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The Party Was Epic. The Aftermath Was Intense.

Across the city, Knicks fans celebrated joyfully after Game 5. But near Madison Square Garden, the scene turned ugly early Sunday as some revelers became violent.

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California Sues to Stop One County’s Ban on Most Mail Voting

Shasta County voters had approved a ballot measure that would have heavily restricted voting by mail and imposed photo ID requirements. State officials said the new rules were illegal.

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Trump Claims Strait Will be ‘Permanently Toll Free’ Under Agreement With Iran

In a call to The New York Times, President Trump praised Russia and China’s leaders and described Israel’s prime minister as “a very difficult guy.”

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Oil Prices Tumble After Trump Announces Deal With Iran

Oil prices fell and stocks gained on Sunday evening on the hope that a deal would allow more energy and other goods to flow through the Strait of Hormuz.

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What to Know About the Ticker-Tape Parade for the Knicks

A parade up Broadway to City Hall on Thursday will celebrate the team’s N.B.A. championship win, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present players with keys to the city.

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The Knicks Effect: Irresistible, Spontaneous Dancing

The Knicks turned New York City into a stage, where movement is a catalyst for untainted happiness.

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Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked

Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.

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In Israel, Broad Discontent Over the Emerging U.S. Deal With Iran

Israelis across the political spectrum say the deal appears to leave fundamental security threats posed by Iran unaddressed.

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12 Killed in Skydiving Plane Crash in Butler, Missouri

Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed shortly after takeoff near the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri.

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Mitch McConnell Is Hospitalized, His Spokesman Says

No details were given about the 84-year-old former majority leader’s condition, but he has had a string of health issues in recent years.

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Team Curaçao Arrives at the World Cup With Much of the Island in Tow.

Qualifying for the world’s biggest sporting event meant everything for residents of the Caribbean island country.

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Legal and Lobbying Costs Surge as Universities Face Trump Pressure

Some universities’ tax returns showed that their legal bills had more than doubled. Others reported that their spending on lobbying had risen at least fivefold.

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Voters Reject Anti-Islam Candidate in Mayoral Race in Dallas Suburb

The election for mayor of Frisco, Texas, became a referendum on diversity and a test of anti-Muslim messaging in a general election contest.

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Net Gain

We’re covering the Knicks, and a savvy strategy people are using to game prediction markets.

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What the Cult of Efficiency Costs Us

The Save Our Bacon Act is bad for pigs and bad for us.

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The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America

I hope balcony solar’s charisma and low cost help us imagine the energy-abundant future we are so close to achieving.

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UK Forces Seize Russian Shadow Fleet Oil Tanker

Britain’s defense ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sanctions.

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Knicks Give Their City Something New: Impossible Joy

At long last, the team that New York City cares about the most has loved it back.

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Trump at 80: A President ‘Really Uncomfortable’ With Aging

Even for a president known for imposing his own reality on every situation, Mr. Trump has not outrun scrutiny over his age.

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How Redistricting Pit Wasserman Schultz Against Black Democrats in Florida

Four candidates running in a historically Black district risk dividing the Black vote and losing to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who is white.

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The G7 Summit Is Dogged by Chaos and Divided by Trump

Group of 7 meetings once embodied the effort to sustain the global diplomatic order. This year’s gathering, starting on Monday, symbolizes its fragmentation.

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The Secrets of a Soccer-Turf Master

John Sorochan, a turf scientist at the University of Tennessee, has led the yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to develop perfect playing fields for the 2026 World Cup.

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Deadlocked Wars: How Major Powers Misread the Regions They Attacked

Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.

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How to Run a News Company in the Age of Polarization and A.I. Slop

Cesar Conde of NBCUniversal News thinks that the “pendulum will eventually swing back” to mainstream media brands.

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How Utahns Took on Mr. Wonderful and a Data Center on the Great Salt Lake

Kevin O’Leary of “Shark Tank” fame hopes to build a sprawling data center on the parched shores of the Great Salt Lake. It has become a burning issue in Utah’s looming primaries.

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The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes

In the age of A.I., Hany Farid is struggling to prove what’s real before the internet decides for itself.

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Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press

The F.B.I. director, following a strategy from President Trump, has filed six defamation lawsuits against news media companies and commentators in nearly seven years.

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Meet the Smallest Country Ever to Reach the World Cup

Competing for the first time, Curaçao is brimming with joy. Most of the Caribbean nation’s team was born and raised in the Netherlands, but residents say the players represent them.

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In Venezuela, a 91-Year-Old Weaver Sticks to Traditions

Though electric machines are now standard, the Venezuelan weaver Margarita Mora has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish practices to create surprisingly modern work.

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President Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Mr. Trump backed Mr. Collins over Derek Dooley, a former football coach who is supported by Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican whose relationship with the president is strained.

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