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How Public Pools Create Summer Communities in New York

Dry Dock Pool in Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s 51 free outdoor pools where more than one million New Yorkers cool off with swimming, sunblock and community.

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On Eve of Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner Kicks Off Weekend of Events

The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding: What We Know So Far

The couple has revealed very little about their wedding plans, but that hasn’t stopped fans from searching for clues.

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Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents

President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy, particularly a sitting American president.

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As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.

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Judge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course

In a fiery hearing, Judge Ana C. Reyes hammered the government over denials that the president was forging ahead with plans to renovate the course without approval.

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MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains

A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House.

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Empire State Climbers Accused of Breaking Security Door to Get to Spire

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.

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Rare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London

A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said.

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Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known.

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Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a firebrand former opponent, Don Huffines, to be state comptroller, underscoring a G.O.P. push for unity ahead of the midterms.

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A Sweltering Fourth of July

Also, Taylor’s wedding. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia

The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.

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Black Soldiers In the Revolutionary War: A New England Journey

Across New England, a writer traveled down dirt paths and into historic homes to find the forgotten stories of the enslaved men who fought for freedom on two fronts.

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National Parks Can Continue to Remove Signs That Trump Calls ‘Negative’

The decision was a win for the Trump administration as it pushes to remove material that the president has called inappropriate or “woke.”

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Ukraine escalates military pressure on Russian-held Crimea

Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.

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Supreme Court Allows Reporter to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source

Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.

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Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela

The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll.

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JD Vance and Melania Trump Also Had Sharp Earnings Increases in 2025

But the revenue brought in by the vice president and the first lady paled in comparison to that of President Trump.

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NYC Hits 100 Degrees, Its Hottest Day in Nearly 14 Years

The last time the park recorded 100 degrees was July 18, 2012.

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Less Than 10 Percent of Eligible Children Have Trump Accounts

More than six million have been signed up for the investment accounts, which open for contributions July 4, but there are barriers to uptake.

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Why Am I Dreading Taylor Swift’s Wedding?

Are you not entertained?

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U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators

Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.

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David Hearn, Olympian Canoeist, Is Indicted After Arrest at Trump’s Reflecting Pool

David Hearn, a former canoeist, is accused of vandalizing the algae-challenged pool, which President Trump has said he would repair and beautify with fresh sealant. But the algae returned and the paint peeled.

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All New York Suffers in a Heat Wave. It’s Worse in Jamaica, Queens.

“Heat-vulnerable” parts of the city have few trees, little shade and limited access to air-conditioning. And the risk of death is also higher.

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Trump-Linked Firm’s Fees for Organizing Freedom 250 Events Remain Secret

Event Strategies, Inc., a longtime vendor to President Trump’s campaigns, is organizing the Great American State Fair and the July 4 celebrations.

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Bombs Bursting in Air Means Hours of Smoke and Confused Dogs in D.C.

Organizers want the July 4 fireworks in the nation’s capital to break the world record. But the fun will also come with air pollution and possibly headaches for pet owners and zoo keepers.

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Empire State Climbers Charged After ‘Extreme Risk-Taking Behavior’

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.

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See How Europe’s Heat Waves Melted the Alps’ Glaciers

The snowfall from last winter disappeared a month sooner than usual, after two early hot spells. Huge volumes of exposed ice are now starting to vanish.

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Did You Recently Buy a Home in New York? We Want to Hear Your Story.

From the five boroughs up to the Hudson Valley and the Finger Lakes, we’re looking for home buyers to feature in our weekly column, The Hunt.

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