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What to Know About Wildfires in Colorado and Other Western States

Thousands of acres in Utah and other Western states have burned. Here is what to know about the firefighters who have died, the destruction so far and the spreading smoke.

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On the ‘Lux Tour’, Rosalía Shape Shifts Through Dance

On the “Lux” tour, the pop star mingles dance genres, starting the show on pointe. As with her dip into opera, her technique might not be perfect, but the intention is good.

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Supreme Court Decision on Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Grants Relief to 18 States

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that state laws allowing ballots to arrive after Election Day are legal. The decision is the latest in a series of setbacks for President Trump’s efforts to regulate elections.

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Ethics Panel Tosses Misconduct Claims Against Gallego

The Ethics Committee told Senator Ruben Gallego it had dismissed allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations.

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Sex Abuse Survivors Reach $395 Million Deal With San Francisco Diocese

The Archdiocese of San Francisco and lawyers for the survivors said the money would settle about 530 claims from people who said they were sexually abused by clergy members.

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See Day-by-Day Forecast as Heat Wave Engulfs U.S. Ahead of the July 4 Weekend

Dangerous heat is expected across much of the country through the July 4 weekend.

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Why Trump Is Giving Republicans Midterms Anxiety

Ahead of the midterms, Republicans have sought to focus on the issue of affordability, but the president keeps going off script. Our White House correspondent Tyler Pager explains.

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‘No One’s Coming to Save Us but Us’: Gen Z Runs for Office

Melat Kiros’s challenge Tuesday to Representative Diana DeGette, who was elected the year before Ms. Kiros was born, is the latest Gen Z test in a year defined by generational upheaval.

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The Court Just Handed Trump a Dangerous New Power

The Supreme Court is bestowing new powers on a president who often behaves as an aspiring autocrat.

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NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up

A rescue mission will soon be underway for NASA’s Swift telescope.

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This Baker’s Business Is Booming (and It’s Not Just Because of the Cannon Fire)

Justin Cherry’s breads are in demand this semiquincentennial, as is his knowledge of historical baking methods.

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‘Chaos Will Follow’ Ruling Allowing Trump Firings, Dissent Predicts

In a rare dissent from the bench, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the Supreme Court undid “centuries of political practice,” and that the court concluded that the federal government had been acting in “open defiance of the Constitution.”

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In San Francisco’s A.I. Era, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough

As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.

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Scale of Venezuela Earthquakes Death Toll Could Take Weeks to Emerge

Experts pointed to several indications that the twin earthquakes were particularly lethal, including the number of people reported missing and the extent of building damage.

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Naomi Osaka Serves Up a Fashion Slam at Wimbledon

The tennis player once again offered some on-court couture.

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France Recorded 1,000 Excess Deaths During Heat Wave, Officials Say

First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.

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Platner Has Slight Edge Over Collins in Tight Maine Senate Race, Poll Finds

The Maine race, which both parties see as key to winning control of the Senate, is extremely close as the sprint to fall begins, a Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found.

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Why Maine Has Turned Into Such a Tight Race

A Times/Siena poll reveals several crosscurrents in a key contest for Senate control.

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Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballot Law

The justices had been asked to examine the legality of the state’s grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots.

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$22,000 Per Hour: Assistants Use a Legislative Loophole to Outearn Surgeons

A law meant to end surprise medical billing has led to large paydays for some surgical assistants, who can earn far more than the doctors they help.

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Voters Think A.I. Is Terrible. In Campaigns, It’s Everywhere.

A.I.-generated images are the public face of this election overhaul. Behind the scenes, campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages.

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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request to Appeal $5 Million Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case

President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.

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Europe Heat Wave: Forecasts, Warnings and How to Stay Cool

A heat wave responsible for shattering numerous temperature records in Western Europe continued its shift east.

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Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media

The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.

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Migration Woes

We look into the anti-immigrant movement in South Africa.

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A Frantic Search for Survivors in Venezuela, and Fires Scorch Western U.S.

Plus, microdramas are trying to go mainstream.

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Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30

The Taliban said that airstrikes left 36 civilians dead, while Pakistan claimed that its assault killed 32 militants, in the latest in a monthslong conflict.

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How Warsh Has Begun to Change the Fed

Just weeks into his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin M. Warsh has embraced some of the central bank’s conventions while signaling seismic shifts ahead.

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The Ohio City Revived by Haitian Immigration Sees an Uncertain Future

In Springfield, Ohio, some residents see the end of an economic boom after the end of a humanitarian program for immigrants. Others see still darker possibilities.

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China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.

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