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New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills

The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.

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Warner Bros. Still Awaits David Zaslav’s Promised Renaissance

David Zaslav promised to revive the storied film studio when he took over Warner Bros. Discovery. That was three years ago.

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For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England

Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been excavating since a metal detectorist found it in 2021.

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Trump Auto Tariffs: How Major Car Brands Would Be Affected

The scale of the damage depends on the circumstances of each company’s supply chain.

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Bondi Indicates Signal Chat Episode Will Not Be Criminally Investigated

The attorney general said the focus should be on the success of the U.S. military strike in Yemen, not that military information was shared in advance in a group text among top officials.

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Jazzed About Abstraction: Jack Whitten’s Show Is a Peak MoMA Moment

Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium. Our critic calls his survey “scintillating and sweeping.”

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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

Invoking an obscure provision, it said power plants and others could write to ask for exemptions to mercury, arsenic and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”

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The Truth About F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Drunken Brawl in Rome

Biographers took an account of a scuffle in “Tender Is the Night” as a record of a real-life event. But uncovered documents suggest Fitzgerald may have behaved worse than he wrote.

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Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.

A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.

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Tourist Submarine Sinks Off Egypt’s Red Sea Coast

The vessel was said to be carrying more than 40 tourists near the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.

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Germany Says Europe Must Respond to Trump’s Auto Tariffs

The United States is a crucial export market for the German auto industry, which is already suffering from weak sales and increased competition from China.

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In Controversial Shake-Up, Israeli Lawmakers Give Themselves More Power to Choose Judges

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, appears to have returned to the judicial overhaul that divided the country before the war in Gaza.

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A Shark’s Sounds Are Recorded for What Is Believed to Be the First Time

Researchers in New Zealand have recorded what they believe is the first instance of a shark actively making noise.

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Dozens of Engaging Ways to Make Media Literacy Meaningful to Teenagers

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of their own.

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Auto Tariff Sticker Shock

President Trump’s vow to hit the global automotive industry with new duties risks raising inflation and inflaming trade-war tensions.

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South Korea Wildfires Raze Ancient Temples, Force Evacuations

The country’s largest blaze on record has left 27 dead and destroyed heritage sites, including two 1,000-year-old temples.

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Where Do You Bury a Nazi?

As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

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Secrets on Signal

We explain how the group chat leak could have happened.

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Auto Stocks Tumble After Trump’s Tariffs Announcement

The U.S. levies are likely to disrupt the complex supply chains of major carmakers, hitting companies that export vehicles from Mexico, Canada Japan, South Korea and Germany.

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Houthis in Yemen Won’t Be Defeated by Airstrikes Alone, Experts Say

U.S. officials seek to curb the militants’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea, but the group was not deterred by strikes in the Biden era and won’t be beaten by air power alone, experts say.

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How Car Tariffs Will Hit Consumers, and a Fight Over Funding Elmo

Plus, a farewell in space.

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Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S.

In a late-night social media post, the president said he would impose “large scale” tariffs if Canada and the European Union allied to “do economic harm” to America.

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Mississippi Sheriff Used Inmate Labor for Family Farm

In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local sheriff and his associates, a new investigation found.

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Tomb of Unknown Pharaoh Is Unearthed in Egypt

The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new chapter in investigating this dynasty.”

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Brazen Hypocrisy Enters the Signal Group Chat

In Trump World, the rules apply only to other people.

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‘View From the Floor’: What I Learned From Going on ‘Maury’

After appearing on “Maury” 25 years ago, a singer without legs questions why she’s seen as inspirational.

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Drones, Mines and Snipers: Ukraine’s Front Line Is a World Away from Peace Talks

For soldiers and commanders on the edge of battle, any talk about a lasting cease-fire still feels like a dangerous fantasy.

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What’s Holding Up FEMA’s Grant Money?

After a post from Elon Musk, the Trump administration issued orders that effectively halted $100 billion worth of FEMA disaster recovery grants nationwide. Christopher Flavelle, a New York Times reporter who covers disaster policy, describes how people hit by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina are still waiting for emergency funds.

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At 50, the Wooster Group Is Experimenting on Itself

Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk reflect on their decades of making daring theater together. Just don’t call it a nostalgic exercise.

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Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.

A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.

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