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Olympic Flame Arrives in Marseille

The flame will be carried on a 79-day journey across France and its territories, culminating in Paris with the start of the Olympic Games on July 26.

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Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61

A musician and audio engineer, he helped define the sound of alternative rock while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.

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D.C. Police Break Up GWU Pro-Palestinian Protest Encampment

The action, with 33 arrests, came a few hours before Mayor Muriel Bowers of Washington was scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill about the city’s handling of the protest. The hearing was canceled.

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Israel’s Eurovision Entrant Faces Down Her Critics

Campaigners have unsuccessfully urged the Eurovision Song Contest to ban Eden Golan because of her country’s war in Gaza. “I won’t let anything break me,” she said.

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In Serbia, Xi Underlines Close Ties With Ally That Shares Wariness of U.S.

Visiting friendly leaders in Eastern Europe, the Chinese president commemorated the 25th anniversary of a misdirected U.S. airstrike that destroyed China’s embassy in Belgrade.

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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds

Biodiversity loss, global warming, pollution and the spread of invasive species are making infectious diseases more dangerous to organisms around the world.

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Google Unveils AI for Predicting Behavior of Human Molecules

The system, AlphaFold3, could accelerate efforts to understand the human body and fight disease.

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Podesta Meets With China’s Climate Envoy Amid Deep Economic Tensions

Beijing’s dominance raises economic and security concerns, and tensions will be on full display as top climate diplomats meet this week.

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Georgia Appeals Court to Weigh Whether Trump Prosecutor Should Be Disqualified

The decision to hear the appeal reopens the possibility that Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, could be disqualified from prosecuting Donald Trump and 14 allies over efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Man Is Charged After Hitting Protester With His Car Near Columbia

Two demonstrators whom the driver, Reuven Kahane, was arguing with were also arrested and charged.

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Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports

The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods that could undermine his manufacturing agenda.

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In the Caribbean, Mangroves Draw Visitors in Search of Wildlife and Quiet

On Curaçao, visitors can explore the trees’ habitat, where colorful birds roost on tangled branches and trunks, and small paths through the greenery beckon.

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Berkeley Schools Superintendent to Testify Today on Capitol Hill

Three leaders of major public school systems will appear before members of a House committee looking into claims of antisemitism in schools.

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When There’s Nowhere for Your Children to Be Safe

The near-impossible challenge of parenting an adult with severe mental illness.

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How David Banks, the New York City Chancellor, Prepared for a Congressional Grilling

As David C. Banks prepares to testify about antisemitism in the New York City schools, he said he wasn’t intimidated by congressional Republicans.

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Bill Hwang, Whose Firm Archegos Collapsed in 2021, Is About to Go on Trial

The hedge fund is accused of borrowing money from banks to buy stocks.

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Russia Hits Ukrainian Power Plants, Further Straining Energy System

The assault, a day after Vladimir V. Putin was sworn in for a fifth term as Russian president, is part of a wider campaign to cut off power to Ukraine’s civilians.

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A Cicada’s Guide to Periodical Romance

It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.

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A Paused Arms Shipment to Israel, and R.F.K. Jr.’s Health Record

Plus, Stormy Daniels unfiltered.

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An Overlooked War

In Myanmar, poets, doctors and lawyers have traded life in the cities for jungle warfare.

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A Plan to Remake the Middle East

While talks for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas continue, another set of negotiations is happening behind the scenes.

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USC Tries to Save Its Graduation After Campus Protests and Arrests

The university is known for going all out on the ceremonies, but this year, after protests and arrests, the gloss is gone. Families are not happy.

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Biden to Announce A.I. Center in Wisconsin as Part of Economic Agenda

The president’s visit will highlight the investment by Microsoft and point to a failed Foxconn project negotiated by Donald J. Trump.

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Norfolk Southern Faces Activist Investor Challenge

A year after a derailment in Ohio raised questions about rail safety, an investment firm is seeking to install new management in an effort to increase profits.

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How 401(k) Drives Inequality

How an obscure, 45-year old tax change transformed retirement and left so many Americans out in the cold.

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How David Banks, the New York City Chancellor, Prepared for a Congressional Grilling

As David C. Banks prepares to testify about antisemitism in the New York City schools, he said he wasn’t intimidated by congressional Republicans.

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Three Reasons the Campus Protests Are Part of the Problem

I don’t think the protests are antisemitic. But they undercut the only fair and just solution to the war.

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Why Having Kennedy on the Ballot in Texas May Worry Ted Cruz

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who expects to be on the ballot in Texas, could prove to be a wild card in the U.S. Senate race, which Ted Cruz had appeared likely to win.

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Why Biden and Harris Are So Busy on Wednesdays, When Trump Isn’t in Court

The president and vice president have been keeping up a busy schedule in the middle of each week, just as Donald Trump takes a break from his trial in New York.

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House Republicans to Examine K-12 Schools in Latest Antisemitism Hearing

After focusing on universities, a House subcommittee will question school district leaders from New York City, Berkeley, Calif., and Montgomery County in Maryland.

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