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‘Hallmarks of Institutional Racism’ Found in Police Killing of Kumanjayi Walker

A coroner said that she could not exclude the possibility that an officer’s racist attitudes contributed to the death of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

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New Deadlines, New Letters — Same Tariff Uncertainty

The Trump administration is keen to strike deals as it dangles an extension to trading partners. But it’s also issuing threats to some of them.

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What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington

With the fighting in Iran over, President Trump is considering whether to pursue a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. He is also urging a new cease-fire deal to end the fighting in Gaza.

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Your Questions, Answered

We address your queries about the news.

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Trump Threatens Tariffs on Countries Aligned With BRICS Nations

President Trump said nations that support the group’s “Anti-American policies” would face an additional 10 percent tariff. He did not elaborate.

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The Agonizing Search in Texas, and a Looming Trade Deadline

Plus, what your TV knows about you.

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Ukraine Turns to Fishing Nets to Catch Russian Drones

With their dense mesh, the nets can tangle drone propellers. It’s a simple but effective countermeasure that reflects how low-tech means can blunt high-tech weapons in the war.

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Up Against Time, a Desperate Search Presses Ahead

Officials, emergency crews and volunteers in Central Texas were holding out hope for finding survivors of the flash flooding, as the death toll climbed.

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Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying

With each passing day, the federal government is becoming less prepared to face the next big disaster.

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Supreme Court Insists on Reams of Paper for Case Briefs in Digital Age

The court’s rules require many litigants to submit 40 copies of their briefs, resulting in millions of pages printed each term. Critics call the process outdated and wasteful.

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Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears

The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses this week for making trade deals.

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Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade

A tanker is headed to South Korea with a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada, which hopes to reduce its export reliance on its neighbor.

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How a Show About Truly Terrible People Became the Defining American Sitcom

Over the last 20 years, television has changed, but the malignant narcissists of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” have not.

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Ukrainian Troops Struggle to Hold the Line on the Eastern Front

Kyiv is defending Kostiantynivka from Russian drone attacks. The embattled city is a gateway to Ukraine’s last major defense in the Donetsk region.

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RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s

The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.

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The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller

The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller

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You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This

The moral argument for global health is the strongest we have.

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From Food Aid to Dog Chow? How Trump’s Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers.

Kansans created Food for Peace, for 70 years a font of rural income and pride. Now at least one grain broker is trying to sell grain that once fed the world as dog food.

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How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria

Months after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to understand how the Assad regime hid the bodies of the people it had made disappear.

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Big Tech Wants to Profit From the Loneliness It Helps Cause

Artificial intelligence solutions are being pushed on customers that make them lonelier. That’s all part of the plan.

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Tropical Storm Chantal Floods Parts of North Carolina

The storm, which made landfall on Sunday, caused significant flooding that closed roads and stranded drivers. It is heading northeast.

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Keir Starmer Is Fading Away

After a year in power, Keir Starmer appears to be losing not just political weight but material substance, too.

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Officials Feared Flood Risk to Youth Camps but Rejected Warning System

Kerr County had discussed buying such things as water gauges and sirens after previous flood disasters. But as with many rural Texas counties, cost was an issue.

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Australian Woman Is Convicted of Murder in Mushroom Poisoning Case

Three people died in 2023 after eating beef Wellington made by Erin Patterson, whose subsequent trial gripped the country.

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Can Taiwan Really Disconnect Its Economy From China?

Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.

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South African Police’s Frequent Use of Torture Echoes Apartheid’s Brutality

A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.

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Trump Says Musk Is ‘Off the Rails’ With America Party Effort

The tech billionaire’s effort to create a new political party, called the America Party, comes amid a ramped-up feud with the president over his new domestic policy law.

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A Family of 6 Was Swept Away in the Texas Floods. Now, Survivors Wait and Hope.

A woman whose mother, stepfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are among the missing confronts the unimaginable. A cousin was dragged downriver 15 miles but survived.

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Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

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Desperation Grows as Texas Flood Rescues Stretch Into Third Day

Crews in helicopters and trucks, in horseback and on foot have saved hundreds of lives since the flooding began on Friday.

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