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Tweet, Delete, Repeat: Social Media Posts Overshadow N.Y. House Race

Darializa Avila Chevalier won the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in her bid to unseat Representative Adriano Espaillat. Then her social media history took center stage.

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New Yorkers Waited 53 Years for This. Time to Celebrate.

With a championship run for the ages, the Knicks awakened joy in a city desperate for a winner.

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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Tehran Send Mixed Signals on Emerging Peace Agreement

President Trump said it would be signed on Sunday, but Iran’s Foreign Ministry cautioned that the timeline could be slower.

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Trump Is 80. Bob Dylan and Five More Octogenarians Have Some Words of Wisdom.

“I feel the same as I did 50 years ago,” President Trump said. “It’s crazy.”

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Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?

Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would prefer a female emperor.

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Germany and Japan Are Rearming Again, 80 Years After World War II

After becoming allies to disastrous effect in the 1940s, Berlin and Tokyo are finding new reasons to team up — including rebuilding their militaries.

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Trump Administration Reignites Its Feud With Anthropic Over Latest A.I. Models

The administration’s surprise restrictions Friday cut off foreign access to Anthropic’s latest models and sparked another round of finger pointing.

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What NASA Needs to Stay on Track for the Moon

The agency gave a rosy update on Artemis III, a test flight for its goal to return humans to the moon, but experts say the timeline is ambitious.

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Trump Again Picks Personal Lawyer for a Top Job, as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan

James M. McDonald, a veteran former federal prosecutor and regulator, has more recently been part of President Trump’s legal team, appealing his criminal conviction.

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At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty

President Trump’s name was removed from the arts institution’s facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.

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How David Hockney Taught Los Angeles to See Itself

A Brit, he became a symbol of the city’s culture, stylish and alienating, with his vivid swimming pool paintings and embrace of SoCal light, hedonism and gay liberation.

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Can’t Afford Summer Camp? These Playground Workers Can Help.

City parks officials will put about 70 seasonal playground associates in New York City parks this summer to run free games and activities for any young person who shows up.

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It Was 1973, and the Knicks Were Heading to Game 5 …

Lifelong fans reminisced on the team’s last championship win. “When the Knicks won, it was like a different New York City,” one said.

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The Scientific Quest for Perfect World Cup Pitch

Every match must be played on natural grass that gives players as consistent a surface as possible, no matter the venue. Cue the years of sod studies.

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I’m a 53-Year-Old Woman. Stop Telling Me I’m Invisible.

There’s never been a better time to be a middle-aged woman.

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Does U.F.O. Disclosure Threaten Faith?

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ and the God-and-aliens debate.

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How to Kick SpaceX Out of Your 401(k)

It is impossible to beat the stock market. But if you want to divest your retirement of Elon Musk-related companies, here is the best way to do so.

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The Spectacle of Trump at 80

An octogenarian president for a 250-year-old republic.

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Jeffrey Epstein Haunts the White House

A sleazy situation that Trump can’t wish away.

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Detroit Is the Last City That Knows How to Dance

Dance floors are flooded with selfies and poseurs. But in one city, it’s still a place to feel free.

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How Soccer Changed America and America Changed Soccer

Thanks to immigrants and the internet, Americans gained entry to a universe beyond our borders.

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Unfinished Business

We like it when projects are completed, but what if we could abide comfortably in the toiling and striving it takes to get them there?

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A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say

A strike this week in Venezuela killed a gang leader known as Niño Guerrero who was wanted in the United States, officials in both countries said.

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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak

Aid agencies are racing to help health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus is known to have killed at least 140 people, but the true toll may be far higher.

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Seth Rogen Knows the Secret to Marriage — and Being Rich in Hollywood

After three decades in the industry, the actor-writer-director-producer has figured a lot out.

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Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.

As Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.

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With a Deal Seemingly Close, the U.S. Faces an Iran More Willing to Withstand Pressure

The war has produced regime change, but Iran’s new leaders are more willing to take risks and believe they have already absorbed the worst that America and Israel can deliver.

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Russia Is Rich in Ballistic Missiles. Ukraine Is Short of Ways to Stop Them.

Ukraine is running out of American-made Patriot air-defense interceptors, and is pleading for more.

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Mega I.P.O. Frenzy Could Be a Harbinger of a Stock Bubble

Rampant enthusiasm is buoying tech shares to levels that defy gravity. Invest with caution, our columnist says.

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Despite US Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump said more than 200 commercial vessels had safely traveled through the strait. That’s still far fewer than before the start of the war.

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