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Mamdani, Skeptical of Casinos, Won’t Try to Block Them in New York City

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee, said that while he still had doubts about city casinos, he respected the views of voters who supported them.

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Two Big Law Firms Said to Be Doing Free Work for Trump Administration

After making deals with the president to avoid punitive executive orders, Paul Weiss and Kirkland & Ellis are helping the Commerce Department.

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Hurricane Erin Brings Rip Current Risks From Florida to Maine

The storm, off North Carolina, was generating life-threatening surf and rip currents and causing beach closures along the East Coast.

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Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost

A Texas Legislative Committee heard for the first time from the parents who demanded better flood warning systems, better training and equipment for camps near the river.

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Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State

The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.

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Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’

The former president suggested that Democrats opposing G.O.P. efforts in Texas and elsewhere should advance their own gerrymandering plans.

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New Malaria Case Prompts Testing of Mosquitoes in New Jersey

A Morris County resident may have contracted the illness locally, which would be the first known instance in decades of someone being exposed while in the state.

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Even a Glancing Blow From Hurricane Erin May Cost the Outer Banks a Crucial Lifeline

Highway 12 is beloved for its scenic views. But it’s also prone to flooding.

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Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91

In 1962, she started a software company at her dining room table with a revolutionary idea: to create a place where women could find a work-life balance.

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Deportation of 6-Year-Old Puts Spotlight on ICE’s Detention of Families

Immigration authorities have detained about 50 children younger than 18 in the New York City area since January. At least 38 of them have been deported.

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John Cruickshank, Last World War II Victoria Cross Winner, Dies at 105

He made a daring raid on a U-boat, suffered 72 wounds and helped land his damaged seaplane.

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Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

Israel’s plan to invade Gaza City, the most populous city in the northern Gaza Strip, has forced many families to consider uprooting themselves.

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Fed Officials Split Over How to Read Economic Signals

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting showed policymakers grappling with a slowing labor market and inflation that remains above the central bank’s target.

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Southern California Faces a Combustible Mix of Heat and Fire Risk

A stretch of unusually hot weather combined with exceptionally dry vegetation will elevate the risk of wildfire.

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A.I. Might Change the World Without Remaking It

Artificial intelligence may change the world, but it probably won’t remake it.

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Social Media Figure Is Killed by Stray Bullet in Road Rage Episode, Police Say

Yarely Hermosillo, 27, was in a car struck by a bullet fired by a man who was arguing with another driver in Glendale, Ariz., the police said.

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NYC Judge Denies Trump Administration Request to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts

The judge said that the papers contained testimony from a single F.B.I. agent and that far more information about the case was held in Justice Department files.

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More Adams Associates and Supporters Are Said to Face Corruption Charges

Among those expected to surrender in the coming days are a close friend of Mayor Eric Adams whom the mayor installed in a powerful city position.

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Senate Adds Guardrails to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills

Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less leeway to refuse to spend federal money.

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A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back

To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a high death rate in Philadelphia.

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Russia Demands Role in Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Postwar Security

European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

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Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School

The state law had said public schools would have to display the Ten Commandments in a “conspicuous” location in every classroom in Texas by Sept. 1.

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Oklahoma Proposes ‘America First Test’ for Teachers From New York and California

The test is meant to filter out teachers who hold views “antithetical” to Oklahoma values.

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What Do You Want to Read About Disability?

Input from readers will help shape our coverage.

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No Food, No Water, a Broken Leg: How a Hiker Survived a Harrowing Week in the Wild

Alec Luhn, 38, an American journalist, hopes the lessons he learned from his ordeal in a national park in Norway can help others.

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Fewer People Are Reading for Fun, Study Finds

From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40 percent, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend.

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How Harry Potter Fans Are Driving the Romantasy Trend

Romantasy is propping up the fiction market. Thanks to a generation that grew up reading about a boy wizard.

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Ask a Journalist: A Monthly Series for Teenagers

Join us each month this school year to discuss a teen-friendly topic with a New York Times journalist who covers it. Post your thoughts, ask questions or suggest ideas, and the reporters will reply!

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What Russia Is Doing to Grab Ukrainian Land While It Still Can

As negotiations over the war carry on, President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing hard with tactics that have evolved over three and a half years.

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The U.S. Open Brings Big Names to Its New Mixed Doubles Event

What used to be a free preview of low-key qualifying matches is reinvented as a mostly free event with some of the biggest names in tennis.

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