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Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.

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Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

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A Captain Calls This Yacht His Home. The Owner Is Selling It.

Gavin Bladen oversaw the construction of the luxury catamaran Hemisphere and has lived on it for 15 years. When it changes hands, he may be cast adrift.

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An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon

Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.

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A 2-Year-Old’s Drowning and a Fight Over the Line Between Life and Death

A Texas family sued to stop a hospital from testing whether their child was brain-dead. Opposition to the test has been gaining support from anti-abortion activists.

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E.U. Divided Over Barring Imports From Israeli Settlements

The discussion about restricting goods from Israeli settlements in occupied territories reflects a European split over whether and how to confront Israel.

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Meet Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend, Who Stands to Inherit Much of His Estate

Karyna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.

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Democratic Socialists Are Winning Big. Now They Want Action.

The Democratic Socialists of America, after a string of election victories in New York, is eager to tax the rich and enact anti-Israel policies.

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Ukraine Is Fighting for Freedom. Freedom Is for Everyone.

The legal gap for gay Ukrainians has always been unbearable. Then the war with Russia seemed to make the disparity untenable. But the gap remains.

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20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola

The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.

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Appeals Court Upholds Blocks on Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting

The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.

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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Fires in France and Spain as Help Pours In

Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.

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Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns

Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.

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Berlin Pride Event Cut Short After Car Hits Crowds

The police said a hunt for suspects was underway after the episode at one of Europe’s biggest gay-themed festivals.

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Military Families Express Outrage After Pentagon Lowers Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War

The change in the number to 14 from 18 this week has prompted scrutiny over the Defense Department’s accounting and reporting practices.

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Conditions for European Wildfires Created by Summer of Extremes

The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced unusually hot and dry summers.

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Explore New York City’s Layered Histories for the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.

The New York Times on Saturday hosted an in-person search for places that hold centuries of the city’s history. Here’s what you need to explore those spots on your own.

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Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.

Students helped design the A.I.-powered creation as a young female with dark hair and an upbeat personality. Then came the outrage.

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Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.

Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted.

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Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race

Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.

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From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed

The U.S. deal with Iran signed in June initially appeared to be a success. It didn’t take long to fall apart.

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Who Are the People Protesting in India?

Some of the young demonstrators who forced out the country’s education minister described their deep-seated anger, frustration and desires that drove them into the streets.

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Why Vance Still Trumps Rubio

There’s no evidence that the president regards his vice president more skeptically because of his initial opposition to the war.

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The Dead End to Trump’s ‘Perfect’ War

Worst of all, the result may be that both Iran and Saudi Arabia end up with nuclear weapons.

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Blockbuster I.P.O.s Are Creating New Millionaires. Philanthropies Want a Cut.

As start-ups like Anthropic and OpenAI prepare to go public, nonprofits are hoping for a secondary giving windfall from the new tech ultrawealthy.

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Latest updates.

Firefighters were scrambling to contain blazes that were moving toward major cities. Some 200,000 people have evacuated or sheltered at home.

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The New Tactic Trump Thinks Will Rally Voters

Three Opinion writers discuss whether the president’s Red Scare strategy will work.

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Nolan’s Zero-Eros ‘Odyssey’

Homer’s Odysseus was hardly a man of remorse and shame.

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When Girls Get to Be Boy Scouts

What I know from six years of leading Troop 163 is that these girls invigorate scouting rather than weaken it.

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The Flawed Environmental Case Against Data Centers

Our animosity toward data centers is really more about our anxieties about A.I.

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