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A Novelist Asks: Am I Bob Dylan’s Son?

In his autobiographical novel, Sam Sussman grows up wondering if his affinity for the great singer-songwriter goes beyond a striking resemblance.

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What U.S. Open Rivals Alcaraz and Sinner Can Teach Us About Performing Our Best

The top-ranked tennis players may meet again in the U.S. Open men’s final. Here’s what the fierce competitors can teach you about unlocking your potential.

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2 Dead as Russia Strikes Danish Demining Group, Ukraine Official Says

The Danish Refugee Council said that one of its teams had been affected by a missile attack and that it was investigating.

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Edgar Feuchtwanger, Who Wrote About Being Hitler’s Neighbor, Dies at 100

He and his Jewish family lived across the street from the German leader in the 1930s. He later became a British professor and historian.

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Giorgio Armani’s Life in Photos

One of the most prolific fashion designers in history, he turned a certain kind of Italian chic into an international phenomenon.

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Giorgio Armani, Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91

He created a male uniform whose feminized form won favor with women. An alliance with movie stars made his name all but synonymous with red-carpet dressing.

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Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

Two former agency leaders said the administration’s “hostility” toward vaccines had spread to the agency’s top ranks.

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Who Are the Five New ‘S.N.L.’ Cast Members Joining Season 51?

Please Don’t Destroy will stop making videos for the show as Ben Marshall joins the cast. Watch clips of him and the other new additions.

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Health Care Costs for Workers Begin to Climb

A survey shows employers expect a sharp increase in benefit costs for next year, and many will want workers to shoulder more of the burden.

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Morrissey Seeks to Sell His Rights to the Smiths’ Songs

Citing “malicious associations” with his former bandmates, the lead singer of the 1980s band said he had “no choice” but to sell to protect his health.

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What Is Swedish Culture? IKEA? Yes. Abba? Not This Time.

A government initiative to create a Swedish “cultural canon” concerned many in the country’s cultural world. The final list has sparked debate over the choices.

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Wall Street’s Bet Against the Trump Tariffs

Investors are offering to buy importers’ rights to any refunds of the administration’s levies. It’s a longshot wager that courts will overturn the tariffs.

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Hamas Says It Is Ready for a Comprehensive Deal to End the Gaza War

The Palestinian militant group has expressed similar positions in the past, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel dismissed its statement as “spin” and “nothing new.”

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Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates, and Trump Battles Wind Farms

Plus, a Chinese coffee giant comes to America.

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How Trump Exploits Emergency Declarations to Expand Presidential Power

We catalog the president’s emergencies to explore how he is using them to remake the government.

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Russia Wants ‘Security Guarantees’ Too. Here’s What They Look Like.

The Kremlin’s vision of national security comes at the expense of Ukrainian sovereignty, underlining the challenges of striking a peace deal.

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For Donald Trump, Everything Is an Emergency

He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.

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In Tariff Standoff With Trump, China Boycotts American Soybeans

U.S. farmers need to sell their incoming crop, and China needs to buy it in case its main alternative, Brazil, has a flood or drought. But their trade war prevents a deal.

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John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers

The tractor maker said that sales were down and that higher metal tariffs would cost it $600 million, while American farmers face dwindling overseas demand for some crops.

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RFK Jr. Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Up

Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent actions contradict pledges he made about vaccine access in order to win confirmation.

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On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

The Republican rift over whether to demand greater transparency in the case has once again highlighted a gender divide in the male-dominated party.

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Vetements Takes Its Trademark Fight to U.S. Supreme Court

Why does Veuve Clicquot get a U.S. trademark while Vetements — home of the packing-tape minidress, no less! — does not? Its lawyers want to know.

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What Can Democrats Do to Get Rid of the Scarlet L for Loser?

It does seem that our entire democracy may be riding on whether the party can find the right leader.

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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Fed Pick, to Face Grilling From Lawmakers

Stephen Miran, who served as one of the president’s top economic advisers, will have to reconcile his past criticism of the central bank with his new responsibilities if he becomes a governor.

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Does the Future Belong to China?

Our biggest adversary is waiting for the West to collapse.

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3 Psychiatric Tools That Could Boost the Brain’s Natural Healing

They work for depression and P.T.S.D. Could they also help the brain repair itself after a neurologic catastrophe?

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Could a Pill Fix the Brain?

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain heal itself after a stroke or traumatic injury.

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Trump Administration Targets Financial Relief for Undocumented Students

The Justice Department has challenged several states that offer in-state tuition to unauthorized immigrants, contending that the policies discriminate against U.S. citizens.

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Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide

The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases that would force fossil-fuel companies to pay for climate damage.

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After Deadly Lisbon Funicular Crash, Portugal Declares a Day of Mourning

The authorities are investigating an accident that killed 17 people and working to identify victims, which they said had Portuguese and foreign surnames.

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