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A Tournament on Native Land Makes Millions. A Tribe Wants a Bigger Cut.

The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island earns millions when it hosts the U.S. Open. But the nearby Indian tribe has for years only received a fraction of that.

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We Want to Hear from Indigenous People Across New York.

The New York Times is examining the relationship between New York State officials and Native Americans.

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Late Night Wades Into the Reflecting Pool’s Algae Bloom

President Trump “promised he would drain the swamp,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Instead, he spent 14 million of our dollars building a new one.”

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We Just Learned the Limits of American Power

How did the world’s richest nation, armed with the most powerful military, arrive at this strategic defeat?

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America’s First Pope Pays Homage to Its First Saint

When Pope Leo visits Mother Cabrini’s birthplace, the message will not be their shared American nationality but a rebuke of American exceptionalism.

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Georgia Vexes Trump Yet Again: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones lost the Republican runoff for governor to the health care executive Rick Jackson despite the president’s endorsement. Mr. Trump’s picks won in other races.

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As Mourning Begins, Deadly B-52 Crash Highlights Age of Bomber Fleet

Investigators are just beginning to determine what went wrong, but the Air Force has struggled to maintain the planes, which were first introduced in 1955.

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Independence Day Events Will Ground Flights in Washington

The runways at Ronald Reagan National Airport will be closed after noon on July 4, and for several hours on July 3. Other celebrations surrounding the nation’s 250th birthday are also expected to cause disruptions.

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Obama’s Nuclear Deal Looms Over Trump’s Iran Negotiations

President Trump is under pressure to significantly improve upon the Obama-era deal in order to justify the huge human and economic cost of taking the United States to war.

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Internal Emails Raise Questions About D.H.S. Ending Haiti Protections

Newly released documents could complicate deliberations by the Supreme Court over whether the Trump administration can immediately cancel deportation protections for some migrants.

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Beijing’s New Message to Its Citizens: Your Money Belongs at Home

Eager to keep capital within its borders, China is restricting the ways individuals can engage with global markets.

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Good Luck, Kevin Warsh. You’ll Need It.

Between a surge in interest rates, increasingly restive colleagues and the demands of President Trump, the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, is in a bind.

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Inquiry Into Justice Dept. Lawyer Ends Without Disciplinary Action

A special counsel found that a government lawyer helped mislead a judge into releasing a man wanted for homicide abroad, but largely blamed the Trump administration.

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Democrats Keep Helping Out This Far-Right Maryland Republican

Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, has begun running ads on Fox News that promote Dan Cox, a Republican running in a contested primary to challenge him.

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Gregory Williams, Academic With an Uncommon Perspective on Race, Dies at 81

As a child, he discovered that his father — and therefore he and his siblings — had been passing for white. For the rest of his life, he identified as Black.

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Say Hello to the Newest N.Y.C. Area Code: 465

There are millions of possible phone numbers under each area code, but about once a decade, this growing city runs out of digits.

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The U.S. and Iran Tamp Down Heated Rhetoric

Also, primary elections test Trump’s sway in the South. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Make a Plan for Staying Open

As the Trump administration seeks to move forward with renovations at the center, a judge has asked for its programming calendar.

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Hillary Clinton Says Biden’s Re-election Bid Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’

If the former president had “passed the torch” and allowed a competitive Democratic primary in 2024, she said in a new interview, the winner “would have beaten Donald Trump.”

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Republicans Again Block War Powers Measure in the Senate

Four G.O.P. senators crossed party lines to back the resolution to direct President Trump to halt the war in Iran and seek authorization from Congress, but their support was not enough.

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Bay Area Voters to Decide on Swalwell Replacement

Eric Swalwell resigned in April as he faced sexual assault allegations, prompting a special election to fill out his term. Two Democrats topped the field in a regular primary election this month.

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The Battle With Anthropic Is the Start of a New Kind of Conflict

The A.I. wars are here.

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Justice Dept. Considering Death Penalty for Alleged National Guard Shooter

Federal prosecutors told a judge that they were deciding whether to seek the death penalty if Rahmanullah Lakanwal is convicted of killing a National Guard specialist.

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Ebola Outbreak Could Become Worst on Record, Africa C.D.C. Chief Warns

Health workers have warned that the outbreak, already one of the worst in decades, could take as long as a year to contain if infection rates do not flatten.

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The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.

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After a Bitter Split, European Leaders Play Nice With Trump

A peace framework with Iran, and hope for cooperation with Ukraine, softened the tone on Tuesday at a Group of 7 gathering in France.

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At Least 5 Charged in Alleged Plot to Attack White House During U.F.C. Event

Charging documents outlined an ambitious plan involving explosive-laden drones and rifles, but left less clear that the conspirators had the means to carry it out.

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Federal Judge Blocks Idaho Law Criminalizing Transgender Bathroom Use

Six transgender residents claimed that the bathroom ban, the most restrictive in the nation, violated their constitutional rights.

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Iran Found Trump’s Bone Spur

In a contest of wills, the hard men of Tehran prevailed over the vain man of Washington.

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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.

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