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Under RFK Jr., the CDC Says Healthy Children Don’t Need Covid Vaccines. Is That True?

Here’s what the data tells us about Covid’s risks to children — and the benefits of vaccination.

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In a Berlin Neighborhood Built for Nazis, Darkness Lingers

On the outskirts of Berlin, Waldsiedlung Krumme Lanke is an idyllic neighborhood with a sinister past, and a symbol of Germany’s effort to both remember and forget.

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Trump Media Raises Money to Buy $2.5 Billion in Bitcoin

The deal is the latest move by companies partly owned by President Trump and his family members to invest in crypto currency.

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Yes, That 18-Wheeler on a Texas Highway Is Driving Itself

As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.

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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner

Paul Walczak’s pardon application cited his mother’s support for the president, including raising millions of dollars and a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.

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In New Jersey Wrestling, a High School Fight Goes Out of Bounds

When opposing fans taunted a wrestling star, he and his father fought back. The clash lay bare the intensity of competition, and parental interference, in an increasingly high-stakes sport.

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Conflicting Claims Over Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Sow Confusion

Israel, Hamas and the Trump administration have issued different messages about where efforts to reach a truce stand.

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In a Medieval Greek Fortress, Residents Feud Over ‘Pharaonic’ Cable Car Plan

The authorities in Monemvasia, founded in the sixth century, say people with limited mobility need access to the town’s peak. But critics say the project would destroy the identity of the site.

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How a Generation’s Struggle Led to a Record Surge in Homelessness

Late baby boomers have endured challenges that have left many economically vulnerable and dependent on parents for help. With their parents dying, they are ending up on the streets in growing numbers.

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Second Suspect Is Arrested in Bitcoin Kidnapping and Torture Case

The man, William Duplessie, surrendered to the police Tuesday morning. Authorities have said the victim was an Italian man who was tormented in a luxury Manhattan townhouse for weeks.

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Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine

A likely focus of talks between the two leaders will be military aid and whether Germany will provide Ukraine with the Taurus cruise missile.

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How the Liverpool Parade Car Crash Unfolded

After a car plowed into crowds celebrating their team’s Premier League title, camaraderie and jubilation dissolved into dread.

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Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens

The Trump administration’s efforts and the G.O.P.’s tax bill aim to restrict benefits for families that include immigrants without permanent legal status.

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NPR Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR and other public radio organizations, said President Trump’s executive order violated the Constitution and the First Amendment.

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At Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial, Former Employee Expected to Describe Being Kidnapped

Prosecutors are set to present the testimony of a onetime assistant, who they say was twice held against her will. The defense denies she was kidnapped.

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Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard

A letter to federal agencies will instruct them to end contracts, totaling about $100 million. It is meant to sever the government’s remaining ties with Harvard.

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Faith and Credit

We try to demystify the bond market.

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They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.

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Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart Seized Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Snaking power lines are part of Moscow’s goal to harness the power of the Zaporizhzhia facility, according to Greenpeace.

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Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia.

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G.O.P. Pushback to Trump’s Big Bill, and a Setback to a Contentious Gaza Aid Plan

Plus, Disney’s unexpected “rebel” star.

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What to Know About the Liverpool FC Parade Car Crash

Almost 50 people, including four children, were injured on Monday after a driver plowed into a crowd that had been celebrating Liverpool F.C.’s Premier League title.

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Police Quickly Gave Details on Liverpool Car Ramming, Aiming to Prevent Rumors

Just hours after the episode, the police announced that the driver was a white British man. After previous violence, false anti-Muslim speculation had been spread online.

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Could the French Pedophile Doctor Joël Le Scouarnec Have Been Stopped Earlier?

Years before Joël Le Scouarnec was charged with abusing 299 former patients, he was convicted of downloading child sexual abuse imagery.

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Trump’s China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business

A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump’s tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered.

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Military Parade Concerns Dissolve With a More Acquiescent Pentagon

There will be 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, 50 helicopters, 34 horses, two mules and a dog, according to the Army’s plans for the June 14 event.

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This California Highway Is Now a Park. The Cars Are Gone, but Not the Anger.

The transformation of a two-mile stretch of San Francisco’s Great Highway into a pedestrian promenade has set off a clash over the city’s anti-car culture.

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Remember Enron and WorldCom? Let’s Not Do That Again.

A proposal by Republican lawmakers to eliminate an auditing watchdog would make the next corporate disaster more likely.

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Why a Venezuelan Mother and Her Children Fled the US

Yessica Rojas, a Venezuelan mother, risked everything to seek a better future for her two children in the United States. This spring, they left Missouri because she feared losing them.

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A Modern Townhouse Rises in Brooklyn and an Anonymous Critic Follows

Neighbors say the in-your-face design of the building made it a target for criticism, leading someone to tag it with a museum-style plaque that commented on New York City’s affordable housing crisis.

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