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A Maker of Pet Toys in Ukraine Turns to Killer Drones

An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.

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In Germany’s East, the Far Right Could Soon Take Power. This Is Its Plan.

In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul German society.

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Ben Sasse on How to Live While Dying

The former senator wants to heal the America he’s leaving behind.

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Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington

A conference near the White House drew dozens of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant.

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Fed’s Inflation Woes Preceded the War With Iran

An energy shock stemming from the fighting has added a layer of complexity to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making around interest rates.

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Markets Have Faced a Year of Chaos and Still Done Awfully Well

Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.

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Hillary Clinton: Fixing Affordability Starts With Families

Our children will pay the price for the president’s indifference.

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We Are on the Cusp of a Revolution in Rare Disease Treatment

We can’t let the most important medical achievement of a decade slip through our fingers.

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A Must for the Next Food Craze? Be ‘Social Media Gorgeous.’

The ascent of ube has little to do with the purple yam’s taste or Filipino origins. It’s the color, flavor experts say.

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How a New York Times Reporter Covers the Illegal Drug Trade

A new series on dangerous synthetic drugs called for sources on the other side of the law.

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These Homesteaders Prep for the End of the World at Oklahoma Expo

Homesteading, for all its bucolic imagery, taps into the desire to escape from the disquiet of modern America, where anything can happen.

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In a Deep Red Town In Pennsylvania, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Detention Center

The Tremont, Pa., area has roughly 2,000 residents and limited resources. The Trump administration plans to convert a warehouse there to hold nearly four times as many people.

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How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.

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On Social Media, Democratic Politicians Are Letting the F-Word Fly

In person, on social media and in campaign ads, Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at President Trump.

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Mamdani Asserts Control Over N.Y.P.D., Saying He Would Overrule Tisch

Although Mayor Zohran Mamdani often seems to defer to his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, he insisted that he had the final say in policing matters.

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Stephen Colbert Skewers Trump’s ‘Double-Sided’ Cease-Fire

“The Late Show” host asked if being double-sided wasn’t a prerequisite: “I believe there’s a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it’s ‘murder.’”

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How War in the Middle East Paralyzed an Asian Food Giant

Vietnam, the world’s No. 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world’s food supply.

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Trump Wants Orban to Win. That’s Why He Might Not.

Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule could be coming to a close.

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Clean Energy Team Wins Salt River Project Election in Arizona

Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups.

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Half of Gen Z Uses AI, but Their Feelings Are Souring, Study Shows

A new study from Gallup found that young adults have grown less hopeful and more angry about artificial intelligence.

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No, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival

A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world. Turns out it wasn’t true.

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U.S. Fertility Rates Drop to Another Record Low

The fertility rate has been falling since 2007, in large part because of a plunge among teenagers.

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Is the Strait of Hormuz Reopening? What to Know Under Iran-Cease Fire.

Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.

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No Charges for Wisconsin Mayor Who Removed Ballot Drop Box in 2024

A special prosecutor said a review of the incident found there was not sufficient evidence to charge Doug Diny, the mayor of Wausau.

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Hawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter in Attack on Wife

Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.

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Disagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It

The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.

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Mamdani Acknowledges ‘Troubling’ Job Losses in 100 Days’ Interview

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is focused on economic justice. Some budget watchdogs and business leaders want him to concentrate on economic development.

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New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers

Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.

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Martin Gugino, Activist Shoved by Buffalo Police at 2020 Protest, Dies

Mr. Gugino, 81, had filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the city of Buffalo and members of its police force after officers fractured his skull at a Black Lives Matter protest.

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Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal

After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.

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