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U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders.

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The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding in Real Time

Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public.

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Brazil, India and Other Countries Fight Back Against Trump’s Tariffs

Brazil, India and other emerging countries are hedging their bets against the United States.

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Lisa Cook Says She Will Not Step Down From the Fed

Ms. Cook said that she would not resign from the board of governors, hours after President Trump announced he was firing her.

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Australia Accuses Iran of Directing Antisemitic Arson Attacks

The government abruptly severed diplomatic ties and ejected Iran’s ambassador, saying the country had orchestrated attacks in Sydney and Melbourne last year.

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4 A.M. at a Beijing Labor Market: Jobs, and Hope, Are in Short Supply

China’s economic slowdown has fallen especially hard on older migrant workers, who often don’t have the technical skills that employers are seeking.

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Rabbis Emerge as Growing Voice of Criticism of Israel’s Tactics in Gaza

Among the recent public letters was one from dozens of Orthodox rabbis demanding “moral clarity” to what they called a humanitarian crisis.

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The Backbone of the Global Auto Supply Chain Is at Risk From Trump’s Tariffs

They are threatening smaller parts companies that are key to manufacturing and employ hundreds of thousands in Japan, South Korea and Germany.

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Trump Says He Is Firing Lisa Cook From Fed Board of Governors

President Trump told Lisa Cook that he had found sufficient cause “to remove you from your position.” Ms. Cook and her lawyer said they would fight the firing.

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Phoenix Airport Grounds Flights After Dust Storms

The brief ground stop at Sky Harbor International Airport was lifted on Monday evening, but delays were expected as operations resumed.

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Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know as He Moves to Remove Lisa Cook

The Supreme Court has indicated that there are distinctive reasons to shield the Federal Reserve from political interference.

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Babe Ruth (Not That One) Stole Baseball Players’ Identities, U.S. Says

George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said.

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Epstein Accuser’s Family Takes Issue With Plans to Publish Her Memoir

Relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died earlier this year, contend that the book underplays the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband.

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Crime Gone in a Week? The Politics Behind Trump’s Federal Crackdown.

President Trump is using crime as a political weapon, proclaiming quick-fix solutions to deeply rooted challenges in cities led by Democrats.

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Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C.

It is highly unusual for prosecutors to fail even once to obtain an indictment from a grand jury given the way the process is stacked in favor of the government.

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Mediterranean Diet Reduces Diabetes Risk, Study Shows

Strong evidence suggests that following the diet, cutting calories and exercising lowers the chances of developing diabetes for those with metabolic risk factors.

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Kennedy Center’s New Dance Director Criticized ‘Woke’ Ballet Culture

Stephen Nakagawa, a former dancer with the Washington Ballet, wrote a letter to the leader of the arts center complaining about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet.”

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House Republican Seeks Documents From Epstein Estate

Representative James E. Comer of Kentucky demanded financial records, video recordings and information on meetings with famous people.

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Gov. Pritzker Challenges Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago

The Illinois governor pointed out that eight of the 10 states with the highest homicide rates are led by Republicans.

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Trump Repeatedly Praises North Korea’s Dictator in Meeting With South’s President

In the Oval Office, President Trump met his South Korean counterpart as the relationship between their countries has been strained.

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Abrego Garcia Was Detained Again

Also, heat waves could be making you age faster. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Teens Are Using Chatbots as Therapists. That’s Alarming.

We are deploying digital pseudo-therapists at an unprecedented scale, and those most at risk of negative outcomes are teens.

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Sheila R. Canby, Curator at the Met Who Humanized Islam, Dies at 76

In overseeing the expansion of the Islamic art galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, she countered hostile narratives about the Muslim world that arose after 9/11.

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In Private Deal, the D.N.C. Covered $20 Million in Harris Bills Post-Election

The former vice president has been raising the funds to pay all of those expenses and to keep the party whole financially. But small donors making those contributions have been left in the dark.

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SpaceX Starship 10th Test Launch: How and When to Watch the Flight

Elon Musk’s company is trying again to overcome setbacks faced by its Starship prototype after a Sunday night scrub of a test flight.

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After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals

The president said he hoped to “get as much as I can,” signaling a shift in the relationship between government and private business.

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Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State

Israel is well on its way to making itself a pariah state — to the point that Israelis will think twice about speaking Hebrew when traveling abroad.

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Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement

An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each state and seeks civilian volunteers to assist federal agents in Washington.

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Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law

A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

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U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Face Uncertain Future

With its mission up for renewal, the U.N. force is under pressure to disband even as Israeli airstrikes continue along one of the world’s most volatile borders.

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