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Should N.Y. Bathhouses Be Allowed to Offer Space for Sex?
Two state lawmakers have proposed repealing a health code that prohibits establishments like bathhouses from allowing sexual activity.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesPellet Guns, Sticks and Tear Gas: How India’s Police Halted a Youth March
A New York Times analysis details the July 20 crackdown on unarmed protesters in New Delhi that has provoked public outrage and accusations of excessive force.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Is Russia’s Richest Woman. Her Business Empire Is Going Up in Flames.
As Ukraine repeatedly strikes warehouses of the e-commerce site Wildberries, Tatyana Kim, its billionaire co-founder, faces her biggest test yet.
New York Times Top StoriesPellet Guns, Sticks and Tear Gas: How India’s Police Halted a Youth March
A New York Times analysis details the July 20 crackdown on unarmed protesters in New Delhi that has provoked public outrage and accusations of excessive force.
New York Times Top StoriesTheir African Islands Were Set to Be Decolonized. Then the U.S. Bombed Iran.
The inhabitants of the Chagos Islands were expelled by the British 60 years ago. Refugees were anxious to return this year, but their hopes have been caught in a morass of geopolitics.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Wildberries, the Company in Ukraine’s Cross Hairs
Ukrainian drones have increasingly targeted warehouses belonging to Wildberries, which many Russians rely on as the country’s largest e-commerce business.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard?
The streaming giant, still looking for this year’s blockbuster, paid an actor to spend three days inside a billboard in Los Angeles to promote an upcoming film.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York City Hall Dismisses Haitian Workers After Loss of Protected Status
Officials said that dozens of Haitian workers for the city would lose their jobs, but warned that the number could easily reach the hundreds.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Offers U.S. Concessions in Trade Talks but Demands a Comprehensive Deal
Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.
New York Times Top StoriesReading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program
The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results.
New York Times Top StoriesMax Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax
Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.
New York Times Top StoriesThey’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?
Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.
New York Times Top StoriesStudents Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.
After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.
New York Times Top StoriesLabor Market Shifts Into Reverse
Also, Trump officials are searching for Cuba’s next leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall
The state attorney general said that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the migrant detention center had violated civil rights.
New York Times Top StoriesHouthis Claim Attack on Yemeni Military Camp
Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.
New York Times Top StoriesSchumer Forges Ahead in Fight for Senate, Despite Setbacks
In a phone call, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan contender who has opposed him to just win.
New York Times Top StoriesAppeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Restarts Battle to Fire Sitting Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was “considering” removing her from the job.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting Russia and Iran
The legislation was championed by Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican whose sudden death last month helped spur quick action on it.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Officials Deport Group of Mexicans Despite Torture Risk
Immigration authorities used a rare authority to deport them, even though their removal was blocked over concerns they would be tortured if returned.
New York Times Top StoriesWeekend Weather Is a Summer Stew of Heat, Humidity and Haze
The worst heat is expected out West, where most of the wildfire smoke may be trapped, while the East also swelters and faces a chance of thunderstorms.
New York Times Top StoriesJustin Trudeau, Katy Perry and the Look of the Celebrity Statesman
What the former prime minister’s boyfriend rebrand says about the intersection of politics and entertainment.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Thought Tech Would Make War More Precise. We Were Wrong.
Until recently, attacking civilian energy infrastructure was unacceptable. The dynamics of modern war have changed that.
New York Times Top StoriesA Naked Bicycle Protest Is Also a Party. Is That Bad?
A split among protest groups has led to dueling rides, which combine nudity and cycling in the name of change.
New York Times Top StoriesLabor Market Shifts Into Reverse as Employers Balk at Hiring
A spring surge rapidly faded as the summer brought higher prices and more uncertainty for businesses, even as they avoided layoffs.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Cyclospora Symptoms May Come and Go
Health experts are trying to understand how the food-borne parasite can cause symptoms that come and go, sometimes for weeks.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Pressure Mounts, U.S. Hunts for Cuba’s Next Leader
Some officials warn that a more hard-line leader could emerge if the Trump administration moves forward with its plans.