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Indiana Prepares for More Rain After Days of Deadly Storms

Since last week, hazardous weather has caused seven deaths, forced people from their homes and required some to be rescued by boat. The region was at risk for more flooding on Sunday.

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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest

A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, killing at least eight.

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Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83

After tearing an elbow ligament, he underwent a risky procedure and returned at his best, changing baseball and giving new hope to injured players.

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As Lala Lashes Hawaii, the Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Calm. So Far.

An El Niño weather pattern is expected to limit activity into the fall, providing a stabilizing force.

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It’s a Crowded Place With Some of the City’s Trickiest Traffic

A fatal accident has drawn attention to New York Harbor, a popular destination where not everyone necessarily knows the rules — or follows them.

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Blanche Refuses to Say He’ll Always Be Independent of Trump as Attorney General

The new head of the Justice Department said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president had never asked him to prosecute specific people — and never would.

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He’s Awkward. He’s Sticky. He’s the Best Superhero.

If you want or need any superhero right now, you’re better off with Spider-Man.

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A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network

A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.

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AIPAC Targets Progressive Democrat in Race to Replace Swalwell

Two Democrats are in a runoff to replace Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress in April. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending heavily against a progressive candidate.

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Bot Meets Bot

Are we ready for a world where machines are mostly talking to each other?

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Ocasio-Cortez Rewrites the Rules

The representative is fusing her body and mind on the public stage to show us what real female power can look like.

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Friends Wanted Me to Cut Off My Father. They Were Wrong.

Many queer people are going no contact — cutting off their families for myriad reasons. It’s not always the right answer.

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As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones

The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.

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Could El-Sayed Cost Democrats Michigan?

Not all progressives are equal: Candidates of the activist left typically don’t perform as well as other Democrats.

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Is the Democratic Party Facing Its Own Tea Party Moment?

A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its potential limitations.

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How a False Nuclear Claim About Iran Ricocheted From India to Washington

A dubious post that spread on X became the basis of false claims that Iran’s leadership had declared it a nuclear power.

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How a Ukrainian Bank Worker Came to Face Life in a Russian Prison

Artem Murdid, his mother and his girlfriend are accused of terrorism. They say they did nothing wrong.

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He Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away.

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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The U.S. Military Wants A.I. Dominance. Feuds and China May Thwart It.

The administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, America’s main technological and military rival, charges ahead.

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As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share Profits

Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.

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How Republicans Embraced Brandon Herrera, a Texas Republican Candidate and Gun Influencer

Brandon Herrera, long an anti-establishment outsider, is trying to help the party defend a red-leaning House district in West Texas. It’s proving messy.

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As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past

A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.

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Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa

As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.

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This Is the Solution to America’s Literacy Crisis, and It’s a Lot of Fun

Come join the fun.

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Europe Is Not Ready for American Weed

The race to go global is on.

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After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkers

The police said a man on Friday night struck a congregant at the prominent Upper East Side synagogue, as Jews in the city contend with threats, fears and internal divides.

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The Last Hurricane to Hit Hawaii Became a Movie Star

Hurricane Iniki devastated Kauai, causing at least seven deaths and $1.8 billion in damage. It also got a cameo in a Spielberg movie.

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An Island Used to Storms Readies for One of the Strongest in Decades

Storms regularly sweep across Hawaii, but actual hurricanes are rare. As Lala approached, propane, ice and Oreos were among the priorities.

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