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2 Die After Boat Overturns in New York Harbor, Police Say

Police divers found a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby in the water near Liberty Island. A man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

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Please Judge the Books I’m Reading

Literary awards get dismissed for elitism. But more than ever, we need passionate and idiosyncratic champions for the books most worth seeking out.

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Iran, Holding Firm to Hormuz, Pushes for Return to June MOU

The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s best leverage to get Washington to release Iran’s frozen assets, lift economic sanctions and end its naval blockade.

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Obama and Abdul El-Sayed Spoke to Discuss Unity After Michigan Senate Primary

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s call with the former president comes as he tries to win over wary Democrats in Michigan’s high-stakes Senate race.

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Europe Braces for Another Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.

High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Sunday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent.

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Israel Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan to Disarm Hamas

President Trump’s Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

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The Pope’s Favorite Team

Are the Chicago White Sox blessed?

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Blue and Red America Have Become the Bitter Couple That Can’t Quite Face Divorce

It can’t go on like this forever.

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BTS’s Grammys Boycott Highlights the Perils of Pop Music

The genre was shaped by exclusion, not expansion.

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In Michigan, a Former Trump Critic Shifts Toward Election Skepticism

Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee, has suggested that further scrutiny of the 2020 election was warranted and that voting irregularities sunk his first Senate bid two years ago.

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A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress

Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of church and state is in grave danger.

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She Makes the Impossible Happen for Her Ultrarich Clients

Olivia Ferney grew up a child of schoolteachers in Ontario. Now she’s an expert in private jets, luxury cabanas and champagne-soaked revels.

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Anthony Scaramucci, Podcast Star, Explains U.S. Politics to the World

He spent 11 days in the Trump White House nine years ago. Now he has a hit podcast, helping the British public, among others, understand what’s going on.

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The ‘Furthur’ Bus’s Long, Strange Trip, and Why It’s Returning to San Francisco

The psychedelic bus whose passengers hit the road and fueled ’60s counterculture is coming back out. And to its owners, America sure could use it.

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Poll: Voters See Political Parties as More Extreme Than Their Own Candidates

In a New York Times/Siena poll of battleground states, national parties were seen as too far to the right or the left, while nominees were viewed as more moderate.

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A Democratic Socialist Spreads the Word, Even in Hostile Territory

Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the New York D.S.A., wants to reach new voters. But in interviews with conservative media, the backlash can be sharp.

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Kalshi’s Tarek Mansour Isn’t Interested in Management Advice

Tarek Mansour co-founded the fast-growing prediction market company shortly after graduating from M.I.T., aiming to provide a “mathematical, objective” view of the world.

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The Lonely Crew at the Kennedy Center Will Miss Its…Mice

Employees say the performing arts center’s quirky-looking mice have an exotic back story. Do they?

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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags

The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.

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A Maine Town, Once Dependent on a Paper Mill, Tries to Move On

For over a century, Madison Paper Industries was a small Maine town’s economic engine. A new owner moved in, but uncertainty persists.

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Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances

Israel and the United States aren’t just targeting the Lebanese militant group’s weapons. They’re going after its money.

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Moderate Democrat in Hawaii Defeats Progressive House Challenger

Representative Ed Case beat Jarrett Keohokalole, a younger progressive, in a race that centered on questions of generational change and the state’s skyrocketing cost of living.

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It Won’t Stop at the Arc de Trump. It Won’t Stop at Washington.

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.

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How a Drone ‘Hellscape’ Might Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Inspired by Ukraine’s battlefield gains, Taiwan is betting on drones to deter a potential Chinese invasion.

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Hunter Biden Says His Father’s Cancer Is Worsening

In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. ⁠Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer had spread into his bones and was causing pain.

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Max Miller, Republican Accused of Abuse, Won’t Drop Out, Spokeswoman Says

Mr. Miller, who has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to end his campaign and avoid endangering a solidly red seat in Ohio, will stay in the race, his spokeswoman said.

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Hunter Biden Says His Father’s Cancer Is Worsening

In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. ⁠Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer had spread into his bones and was causing pain.

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Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone

The summer exit confirmed what had been apparent for weeks: that Republicans lacked the votes to pass the voting restrictions the president has made a top priority.

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Senate Bows to Reality, Leaving Trump’s Voting Bill Undone

The summer exit confirmed what had been apparent for weeks: that Republicans lacked the votes to pass the voting restrictions the president has made a top priority.

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The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.

The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.

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