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Fed Up With Netanyahu and Handling of Gaza War, Democrats Rebuke Israel

Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.

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Amazon Reports Strong Retail Demand, but Says Future Is Less Clear

Consumers spent more than expected on the e-commerce giant’s site, while margins tightened at the company’s all-important cloud computing division.

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Final Salute to a Fallen Officer: Images of Loss and Remembrance

The streets of a Bronx neighborhood filled with mourners who had gathered for the funeral of Didarul Islam, one of the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Manhattan.

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Apple Surprises Investors Worried That It Had Lost Its Touch

Despite recent criticism about its product outlook, the company reported strong sales of iPhones, Macs and services.

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Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.

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Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781

The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.

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CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

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Just Hours Remain Before Trump’s Tariff Deadline

Also, the U.S. is paying more than 150,000 people not to work. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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How Democrats Can Be Relevant Again

If Democrats can come up with an alternative vision of how to repair the social and moral order, they might be relevant in the years ahead.

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White House Unveils Plan for Enormous Ballroom Long Sought by Trump

Officials said a 90,000-square-foot addition to the East Wing would cost $200 million and be paid for by President Trump and other donors.

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Nashville Is a ‘Tough Place to Tunnel.’ Musk Is Digging Anyway.

State leaders fast-tracked plans by Elon Musk’s company for a tunnel to Nashville’s airport, ignoring the city’s concerns.

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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region

The smoke is expected to remain over the northern and central Plains of the United States for the next couple of days, according to meteorologists.

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Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ Is Dead at 83

He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.

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Figma’s $20 Billion Sale Died. It Came Back to Go Public.

Figma, which makes a design platform, was on the verge of a big payday before regulators quashed the sale. On Thursday, it went public, with its stock opening up 158 percent.

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Bipartisan Pair of Senators Seeks $54.6 Billion in New Aid for Ukraine

The measure faces long odds given past Republican opposition to sending additional assistance to Kyiv, but it comes as President Trump has signaled a new openness to finding ways to back the nation.

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In Shift, Hochul Says Starvation of Children in Gaza Is ‘Unconscionable’

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York joined other staunch supporters of Israel who have recently condemned its role in creating the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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15 Books for Kids Starting Middle School

From classics by Judy Blume and Mildred D. Taylor to graphic novels and mysteries, these 15 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.

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12 Books for Kids Starting Kindergarten

Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These 12 titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store.

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Kavanaugh Defends Supreme Court’s Terse Emergency Orders

Speaking at a judicial conference, the justice said that saying too much risked premature judgments, adding that the court had been trying various approaches.

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Unnoticed Whistle-Blower Document Alarms Justice Department Veterans

A complaint concerning a top Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, went unnoticed for more than two months, raising worries that an internal watchdog has gone dormant.

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Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83

He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass (“Einstein on the Beach”) to Lady Gaga.

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Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

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Trump Announces 90-Day Extension for Mexico in Trade Talks

The extension gives Mexico more time to reach a trade deal with the United States and avert, for now, heavier tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose starting on Friday.

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County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.

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She Came Face to Face With the Park Avenue Gunman and Survived

Sebije Nelovic, who has cleaned the Manhattan office building that was the site of the shooting for 27 years, was dusting a table that Monday evening. Then she heard gunfire.

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How India Became One of the Biggest Buyers of Russian Oil

President Trump upended trade negotiations with India by making the purchase of crude oil a sticking point.

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Feeding the Maine Lobster Roll Boom

At one of the most renowned lobster shacks — and across the country — the star dish just keeps getting more popular.

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A.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like NBA Stars.

A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders.

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Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.

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Man Dies After Apparent Fall From Whitney Museum

The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday afternoon, the police said. The museum said it would be closed on Thursday.

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