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Buy, Donate, Repeat. At 91, Leonard Lauder Has More to Give

Picasso paintings. Jasper Johns ale cans. Irving Penn photos. The cosmetics heir created the model for the headline-grabbing donation that museums dream of today.

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Leonard A. Lauder at his Upper East Side apartment with photographs by Irving Penn. “He understands the power of an image and how it can move us all,’’ says Max Hollein, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lauder is still on the hunt, adding to the Met’s Penn collection.
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Oil Prices Climb Further After Israel Strikes Iran’s Energy Assets

U.S. oil prices already jumped last week, which could cause prices at the pump to rise about 20 cents a gallon in the coming weeks, according to one estimate.

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Heavy smoke rises from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an Israeli strike on Sunday.
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Leonard A. Lauder, Philanthropist and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92

He was best known for his success in business, notably the international beauty company he built with his mother, Estée Lauder. But he was also an influential art patron.

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Leonard Lauder in 1973. While best known for his business enterprises, he was also one of America’s most influential philanthropists and art patrons.
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As Trump Returns to G7, Rift With Allies Is Even Deeper

In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

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White House officials have said little about goals for the summit, but they are facing a self-imposed deadline of early July to reach trade deals.
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How a manhunt works, according to security experts.

The search is ongoing for suspect Vance Boelter, 57, who escaped on foot after a gunfire exchange with local officers.

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A SWAT and K9 team doing a sweep near the home of State Representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park, Minn., on Saturday.
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Javier Bardem on His Career and New Role in “F1 The Movie”

The Oscar-winning actor may be starring alongside Brad Pitt in the summer blockbuster “F1: The Movie,” but his career has been harder to categorize.

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“I have principles, and I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror and look into my son’s eyes and my daughter’s eyes and say, ‘You have to do what you have to do, even if it’s not going to be easy,’” Mr. Bardem said.
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Tehran Residents Describe Fear, Uncertainty

Some Iranian citizens’ early hopes that the conflict would be short-lived were giving way to fear that the violence will not end soon.

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Some residents of Tehran worried about how the conflict would intensify.
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How Retirees Can Manage RMDs in a Volatile Market

Savers with accounts like 401(k)s and I.R.A.s are required to make withdrawals starting at a certain age. Here’s how to handle that during an unpredictable stock market.

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Shelby French, 75, said her retirement investments dropped by $60,000 in value in just three days this spring.
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‘Trump Inc.’: Filings Show Staff Profited From Being in the President’s Orbit

A constellation of companies and groups paid President Trump’s supporters before they took jobs in his White House, according to new disclosure statements.

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Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, was paid by America First Policy Institute as a consultant through an entity called MSGDMNSM Ventures XXV LLC. She also collected nearly $4.4 million in income from her consulting firm Right Coast Strategies, according to her disclosure.
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Syrian General Questioned in Case of Austin Tice, Missing American Journalist

The general, Bassam Hassan, is said to have shared grim news about the fate of Austin Tice, an American journalist and former Marine who went missing in 2012.

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The parents of the American journalist Austin Tice during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2018.
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Trump’s Parade Drafted the Army Into a War of Images

After a week of stunning and sobering TV-news scenes, the brassy Trumpy production was a surreal viewing experience.

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Saturday’s military parade in Washington came at the end of a week full of chaotic TV images.
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An American Fight With Mexico Won’t Go Well

Deteriorating into a combative relationship with Mexico would almost certainly worsen problems over trade and cartels, and inflame further protests.

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Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead

The push to do a deal on the country’s nuclear program could be revived, even after the Israeli strikes scuppered the latest round of talks.

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Lebanon this month. On Sunday, he said that Iran remains open to negotiations on nuclear weapons.
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What to Know About the G7 Summit in Canada

The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.

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Then-Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting with President Trump and other leaders at the 2018 G7 meeting in Canada, in a photograph released by the German government.
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A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and 2 Air India Pilots Who Never Made it Home

One pilot on the ill-fated Air India flight was planning to retire. His co-pilot’s career was just getting started. Their final flight lasted seconds.

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The Air India flight crashed into a building moments after taking off from the airport in Ahmedabad, a city in western India. On Saturday, workers tried to extract the plane tail from the wreckage.
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Israel’s Attack in Iran Echoes Its Strategy Against Hezbollah

Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?

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Pro-government supporters rallying in Tehran on Saturday following attacks by Israel.
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In Mexico, Thousands Ran for Office, Few Voted and One Party Dominated It All

Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts.

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Mexico’s Supreme Court building in Mexico City. Mexico’s shift away from an appointment-based system to the election of judges has, at least for now, amounted to a crucial step in Morena’s consolidation of power.
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Tops Box Office With $83 Million

The movie had stronger-than-expected ticket sales over the weekend, becoming the third PG-rated, live-action hit in three months.

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Universal and its parent company, NBCUniversal, had been hoping for a box office success for “How to Train Your Dragon.” They are trying to build it into a bigger consumer products business.
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Can Canada Beef Up Its Military After Decades of Atrophy?

To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.

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Canadian soldiers during a training exercise in March. Prime Minister Mark Carney has not specified where the money for increased military spending would come from.
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Cuomo and Mamdani Vie for Support as Early Voters Flock to the Polls

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani, the two front-runners in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, delivered closing-stage speeches.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, has endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani as her top choice in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary.
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