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7 Missing After Fireworks Warehouse Explodes in Northern California

The cause of the explosion in Esparto, Calif., remained unclear. Two people were injured, and a one-mile evacuation order was still in effect on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

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Pentagon Is Reviewing Which Countries Receive U.S. Weapons

President Trump’s decision to pause the delivery of some air defense interceptors and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine is part of a broader effort.

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Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill

Republicans deferred some of their most painful spending cuts until after the midterm elections.

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After Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Verdict, the Testimony of Cassie and ‘Jane’ Lingers

Two of Mr. Combs’s former girlfriends gave days of harrowing testimony of abuse, but jurors weren’t convinced those experiences with escorts were sex trafficking.

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Will House Conservatives Cave Again on Trump’s Big Bill?

Fiscal hawks have repeatedly threatened to bring down their party’s agenda out of debt fears, only to back down after pressure from party leaders and President Trump.

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Combs Was Acquitted of the Most Serious Charges Against Him

Also, House Republicans were divided over the party’s big policy bill. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Nine Lives

For decades, he occupied a special stripe of the celebrity stratosphere. Now the man who helped turn rap into a global concern has escaped a sex-trafficking conviction.

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North Korean Tech Workers Infiltrating Companies Around World, U.S. Says

Using falsified and stolen IDs, prosecutors say, North Koreans secure jobs that help finance the regime by evading sanctions. They also steal corporate secrets, some related to military technology.

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How to Stay Cool While Traveling in Paris, Italy, Spain and Parts of Europe

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.

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C.I.A. Says Its Leaders Rushed Report on Russia Interference in 2016 Vote

But the new review of the earlier assessment does not dispute the conclusion that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump.

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Paramount’s Settlement With Trump Is a Humbling Moment for ’60 Minutes’

After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment.

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The West African Girls Leading a Quiet Revolution

We think of human rights abuses as wartime atrocities, but sometimes they involve what family members do to the people they love.

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10 Ways of Making Sense of Zohran Mamdani’s Win

New York City’s surprising primary result has ramifications for the whole country.

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Mamdani Says Trump Is Attacking Him to Divert Focus From G.O.P. Agenda

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, has been targeted by the president and other Republicans since his success in the primary.

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Trump Floats Ideas to Help Farmers and Hotel Owners Who Employ Undocumented Workers

President Trump has floated ideas about helping certain industries that rely on immigrant labor, but the White House has yet to release a concrete plan about what’s in store.

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With Trump’s Policy Bill Teetering, Johnson Is in a Familiar Pickle

The speaker’s struggle to bring his party’s sprawling domestic policy bill in for a landing was just the latest in his string of near-death legislative experiences.

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How Oasis Stayed on People’s Minds (by Fighting Online)

The band hasn’t played a show since 2009, but the quarreling Gallaghers kept their names in the news by mastering the art of the troll, on social media and beyond.

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Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Stop Migrant Asylum Claims

The judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law gave the president the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.”

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What we know about the jury’s deliberations.

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Amid Warnings of Iranian Sleeper Cells, a History of Failed Plots

For high-stakes plots like an effort to kill President Trump, Iran has turned to common criminals, raising questions about its capabilities inside the U.S.

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Argentina’s President Javier Milei Undermines Press Freedom With Online Attacks

Journalists face an increasing number of attacks from Argentina’s highest office, raising concerns about the undermining of press freedom.

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454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper

Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

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Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots

Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.

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Johnson Faces G.O.P. Resistance to Quick Final Vote on Trump Policy Bill

Several conservative House Republicans expressed grave reservations about changes the Senate made to the party’s major policy bill, leaving its fate and the timing of any final vote uncertain.

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Jake Sullivan: Why Trump Should Not Halt Weapons to Ukraine

Despite everything, it is still possible to achieve a just end to the war in Ukraine.

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Justice Dept. Weighs Seeking Criminal Charges as It Presses States for Election Data

Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.

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Microsoft to Lay Off About 9,000 Employees

The reductions followed cuts of about 6,000 positions last quarter, and were indicative of a tightening job market at big technology companies.

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As Heat Grips Europe, a Struggle to Keep Workers and Customers Cool

Companies are reporting a drop in business, reflecting the economic toll of the heat wave, which is lowering productivity and keeping shoppers at bay.

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Will the Bombing Stop Iran From Going Nuclear?

Iran just ended its cooperation with international inspectors, suggesting no post-bombing deal is imminent. That may point to a long game of hide-and-seek, punctuated by military action.

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Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Soar, Threatening Moscow’s Influence

The rift, provoked by the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody, was the latest in a series of spats that revealed a deeper diplomatic rift between the former allies.

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