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This Vermont Town Loves Its Canadian Neighbors. Trump Made Things Complicated.

President Trump’s border crackdown and bid for Canada to become the “51st state” have threatened the relationship between Derby, Vt., and Stanstead, Quebec.

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Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns

An empty shell for years, the mall in Lanesborough, Mass., shows how difficult it is to redevelop malls in smaller towns.

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Cuomo and Mamdani Vie for Support as Early Voters Flock to the Polls

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.

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What New York City Apartment Hunters Can’t Live Without

A punishing housing market has conditioned some people to have low expectations, but others aren’t afraid to be demanding.

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Minnesota, Known for Bipartisan Civility, Reels After Attack on Lawmakers

Even as the national political discourse has grown hyperpartisan in recent years, Minnesota had kept a foothold on its own traditions.

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What My Dad Gave Me

I think my dad thought that had he had boys, fatherhood would have been different.

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Revoking the Visas of Chinese Students in the U.S. Is a Horrible Idea

Canceling the visas of Chinese students in the United States is a horrible idea.

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Huma Abedin and Alex Soros Wedding Draws Clintons and Kamala Harris to the Hamptons

The wedding of Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros, the scion of a liberal philanthropic dynasty, drew a rare concentration of wealth and power.

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Why Eight Mennonite Families Left Mexico for Angola

Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that they will be squeezed out by the new arrivals.

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Police Clash With Protesters After Anti-Trump Rally in Downtown Los Angeles

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.

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Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

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Takeaways from Trump’s Military Parade in Washington

The events in the capital were overshadowed by an assassination in Minnesota and turmoil in the Middle East.

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As Trump Celebrates Army’s Founding, His Critics Take to the Streets

President Trump held a military parade the same day that hundreds of protests took place, in what amounted to a split-screen show of force.

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Fox News Hosts Gushed Over the Parade, With No Protests in Sight

Cable networks covered President Trump’s Army parade on a busy day of protests, a political assassination and Middle East strikes. ABC, CBS and NBC aired other programming on their affiliates.

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The Dalai Lama at 90: His Nation Faces a Moment of Truth

The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get creative to thwart Chinese interference.

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What to Know About Iran’s Ballistic Missiles and the Attacks on Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel presented Iran’s sophisticated ballistic missiles as a critical threat to Israel’s survival.

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Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids

President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.

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What We Know About the Suspect in the Minnesota Lawmakers Shootings

The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.

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Two Major Energy Facilities in Tehran Hit in Israeli Strikes

Across Iran’s capital, flames and smoke covered the sky.

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Melania Trump Suits Up for the Military Parade

The first lady’s outfit was fully in line with the controlled and contained public image she had been crafting since the end of her husband’s first term.

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Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse

Britain’s prime minister reverses his position on the need for a national investigation into the abuse scandal, after criticism by Elon Musk.

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Trump’s Military Parade Is Designed for TV, but It Won’t Be on Every Channel

A minor-league football championship game will air on ABC. Fox News, CNN and C-SPAN will carry the four-hour festivities live.

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Photos and Maps: ‘No Kings’ Day Protests Across the United States

In Photos and Video

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Here’s how the attacks in Minnesota unfolded early on Saturday.

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Iran’s Vital Oil Industry Is Vulnerable in an Escalating Conflict

The country’s exports mostly come from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. But Israel’s energy facilities are also at risk.

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The Minnesota shootings are the latest in a string of targeted political attacks.

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‘I Was Afraid I’d Die’: Iran’s Missiles Rained Down on Tel Aviv

At least three people were killed and scores were wounded during an aerial battle over Tel Aviv, as Iranian missiles rained down and Israeli rockets attempted to intercept them.

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Who Are the Lawmakers Who Were Shot?

A Minnesota state representative and her husband were killed early Saturday, and a state senator and his wife were injured.

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What’s Going On in the Middle East?

In sweeping attacks that started Friday, Israel struck at the regime in Tehran, hitting Iranian nuclear and military assets. Iran retaliated with barrages of ballistic missiles and drones. It is the most intense fighting in decades between the two heavily armed countries. To understand what’s happening in the region, Katrin Bennhold, a New York Times senior writer, spoke with Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief.

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At U.N. Conference, Countries Inch Toward Ocean Protection Goal

More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week. Experts say thousands more are needed.

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