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Investigators Look Into Staten Island Blasts That Killed Shipyard Worker

The explosions at May Ship Repair Contracting Corporation, which erupted after a fire on a dock, killed one of the company’s subcontractors, a representative said.

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Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

The film, from the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, explores the tension between religious conservatism and social liberalism. The award closed a festival that felt comparatively muted to many.

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Colbert’s Sudden Return to Late Night? It Happened on Public Access.

A day after the comedian hosted the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS, he hosted “Only in Monroe,” a community-access program in Monroe, Mich.

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Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration

After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the Trump administration is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country. It is a risky pivot.

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Garden Grove Chemical Tank Could Be Inching Toward Explosion, Authorities Say

Firefighters still have few options to prevent a tank of toxic chemicals in Garden Grove, Calif., from leaking or exploding.

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Trump Administration Chips Away at Last Traces of Broad Inquiry Into Jan. 6

Two recent moves aligned the department ever more closely with President Trump’s own efforts to whitewash the events of that day.

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A Lull in Fighting Gave Time to Bury Their Dead

In the relative calm of the early days of a cease-fire, there were heart-rending scenes as people exhumed their loved ones from temporary graves and reburied them.

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Firing Cancer Screening Experts Will Not Make Us Healthy Again

The future of health advice is uncertain.

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Garden Grove Chemical Plant Crisis: What to Know and Evacuation Map

Firefighters continue to cool a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding. Some 40,000 residents near the Orange County plant have been evacuated to shelters.

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Carlo Petrini, Whose Slow Food Movement Transformed How We Eat, Dies at 76

Through his Slow Food organization, he spurred a worldwide shift toward sustainability and thoughtful cuisine.

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What to Know About the Garden Grove Chemical Plant Crisis

Firefighters continue to cool a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding. Some 40,000 residents near the Orange County plant have been evacuated to shelters.

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Husband of Prominent New York Gallerist Convicted in Murder-for-Hire Plot

Brent Sikkema, who championed artists like Kara Walker, was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Brazil in 2024 amid divorce proceedings with his spouse.

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Israeli Strikes Pummel Lebanon, Killing Medics Amid Fragile Truce

Saturday’s strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held.

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The Moms Delivered for Trump. Now He’s Scamming Them.

The moms are not happy.

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Trump’s Pursuit of a Partnership With China Raises Concerns in India

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a “gargantuan task” during his visit to Delhi: defuse tensions over President Trump’s anti-India aggression and overtures to China.

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Iran Meets Mediators for Talks as Cease-Fire Hangs in Balance

People across the Middle East were bracing for the possibility of renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran as mediation efforts continue in Tehran without a clear sign of a breakthrough.

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Should You Lend Money to Friends? More People Are Open to the Arrangement.

Friendship and money don’t always mix. But many Americans feel comfortable discussing financial issues with their friends and lending them money.

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Now Is Not the Time to Play Political Make-Believe

Voters want to dictate which offices their preferred politicians hold, what positions they take, and even where and how they live. It is fantasy football: political edition.

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Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?

The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.

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What A.I. Philanthropists Can Learn From the Gilded Age

Leave a physical legacy to future generations, not just a record of programs and disbursements.

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White House Tells Congo’s Soccer Team to Isolate, Citing Ebola Outbreak

The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said.

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How ‘Sentinel Gardens’ Help Spot Dangerous Bugs Abroad

Scientists have planted American trees in China, Korea and elsewhere to attract hungry insects. Their hope is to identify the most damaging bugs before they cross the ocean.

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Track Changes

It’s a holiday weekend, three days to ease from one seasonal mind-set into the next, even if it feels too soon.

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Nicolas Cage Made Himself a Legend. Then He Had to Live With It.

The iconic actor on becoming a meme, a myth and larger than life.

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U.S. Ebola Travel Ban Faces Criticism From Congo Health Officials

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.

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Trump, Defiant After Bad Week, Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas

President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.

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Trump, Defiant After Bad Week, Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas

President Trump continues to act like he’s politically all-powerful, even in the face of indications that he is not.

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‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones

Residents who experienced attacks in recent days were shaken deeply by the conflict coming home to the capital region, the seat of the Kremlin’s power.

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Food, Flashlights and Fans: Floridians Step Up Aid to Cuban Relatives

Months into the oil blockade imposed by President Trump, many Cubans are relying more than ever on relatives in the U.S. for help meeting their daily needs.

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5 Takeaways From a Times Investigation on Autism Therapy Clinics

A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.

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