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Freddie O’Connell Confronts the Limits of Political Power in Nashville

Freddie O’Connell, a policy and transit wonk, is under Republican scrutiny for his response to immigration enforcement in his left-leaning city.

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A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean a ‘White-Collar Blood Bath’ of Job Loss

Instead of asking which future is coming, we should be asking which future we want.

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A Trove Of Princess Diana’s Personal Belongings Is Going Up For Auction

A large trove of the princess’ belongings including her Lady Dior handbag, will be auctioned this week. For some buyers, more intimate items are the main draw.

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Maryland Closed a Baltimore Addiction Program. For Some Patients, Little Has Changed.

Patients of PHA Healthcare, a treatment program in Baltimore, were housed in drug-ridden buildings where many overdosed, an investigation reported last year. Some are still there.

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Real Doctors of New York Spill Their Guts

E.R. doctors want you to know that they are people, too. At an event called Airway, one confessed, “I do not like these big, high stakes, bloody, messy, risky procedures.”

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I Celebrate Pride by Reveling in the Queerness of Nature

I celebrate Pride month by going for a walk because nature is exuberantly queer.

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Here’s How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Results May Emerge

A winner on Tuesday night is unlikely, but not impossible. Ranked-choice voting will play a big role in the outcome. Here’s what else you should look for as votes are counted.

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Jimmy Fallon Wonders What Trump Will Launch Next

The “Tonight Show” host said it was crazy that the president had “launched an attack on Iran, his own parade and a cellphone in the same week.”

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Putin Has Lost the West. This Was Not the Plan.

The loss is a tragedy for Russia.

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In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License

The Salvation Army’s “Flying Padres” cross the Australian outback by air, dropping in on ranches and small communities — sometimes, just to lend an ear.

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The Challenge of Rebuilding Syria

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the way as they strove to rise from the wreckage and build new lives.

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Florida Men Accused of Stealing More Than $100 Million Meant for People With Special Needs

Federal prosecutors say the money was used to fly on a private jet, buy real estate and help operate a brewery.

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Scenes From the Hottest Blocks in New York City

Whatever the temperature is in Central Park, it’s hotter alongside Newtown Creek, the toxic and industrial waterway separating Brooklyn from Queens.

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Trump’s Cease-Fire Announcement Catches His Own Top Officials by Surprise

Before asserting that Iran and Israel had agreed to a cease-fire, President Trump spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Iranian officials, with Qatar helping to mediate.

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Judge Blocks Trump Proclamation Barring Harvard’s International Students

The same judge issued an order last week blocking a separate government effort to keep the school from enrolling students from abroad.

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Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million Acres of National Forests

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road construction and logging was outdated and “absurd.”

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Wisconsin Couple Charged in Scheme to Poison Women He Dated

Paul VanDuyne Jr. and Andrea Whitaker placed cyanide, homemade poisons and other substances in water bottles and cars belonging to two women he had briefly dated, the authorities said.

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Iran Fired Missiles at a U.S. Base

Also, a heat wave grips the eastern U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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What We Learned About Trump’s Attack on Iran

Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday night suggests that plans were underway after Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran a little more than a week ago.

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Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades

Immigrant advocates said the move creates a whole new form of detention outside the scope of the federal government.

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Iran’s Weak Attack Is an Offramp. Trump Should Take It.

The threat of war may propel both sides to work more earnestly to get back to the negotiating table.

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Iran’s Weak Attack Is an Offramp. Trump Should Take It.

The threat of war may propel both sides to work more earnestly to get back to the negotiating table.

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Cuomo and Mamdani Push to Raise Turnout in ‘Jump Ball’ Mayor’s Race

A new poll shows the New York City mayor’s race tightening in its final days. Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani are scrambling for every last vote.

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Bodies of 3 Hikers Who Jumped in Water Near Lake Tahoe Are Recovered

The three men had been hiking in Soda Springs, Calif., when they jumped into the water near Rattlesnake Falls, a remote and isolated area that made rescue difficult.

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Trump’s Strikes on Iran Were Unlawful. Here’s Why That Matters.

Trump’s unlawful strikes on Iran have laid bare the absence of any effective legal constraints on a U.S. president to use deadly force in the world.

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Trump Confronts Potential for High Oil Prices After Iran Strikes

President Trump, aware of how high gas prices could affect his popularity, demanded on social media that the U.S. “KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN.”

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Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even if Republicans Ax Tax Break

Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.

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New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Build New Plant

In her announcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul gave few details about where the plant would be built, how much the project would cost or how long it would take to complete.

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As Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Took a Victory Lap, He Planned Sex Nights, Prosecutors Say

Questioning its final witness, the government laid out flight plans, escort prices, hotel reservations and a web of payments for sexual encounters in 2023.

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Why Humidity Makes the Temperature Feel Worse During a Heat Wave

Some hot days feel even worse thanks to high humidity, trapped heat and dew points. Cities are especially vulnerable.

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