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A Terrible Winter for Snow Heads Into a Bleak Summer of Drought

In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.

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Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?

The nation’s founding document has a blind spot. Trump is making it visible.

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Student Loan Repayments Are Being Overhauled. What Borrowers Should Know.

Starting July 1, millions of borrowers will need to choose from a new menu of repayment options as the Trump administration enacts major changes to the student loan system.

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Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits

For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I., and their filings are consuming more and more bandwidth.

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How to Be Old

My advice for how to keep living.

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They’ve Heard the Warnings. Gen Z Is Tanning Anyway.

Dermatologists are flummoxed.

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A City in the Kill Zone

Little is left of Kostiantynivka, a city on the front lines. Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.

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All Quiet at the Kennedy Center

David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.

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Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products

The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.

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Everyone Knew Them on the Block. Then a Friday Ritual Ended in Tragedy.

The group of friends had used the same corner on the Upper West Side to unwind for years. By the end of the night, two people would be dead after a speeding S.U.V. drove into a crowd.

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Lawmakers Face a Personal Fiscal Crisis: No Budget, No Paycheck

New York State’s budget is the most delayed it’s been since 2010. That means legislators have gone without pay, creating financial hardships familiar to many New Yorkers.

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My Wife Fought Corruption in El Salvador. Then She Vanished Into Its Prisons.

The cost of Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on crime is too high.

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The Ghosts of France’s Slave Trade Will Be Silenced No More

Three centuries late and not a moment too soon.

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How Wine, Truffles and Honey Could Help Europe Fight Wildfires

Countries are learning that the finer things in life sometimes have a serendipitous side benefit.

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$140,000 E.V.s and Heritage Gold: The Rise of China’s Homegrown Luxury Market

As China’s economy slows, consumers are increasingly turning to domestic luxury products, challenging the dominance of long-established European brands.

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Pope Leo Is Set to Release an Encyclical About A.I. Why Is That Important?

Leo XIV is to issue his thoughts about artificial intelligence in the modern world, using a centuries-old form of papal communication called an encyclical, the first since he became pope.

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Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef.

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A Democrat Took on Red Sox Ownership in an Ad. A Network Pulled it.

Graham Platner, a Senate candidate in Maine, blamed private equity for destroying “our favorite baseball team.” NESN, which is owned by the team, pulled his campaign ad, citing an intellectual property violation.

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In Ukraine, a Divisive 20th-Century Hero Comes Home

Andriy Melnyk, criticized as a Nazi collaborator and lionized as an anti-Soviet resistance leader, was given state honors for his reburial near Kyiv.

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Confusion and Worry After Trump Administration’s Abrupt Green Card Changes

Immigrants and their advocates and lawyers are trying to interpret a new Trump administration rule that requires people to be in their native country to apply for a green card.

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What to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to Create

President Trump is trying to create individual lists of citizens by state to determine who can vote, even as his administration acknowledges they would be unreliable.

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To Get the Strait Open, Trump Had to Leave the Hardest Issues for Later

President Trump is hailing is agreement with Iran as groundbreaking, even as he admits is “isn’t even fully negotiated.” But the nuclear stockpile, enrichment and missiles have not been discussed.

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Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Still a Question Mark

Without the details of a formal agreement, it is unclear how soon normal shipping will resume and when oil prices will start to come down.

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Caught Flat-Footed, a City Races to Catch Up With Ebola

The deadly virus has spread alarmingly in Congo for months. Only now is the response taking shape.

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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Denounces Israeli Violence

In a speech, Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, delivered a grave indictment of settler attacks in the West Bank and abuse of prisoners.

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Manny Nosowsky, Waggish Crossword Constructor for The New York Times, Dies at 94

For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns.

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Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on a Potential Peace Deal With Iran

Lawmakers, including some of President Trump’s closest allies, slammed the emerging agreement as effectively undermining the president’s own war goals.

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For Carlo Petrini, the Point of ‘Slow Food’ Wasn’t the Food. It Was Us.

The Italian activist, who died on Thursday, built his global movement on the idea that eating well could make modern life more meaningful.

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Bystander Wounded in White House Shooting Is in Stable Condition

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating to determine who shot the bystander, who underwent surgery, and how many bullets were fired.

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‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Box Office as Disney Bets on ‘Star Wars’ Revival

The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters.

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