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Alaska Man Survives Being Pinned Face Down by a 700-Pound Boulder

Rescuers found Kell Morris with hypothermia, wavering in and out of consciousness, face first in a creek as his wife held his head out of the water.

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Valerie Mahaffey, Actress in “Northern Exposure” and “Desperate Housewives,” Dies at 71

She had memorable roles on TV shows like “Desperate Housewives” and “Northern Exposure,” and in the dark comedy film “French Exit.”

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Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut the Ecosystems Mission Area and Much of Its Work

From bee science to understanding the impact of a warming world on plant life, here’s what the Ecosystems Mission Area does.

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Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says

He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death.

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How Inflation Is Hitting a New York City Breakfast Staple

At a bodega in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the price of the breakfast staple (on a roll) recently rose to $5, up from $4.50.

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What to Know About Canada’s Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are already seeing air quality deteriorate because of smoke from the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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How the Supreme Court Made Legal Immigrants Vulnerable to Deportation

The court decisions are an abrupt turnaround for a population that entered the country legally and shared detailed information about their whereabouts with the government.

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Israel Bars Arab Foreign Ministers From High-Level West Bank Visit

The trip had been planned for Sunday ahead of a June conference, backed by France and Saudi Arabia, to urge the creation of a Palestinian state.

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Hamas Responds to U.S. Cease-Fire Proposal for Gaza

The group did not say whether it had accepted or rejected the deal to halt fighting for at least two months and ensure the release of some of the remaining hostages.

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Why Boys Are Behind in School From the Start

As the expectations for kindergarten have risen, the changes have put boys, who tend to mature later, at a disadvantage.

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A Hurricane Season Like No Other

It’s only a matter of time before the next Hurricane Milton is at our doorstep. But with our weather intelligence severely compromised, will we know it?

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Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Father of the Abortion Pill, Is Dead at 98

He became an advocate of a woman’s right to choose and once said, “It is always tragic when politics takes the most vulnerable hostage — in this case, women.”

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Book Review: ‘How to Lose Your Mother,’ by Molly Jong-Fast

In the memoir “How to Lose Your Mother,” Molly Jong-Fast recalls a tumultuous upbringing as the only child of the feminist writer Erica Jong.

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Really, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump?

Many thousands of children are dying because of cuts in American humanitarian aid, and denials by Elon Musk and Marco Rubio don’t change that reality.

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Tech Bro Had to Go

Two emperors of chaos decide that two is one too many.

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Best Practices

Establishing a streak is a low-pressure way to generate feelings of pride and self-respect around the things you’re already doing in your everyday life.

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A Federal List of Immigrant ‘Sanctuaries’ Nets Trump Allies and Foes Alike

Cities and counties that have strongly backed the administration’s immigration crackdown nonetheless found themselves on a lengthy list of locales being warned to change their policies.

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North Korea Gets a Weapons Bonanza From Russia

Kim Jong-un seized on Russia’s need for support in its war against Ukraine. His reward is a rapidly modernizing military that threatens the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula.

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With ‘Tudum,’ Netflix Turns a Fan Event Into a Livestreaming Spectacle

The company has turned an in-person fan event into a live televised spectacle.

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Molly Jong-Fast Offers Unsparing Account of Mother Erica Jong’s Decline in New Memoir

Molly Jong-Fast’s unsparing account of her famous mother’s decline into dementia, and their life together, is just turning the tables.

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Wes Moore and Tim Walz Get South Carolina Talking About the 2028 Election

As the two governors made buzzy appearances in South Carolina, Democrats in the influential state were already looking to the next election and wondering: Who can win?

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Why Gen Z Doesn’t Like Opening Bar Tabs

To the chagrin of bartenders, many 20-something bargoers prefer to close out and pay after every single drink, no matter how many they might order during an outing.

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Mexico’s Vote on Nearly 2,700 Judges Will Test Its Democracy

The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.

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How the Baby Formula Brand Bobbie Got Caught in the RFK Jr. Backlash

Laura Modi’s company, Bobbie, is rooted in science and uses organic ingredients. Some of her fans aren’t happy that she’s willing to work with the Trump administration.

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North Carolina Town Has Some of the Purest Quartz That Powers the World’s Tech

Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business?

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Hegseth, at Security Forum, Vows to Strengthen America’s Asian Alliances

In a world rattled by President Trump’s tariffs and his scorn for Western allies, the defense secretary struck a rare note of continuity on security partnerships.

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Jalen Brunson Could Be the King of New York. He Just Needs the Crown.

The Knicks are better than they have been in decades, and the city has fallen for the team’s unassuming but sharpshooting point guard.

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N.Y.P.D. Is Helping Federal Agents Investigate Migrants. Should It?

A Palestinian woman accused of overstaying her visa has been detained in Texas. Her case has raised questions about whether the police should cooperate with the Trump administration.

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ACLU Presses to Stop Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act in Court Brief

It was an opening salvo in what is likely to be the decisive legal battle over the president’s attempts to employ the rarely used wartime law as a centerpiece of his aggressive deportation agenda.

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In Poland’s Presidential Election Runoff, Candidates Battle for Young Voters Who Don’t Like Them

A runoff election on Sunday pits a centrist against a nationalist who represent mainstream parties. The outcome is unclear given that many under 30 prefer candidates on the political fringes.

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