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Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe

Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves have changed the feel of the season for today’s children, compared with their parents and grandparents.

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Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan

President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.

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Charges to Be Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool

President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss charges against a former Olympian.

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Migrants Flood a Tiny Spanish Territory

Plus, the Trump administration plans Sun Belt water cuts. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Leopold Aschenbrenner Built a Hot A.I. Hedge Fund. Then it Melted Down.

Situational Awareness, led by a 24-year-old, exploded onto the artificial intelligence scene — and then nose-dived.

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Next Met Gala Show Will Honor John Galliano, Celebrated Designer Infamous for Antisemitic Rant

As famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.

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Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released by Sheriff’s Department Searching for New Leads

The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, the television news anchor, has been missing for nearly six months.

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Trump Escalates Feud With Senate Over Blanche

The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.

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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

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Warsh Considers Reducing Frequency of Fed Policy Meetings

The Federal Reserve has met at least eight times a year for decades. Reducing the number of meetings would represent the biggest change by Kevin M. Warsh since he became chairman.

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John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98

He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.

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Why Mitch McConnell Isn’t Giving Up His Senate Seat

Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are changing.

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Readers Choose Their 25 Favorite Clothing Stores Across the U.S.

Where do you love to shop? We asked and you came through, offering hundreds of thoughtful responses. Here are 25 of your choices.

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Trump Blames Minnesota, Not Iran, for Cyberattack, Despite Initial Investigation

President Trump claimed without evidence that Minnesota’s Democratic government was “behind” a cyberattack on the state’s own water systems. Investigators believe Iran is likely responsible.

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What Caused the Surge of Migrants From Morocco Into Ceuta?

Speculation has focused on lax Moroccan policing, attractive Spanish immigration policies and misinformation from human traffickers. In reality, experts said, it’s too early to know.

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Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work

Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.

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Trump to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Denouncing I.R.S. Lawsuit as Exercise in Self-Dealing

It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though they have jeopardized the confirmation of his pick for attorney general.

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Todd Blanche’s Loyalty to Trump Is Putting His Attorney General Confirmation at Risk

Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the stability and status conferred by a Senate confirmation.

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‘Adults’ Is Getting a New First Episode

Many viewers turned away from “Adults” after an over-the-top scene in the show’s first episode, so FX made a new one.

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Coast Guard Vows to Protect Crews From Brain Injuries Caused by Rough Seas

The head of the Coast Guard said “decisive action” would be taken so the injuries would be recognized, treated and prevented.

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Amid Talk of a Party Switch, Fetterman Vows ‘Never’

Changing one’s affiliation is rare in the Senate, but it can have big consequences. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is staying put as a Democrat.

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Adam O’Neal Resigns as Washington Post Opinion Editor

Adam O’Neal inherited a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.”

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Ceuta Evokes Europe’s 2015 Migration Crisis. But Much Has Changed Since.

The crossing of 50,000 people to Spanish territory this week has created a crisis for the Spanish government, much as the 2015 migration crisis did for Europe’s leaders. The context is different.

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Ukraine’s Strike on Iranian Ship Shows How Two Wars Could Spiral

Iran sent military aid to Russia for its war against Ukraine. Now the question is whether that conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran are converging.

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A Fledgling Food Reviewer’s Battle With Cyclospora

Christina Hart, 29, started posting reviews on social media in May. Less than two months later, a stomach illness forced her to stop.

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Anthony Bourdain’s Wild Summers Still Echo in Provincetown

As a new film evokes his coming-of-age in this bohemian Cape Cod town, Pete Wells goes looking for the people and restaurants that shaped him.

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Inflation Worries Prompted Fed Officials to Dissent on Holding Rates Steady

Internal divisions over whether to raise interest rates intensified at Kevin Warsh’s second meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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