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Trump Policy Bill Stalls as Johnson Works to Wear Down G.O.P. Resistance

After a day of paralysis, the House remained frozen in place overnight as party leaders labored to address the concerns of Republican holdouts to the party’s major policy bill.

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John Bolton: We Need to Finish the Job in Iran

It remains to be seen if Washington has learned enough of a lesson to destroy Iran’s remaining nuclear infrastructure.

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Can Indonesia Afford Prabowo’s Free School Lunch Program?

Indonesia’s president promised free meals for every student in the country. But unemployment is rising, and some analysts say he’s making matters worse.

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Chechnya’s Strongman Is Visibly Ailing. The Russian Region Is Bracing for Succession.

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future.

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Hit by Trump’s Tariffs, French Clothing Maker Saint James Puts Shipping on Hold

Hit by President Trump’s tariffs, the Saint James clothing factory has put its inventory of striped shirts and sweaters intended for U.S. retailers in its warehouse in France.

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Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire

Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.

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4 Dead and 38 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali

The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination.

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Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who built a business empire around his personal brand, was convicted on Wednesday of transporting prostitutes to participate in his drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. Julia Jacobs, a New York Times culture reporter, explains the verdict.

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Third Interstellar Object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Is Traveling Through Solar System

3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.

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Skydiving Plane With 15 Aboard Crashes on Takeoff in New Jersey

The plane, a Cessna 208B, went off the end of a runway as it was taking off from a small airport in Gloucester County, according to the F.A.A. Victims were being treated at the scene, officials said.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges

The music mogul was convicted of arranging for the travel of male escorts across state lines but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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Inside Trump’s Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans

President Trump worked the phones and welcomed Republicans to the White House to cajole them into supporting his megabill. They left with signed merchandise and photos of the Oval Office.

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Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.

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Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.

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Pentagon Again Shifts Assessment of Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program

The appraisal that Iran’s nuclear hopes had been set back 1 to 2 years by U.S. and Israeli bombings was the latest in a shifting series of pronouncements.

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Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

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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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