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Brad Lander Tried to Escort Immigrants Facing Arrest. He’s Not Alone.

A growing army of volunteers has mustered at immigration courts during a month-old campaign to detain people showing up for routine hearings.

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Mamdani’s Comment on ‘Intifada’ Motto Fuels Tension in Mayor’s Race

Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate for mayor, criticized Zohran Mamdani’s discussion of the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and Mr. Mamdani accused him of neglecting Muslim New Yorkers.

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N.Y. Lawmakers Target Prison Reform and A.I. in Frantic End of Session

We take a closer look at five of the more than 600 bills passed in June by the State Legislature.

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New York Gears Up for Fight to Count 1.8 Million Noncitizens in Census

City leaders see threats from the Trump administration and Republican officials that could lead to undercounting immigrants and minority groups.

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A Progressive Future Depends on National Identity

Tough border policies aren’t just good politics. They’re progressive, as Britain’s Labour Party shows.

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Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic that Pakistan once criticized the United States for using.

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Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Sources More Than Ever

Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost entirely on imported energy.

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Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

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An Iran Strategy for Trump

First, destroy Fordo. Then make the mullahs an offer they can’t refuse.

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Trump, Iran and the Specter of Iraq: ‘We Bought All the Happy Talk’

President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant.

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Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico’s Coast as Category 3 Storm

“If you are in low-lying areas, near rivers, near waterways, it is best for you to go to shelters,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

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U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

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For Tennessee’s Transgender Families, Supreme Court Ruling Was Bitter, but Expected

The state has been a leader in the rollback of L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

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Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 8 Years Unless Congress Acts

The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to payment cuts in eight years.

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The Supreme Court Case on Trans Care Ruled Against My Daughter

As parents, we know better than state officials what our child needs.

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Ex-Yankee Is Awarded About $500,000 in Damages for Moldy Greenwich Mansion

Josh Donaldson, a former American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, sued his former landlord over the conditions at his $55,000-a-month rental property.

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For Food Network Fans, Anne Burrell Was the Fun-Loving Aunt

The chef, who died Tuesday, built her stardom on a big, down-to-earth personality in which viewers could see themselves.

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U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

The largest perils may lie in the aftermath, many experts say, just as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Hundreds of Iranian Civilians Die in Israeli Strikes, Including a Poet and an Equestrian

Israel has said it does not target Iranian civilians, but hundreds have died in the violence, among them a poet and her family, an equestrian and a graphic designer.

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Democrats’ Wary Response to Transgender Ruling Shows the Party’s Retreat

While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue.

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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.

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The Supreme Court Upheld a State Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

Also, Trump’s cryptic Iran comments fueled fears of a wider war. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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New Report Highlights Air Traffic Control Staffing Woes

While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

The justices ruled that the state’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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The One Global Problem That’s Easy to Fix

Global malnutrition risks getting worse because of Trump’s cuts in humanitarian aid, and here are the effects.

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America Must Not Rush Into a War Against Iran

The decision to declare war rests with Congress alone.

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Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Vast Economic Uncertainty

Officials at the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, as they brace for the effects of President Trump’s policies on trade, taxes and immigration.

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Karen Read Acquitted of Murder and Manslaughter in Retrial: What We Know

A jury found Ms. Read not guilty of murder and manslaughter on Wednesday in the death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, in 2022. Her first trial last year ended in a mistrial.

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New Owner for High Times Magazine Bets on a Counterculture Comeback

The anti-establishment magazine, which was taken over by a private equity firm in 2017, was purchased this week by an avid fan and reader for $3.5 million.

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Kennedy’s Purge Is a ‘Code Red’ for Vaccines in America

The H.H.S. secretary is destroying the public trust.

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