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Fauja Singh, Master Runner at an Advanced Age, Is Dead

Competing in a marathon in 2011, he claimed to be 100, though his exact age remained a mystery. “I run while talking to God,” he said in explaining his endurance.

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Brazil and America Can Do Better on Tariffs

Differences between the United States and Brazil must be addressed through negotiation and mutual respect, not punitive measures.

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Democrats Must ‘Toughen Up’ Against Trump, Obama Tells Donors

Frustrated that prominent Democrats have not fought harder, former President Barack Obama said in a speech that his party’s leaders needed to step up.

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24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education

Providers say after-school programs and other services for the coming school year are threatened without the federal money, which was abruptly withheld.

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A Timeline of Trump’s Tariff Fight With Canada, Mexico, China and the E.U.

The president’s penchant for imposing and then suspending tariffs has shaken markets and confounded trading partners.

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Arizona Governor Seeks Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon Fire

Gov. Katie Hobbs questioned why the U.S. government decided to manage the Dragon Bravo fire, which started with a lightning strike, as a “controlled burn” during the height of the summer.

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Trump Promises to Help Europe Speed Weapons to Ukraine

“I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago,” President Trump said.

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Canada Wildfire Smoke Triggers Toronto and U.S. Air Quality Alerts

Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air quality conditions across Eastern Canada and the United States.

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What’s Going on With Trump Media’s Streaming Service, Truth Plus?

The service, which promises “non-woke” news and entertainment, recently said it had expanded globally.

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Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes

Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked about abandoning Meta’s most powerful open source A.I. model in favor of developing a closed one.

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Heavy Rains Bring Risk of Flash Floods to the East Coast

Widespread thunderstorms were expected to develop from Northern Virginia to southern New England on Monday.

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Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates

The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.

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More Woody Guthrie Songs? Yes, From a Trove of Homemade Recordings.

A new, intimate album will include 13 previously unheard songs and a rewrite of “This Land Is Your Land.”

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Officials in Flooded Texas Defend Response Amid Threats

A commissioner in Kerr County, where the worst flooding occurred, said people were “cursing us for our decisions.” Official evacuations did not occur for hours after the first Weather Service warning.

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There’s Still Hope for PEPFAR

Congress must reject cuts to PEPFAR, which has supported H.I.V. treatment and prevention worldwide for more than 20 years.

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Cuomo Will Stay in the Race for N.Y.C. Mayor to Challenge Mamdani

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce his commitment to a third-party run against Zohran Mamdani, who soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary.

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The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.

The economy’s resilience so far to President Trump’s global trade war risks emboldening him and unleashing the sort of economic devastation that economists have long feared.

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The Tooth Fairy Is Real. She’s a Dentist in Seattle.

For 20 years, Dr. Purva Merchant has been answering letters from gaptoothed children and their parents — roughly 6,000 in all. “Happy growing up,” she typically replies.

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Clashes between Bedouin and Druse in Syria Kill More Than 50, Health Official and Rights Group Say

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.

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Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry.

In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.

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Zelensky Announces Plan for Major Government Shake-Up in Ukraine

An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

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Apollo-Soyuz 50th Anniversary: A Handshake in Orbit That Transformed the Space Race

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight.

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He Helped Big Companies Dodge Taxes. Now He’s Writing the Rules.

Ken Kies, a longtime tax lobbyist who worked for some of the world’s largest businesses, is now running the Treasury Department’s office that will administer Trump’s tax law.

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Bitcoin Price Soars Past $120,000 at Outset of House’s ‘Crypto Week’

The cryptocurrency has extended its rally as lawmakers consider legislation that would bring digital tokens further into the mainstream.

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Companies in Europe Are Frozen as Tariff Uncertainty Drags On

After European Union leaders said they would keep negotiating instead of immediately retaliating against President Trump’s latest threat, businesses remain unable to develop long-term plans.

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Democrats Accuse Trump of Ceding Global Influence to China

The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void.

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Trump’s E.U. Tariffs Would Hobble Trade With U.S., Official Says

The bloc’s trade commissioner says two sides were close to a deal before the president last week threatened to impose a 30 percent levy.

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Plan to Permanently Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce

An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.

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Protests in Kenya

How the unrest began — and what may happen next.

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Stocks Wobble on Trump’s Latest Tariff Threats

Analysts said the muted market response was because many investors expected the levies to settle at lower levels after negotiations.

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