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She Was 8 When She Fled the Nazis. After 86 Years, It Inspired Her Art.

Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.

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Ruined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.

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Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds

The death of a British woman from Novichok poisoning was the result of a botched assassination attempt authorized at the highest level, an official report said on Thursday.

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Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire as Body of Another Captive Is Returned

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

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Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away

About half of people covered under the Affordable Care Act say that if their health costs spike, it will have a “major impact” on how they vote in the 2026 midterm elections, a survey found.

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Immigrants’ Fears

We explain how Afghan refugees in America are experiencing the fallout from a D.C. shooting.

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F.D.A. Orders Recall of More than 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese

A warning over shredded cheese is the latest of hundreds in the U.S. food system. Understanding recalls can help shoppers determine what’s truly dangerous.

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The Childhood Vaccine Under Threat, and Trump’s Newest Push for Gas-Powered Cars

Plus, the race to save music history.

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What Happens if Vaccines Aren’t Recommended?

Advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appear poised to make consequential changes to the childhood vaccination schedule. Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, explains how this change could affect vaccine accessibility.

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How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department’s new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.

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Spain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.

The government presents its migrant policy as a welcoming alternative to U.S. crackdowns. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.

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Trump to Host Congo and Rwanda Leaders for Peace Talks in Persistent Conflict

The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.

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The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute

Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.

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Brooklyn Borough President Will Run for House Seat as Socialists Circle

Antonio Reynoso’s bid to replace Representative Nydia M. Velázquez will most likely be contested by a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush

Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.

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The Furor Over Trump’s Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained

Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.

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The Furor Over Trump’s Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained

Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.

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A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect

More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.

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Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.

The federal vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to decide on Thursday that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

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Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.

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Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women working in Saudi Arabia.

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Where Does the Transgender Rights Movement Go From Here?

The lawyer and activist Chase Strangio on cultural divisions and common ground.

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Best TV Shows of 2025

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others.

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Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

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But Who Is the Snake in ‘Zootopia 2’?

Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De’Snake is based on him.

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Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

The health secretary has walled himself off from government scientists and empowered fellow activists to pursue his vaccine agenda.

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Hamas Returns Body of Last Thai Hostage in Gaza

The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all but one other hostage, an Israeli, have been recovered.

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As Hochul Considers an A.I. Bill, Its Sponsor Throws Her a Fund-Raiser

Gov. Kathy Hochul received nearly $250,000 for her re-election campaign from donors eager to have her sign a bill that would regulate the A.I. field in New York.

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Late Night Thinks the War on Drugs Has Gone a Bit Off the Rails

The president who says he’s killing traffickers “pardoned a man who smuggled in enough cocaine to give every American resting Kash Patel face,” Josh Johnson said.

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