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Judge Blocks Bans on Using Food Stamps for Sugary Drinks and Candy

A federal judge ruled that the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve state waivers that restrict what SNAP participants can buy with their benefits.

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In New York City, Early Voting Saw Major Changes From 2025

Turnout was low and the electorate was much older than it was last year when the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo fueled heavy early voting.

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Dark Smoke in a Sunny Place: Neighbors of L.A. Fire Struggle for Breath

The plume from the stubborn blaze in a cold-storage facility has dissipated, but people in the Boyle Heights neighborhood say they are in a toxic miasma.

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Looking Back on the U.S.A.’s Many Founders, 250 Years In

In the past 50 years, the way we tell the story of the Revolution has become dramatically more complex. Can it still inspire us all?

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Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault

President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered.

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Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Architect of Cuba’s Surveillance State, Dies at 94

Considered the country’s most powerful leader after the Castro brothers, he was the first director of the Interior Ministry, keeping a close eye on dissent.

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Clive Davis Knew to Let Patti Smith Have Free Rein

For Patti Smith, the best guidance was something that Davis rarely granted: free rein.

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With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America

Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington.

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U.S. Eases Sanctions on Iran’s Oil

Also, Alan Greenspan dies at 100. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Federal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.

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U.S. Temporarily Lifts Oil Sanctions Against Iran, Citing ‘Productive’ Talks

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pointed to progress on Iran’s nuclear program, but officials in Tehran said “no new commitments” had been made.

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Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.

Artificial intelligence programs can spot patterns in electrocardiograms that humans miss. Now, one program is going to be widely available — for free — to doctors.

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Demining the Strait of Hormuz

Our reporter John Ismay, who served as a Navy explosive ordnance disposal officer and deep-sea diver for eight years, explains why mines in the Strait of Hormuz may outlast the war. This video was originally published June 19 and was updated on June 22 to reflect news developments.

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Cafe Tells Congressman He’s Not Welcome Because of His Stance on Israel

After Representative Dan Goldman visited a left-leaning coffee shop chain, the shop owner posted caustic remarks on Instagram that made it clear the congressman shouldn’t come back.

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Will New York Swing Further to the Left? Here’s a Preview of Tuesday’s Primaries.

The city’s high-drama, high-spending primaries will offer clues of progressive momentum and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence.

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Barry Manilow, Bruce Springsteen and Others Mourn Clive Davis

Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.

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Netflix Buys a ‘Hot Ones’ Spinoff

The streaming giant bought a spinoff of a popular online interview series that features celebrities eating fiery chicken wings, the latest salvo in its rivalry with YouTube.

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Justice Department Makes It Easier to Bypass Pollution Controls on Pickups

It has stopped criminal prosecutions of people who install “defeat devices,” which make diesel trucks faster and more efficient but also dirtier.

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Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.

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The Moment Alan Greenspan Should Be Remembered For

A crucial episode in the famous Fed chair’s legacy.

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A.I. Doomaxxing Is Bad for Our Economy

The economic impact of A.I. is less concerning than consumers’ fear-based reactions to it.

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What to Know About Heat in Europe This Week

Big parts of Europe are under high-level warnings for extreme heat, with forecasters predicting “severe” weather impact.

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The U.S. and Iran are in talks to end the war. Here’s where things stand.

The truce is still holding, but every hard question is still unsolved.

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In Alan Greenspan, Kevin Warsh Saw a Fed Chairman Role Model

Kevin M. Warsh has long singled out Alan Greenspan, who died on Monday, as the central banker he wants to exemplify.

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Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister

His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.

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Do You Find the ‘Tradwife’ Lifestyle Intriguing? Tell Us Why.

For women who are newly interested in traditional gender roles and lifestyles: What’s making you feel this way?

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Judge Finds Justice Dept. Overreach in Subpoenas to Minnesota Officials

The judge quashed the subpoenas, writing that they were designed to “harass and retaliate against” Democratic officials who bucked the Trump administration on immigration enforcement.

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What Is the ‘Heat Dome’ Causing Europe’s Record Temperatures?

Heat domes happen all over the world, and the one over Europe this week is locking in days of near-record highs across Britain, Spain and France.

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YouTube Stars Take Center Stage at Creative Artists Agency

For years, creators were on the fringes at Creative Artists Agency, a Hollywood talent behemoth. Now the agency is putting them center stage.

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11 Essential Songs Shepherded by Clive Davis

The label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits — especially ones he masterminded — during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records.

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