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Oil Prices Fall Sharply on News of Possible Iran Deal

S&P 500 futures were up slightly in what may be a sign that investors and analysts are waiting to see if a deal is finalized.

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One of Madagascar’s Oldest Sacred Trees Is Slowly Dying

In a forest in Madagascar, the demise of a centuries-old baobab points to the fraying of a fragile ecosystem.

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Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis

The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.

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Trump’s Self-Indulgent Streak Deepens G.O.P. Fears He Is Risking Losses in Midterms

“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.

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Amid Iran War, Remembering the Losses From Another Middle East Conflict

On this Memorial Day, families of those killed in the Iraq War reflected on the sacrifice and offered advice to today’s military families.

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Will Maureen Galindo’s ‘Zionists’ Comments Matter in Texas House Runoff Election?

Democratic leaders accused Maureen Galindo of antisemitism and are trying to stop her from winning the party’s primary in a contested U.S. House district.

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5 Big Moments in the Texas Republican Senate Race

The contest between the incumbent John Cornyn and his challenger Ken Paxton will culminate in a Tuesday runoff. Here are the developments that shaped the campaign.

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Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script

Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.

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He Name-Drops Ocasio-Cortez in His Bid for Congress. She Doesn’t Talk About Him at All.

Saikat Chakrabarti, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s former chief of staff, is running in San Francisco to succeed Representative Nancy Pelosi, whom Mr. Chakrabarti irked with an incendiary tweet seven years ago.

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New Waterside Getaways for the Summer

From the Hamptons to Majorca, here are six getaways that invite you to eat, drink, lounge and enjoy idyllic surroundings.

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New Waterside Getaways for the Summer

From the Hamptons to Majorca, here are six getaways that invite you to eat, drink, lounge and enjoy idyllic surroundings.

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Iran Is Trolling Us and We’re Not Doing Anything About It

This is a novel form of propaganda.

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Broadway’s ‘The Lost Boys’ and Its Flying Vampire Spectacle

The Broadway production takes full advantage of the Palace Theater’s abundant height and depth, making the show feel like “a massive trust fall.”

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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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