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Former Football Players With CTE Have Turned to Violence

The gunman in the Manhattan office shooting said in a note that he believed he had C.T.E., a degenerative disease linked by studies to repeated hits to the head.

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Pets, Like Dogs and Cats, Have an Environmental Cost. Here’s How to Lessen It.

Some pets have wide-ranging effects on the planet. Here’s how to lessen them.

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Israeli Far-Right Minister Promotes Plan for Jewish Resettlement in Gaza

Bezalel Smotrich described Gaza as an ‘inseparable part’ of Israel, even as the Netherlands announced a ban on him and another hard line Israeli minister.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

Ms. Greene is the first Republican in Congress to use the term to describe the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, two years after she led the push to censure a Democrat for speaking out against conditions there.

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Boeing Reports Strongest Revenue in Six Years

Although the aerospace company lost money in the second quarter, it built and sold more planes as it recovered from quality crises and a workers strike.

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I.M.F. Raises Global Growth Outlook as U.S. Looks to Avert Trade Wars

The International Monetary Fund warned that trade tension continued to be a risk for the global economy.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Awaiting Sentencing, Asks Judge to Release Him From Jail

Lawyers for the music mogul, who is to be sentenced in October on prostitution charges, filed court papers saying he would sign a $50 million bond.

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Are Cracks Appearing in Trump’s Antitrust Strategy?

Two top officials are reportedly out of a job, amid reported disagreements within the Justice Department over how it regulates deals.

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Union Pacific to Buy Norfolk Southern in $85 Billion Railroad Deal

The merger would create the United States’ first coast-to-coast rail network, spanning 50,000 miles and 43 states.

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India Says It Killed 3 Militants Behind Spring Terrorist Attack in Kashmir

The government has faced criticism for being slow to catch the shooters who slaughtered 26 civilians and started clashes between India and Pakistan.

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Your Questions About Education

Our reporters address reader submissions.

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Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says

The attack, which came just hours after President Trump gave the Kremlin a new deadline to work toward ending the war, was part of a wave across the country, the authorities said.

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Gunman Storms Manhattan Skyscraper, and Harvard Considers Potential $500 Million Deal

Plus, when the peanut M&M was in trouble.

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Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen?

Some European politicians are dismayed that the European Union did not drive a harder bargain, but facing the threat of a damaging trade war, officials say they had little choice.

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Trump Is Winning His Trade War. What Will That Mean for the Economy?

The president’s vision for reshaping global trade is falling into place, but he is embarking on an experiment that economists say could still produce damaging results.

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Powell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is facing relentless attacks from the president, a lively campaign to replace him and divisions in his own ranks over when to cut interest rates.

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Class and Identity in Hilton Head: The Gullah v. Wealthy Landowners

A legal fight over access to burial grounds has pitted the Gullah Geechee against wealthy landowners around Hilton Head Island.

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How to Watch Twin Meteor Showers Peak on the Same Night

The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids are not the best showers of the summer, but they reach their peak on the same night.

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The Border is Front and Center at This Los Angeles Taquería

At Taquería Frontera, the art of Tijuana-style tacos is on full display.

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Lina Khan: Democrats Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani

Democrats abandoned America’s small businesses.

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Shoppers Embrace ‘Christmas in July’ Amid Rising Costs and Tariff Limbo

People are starting their holiday shopping earlier this year, using summer sales from retailers like Amazon and Walmart to save time and money.

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Trump, Juan Crow and Who Gets to Be an American

The rights conferred to all by the Constitution are now subject to a sliding scale of extralegal violability depending on race, ethnicity or assumed immigration status.

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Cease-Fire in Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Gets Armies’ Backing

The talks between commanders on both sides were seen as a crucial test of whether the cease-fire deal reached on Monday would result in a lasting peace.

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Why It Matters That India and Trump Don’t Have a Tariff Deal

The stakes are high, with the United States and India counting on one another as indispensable partners in their competition with China.

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Jimmy Fallon Ridicules Trump’s Choice Words About Epstein Island

The president said he “never had the privilege” of visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Fallon’s take: “Trump’s staff was like, ‘A simple no would’ve been fine.’ ”

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Gunman Fatally Shoots Officer and 3 Others in Midtown Office Tower

The gunman, armed with an assault rifle, walked into the lobby and killed a police officer and two others. He killed another person on the 33rd floor before turning his gun on himself.

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Bangladeshi Community Mourns Officer Killed in Midtown Manhattan Shooting

Didarul Islam had a hard-won house, a job that brought respect and the esteem of his neighbors. “He said serve the community and you’ll do fine,” a friend said.

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When Coke and Pepsi Fought for Soft Drink Supremacy in Space

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.

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Apple Is Shutting a Store in China, Its First Closure in the Country

The move speaks to slowing spending by consumers and Apple’s continuing struggles in China, its second-largest market.

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What We Know About the Shooting in Midtown Manhattan

Four people were killed, including a New York police officer, after a gunman opened fire in an office tower before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

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