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Gene Espy, Pioneering Hiker of the Appalachian Trail, Dies at 98

In 1951, he became the second person known to have walked the trail in a single trek — a “thru-hike” — covering some 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine in 123 days.

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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones.

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Nestlé Dismisses CEO Laurent Freixe Over Inappropriate Relationship With a Subordinate

The world’s largest food company named Philipp Navratil, a longtime employee, to replace Laurent Freixe.

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Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights

The president, who has targeted collective bargaining contracts for nearly one million government employees, has said their functions touch on national security.

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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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When the Trumpeter Plays Taps, the Crowd at the Shore Goes Silent

As the sun sets on another summer, John Hersh is wrapping up his 10th year of rooftop serenades.

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Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say

The Bulgarian authorities believe that Russia disrupted navigation signals that would have been used by a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, European officials said.

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Crime Crackdown in D.C. Shows Trump Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns

If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.

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A Look at Vintage Photography From Our Archives

We study photographers’ contact sheets from the last century.

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Israel’s New Negotiating Stance Is Likely to Prolong Gaza War, Experts Say

A shift toward pressing for a permanent cease-fire deal, alongside plans for a new offensive in Gaza City, means the fighting is unlikely to end soon.

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Kyiv Links Moscow to Killing of Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker

Ukraine said it had arrested a suspect in the murder of the politician, who had voiced anti-Russian views. The authorities did not explain how the suspect was tied to Moscow.

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A Jamaican Man Served Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison

The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.

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What to Know About the Earthquake in Afghanistan

Hundreds of people were killed, according to the Taliban government, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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Xi, Putin and Modi Try to Signal Unity at China Summit

Their display of friendship in China was aimed at projecting an alternative to U.S. global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.

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The Un-Checked, Un-Balanced Reign of King Donald

Is our vaunted system really safe from the shameless likes of Trump?

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We Ran the C.D.C. Secretary Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Agency leaders sound the alarm.

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He Burned a Flag and Won a Right. With Trump’s Order, He Worries That’s at Risk.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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Is ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Sphere the Future of Cinema? Or the End of It?

Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.

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Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.

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Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News

He’s 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”

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How Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Residency is Boosting the Economy

Bad Bunny’s three-month concert series in San Juan is spurring a short-term surge in Puerto Rico’s economy.

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In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes

A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.

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Sophie Cunningham Avenged Caitlin Clark. Now Sponsors (and the Right) Love Her.

The W.N.B.A.’s Sophie Cunningham is riding her viral moment to endorsements and brand deals. But she doesn’t want to talk politics.

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Applying to College in the Age of Racial Trauma

The new, higher premium placed on college application essays that focus on racially traumatic experiences produces numerous undesirable consequences.

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Ukraine War Leads to Global Shortage of TNT for Military and Mining Use

Mining materials to make cement, gravel and a host of other common products require an explosive that is becoming more expensive and limited in supply.

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Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

The artist Fonki developed a graffiti style that blends ancient motifs with scenes of modern Cambodia.

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What to Know About Rudy Giuliani’s Car Accident

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and lawyer for President Trump, suffered a fractured vertebra when a vehicle slammed into his car on Saturday.

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Where You Can Stumble Upon a U.S. Open Match

A small part of the New York City tennis tournament is staged, miles away from the main action, at the gleaming Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx.

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South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down

Thousands of residents and interns were protesting a government proposal that would have dramatically increased the number of medical students in the country.

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It’s Labor Day. And Trump Is the Most Anti-Union President in Decades.

Why the labor movement needs to act like its future is under grave threat.

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