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Justice Dept. Withdraws Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists

The administration backed down after the news organizations, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, fought them in sealed filings.

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Photos Behind Kennedy Center Tarps Show No Sign of Trump’s Name

Images circulated by an activist group reveal bare marble where President Trump’s name once resided. The Kennedy Center previously told a federal judge it had been removed.

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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong

The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses.

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The A.I. Boom Boosted Teacher Pay in a Rural County. Can It Last?

The large bonuses tied to data center construction in Richland Parish, La., are unprecedented, but critics say it is not a panacea.

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The Extraordinary Embezzlement Case That Rocked Scottish Politics

Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, was sentenced on Tuesday after he admitted to buying a bizarre range of items with the Scottish National Party’s money.

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The N.Y. Primaries Will Answer Key Questions: Mamdani, Israel and More

The congressional primaries in New York on Tuesday will answer key questions about the potency of super PACs and the extent of Zohran Mamdani’s influence.

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40 People Drown in France Amid Scorching Temperatures

Most of the victims were young people swimming in unsupervised areas, officials said.

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The Tech Sell-off Goes Global

Investors are bracing for rough trading after stocks in Asia and Europe were clobbered on Tuesday. A.I. companies like SpaceX are getting hit hard.

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Europe Is Sweltering in an Extreme Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.

The most intense conditions are happening in Britain, France and Spain, which are all under high-level heat warnings.

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Bread and Roses

We look at the democratic socialists who are leading some of America’s big cities.

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‘A Terrible Inheritance’: Could Andy Burnham Succeed Where Starmer Failed?

The likely successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer will inherit the same challenges of economic stagnation and ascendant populism. Will a divided nation be prepared to give him time?

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5 Major Supreme Court Decisions to Watch, and the Rise of Sewage Surveillance

Plus, where did all the cottage cheese go?

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How Mark Rutte of NATO Manages an Unpredictable Trump

Secretary General Mark Rutte is headed to Washington. His style has at times frustrated the very European leaders who need him to hold the alliance together.

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New York Primary Elections: What to Know and How to Vote

Several closely watched races are taking place in New York City and beyond. Nine days of early voting preceded Primary Day on Tuesday.

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Markets Recoil in Global Sell-Off Driven by Tech Stocks

Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index crashed 10 percent. Stocks in Europe were lower and S&P 500 futures pointed to a sharp fall.

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Major Supreme Court Decisions Testing Trump’s Policies Remain

Over the next two weeks, the justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes.

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China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. For First Time Since 2017

A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.

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Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’

Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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Iran Makes Moves to Assert Control Over the Strait of Hormuz

After Iran weaponized the waterway by making it too dangerous for businesses, experts say, the country is now looking to charge fees to vessels seeking to transit the vital water.

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America’s Thirst for Gasoline May Not Recover After Iran War

People drove less and bought more-efficient cars when fuel prices surged, habits that could stick over the long term.

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Social Security Is Running Out of Money, Fast

To save the program, we need to eliminate the payroll tax cap.

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Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s President, Struggles to Uphold Trump’s Narrative of Success

President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting.

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This Megafactory Is a Test Case for the U.S.-China Tech Race

Chinese firms have some of the world’s most advanced technology. But U.S. officials say relying on it could come with a downside.

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Is This the Year Florida Turns Blue?

David Jolly must persuade voters who have been increasingly hostile to Democrats that he’s a different kind of Democrat.

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Late Night Dunks on Trump for Hiring Greenwater Services

Jimmy Fallon poked fun at the name of the business under fire for turning the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool bright green: “Nailed it.”

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In Colombia, a Right-Wing Wildcard Rises

A right-wing victory in Latin America’s third-largest country could ripple across the region.

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Trump’s Iran Debacle Could Be a Gift for America

There is at least a chance that America will not return to war with Iran, but find a way to turn the page on 47 years of animosity and confrontation.

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Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers

Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural chiefs say, many farms would fail.

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Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote

Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the country had stayed in the E.U.

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As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path

Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.

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