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Before Minnesota Shooting, a Program Aimed at Preventing Attacks Lost Federal Funding

The cut by the Trump administration does not appear to have affected the handling of the church shooting this week, but state leaders say it weakens efforts to identify future threats.

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Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

One attack was an effort to assassinate Abu Obeida, one of Hamas’s best-known spokesmen, Israeli officials said. It was not immediately clear if that succeeded.

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Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

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A Morbid Memory Lingers 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina

Of all the disorder in New Orleans after the storm, a Times reporter remembers the corpse on Union Street most of all.

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Hiker Is Found Dead in Wyoming After Being Missing for a Month

Grant Gardner’s body was found by a climbing team on Wednesday in Bighorn National Forest, a week after the authorities called off a search.

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Pro-Palestinian Protesters at the Venice Film Festival Raise Gaza War

In the days leading up to the festival, hundreds of film professionals signed an open letter demanding that the star-studded event take a stance against the crisis in Gaza.

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An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

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What to Know About Zohran Mamdani and Democratic Socialism

Opponents of the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City have derogatively called him both a socialist and a democratic socialist to make a dent in his lead in the polls.

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In Austria, Government Health Care Can Look a Bit Like a Spa

A few weeks of hikes and saunas in wine country? Sometimes, that’s literally just what the doctor ordered.

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Houthis Say Prime Minister Is Killed in Israeli Attack

Ahmed al-Rahawi had led the Houthi cabinet in Yemen since 2024. His killing is unlikely to halt the Iranian-backed group’s missile attacks on Israel.

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Mexico’s President Struggles to Escape Trump’s Growing Demands

After months of negotiation and concessions, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has found herself in a cycle of pressure from the White House.

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From Cracker Barrel to Sydney Sweeney, Trump Has an Opinion to Share

In his second term, President Trump is using his power to reshape American culture, not just American policy. He has threatened consequences for many who disagree.

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Behind Thai Premier’s Dismissal, Unraveling of an Uneasy Alliance

Thaksin Shinawatra had struck a grand bargain with Thailand’s establishment, analysts say, that allowed his daughter to ascend to the prime minister’s job.

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Marin Lately, a New Satire Publication, Skewers Marin County

In February, the publication Marin Lately began satirizing the wealthy, idyllic swath of the Bay Area. The author has been a mystery, until now.

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Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

The health secretary is endangering the lives of American people now and into the future.

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Vax Quack Lacks Facts

This Kennedy is no profile in courage.

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Oasis Conquers America

There’s a reason America is now loving the band.

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Let Your Garden Grow

Yards should be wilder, freer and more alive.

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Golden Hour

This weekend marks summer’s unofficial end — but that doesn’t have to mean abandoning the season’s many splendors.

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Large Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine, Amid Stalled Bid for Peace Talks

It was the second massive assault in three days, as the Kremlin rebuffed peace talks sought by Ukraine and the United States.

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In Secret Diaries, the Church Shooter’s Plans for Mass Murder

Robin W. Westman described how she had obtained guns and how she had visited the church on a test run this summer during a Sunday Mass.

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Benny Johnson Was Fired for Plagiarism. At the White House, He’s Embraced.

Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, has enjoyed rare access and promotion from the Trump administration.

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How Russia Is Distracting Citizens From the War

Moscow is hosting a big summer festival as Russia continues its war in Ukraine. Katrin Bennhold, a senior international reporter for The New York Times, talks with Ivan Nechepurenko, a Times reporter in Russia, about the spectacle and what it says about Russian public opinion more than three and a half years into the war.

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The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Members Get Down to Business

Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and director Chris Columbus on their new adaptation, first-day jitters and their shared love of “Home Alone.”

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20 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is Still Home for Those Who Left

For many displaced by Hurricane Katrina, distance did not diminish their bond with the city they left behind, even as they built new lives.

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New York’s Very Rich Reel Over the NYC Mayoral Race and Mamdani’s Lead

“The Hamptons is basically in group therapy about the mayoral race.”

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Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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How Fox Sports Is Using Horse Racing to Tap Into the Sports Betting Market

Fox’s Saturday broadcasts of Saratoga horse races have averaged 501,000 viewers, more than the National Hockey League’s regular season on TNT or college basketball’s on Fox/FS1.

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Alaska Produces a Ton of Gas. Soon, Its Biggest City Might Not Have Enough.

The looming energy crisis in Anchorage offers a lesson in the downsides of relying on fossil fuels.

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Croquet, Anyone? Making Moscow a Vast Fun Zone to Divert Minds From War.

A festival known as Summer in Moscow showcases the city’s transformation into an ultramodern metropolis. But the feast can’t last forever.

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