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Trump to Withdraw Musk’s Ally as Nominee for Top NASA Job

Jared Isaacman was a close associate of Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company has multiple contracts with NASA.

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M.I.T. Class President Barred From Graduation Ceremony After Pro-Palestinian Speech

According to the school, the student delivered a speech, which denounced M.I.T.’s ties to Israel, that had not been preapproved.

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Move to Canada? Migrants Face ‘No Good Options’ After Supreme Court Ruling.

Migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the United States legally under a Biden-era program are now scrambling.

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‘TACO’ Is the Secret to Trump’s Resilience

Chickening out is crucial to his political success.

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Patricia Krenwinkel, Former Member of Manson Family, Is Recommended for Parole

Patricia Krenwinkel, 77, who was part of what was known as the Manson family, was convicted of seven counts of murder in 1971. A California panel said she posed little risk of reoffending.

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Patti LuPone Apologizes for Comments About Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis

LuPone said she was “deeply sorry for the words” she used in her criticism of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald when asked about a dispute over Broadway noise levels.

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U.S. Sends Iran Proposal on Nuclear Deal, Amid Reports of Uranium Enrichment Ramp-Up

The preliminary U.S. proposal came as a confidential U.N. report described an Iranian initiative that had multiplied Tehran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium.

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Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents

Captured on video, the episode occurred in the congressman’s Manhattan office, shortly after the aide observed agents detaining immigrants outside a courtroom.

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Rare Early June Rainfall Could Reach Phoenix

Measurable rainfall in the first week of June has only been recorded 21 times since 1896, according to weather records. The rain would be welcome after a winter of below-normal precipitation.

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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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