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Colin Gray, Father of Teenage Shooter in Georgia, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.

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Why Democrats Won’t Stop Forcing Votes On Trump’s Iran War Powers

Even after winning approval of a measure calling on President Trump to end the war, they continue to call votes to force Republicans to answer for it.

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A ‘Zombie Court’ for Terror Cases Awakens

Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case.

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How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate Race

How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.

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Why Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Is Stalled

The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.

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For Museum Boss Who Became a Trump Target, It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

Kim Sajet left as director of the National Portrait Gallery when she found herself in the White House cross hairs. Now she’s watching another Smithsonian chief go through it.

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ABC Formally Rebukes F.C.C. for Review of TV Licenses

The network’s comments are part of its efforts to push back against the F.C.C.’s review of its local broadcast licenses.

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Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items

A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.

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Wildfire in Suffolk, UK, Breaks Out a Few Miles From Nuclear Power Station

A large fire engulfed almost 250 acres of land in Suffolk, a scenic area on the coast. It was a few miles from a nuclear power station.

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U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

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Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability

The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.

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L.A. Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Rats, Flies and an Unending Stench

The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is still dealing with the smell of rotting food and fears over possible toxins after a cold-storage facility burst into flames in June.

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DOJ Seeks to Use Court to Deport Mother of Convicted ISIS Supporter

The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected.

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U.S. Economic Growth Slowed in the Second Quarter

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.5 percent annual rate over the past three months, as war in the Middle East shook energy prices and supply chains.

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Eased During Pause in Iran War

Price pressures eased during a brief reprieve in the war with Iran, but the resumption of fighting suggests that inflation risks are still prevalent.

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China, Its Economy Stumbling, Signals Only Cautious Support

The ruling Politburo called for “more proactive” tax and spending policies but did not endorse broad action to address weak consumer spending.

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A ‘Credibility Shock’ Looms Over the Fed

Bonds sold off sharply after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, signaling growing turmoil between the markets and the central bank.

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When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic

An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.

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A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time

To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.

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Poland’s Leader Says Russian Missile May Have Struck Its Territory During Ukraine Attack

Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck Poland overnight.

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Retribution

We look at the ongoing fight between the Trump administration and James Comey.

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Russia Strikes Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that a family of five had been killed at home in the latest in a series of large-scale aerial assaults by Moscow.

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Wildfires in Greece Kill 3 Firefighters as Blazes Still Burn in France and Spain

Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.

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How the War With Iran Is Widening, and U.S. Hospitals See a Surge of Uninsured Patients

Plus, the horrendous smell plaguing one Canadian town.

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Why Won’t America’s Aging Elite Retire?

How the elderly hoard the future.

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Warsh’s Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.

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Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.

An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.

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After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.

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For Fame, Press 1. For Infamy, Press 2.

Fauci and the D.S.A. have a lot to answer for.

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As China’s A.I. Gets Stronger, It Poses New Risks to Beijing

China’s A.I. rise is creating a new dilemma for Beijing. The open models that win influence abroad may pose risks to the country’s security and geopolitical strategy.

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