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In New York Election Results, More Evidence of Eroding Support for Israel

If the shift in public opinion continues, it could reshape one of the United States’ closest alliances.

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California’s Plastic Law Goes to Court: Is It Too Strict or Too Lax?

The sweeping legislation, fully enacted last month, has been challenged by Republican-led states. Environmental groups have their own complaints.

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Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.

The primary victories of leftist Democratic congressional candidates in New York came as some leaders were urging the party to move to the center to broaden its appeal.

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Los Angeles Names a New Schools Superintendent After Scandal

Andres Chait is a district veteran who has helped keep peace with labor unions. He started in the classroom and now runs a district with hundreds of thousands of students.

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Why New York’s Democratic Establishment Fell to Team Mamdani

Democratic leaders found that their traditional tools, from rallies to phone banks to big-name campaign events, were no match for the left’s ground game and messaging.

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Federal Appeals Panel Rejects Trump’s Effort to Gather Voting Data From States

The ruling of a three-judge appeals panel in Michigan was the most significant rebuke yet to the Department of Justice’s effort to find ineligible voters in state voter rolls.

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Trump Cancels Plans to Sign a Bipartisan Housing Bill

Also, Western Europe is sweltering. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Trump Clashes With Senate Republicans Over Iran in Heated Closed-Door Meeting

The president had a lengthy and angry exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and lit into other Republicans who voted to check his war powers.

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The Left Is Ascendant in New York. Swing States Could Be Next.

Tuesday’s primary demonstrated the astonishing political power of Mamdani and of the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Trump Asks Congress for $88 Billion, Mostly for War With Iran

The proposal was all but dead on arrival in the Senate, where it would need bipartisan support, and comes amid growing G.O.P. skepticism about the conflict.

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Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs Brings Rationing Fears for Cancer Patients

Doctors are contending with low supplies and unfilled orders of generic chemotherapy infusions that are central to the treatment of a long list of cancers.

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From ‘Terrible People’ to ‘Smart People’: The Trump-Led Right Rethinks Iran

The president has sought to recast the Iranian government as he pursues a peace deal. But there are signs that a softening on Iran in the Republican Party goes well beyond him.

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What Alex Bores’s New York Defeat Reveals About the Fight Over A.I. Money in Politics

Alex Bores’s close loss in New York could pave the way for other Democrats to take political advantage of being attacked by the increasingly unpopular A.I. industry.

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Visitors Look at the Reflecting Pool and Disagree on What They See

People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.

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Judge Orders U.S. to Stop Seeking Medical Records of Transgender Youth

The Justice Department had sought information about care provided at New York City hospitals, which were the subject of the ruling.

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ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, and two colleagues are suing the administration, saying the sanctions were a form of retaliation.

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Cuba Announces Sweeping Overhaul of Struggling Communist Economy, But Obstacles Remain

The Cuban government announced a major economic restructuring, but experts say most changes would depend on buy-in from the Trump administration.

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After Bruising Primaries in New York, Democrats Look to November Elections

The party secured key victories in New York City, but battles across the state suggest a larger fight awaits in the fall.

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Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions

Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell.

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NY Jewish Leaders Wrestle With Israel Critics’ Sweep in Primary Elections

Pro-Israel leaders in New York expressed alarm at the primary victories of three Democratic candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Progressive Jewish groups celebrated.

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Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

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After New York’s Primary Elections, Democrats Face Five Big Questions

The anti-establishment left surged. How shaken are party leaders?

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Pulte Trims Spy Agency, but Spares Bulk of Staff for Now

Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said.

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With a Proposed $250 Bill, Trump Reimagines America by Putting Himself on Its Money

Cash might be a relic, but — like royalty and emperors — President Trump still wants his face on American currency.

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New Clues Point to Taylor Swift Wedding Event at M.S.G.

After weeks of speculation over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans, a permit has been filed for an event at Madison Square Garden over the July 4 weekend.

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See Record-Breaking Extreme Heat Wave Across Europe in Photos

Temperature records were broken in several European countries on Wednesday.

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As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court

An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans.

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With a Turkish ‘Abrazo,’ Istanbul Ascends as a Tango Capital

Istanbul’s many tango schools, clubs and skilled dancers have won the city recognition, even among Argentine maestros, as a global tango destination.

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Israel Says It Has Trapped Hezbollah Fighters Underground in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli military says thousands of troops have surrounded a large tunnel network in southern Lebanon. The standoff is at the center of intense clashes in the area recently.

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The Ebola Outbreak’s Central Mystery: Where Did This Virus Come From?

Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they have yet to identify the species.

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