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When Protesters Speak, Zelensky Listens, in the Ukrainian Tradition

With anger high over the firing of the defense minister, the president’s office is signaling an openness to compromise.

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Tuesday Forecast: Millions In Northeast Face Heavy Rain and Powerful Winds

Forecasters zeroed in on an area from Kentucky to New York as being the most at risk for dangerous weather.

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Houthis in Yemen Edge Closer to Entering U.S.-Iran War

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has declared a Red Sea blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening up a new front in the war rippling across the Middle East.

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Trump’s Kiss of Death

On top of everything else, the president is inept.

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Cyclospora Spreads Through Human Feces. How Did It Get Into Our Food Supply?

The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”

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‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That

A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.

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Once Anti-Abortion, Now a Progressive: The Evolution of a Maine Democrat

Troy Jackson, who is expected to become his party’s nominee in the state’s marquee Senate race, has long been an economic populist, but his positions on social issues have changed markedly over time.

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What We Know About Tuesday’s Arizona Primaries

Arizona primary voters will chose nominees for governor, secretary of state and for key races that could determine control of the House.

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Why States Are Making It Harder to Save Money With Solar Panels

The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries.

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Bill Maher Feuded With Trump. Did He Get the Last Laugh?

How the late-night host won comedy’s biggest prize — despite the White House’s objections.

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The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency

The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.

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How a 911 Call Led to the Nation’s Strictest Trans Bathroom Law

People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating.

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I Thought ‘Menswear’ Was for Other Men. Then I Touched the Perfect Hat.

Lots of men are geeking out over very expensive clothes — and I became one of them.

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The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’

Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.

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UK’s New Prime Minister Burnham Orders Cut in Taxes on Electricity

Prime Minister Andy Burnham moved quickly to confront the high cost of living. And President Trump wished him well after a phone call between the two leaders.

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Seth Meyers Calls Trump ‘The Sports Reaper’

The late-night host joked that the president’s sports curse had struck again after he backed Lionel Messi of Argentina, which then lost the World Cup final to Spain.

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The World Cup in New York and New Jersey, by the Numbers

The World Cup brought hordes of soccer fans to town, and locals flocked to watch parties. But did the games deliver on promises of an economic boon?

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The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza

Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.

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Trump Rejected Nearly 6,000 Clemency Applications Amid Hope of Pardon Wave

Expectations were raised for a raft of pardons in connection with the country’s 250th birthday but the president granted fewer than 20 on July 3.

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Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Near the Gulf Coast

Bertha, the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to drop heavy rain in the region this week.

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How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care

Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.

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Mamdani Eyes a McKinsey Partner to Lead Economic Development Team

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who wanted to use the Economic Development Corporation to pursue economic justice as well as growth, is leaning toward someone likely to placate the business community.

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Will a Sex Scandal Involving Mark Lamb Matter in Arizona GOP House Primary?

The contest in a deeply religious part of the state is a test of the power of a Trump endorsement.

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Trump Says Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in the U.S.

New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, told The New York Times, he was looking into whether he could arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he comes to New York for the U.N. General Assembly.

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Trump Orders a 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods

Also, Britain has a new prime minister. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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White House Says New Air Force One Will Be Out of Service for a Month for ‘Upgrades’

The White House press secretary said the unspecified “enhancements” would take place this fall. The plane has been under scrutiny over whether it has sufficient defensive capabilities.

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Maine Democrats Are About to Replace an Oysterman With a Lumberjack. It Might Just Work.

For the state’s progressives, Graham Platner was tempting. Troy Jackson is tested.

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Trump to Impose 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods

The administration will use an untested legal provision to put significant duties on Canadian exports, reigniting a clash with one of America’s biggest trading partners.

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Trump Attacks National Academies Over Climate Chapter in Judges’ Manual

The president joined Republican officials who slammed the National Academies of Sciences for a chapter about climate science in an educational guide for judges.

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Evacuees of Ontario’s Wildfires Wait and Worry

Flames crept, and then sprinted, toward unsuspecting residents who fled remote parts of northwestern Ontario. Now they want to know why officials weren’t prepared.

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