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The Israel-Iran Conflict

Israel doesn’t believe in diplomacy when it comes to Iran. But military intervention has its problems, too.

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Trump Says He Has No Plans to Call Walz After Shootings in Minnesota

“I think the governor of Minnesota is so whacked out, I’m not calling him,” the president told reporters.

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North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says

Officials drastically understated outbreaks and deaths, depriving citizens of help, two U.S. research groups report, citing interviews with people inside North Korea.

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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years

The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

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Bernie Sanders Will Endorse Zohran Mamdani for N.Y.C. Mayor

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will back Mr. Mamdani, joining Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in endorsing the front-runner of progressives.

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A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup

For decades, Robert Menendez, 71, was one of New Jersey’s most influential Democrats. He is expected to start serving an 11-year sentence on Tuesday.

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Trump Cuts G7 Trip Short Over Iran, and Senate Republicans Propose Steep Medicaid Cuts

Plus, streaming’s TV takeover.

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Officials Investigate More Threats of Violence Against American Politicians

President Trump and U.S. senators were identified as the most recent targets, as threats of violence have become part of America’s political landscape.

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How to Beat Back Trump on Trans Rights — and Much Else

Representative Sarah McBride reckons with the trans rights movement’s shortcomings, and how to win hearts and minds through a politics of grace.

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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook

The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through the summer.

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Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

The Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger, is raising far more cash than her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, in a state where federal work force cuts are being acutely felt.

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Only Nonviolence Will Beat Trump

What makes successful (or unsuccessful) protests.

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It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV

In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined, Nielsen said. It is the first time that has happened over a full month.

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A First Descent as the Klamath River Runs Free for the First Time in 100 Years

With dams removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth is on a journey to descend the full length, through Oregon and California.

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Haiti is Using Drones to Fight Gangs. Here’s Why That’s Likely Illegal.

The Haitian government has turned to drones to go after gang leaders who have captured much of the capital. But legal experts say that violates international law.

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The Best TV Shows of 2025, So Far

Returning hits like “Severance” and “The White Lotus” inspired plenty of chatter, but did they make our top TV list?

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The Best TV Shows of 2025, So Far

Returning hits like “Severance” and “The White Lotus” inspired plenty of chatter, but did they make our top TV list?

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The Dark Psychic Pull of the ‘Mountainhead’ Hideaway

We cannot escape the influence of the technological elite — and now, in tales like ‘Mountainhead” and “Careless People,” we imagine that they cannot escape us.

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Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending

The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.

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22 New Jobs A.I. Could Give You

In a few key areas, humans will be more essential than ever.

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Late Night Thinks Trump’s Military Parade Was Kind of Dull

It was “basically a $50 million version of when a 5-year-old shows you every car in his Hot Wheels collection,” Jimmy Kimmel said on Monday.

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They Said She Was Home-Schooled. She Said She Was Locked in a Dog Crate.

A teenage girl fled her home last month after what she said was years of abuse. Prosecutors called what had happened to her “beyond heinous.”

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Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 14

It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months that came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.

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South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.

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U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”

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China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World

As President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are flooding countries from Southeast Asia to Europe to Latin America.

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Israel Attacks Iran’s State Television, Live On The Air

A news anchor was speaking when an explosion shook the building, followed by the sound of breaking glass and screams, all carried on television.

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Here Are the 2025 James Beard Restaurant Award Winners

Toni Tipton-Martin, Jungsik Yim and the restaurateurs behind Le Veau d’Or were among the top honorees.

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At G7, Trump Renews Embrace of Putin Amid Rift With Allies

President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

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