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First Patient Begins Sickle Cell Gene Therapy That F.D.A. Approved

A 12-year-old boy in the Washington, D.C., area faces months of procedures to remedy his disease. “I want to be cured,” he said.

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A Fresh Approach to a Crisis

A group of researchers posited another explanation for the youth mental health crisis: Too much discussion.

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Israel Warns Thousands to Evacuate Rafah, and Hollywood’s Summer Gets Off to a Rocky Start

Plus, Stormy Daniels is expected to testify.

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R.F.K. Jr.’s Battle to Get on the Ballot

The independent presidential candidate’s ballot access fight has already cost millions, federal campaign finance records show.

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What to Know About Xi Jinping’s Trip to Europe

The Chinese president this week will be visiting France, Serbia and Hungary. His trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over trade and accusations of Chinese espionage.

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What to Know About Xi Jinping’s Trip to Europe

The Chinese president this week will be visiting France, Serbia and Hungary. His trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over trade and accusations of Chinese espionage.

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America Is Being Tested in So Many Ways Right Now

It’s not only Trump who’s on trial.

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The 2024 Met Gala Arrives With Hosts Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth and Jennifer Lopez

Who will show up? How will invitees interpret this year’s “Garden of Time” theme? Fashion’s biggest red carpet is finally here.

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Condé Nast Employees Threaten to Walk Off Job on Eve of Met Gala

Unionized Condé Nast employees said they were willing to disrupt Anna Wintour’s carefully laid plans over stalled contract negotiations.

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Greg Lukianoff Is Getting Back to the Basics on Free Speech on Campus

Amid campus protests and the Trump years, free speech debates are charged. Jane Coaston interviews Greg Lukianoff about getting back to basics on the First Amendment.

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Trump Knows Dominance Wins. Someone Tell Democrats.

Politics is a dominance competition. Liberals have their own tradition of it — and they should embrace it.

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Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?

Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up.

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Meet Edmundo Gonzalez, the Candidate Challenging Maduro in Venezuela’s Elections

Edmundo González, a former diplomat, is unknown to many Venezuelans. But some experts say that could work in his favor as he runs against President Nicolás Maduro in national elections.

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Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks

The market for shares of hot start-ups like SpaceX and Stripe is projected to reach a record $64 billion this year.

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When Buying a Home Is Treated as a National Security Threat

A new Florida law prohibits many Chinese citizens from buying homes because of national security concerns. Critics say it has fueled discrimination and chilled the local property market.

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With Schools in Ruins, Education in Gaza Will Be Hobbled for Years

Most of Gaza’s schools, including all of its universities, have severe damage that makes them unusable, which could harm an entire generation, the United Nations and others say.

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Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking.

The city, which put inclusivity at the center of its bid, has improved access for people with disabilities, but with the opening ceremony about 12 weeks away, obstacles remain.

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Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health?

Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can have a negative effect.

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Netanyahu Asserts Israel’s Right to Fight Its enemies in Defiant Speech

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. On Sunday, he defended Israel’s right to defend itself at a Holocaust remembrance event.

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Trump’s Criminal Trial Speeds Along, With Few Key Witnesses Remaining

The trial is entering its third week of testimony, and Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of it, could soon take the stand.

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Congestion Pricing Will Fund Urgent Transit Upgrades

The $15 billion expected from new traffic tolls is earmarked for modernizing old infrastructure but is threatened by a raft of lawsuits.

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Daniel Barenboim: What Beethoven’s Ninth Teaches Us

The conductor Daniel Barenboim explores the political and spiritual power of what many consider the greatest symphony.

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America Has a Bad Case of China Anxiety

Anxiety about China is making American policymakers react in paranoid, repressive ways.

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In China, Ruled by Men, Women Quietly Find a Powerful Voice

Women in Shanghai gather in bars, salons and bookstores to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”

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3 Bodies in Mexico Are Identified as Missing Australians and American

Family members confirmed the identities of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were found shot to death after going missing last month.

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3 Bodies Found in Baja California Are Identified as Missing Tourists’

Family members confirmed the identities of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were found killed by gunshots after going missing last month.

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R.F.K. Jr. Claims Censorship After Facebook and Instagram Briefly Block New Ad

The ad, a sleek 30-minute production, was blocked for several hours on Friday and Saturday. Meta, which owns both platforms, said the link had been incorrectly flagged as spam.

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ABC News’ President, Kim Godwin, to Step Down

The first Black woman to run a broadcast news division, Ms. Godwin had a rocky tenure defined by infighting and damaging leaks.

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How To Know When a Good Dog Has Gone Bad

Gov. Kristi Noem suggested that President Biden should have euthanized the family dog, as she did. Animal experts said that such an option should be a last resort.

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Bernard Hill, Actor in ‘Titanic’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ Dies at 79

With a stout frame, bushy whiskers and a weathered visage, he embodied men of authority facing down danger with weary stoicism.

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