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Zelensky Marks Ukraine’s Independence Day With Diplomacy in Kyiv and a Plea for Peace

The Ukrainian leader held talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and was set to meet with President Trump’s envoy, Keith Kellogg, amid continuing diplomatic efforts to end the war.

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What to Make for Breakfast in Kyiv

When Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are looking at maps of Ukraine and deciding which parts Russia should have, it’s time to make waffles.

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How ChatGPT Surprised Me

What if we come to love and depend on the A.I.s — if we prefer them in many cases to our fellow humans?

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Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life.

They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

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Why the Donbas Is the Key to the Ukraine War

Talks of a cease-fire in Ukraine have centered on the Donbas, a valued region for both sides and where most of the fighting is taking place. Michael Schwirtz, a global intelligence correspondent, and Anatoly Kurmanaev, a foreign correspondent covering Russia, break down who the Donbas is important to and why.

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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey on Rock ’n’ Roll Swindles and the Who’s Future

The guitarist and frontman chat about their fraught partnership, earliest goals and (possibly) final shows on the road.

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Calabasas Residents Learn Grim Lesson Amid Toxic Landfill Controversy

Calabasas residents thought it would be easy to keep wildfire ash from being trucked to their local landfill. They were wrong.

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New England Boaters Battle a Coast Guard Plan to Remove Beloved Buoys

The agency said a proposal to get rid of 350 navigational buoys from Maine to New Jersey made sense after decades of advancement in electronic navigation tools.

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What the ‘Panama Playlists’ Exposed About Spotify User Privacy

The “Panama Playlists” exposed the Spotify listening habits of some famous people — and two journalists who didn’t know as much about protecting their privacy as they had thought.

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Reframing Jan. 6: After the Pardons, the Purge

In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free.

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Hundreds Languish in Pakistan’s Prisons on Blasphemy Charges

In Pakistan, hundreds are in jail on charges of blaspheming Islam. Rights groups say some of these cases are due to bad actors entrapping victims online.

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They Put Off Getting in Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money

Money can’t buy love, but it can help single people feel more ready to find it.

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Who Killed King Louie? The Mystery of a Prize Buck’s Death.

An enormous whitetail deer had become a local legend in rural New York. Then a picture of his carcass appeared on social media.

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Why Is Andrew Cuomo Still Running for Mayor? The Answer May Lie in 1977.

Mario Cuomo’s failed mayoral campaign was a training ground for his son Andrew, who would mount his own bid decades later.

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Back to School for Parents’ WhatsApp Groups

The incessant alerts are annoying, but also feel like community.

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Peace Talks in Ukraine All Lead to the Donbas

The contested region is where Russia’s war in Ukraine began a decade ago. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have died defending it. Would Ukraine give it up now?

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China Looms Large as South Korea’s President Meets With Trump

Washington’s increasing focus on Beijing is straining the decades-old alliance between South Korea and the United States.

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As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis, exempt for decades from military service, are now being drafted. Their rage is dividing Israel and threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.

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Singer Marko Perkovic’s Fascist-Era Salute Evokes a Bloody Time in Croatia

There’s a new generation of fans for the singer known as Thompson, who uses the salute and nationalist rhetoric to cast himself as a guardian of Croatian heritage.

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Why Haven’t Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing.

For decades, companies feared being on the wrong side of U.S. sanctions. That’s not always true anymore.

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A Muted Homecoming for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Mr. Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, is keeping a low profile as his lawyers prepare to fight the Trump administration’s proposal to deport him to Uganda.

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A Muted Homecoming for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Mr. Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, is keeping a low profile as his lawyers prepare to fight the Trump administration’s proposal to deport him to Uganda.

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Flat Fire in Oregon Doubles in 24 Hours to More Than 18,000 Acres

More than 1,000 homes in Oregon were under some kind of evacuation because of the Flat fire, which was one of many wildfires burning in the West, amid hot weather.

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Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

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Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks

The administration’s effort to oust a Fed governor as part of a pressure campaign for lower borrowing costs created an inescapable distraction at this year’s Jackson Hole conference.

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How to Make Sense of Trump’s Voting Rights Chaos

Just how can we tell which of Trump’s moves matters?

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Police Release Names of 5 Killed in Tour Bus Crash Near Buffalo

Those killed in the accident on Friday ranged in age from 22 to 65 and included three people from New Jersey, a Chinese student at Columbia University and a person from India.

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The Menendez Brothers’ Momentum Built for Years. It Was Dashed in 2 Days.

Young people energized a push for redemption — and the release of Lyle and Erik. Parole commissioners took a different view and a harder line.

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Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say

The ‘overwhelming majority’ of the material provided to a key investigative committee in response to a subpoena had already been released, according to Democratic members.

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The ‘Lioness’ at the Center of a City Hall Battered by Scandal

Before Ingrid Lewis-Martin was indicted on bribery charges, she was one of the most powerful people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit. Now she may hasten his fall in New York.

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