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In Harlem, a Juneteenth Celebration Revels in the Rhythms of Jazz

Music and dancing filled the streets Thursday night as residents turned out for the fourth annual Big Band Jubilee.

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After a brief downpour delayed the festivities, a large crowd packed the streets to celebrate Juneteenth and the Harlem Renaissance.
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Forced to Wait for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran

The Israeli military needs American help to destroy a key nuclear site in Iran. Waiting for that help comes with risks for Israel.

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Israel’s air defense system intercepting missiles from Iran over Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The longer Israel waits for President Trump’s decision on an American attack on Iran, the greater the strain on Israel’s defenses.
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Clyburn Endorses Cuomo, Helping Him Broaden His Appeal to Black Voters

Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina is endorsing former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the New York City mayor’s race as the June 24 primary nears.

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Andrew Cuomo received Representative James Clyburn’s endorsement just days after Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorsed Mr. Cuomo’s main rival, Zohran Mamdani.
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Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities

Schools say the Trump administration’s cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.

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Duke University, in Durham, N.C., is one of many colleges and universities around the country that says it may need to cut staff.
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Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular

Automakers and car buyers are taking a second, harder look at hybrids after leaving them behind for electric vehicles.

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A Toyota RAV4 hybrid at a car dealership in Lake Park, Fla. Hybrid vehicles now account for a large and growing share of new car sales.
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Seeking Jobs and Purpose, Fired Federal Workers Form New Networks

Government employees swept up in President Trump’s purge meet for happy hour and gather virtually as they navigate the stress of losing their careers and confront a tough job market.

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Kathryn Kullberg, center, is a wildlife conservationist whose job was eliminated because of funding cuts under the Trump administration. She co-founded a group that hosted a happy hour for about a dozen conservationists who were also out of work because of the administration’s changes.
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Barbra Streisand on the Duets That Define Her: ‘I Like Drama’

With a new album due next week that pairs her with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Laufey, Sam Smith and more, the singer looks back at her prized collaborations.

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Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland singing together on “The Judy Garland Show” in 1963.
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Airlines Challenge Protections For Travelers With Wheelchairs

A landmark rule to expand the rights of disabled air travelers has been hamstrung by a lawsuit from major airlines and delayed enforcement by the Transportation Department.

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Supporters of a federal rule compelling airlines to offer more support for travelers with wheelchairs saw the measure as a hard-fought win.
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What’s Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know.

Eight members of Congress are accusing the federal authorities of blocking their right to examine conditions at what is supposed to be a temporary stop for detained immigrants.

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Representatives Jerrold Nadler, left, and Dan Goldman of New York confronted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Will This Race Produce an Ally or Adversary for the Next New York Mayor?

The Democratic primary for public advocate pits Jumaane Williams, the progressive incumbent, against Jenifer Rajkumar, a moderate state lawmaker loyal to Mayor Eric Adams.

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Jumaane Williams is seeking his second term as New York City’s public advocate. Jenifer Rajkumar, a state assemblywoman, is his main rival.
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Mamdani Helped a Rival Candidate. She Isn’t Returning the Favor.

Adrienne Adams, the City Council’s first Black speaker, has resisted pressure to cross-endorse Zohran Mamdani, renewing battle lines between some Black Democrats and progressives.

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Adrienne Adams is running a distant fourth in recent polling of the Democratic primary field.
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New York Gears Up for Fight to Count 1.8 Million Noncitizens in Census

City leaders see threats from the Trump administration and Republican officials that could lead to undercounting immigrants and minority groups.

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Even thought the 2030 census is still years away, jockeying over the count has already begun.
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Chinese Tech Giants Have Big Ambitions in Brazil

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.

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Meituan, a Chinese delivery giant, said it would spend $1 billion to set up operations in Brazil.
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ICE Imposes New Rules on Congressional Visits

The policy says that ICE field offices are not subject to a federal law that allows members of Congress to make unannounced oversight visits to immigration facilities that “detain or otherwise house aliens.”

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Four Democratic representatives were denied access on Wednesday to an immigration processing facility in suburban Chicago where they believed immigrants were being held for days without access to lawyers.
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French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States

Pouria Amirshahi, a leftist member of Parliament, hopes that the decision will be reversed so that he can travel to meet lawmakers to understand life under President Trump.

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Pouria Amirshahi, a member of the Green party, in the National Assembly in Paris in February.
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Juneteenth Goes Uncelebrated at White House as Trump Complains About ‘Too Many’ Holidays

President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner official proclamations.

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“I’m not tracking his signature on a proclamation today,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said of the president on Thursday.
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Man Is Charged With Trying to Kidnap Memphis Mayor, Police Say

The 25-year-old man told the police that he had gone to the home of Mayor Paul Young to confront him about crime. The police later found a stun gun, rope and duct tape in the man’s car, they said.

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Mayor Paul Young of Memphis last year. He was targeted at his home on Sunday by a man who intended to confront him, the police said.
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U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb

U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader.

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A missile on display in Tehran in February. American spy agencies believe that it could take several months, and up to a year, for Iran to make a nuclear weapon.
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Police Investigate Threats to Mamdani in Mayoral Race’s Final Days

Voice mail messages promising violence against Zohran Mamdani, a progressive Democrat, came as attacks on politicians, judges and other government officials have skyrocketed.

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“I get threats on my life, on the people that I love,” Zohran Mamdani said on Wednesday. “I try not to talk about it.”
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How the Supreme Court’s Transgender Ruling Reveals a Shift

In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision.
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Bear Whose Head Was Stuck for Two Years Is Freed

An unwelcome plastic collar was removed from around the neck of a 2-year-old bear.

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From left, Angela Kujawa, Sherry Raifsnider and Miranda VanCleave of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources helping the black bear.
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