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Eric Adams Hints to Business Leaders He Is Open to Quitting Mayor’s Race

Mayor Eric Adams told a prominent New York City business group that if a private poll showed he had no path to re-election, he would reconsider bowing out.

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Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.

Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.

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Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?

Maine’s Board of Pesticides Control says two summer residents poisoned a neighbor’s trees so the couple, both Martha Stewart associates, could have a harbor view. They deny it.

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The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of RFK Jr.’s Agenda

The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.

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Trump’s Tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam Are Making Coffee More Expensive

Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of President Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.

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Mamdani Gets Backing From National Democrats as Trump Enters Fray

Democrats have been slow to embrace Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who won New York City’s mayoral primary. Many, especially in New York, still are.

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Belarus Frees 52 Political Prisoners in U.S.-Brokered Deal

Release comes as Alexander Lukashenko, the country’s authoritarian leader and an ally of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, seeks to normalize ties with the Trump administration.

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In High-Profile Closings, Los Angeles Restaurateurs See Trouble

The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.

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As Los Angeles Olympics Loom, Critics Worry Its Cultural Plan Is Lagging

Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.

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When Authoritarianism Looms, Old Friends Reunite

David Brooks, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel take a temperature check on Trump’s second term.

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CPI Shows Pace of US Inflation Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Rate Cuts

The central bank is likely to lower borrowing costs at its meeting next week amid budding concerns about the labor market.

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Nepal’s Young Protesters Find an Unlikely Partner: The Army

After an explosion of popular rage tore through the country, its respected army was the only institution left standing. It’s now in talks with the protesters.

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What You Need to Know About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

The search for the shooter is still underway.

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What Drove Israel’s Attack on Hamas in Qatar?

Israeli officials and analysts say that revenge for the Hamas-led 2023 attack on Israel, and frustration over moribund Gaza truce negotiations, informed its decision to strike in Doha.

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UK Ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, Forced Out Over Epstein Links

The British government said it had withdrawn the envoy after newly revealed emails showed the depth of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer, and Putin’s Defiant Message

Plus, why firefighters are sounding an alarm.

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Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues

Here are some of the right-wing activist’s stances on gun control, climate change and other issues.

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Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything.

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Fare Evasion Cost the M.T.A. $1 Billion in 2024, but the Trend May Be Slowing

A fiscal watchdog group found that deterrence measures are starting to have an impact on the practice, which has surged since the pandemic.

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Conservative Christians Mourn Kirk as a Martyr

“Charlie died for what he believed in,” said Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor in Oklahoma.

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Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S.

A continent already on edge over the Ukraine war sees a Russian challenge to NATO readiness and to an America that wants to disengage from Europe.

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Russia’s Strategy Against the West: Escalate Slowly and See if It Responds

Ukrainian and European officials say President Vladimir V. Putin has become emboldened by a lack of Western pushback.

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In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of billions in American manufacturing.

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Our Photographer Reflects on Her 9/11 Images

Ruth Fremson, a New York Times photographer who captured the moments when the twin towers fell, describes what she witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days afterward.

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How ‘Severance’ and ‘The Pitt’ Sum Up the TV Business

The industry is in a state of transition. The front-runners for best drama at the Emmys this Sunday explain the competing tensions.

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The Trump Administration Wants to Roll Back Airline Passenger Rights

The Transportation Department’s apparent openness to undoing government policies protecting the rights of airline passengers could have wide ramifications.

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The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy’s Agenda

The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.

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What to Know About the 9/11 Case at Guantánamo Bay

A guide to the military prison, the prisoners, the costs and what else goes on at the U.S. naval base.

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Scammers Are Using Fake Reviews to Extort Small Businesses

Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up.

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Charlie Kirk and the Future of Political Violence

An assassin took aim at the American experiment itself.

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