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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

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Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.

The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

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He Warned That the End of History Could Be Rough. Maybe Now People Will Listen.

Francis Fukuyama’s famous take on the post-Cold War world was widely misunderstood. In a new memoir, he tries to set the record straight.

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Leader of DOJ’s Civil Rights Unit Spars With Harvard, the Left and Her Colleagues

Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.

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U.S. Attacks Island in Strait of Hormuz; Iran Retaliates With Missile Fire

The exchange on Sunday was the first known military action between the two nations in a month, raising the risk of a renewed round of fighting.

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Putin Is Coming for Russian Literature

The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.

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Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Find

Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.

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15 People May Be Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood

At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed nearly all the footbridges across Bright Angel Creek in Arizona and cut off hikers’ access, the National Park Service said.

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What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet

A massive landslide and glacial collapse may have caused catastrophic flooding even without heavy rainfall. More than 3,000 people remained missing.

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Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference

Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades, she was as protective of her marriage as he was fiercely private.

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Nepal Turns to Mass Burials, as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods

Only a fraction of the over 2,500 missing are turning up among the dead, underscoring a bleak reality: The death toll is likely to keep rising for days to come.

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Dolly Parton and the ‘Pretty Darn Good’ Southern Church

For many Americans, Ms. Parton represented an idealized style of faith: one centered in small rural congregations that prize community over ideology.

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Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars

The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran.

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Ferry Carrying Hundreds of Passengers Capsizes Off Coast of Cyprus

Local authorities said 267 people were aboard the catamaran-type vessel when it began taking on water shortly after its departure from Kyrenia.

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See Nepali Rescue Workers Testing Aid Delivery by Drone

Some survivors of the deadly flood and landslide have no access to food. Officials and volunteers are testing how drones can help.

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How Not to Announce a Measles Death

Josh Shapiro announced two measles deaths. Things went downhill fast.

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Tennis’s Lost Shot

As the U.S. Open kicks off, we’re exploring a tennis technique that has quietly gone extinct.

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What Dolly Did for Tennessee Is What She Did for the World

This is what she did for the written word. And medicine. And …

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Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?

The players, the rivalries and the dramas to follow at this year’s tournament.

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How a ’70s Improv Book Became Silicon Valley’s Required Reading

It can be useful to see reality as malleable.

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The World Is a Room With a Piano Waiting to Be Played

Like any life, mine has had its pain, yet from the outset it seems to have been graced by unbelievable people and events. An anthology of miracles.

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Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply

The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest.

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Book Review: ‘The Disappearers,’ by Marlon James

Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.

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Pilgrims to Flood-Stricken Nepal Sought the Divine at Sacred Mountain

For many, the trek to Mount Kailash on the border of Nepal and Tibet is a once-in-a-lifetime trip to find spiritual awakening.

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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

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Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting By Mail

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

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Ed Markey Defends Transgender Athletes in Massachusetts Senate Race

Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts has emerged as a vocal defender of transgender rights as he tries to fend off a primary challenge from Representative Seth Moulton.

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Watch SpaceX Launch NASA’s Roman Telescope to Chart the Stars

Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.

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He Was a Top Lawn Care Influencer on YouTube. Then Everything Went Haywire.

Many people think Greg Chism is a freak — or worse. He says he was just following the incentives of the platform.

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This Governor Could Lose His Primary. A Bridge May Be to Blame.

The closure of a crucial Rhode Island bridge for safety reasons in 2023, and the traffic nightmare that followed, have dogged Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary.

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