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Caltech Settles Case Accusing It of Misleading Students

A student who paid thousands for a tech boot camp said it was “a Caltech program in name only.”

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Trump Administration Acknowledges Lack of Evidence for Jeffrey Epstein ‘Client List’

After Attorney General Pam Bondi promised big revelations for months, the Justice Department noted a lack of evidence for conspiracy theories, including a “client list” and a jailhouse murder.

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Russian Minister Who Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead

Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces occupied part of it in 2024.

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Valery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy

Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees

About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.

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Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for Hondurans and Nicaraguans

The decision by the Homeland Security Department to end protections for migrants from those countries goes into effect in about two months.

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Russian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead

Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed Russia’s western Kursk region before Ukrainian forces invaded in 2024 and occupied part of the territory.

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Man Who Opened Fire on Texas Border Patrol Building Is Fatally Shot

The man, who was armed with an assault rifle, opened fire on the building in McAllen, Texas, on Monday and was shot dead by federal officers, the police said.

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Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

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Book Review: ‘Vera, or Faith,’ by Gary Shteyngart

“Vera, or Faith” follows a 10-year-old girl navigating family drama and a dystopian America.

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Tesla Stock Price Falls After Elon Musk Plans New Political Party

Mr. Musk’s involvement in politics was once seen by investors as a benefit to Tesla. Not anymore.

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Will A.I. Replace New Hires or Middle Managers?

Amid layoffs at Microsoft and other large tech companies, experts are debating whose jobs are most likely to be spared.

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Your Job Interviewer Is Not a Person. It’s A.I.

You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your job interviewer.

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Trial Over Free Speech on Campus, and Trump’s Student Crackdown, Begins

The case challenges the Trump administration’s targeting of noncitizen student activists for arrest and deportation on First Amendment grounds.

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Where Do Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Negotiations Stand?

Hamas wants to ensure that a new cease-fire includes a guarantee that negotiations will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war.

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How Harvard’s Ties to China Helped Make It a White House Target

Harvard turned to international donors, including China, as one way to help save it from financial troubles. That money is dwindling, but Republicans are questioning the relationship.

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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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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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