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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s June Meeting

The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at Kevin M. Warsh’s first meeting as chairman.

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Is Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff Running for President? He Has to Win Re-election First.

The 39-year-old senator has become an internet sensation for Democrats seeking a 2028 contender. He says he’s focused on winning a second term in November.

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The U.S. Economy Is Leaving Small Businesses Behind

Small businesses say relentless pressures from tariffs and higher energy prices have sapped their resilience and finances.

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‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Disrupt the 2026 Summer Box Office

“Backrooms” and “Obsession,” two breakout horror films from first-time directors in their 20s, have arguably redefined what a summer blockbuster can be.

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Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs to Stop

The major A.I. companies keep telling us how dangerous their new models can be, yet they must keep on building them.

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If You Don’t Vote for Republicans, You Don’t Exist

“Voter fraud” is not about fraud. It is about who votes and how.

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Matthew Rhys, of ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Is on a Boat. Barely.

The star of this seafaring horror-comedy, which wraps up Season 1 on Wednesday, also spends his downtime on the water.

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Matthew Rhys, of ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Is on a Boat. Barely.

The star of this seafaring horror-comedy, which wraps up Season 1 on Wednesday, also spends his downtime on the water.

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Illinois Town Loses a Prison, Leaving Residents Worried About Jobs

Lincoln, Ill., where Abraham Lincoln once worked in the local courthouse, has lost two colleges, a bottle factory and now a state prison.

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Elon Musk’s Feud With Delaware May Transform Corporate America

An angry Musk has taken his business elsewhere, and has urged other companies to follow suit.

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Bahrain Revoked Their Citizenship, and Then Tried to Expel Them to Iran

Amid the war with Iran, Bahrain has stripped 69 people of their citizenship, including children, accusing them of disloyalty and rendering them stateless.

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Mental Health Can Complicate Family Planning

Five stories show the hurdles that people with psychological diagnoses face when considering parenthood.

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How Ecuador’s Andes Created a Language of Its Own

In Ecuador’s highlands, a seamless mix of Kichwa and Spanish creates a language that bends grammar, adds melody and goes unnoticed by many who speak it every day.

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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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