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What Happens When ‘Star Wars’ Replaces Mozart?
Across the United States, orchestras are programming more live performances of movie soundtracks in a bid for box office revenue.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesInfantino’s Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump for the World Cup
Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?
New York Times Top StoriesHe Gave It All to Help the Knicks Win in 1973. He’s Still in Pain Today.
Earl “the Pearl” Monroe was part of the last championship team. Now 81, he has thoughts on what really matters.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Roasts Trump for Walking Out on ‘Meet the Press’
Jon Stewart called the president’s interview his “worst nightmare: a woman who won’t stop asking pertinent questions.”
New York Times Top StoriesNight With the Knicks: Rancor, Jubilation and an Unusual Loss
The night began with frustration and boos, and not because of the Knicks. But by the end of Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, the team had slightly deflated some spirits, too.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Needs to Come Together. This Man Has Some Ideas.
Luuk van Middelaar, a Dutch scholar, is emerging as the continent’s master strategist.
New York Times Top StoriesAlcohol’s Health Risks Accelerate After One Drink a Day, Study Finds
The alcohol industry has criticized the research, which found that even light drinking increases the risk of premature death.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy a U.K. By-Election in Makerfield Could Topple Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is running for a seat in Parliament. It’s a vital step in a campaign to oust his party colleague Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
New York Times Top StoriesCrew Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.
New York Times Top StoriesSan Francisco Voters Appear to Reject Tax Hike on Highly Paid C.E.O.s
The proposal was seen as a possible measure of how residents felt about the recent flood of money into the city as a result of the A.I. boom.
New York Times Top StoriesNithya Raman Secures Second LA Mayor Spot, Ending Spencer Pratt’s Run
Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.
New York Times Top StoriesGovernor’s Visit to ICE Detention Facility Is Strictly Limited, She Says
Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said she was not allowed to speak with immigrants at the Delaney Hall detention center.
New York Times Top StoriesWonder What a Renovated Penn Station Might Look Like? Here’s a Preview.
Forget those dreary passageways. The updated transit hub would add a grand entrance with sweeping staircases leading to an airy, glass-walled concourse.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud
The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.
New York Times Top StoriesPentagon Again Revises Religious Categories for Troops
The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among traditions labeled Christian.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Files Confidentially for IPO as AI Companies Rush to Wall St.
The company hopes to raise billions in a highly anticipated public offering that could unlock a new generation of tech industry wealth.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.
President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.
New York Times Top StoriesHoyle Schweitzer, Who Brought Windsurfing to the Masses, Dies at 93
With his friend Jim Drake, he built the Windsurfer, a sailboard that was cheaper and more portable than most sailboats. It became a global phenomenon.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia
Omar Artan was one of 52 referees selected for the FIFA World Cup. But on Saturday he was denied entry because of “vetting concerns,” U.S. officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesIran and Israel Pull Back
Also, the N.B.A. finals arrives in New York. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesA Timeline of Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham’s Relationship Before the South Carolina Primary
Once one of President Trump’s fiercest critics, the South Carolina senator has dramatically shifted his posture over the years. Will it pay off on Tuesday in his primary?
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Nominates Blanche for Attorney General, Setting Up Confirmation Fight
As acting attorney general, Todd Blanche has shown a willingness to execute the president’s maximalist demands. Whether the Senate will confirm him remains unclear.
New York Times Top StoriesThe SpaceX I.P.O. Shows Us What’s Wrong With Our Stock Market
The SpaceX I.P.O. proves the stock market has become a hype machine.
New York Times Top StoriesApple Reveals New A.I.-Powered Version of Its Siri Digital Assistant
The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as chief executive.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Blames Migrant ‘Invasion’ for UK Stabbing
British officials accused Vice President JD Vance of trying to “stir up division” in his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak, whose killer was sentenced to life in prison last week.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Broadway’s Biggest Night, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Shows Its Strength
The long-running sketch comedy show proved its power during the Tony Awards on Sunday, with Lorne Michaels and several former stars grabbing the spotlight.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas
The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visa petitions.
New York Times Top StoriesKen Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico
The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat’s Taking So Long to Count California Ballots?
Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Seeks to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of 17 Immigrants
The push to denaturalize more immigrants is the latest sign that the administration is setting its sights on the legal immigration system.