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Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt construction of solar and wind farms on public and private lands.

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It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll.

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Do You Own a Car in New York? Tell Us Your Best, or Worst, Parking Story.

We are interested in your most memorable and weirdest tales about parking, even when it seemed impossible.

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How a Pro-Palestinian Group Got Banned in Britain

Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group known for its direct action, was banned as a terrorism group under British law. The decision followed a break-in by the group at Britain’s largest air base, causing a political scandal. Lizzie Dearden, a security reporter, explains how this has large stakes for the legacy of direct action in protest movements in Britain.

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How a Pro-Palestinian Group Fell Foul of a Long Unused U.K. Terrorism Law

The protest group Palestine Action does not promote violence against people. But after it damaged military property, the British government banned it as a terrorist organization.

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Japan’s Auto Giants Are Expecting Pain Despite Trump Trade Deal

Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits despite a trade deal that cut auto levies to 15 percent. The reduced rate has yet to be implemented.

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A Prosecutor Took on MS-13 and Violent Crime. Trump Fired Her Anyway.

Desiree Grace was a casualty of the struggle between the White House and district judges over who would lead the U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey.

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Seth Meyers Won’t Be Distracted by Trump Fiddling on the Roof

Meyers said that if he saw Trump on his roof, he’d assume the president “was pulling a reverse Santa Claus. — you know, going house to house taking toys away from kids.”

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I’ve Seen How Russia Is Torturing Prisoners of War

Prosecuting torture is a legal obligation, not a diplomatic nicety or something that can be negotiated.

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Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.

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China’s Exports Surged in July as Companies Raced to Beat Trump Tariffs

China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the United States. China still sells three times as much to the United States as it buys.

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Americans Are Eating Slightly Less Ultraprocessed Food, C.D.C. Data Shows

Despite the small decline, ultraprocessed foods still make up the majority of the calories people consume.

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Eddie Palmieri’s 13 Essential Songs and Albums

A native son of the Bronx, Palmieri was a crucial innovator in New York’s Afro-Caribbean music history. The pianist, composer and bandleader has died at 88.

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United Airlines System Outage Leads to Grounded Flights Nationwide

The airline said it expected additional flight delays through Wednesday night “as we work through the issue.”

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Eddie Palmieri, Latin Music’s Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.”

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Federal Agents in L.A. Conduct a Big Immigration Raid at a Home Depot

A rented Penske truck was used to ferry agents to the Home Depot where the raid was conducted, days after an appeals court upheld an order limiting some enforcement tactics.

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Trump’s Redistricting Campaign Tests His Power in the States

The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every possible political advantage.

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The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion

The Rationalists, a community focused on the risks of artificial intelligence, regularly gather with tech figures and other like-minded people in a complex that covers much of a city block.

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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat

The tariff would not apply to businesses that made a commitment to build and invest in the United States.

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Trump’s Tariff Gamble Puts America’s Ties With India at Risk

As the president pursues his goals on Russia and trade, America’s relationship with an important partner in Asia could end up as collateral damage.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.

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Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed

The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.

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Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

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Where the Redistricting Wars Might Go After Texas

Texas Democrats may have bought their party some time with their walkout, but both parties are mobilizing to redraw U.S. House maps ahead of the midterms.

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Trump Directed His Wrath at India

Also, the president said he intends to meet with Putin and Zelensky. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Judges Press for Answers on Federal Involvement in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

As environmentalists made the case on Wednesday to stop operations, what was most striking was how many significant questions remained unanswered about the immigration detention center.

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Cuomo Meets With Business Leaders as He Seeks to Undermine Adams

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo told New York City executives that donating to Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election campaign could be a “suicide mission,” one attendee said.

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