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Philippines Condemns China After South China Sea Collision Captured on Video

Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ramming a Chinese warship. It was the latest confrontation in the contested waters.

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Suit Accuses N.Y.P.D. of Continued Aggression at Protests Over Gaza

The case, brought by civil rights lawyers, asks a judge to issue an order stopping the Police Department from “violently disrupting” pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York City.

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Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies

The decision cited a Supreme Court order in June granting DOGE analysts sweeping access to other data stored at the Social Security Administration.

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Trump Promised a Golden Age. Then a Montana Lumber Plant Closed Down.

Anger over well-paid manufacturing jobs giving way to lower-wage work fueled President Trump’s rise. With his movement now in power, who gets blamed as the trend continues?

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For Putin, Who Has Swayed Trump Before, Meeting Is Chance to Reset Ties

The U.S. president is pushing to end the war in Ukraine, but analysts say the Russian leader could turn a hastily planned meeting to his advantage.

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Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project

The U.S. risks not just being left behind, but out of the game entirely.

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The Hunt for a Lost Microscopic Art World

Decades ago, designers etched microscopic doodles onto silicon chips to leave their marks. Now, techno-archaeologists search for the tiny fossils.

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Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit

Oracle’s co-founder and the world’s second-richest person pledges to concentrate his vast resources on his own research institute and for-profit ventures to address health, hunger and climate change.

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Gaming Out the Price of a Trump Trade Deal With China

President Trump again delayed higher tariffs on Chinese goods. But his recent moves on computer chips have stoked fears he’s willing to give too much to reach an accord.

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India’s Supreme Court Tells New Delhi to Round Up Stray Dogs

In cities across the country, the feral animals are both loved and feared. The judges are forging into intensely emotional territory by going after the ones in the capital.

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Russia Makes a Swift Battlefield Advance, Seeking an Edge in Trump Talks

Russian forces have moved several miles into Ukrainian-held territory in the east, threatening to outflank Ukraine’s positions.

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The D.C. Takeover

We look at crime in the nation’s capital and President Trump’s legal authority to intervene.

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As Heat Wave Hits Southern Europe, Wildfires Kill 2

Firefighters were battling blazes in France, Spain and Portugal. Forecasters warned that temperatures would soar above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in some places.

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A Glow-Up Gone Awry

A restoration of a beloved figure of the Virgin Mary causes an uproar. “The Macarena cannot be made up!”

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Israeli Hostage Families Call for Nationwide Work Stoppage

Relatives of captives held by Hamas excoriated the Israeli government for what they called “an endless war without purpose.” It was unclear how many would join them.

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Trump Sends the National Guard Into Washington, D.C.

The president’s announcement was an extraordinary exertion of federal power over an American city.

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Trump’s ‘Law and Order’ Crackdown on D.C., and Silicon Valley Embraces the Pentagon

Plus, a quiet crisis for America’s jurors.

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As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning

As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France between the right and the left.

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Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian Militia and Theater Leader, Speaks After Release From Prison

Zakaria Zubeidi inspired Palestinians and horrified Israelis. Freed from jail during a recent truce, he questions what his many lives have achieved.

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Why Surrendering a Key Eastern Region Would Be Hard for Ukraine

As President Trump talks of land swaps, Ukrainians find it difficult to imagine giving up the Donbas, for military, humanitarian and political reasons.

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The D.N.C.’s New Leader Seeks to Curb Dark Money Influence in 2028 Primaries

The move is the first significant maneuver from Ken Martin to shape the party’s next presidential nominating process, but how much bite his proposal could have remains to be seen.

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For Trump, Cities Like Washington Are Real Estate in Need of Fixing Up

“It’s a natural instinct as a real estate person,” he said in announcing his federal takeover of the capital’s police, despite falling crime.

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CPI Likely to Show Rising Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Lead to Price Hikes

The Consumer Price Index is expected to reflect an uptick in inflation as companies increase prices as a result of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Geometry Solves Gerrymandering

A new level of partisan one-upmanship should spur urgent demands for reform.

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A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.

What bots are really doing in the classroom.

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Cecilia Bartoli Knows What Makes Good Opera and Ragù: Time

A star mezzo-soprano, Bartoli also runs a festival and an opera house at an age when others start to retire. And she’s not slowing down.

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How College Financial Troubles Could Reshape Student Life

Austerity is coming to colleges boxed in by President Trump’s cuts and their own troubles. As they lay off workers, cut majors and take other steps, the changes may eventually be felt in classrooms.

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How Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters

Interviews with nearly 30 working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic laid bare the party’s deep challenges — and its pockets of opportunity.

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What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Very American’ Artist Now?

Robert Longo was a little nervous about opening a big show in Denmark this year.

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These Are the Voters Who Should Scare Democrats Most

Working-class Americans who until recently voted Democratic said the party should not count on a backlash to President Trump to win them back. Still, there were pockets of opportunity.

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