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Platner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Senate Candidate in Maine
The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already lining up.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesFactory Fire in China Causes ‘Significant’ Casualties, Xi Says
At least a dozen people appeared to be trapped on the roof of a shoe factory, in video released by state news media.
New York Times Top StoriesAs France and Morocco Take the Field, Colonial Past and Global Present Will Mix
History hangs over the World Cup quarterfinal between France and its former protectorate. These days, national teams intermingle and overlap.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Germany and Japan Can Teach Ukraine About Patriot Missiles
Two American allies already have permission to build the American interceptors, a license that President Trump says he will also grant to Kyiv.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Platner Campaign Imploded, and New Questions About Trump’s Qatari-Donated Jet
Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.
New York Times Top StoriesAre We at War Again?
We look at the state of the conflict with Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesBonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
New York Times Top StoriesAt NATO Summit, Trump Puts on a Show While Europe Gets Down to Business
While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for defense.
New York Times Top StoriesSifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution
The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.
New York Times Top StoriesPreparing for ‘Weimar America’
“It may not be Hitler 2.0. It may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it’s not going to be what we’re used to,” the author Rod Dreher argues.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Trump’s Arch Be So Tall? A Panel May Redefine a Law to Get to Yes.
The proposed 250-foot arch would violate a height limit on Washington structures under the traditional reading of the law. But the panel, now led by the president’s allies, has other ideas.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Loyal Defender at the Vatican
Ambassador Brian Burch must navigate the relationship between the two most prominent American men in the world. His priority is the one in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesReview: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Adds On an Expansion
The classic story (and recent culture-war object) remains wholesome but makes room for people who called the prairie home before the Ingalls family.
New York Times Top StoriesRomantasy, Sci-Fi, Ghost Story, High-Seas Adventure: It’s All in the ‘Odyssey’!
The world’s most famous epic has something for every reader.
New York Times Top StoriesBig Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers
The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Joins the Hunt for Mitch McConnell
“Apparently, people don’t like a majority senator disappearing with no explanation for three weeks,” Ronny Chieng said on Wednesday’s “Daily Show.”
New York Times Top StoriesInspector of Buckling Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other Sites
A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Rise Further After U.S. and Iran Trade Another Round of Strikes
Choppy trading in stocks and bonds also reflected anxiety among investors about the war’s effects on inflation and growth.
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner Suspends Senate Bid in Maine After Rape Accusation
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World Is Marching Past an Isolationist America
Much of the world feared abandonment by the United States. It’s actually a new beginning.
New York Times Top StoriesTanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand, Analysts say
Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.
New York Times Top StoriesGraham Platner Suspended His Senate Campaign. Here’s What’s Next for Democrats.
The deadline to pick a new nominee is July 27 and candidates are already lining up. State party leaders said they would hold some form of nominating convention.
New York Times Top StoriesSecond Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis
Tennessee authorities are investigating both shootings involving agents working with the task force in Memphis.
New York Times Top Stories‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign
Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says He’ll Ask Supreme Court to Rehear Citizenship Case, an Unlikely Event
The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a case.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Wanted a Fighter. They Still Need a Cause.
The trouble in Maine goes beyond a single candidate.
New York Times Top StoriesDoes a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.
The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.
New York Times Top StoriesSecurity Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey
The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara. The swap deepens questions about the retrofitting of the new plane.
New York Times Top StoriesDivisions Festered Within Iran Over Talks With the U.S.
Iran’s president and foreign minister were physically attacked this week by supporters of a hard-line faction that vehemently opposes any deal with the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesAs More Remains Are Found in Rubble From Venezuela Earthquakes, Horror Becomes Routine
Fearful that officials would tear down damaged buildings without accounting for any remaining bodies, Venezuelans are desperately digging for their relatives’ remains.