low levels while a broader arrangement is worked out that would block the country’s path to a nuclear weapon.

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The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”

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Harvard Students Seek ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Outside the School’s Gates

Steps from Harvard’s campus, an institute backed by conservative donors says it is trying to fill an intellectual void.

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As Trump Says He’s Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes

President Trump’s effort to punish Harvard over antisemitism is complicated by his own extensive history of amplifying white supremacist figures and symbols.

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The Perks of Being Harvey Weinstein’s Publicist

Juda Engelmayer took a job that leading crisis communications pros didn’t want. Now he’s the pied piper of pariahs.

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Newark’s Mayor Sues a Top Trump Lawyer, Claiming Malicious Prosecution

The mayor, Ras Baraka, is suing Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, who dropped charges against him soon after his arrest near an immigration jail.

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Tesla Protesters Claim a Victory as Elon Musk Leaves Trump’s Side

The activists behind the Tesla Takedown campaign say they intend to expand beyond protests at the company’s showrooms.

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Hotel Security Officer Says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Paid Him $100,000 for Cassie Assault Footage

The music mogul has been accused of using a brown bag filled with cash to buy surveillance video of him beating up Casandra Ventura.

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From No Hope to a Potential Cure for a Deadly Blood Cancer

Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death.

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Black Families Are Leaving New York. Can a Pastor’s Plan End the Exodus?

In the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, a pastor is devoting his time to building affordable housing for his congregation.

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Where ​South Korea’s Likely New President​ Lee Jae-myung Stands on Trump and North Korea

Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”

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Ukraine Says It Struck Crimea Bridge

It would be the third time Ukraine had struck the bridge. The claim comes two days after one of the country’s most ambitious operations of the war, deep inside Russia.

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Ukraine’s Drone Strike on Russia Aims to Change Putin’s Calculus

Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.

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American Antisemitism

We explore a resurgence of violence against Jews in the U.S.

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Late Night Mines Laughs From Trump’s Biden Replacement Theory

“You’re saying that the Joe Biden who doesn’t even know where he is, is actually an incredibly advanced cloned robot? How much ketamine are you on?” Jon Stewart asked.

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Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Near Aid Site, and Coffee’s Link to Healthy Aging

Plus, The Times’s summer book picks.

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Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict

President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy have regularly sniped, but they are meeting in Rome in pursuit of common goals.

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Trump’s Foreign Policy, Explained

The foreign policy scholar Emma Ashford explains what President Trump is really doing in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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Judges in Trump Deportation Cases Face Evasion and Delays From U.S. Officials

Administration officials have either violated orders or used an array of obfuscations and delays to prevent federal judges from deciding whether violations took place.

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A (Partial) Defense of Elon Musk

His life and conduct is similar in many ways to another complicated figure, Cecil Rhodes.

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As the Trump Administration Slashes Federal Spending, Scientists Consider Leaving the U.S.

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.

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The Siren Song of Chatbots

Talking to a chatbot may have some benefits — if it doesn’t lead to a full-blown addiction.

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The Vertiginous Novelty of America’s Debt Pile

The problem isn’t only the trillions owed. It’s that no modern country has become this indebted absent a crisis.

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In the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre.

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Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.

Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.

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