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‘Supergirl’ Falters at the Box Office, Testing DC Studios’ Reboot

Overall, ticket sales for the weekend were up 21 percent from last year. But the expensive “Supergirl” debuted as a disappointing second, with an estimated $38 million.

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Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power.

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Pride March Caps Joyous New York June, but Anxiety Tempers Hope

The annual celebration began Sunday in a city where many in the L.G.B.T.Q. community are optimistic about their local leaders but face continued challenges from the Trump administration.

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Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Ravage Utah and Colorado

The firefighters died in a blaze in Colorado. Fires have swept the arid border region after a warm winter produced less snow than normal.

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A ‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple- Digit Temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern U.S.

Forecasters warned that temperatures could break records in some areas. The heat is expected to last into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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A ‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple- Digit Temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern U.S.

Forecasters warned that temperatures could break records in some areas. The heat is expected to last into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Ravage Utah and Colorado

The firefighters died in a blaze in Colorado. Fires have swept the arid border region after a warm winter produced less snow than normal.

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Trump Wants to Own the Nation’s 250th Birthday. States Have Their Own Plans.

As partisan tensions swirl around festivities in Washington, red and blue states alike are leaning into complex history — and their own stories.

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Rats, Leaks and Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Federal Buildings

After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process.

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Dear Diary

We celebrate 50 years of Metropolitan Diary.

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If These Celebrities Are Democracy’s Last Hope, We’re in Trouble

When speaking up actually means risking something, for once, it is more necessary than ever.

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The Hamptons’ Essential Luxury Good: Human Labor

The people who want to visit can’t function without the people who have to live there.

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Two Earthquakes Hit Venezuela: What to Know About Death Toll, Damage and Rescue Response

Back-to-back quakes in northern Venezuela killed more than 1,400 people and set off an agonizing search for survivors. It was the latest ordeal for a country beset by economic and political turmoil.

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As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

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Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’

The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.

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Venezuela Government Accused of Politicizing Quake Relief

Critics say the country’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to exploit the tragedy for her political benefit. Her supporters accuse the opposition of doing the same.

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What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon

Dahiya, a sprawling area and Hezbollah stronghold, is stirring back to life amid a tense truce with Israel. “This war has brought so much loss,” one resident said.

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Colorado’s Primary for Governor Pivots to Trump and Who Will Fight Him

The Democratic primary on Tuesday is likely to decide the next governor, and Senator Michael Bennet, once seen as a shoo-in, is in a dogfight with Attorney General Phil Weiser.

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White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Protect Federal Workers From Unfair Firings

Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government.

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How Polymarket Traders Revolted Over One Silly Syllable

How one silly syllable ignited a bitter dispute over the nature of reality on Polymarket.

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What’s the Hottest Spot in New York for Campaigning? The Club.

Zohran Mamdani did it last year. So did Claire Valdez in her recent run for Congress. Some candidates are campaigning after dark to court young voters.

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‘After About 10 Minutes, a Car Pulled Up to the Traffic Light’

Our special series of columns marking Metropolitan Diary’s 50th anniversary continues with more notable contributors sharing their New York City stories.

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The Real A.I. Race Isn’t America vs. China

Washington is starting to follow a similar playbook to Beijing when it comes to artificial intelligence policy.

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A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.

Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force.

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U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado’s Call for Help

María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition, hopes to go home. U.S. officials say her wishes to do so come at an inopportune time.

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Julia Letlow, Lifted by Trump, Wins Republican Senate Runoff in Louisiana

If she reaches the Senate, Ms. Letlow would become the first G.O.P. woman to represent Louisiana in the chamber.

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Pro-Transgender Candidate Is Chased From a Trans Rights Event Over Gaza

Scott Wiener, who is running to replace Nancy Pelosi, was surrounded by a small group of protesters shouting invective before a transgender march in San Francisco.

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12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors

A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead.

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A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts

The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews.

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Trump Picks Lance Schroyer as New ICE Director

The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, who currently serves as an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency.

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