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

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

© Kent J. Edwards for The New York Times

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

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

© Leo Correa/Associated Press

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

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Par :Emma G. Fitzsimmons
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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.

© Nicole Craine for The New York Times

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

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Par :Alan Blinder
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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.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

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

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

© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

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

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Par :Eileen Sullivan
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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.

© Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times

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’

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Par :Jim Farber
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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

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Par :Christine Chung
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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.

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Par :Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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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.

© Hilary Swift for The New York Times

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?

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

© From left: Elias Williams for The New York Times; Janice Chung for The New York Times

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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Black Voters Take Center Stage as N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Enters Final Days

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Par :Jeffery C. Mays
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Adrienne Adams, the Black City Council speaker, has resisted pressure to cross-endorse Zohran Mamdani, renewing battle lines between some Black Democrats and progressives.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

Adrienne Adams, the City Council’s first Black speaker, is running a distant fourth in recent polling.
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New York Gears Up for Fight to Count 1.8 Million Noncitizens in Census

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

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Even thought the 2030 census is still years away, jockeying over the count has already begun.
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Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil

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Par :Meaghan Tobin
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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.

© Ng Han Guan/Associated Press

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

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Par :Michael Gold
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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.”

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

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

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Par :Ségolène Le Stradic
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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.

© Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto, via Getty Images

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

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Par :Aishvarya Kavi
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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.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

“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

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Par :Aishvarya Kavi
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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.

© George Walker IV/Associated Press

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

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Par :Julian E. Barnes
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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.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

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

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

© Scott Heins for The New York Times

“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

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Par :Adam Liptak · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · David Jouppi and Jon Hazell
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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

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

© Michigan Department of Natural Resources, via Associated Press

From left, Angela Kujawa, Sherry Raifsnider and Miranda VanCleave of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources helping the black bear.
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Europe to Hold Talks With Iran on Friday

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Par :Steven Erlanger · Jim Tankersley and Jeanna Smialek
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The continent’s most important leaders are divided over Israel’s conduct and filled with fears about a spiraling regional conflict.

© Nicolas Tucat/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers from several European countries are expected to meet on Friday with Iranian representatives over the escalating war between Israel and Iran.
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TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream

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Par :Sapna Maheshwari
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TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on the French Riviera this week, even as a U.S. ban loomed over the company.

© Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times

An evening event at TikTok Garden in the Carlton Hotel, where guests gathered for music and networking as part of the Cannes Lions Festival.
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‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid

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Par :Megan Mineiro and Margot Sanger-Katz
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Children with disabilities and their parents who rely on the health insurance program took to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the proposed reductions could be ‘devastating.’

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Members of the Little Lobbyists walk through the halls before meetings with senators in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Tuesday.
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Fed’s Interest-Rate Approach Keeps It on Collision Course With Trump

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Par :Colby Smith and Tony Romm
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The central bank signals little urgency to cut interest rates despite demands from President Trump for lower borrowing costs.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump on Wednesday unleashed another barrage of insults again Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, shortly before the central bank issued its latest interest rate decision.
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Zero Interest Rates Are Back in Europe

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Par :Eshe Nelson
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The Swiss National Bank lowered rates to zero after consumer prices fell last month. Other European central banks are grappling with uncertainty caused by President Trump’s tariffs.
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Texas Might Ban Hemp

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Par :J. David Goodman
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Gov. Greg Abbott must decide this week whether to sign or veto a bill to ban hemp-derived intoxicants, part of a national debate over the fast-growing industry.

© Antranik Tavitian for The New York Times

T.H.C.-infused drinks, like those made at the 8th Wonder Brewery in Houston, are the kind of intoxicants that Gov. Greg Abbott could ban if he signs anti-hemp legislation on his desk.
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‘SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay on Her Mother Jayne Mansfield

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Par :Melena Ryzik
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In a new documentary made by the “Law & Order: SVU” star, she examines her own clouded origins and the mother she barely knew: Jayne Mansfield.

© Kobe Wagstaff for The New York Times

Unraveling family mysteries for her documentary left Mariska Hargitay at peace: “It’s like a miracle to me to feel this way. I never thought I could.”
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Record Debt Limit Increase Would Break Republican Precedent

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Par :Alan Rappeport
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A proposed $5 trillion debt limit increase could make it hard for Republicans to maintain their fiscal hawk credibility.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

“Don’t have the Republicans own this monstrous debt,” Senator Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, warned this week.
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This Oregon Native Went to Kyiv as a Volunteer. He Died in a Russian Attack.

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Par :Kim Barker
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Fred Grandy was upset by the United States’ reversal in its support for Ukraine, his family said. This week, he was among the 28 people killed in a drone and missile assault.

© via Julie Haugen

Fred Grady in California in an undated photo. He went to Ukraine to volunteer with a charity after the United States’ support for the country changed under President Trump.
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A Legal Gamble

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Par :Adam B. Kushner
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We explain the Supreme Court’s ruling on medical treatments for transgender kids.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Outside the Supreme Court.
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Student Who Filmed Himself Raping at Least 10 Women Is Given Life Sentence

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Par :Lizzie Dearden and Vivian Wang
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Zou Zhenhao, 28, is considered by the police in London to be “one of the most prolific predators” they have encountered. Investigators say there are probably many more victims.

© Metropolitan Police, via Reuters

A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao, who attacked women in Britain and China. He would lure victims back to his homes and then drug and rape them.
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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall

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Par :Roger Cohen
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The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Watching Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to the people of Iran, in Tehran, on Wednesday.
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Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.

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Par :Patrick Kingsley · Adam Rasgon · Ronen Bergman · Natan Odenheimer and Julian E. Barnes
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Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

© Menahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Tel Aviv this week. Since Iran started retaliating against Israel’s fire, Israel’s defense system has intercepted most incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.
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The MAGA Fight Over Iran, and a Critical Ruling on Transgender Youth Care

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Par :Michael Simon Johnson · Will Jarvis · Jessica Metzger · Jess Bidgood and Abbie VanSickle
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Plus, a bidding frenzy over David Lynch’s espresso machine.

© Amir Cohen/Reuters

Iran hit a large hospital in southern Israel, Israel’s military said. The latest exchange of attacks came amid uncertainty about whether President Trump would send U.S. forces to join Israel’s campaign against Iran.
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No Rock Stars, No Mercedes: A Russian Expo Shows the Cost of Divorce With the West

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Par :Ivan Nechepurenko
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The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to yield multibillion-dollar deals and feature performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.

© Anton Vaganov/Reuters

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on Wednesday. Major American investors once again shunned the conference.
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Air India Cuts International Flights After Crash Causes Chaos

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Par :Anupreeta Das
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The move came a day after Indian officials told the airline to improve its operations, and as delays and canceled flights are drawing complaints from passengers.

© Amit Dave/Reuters

An Air India aircraft takes off at the international airport in Ahmedabad, India, on Tuesday.
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We Can’t Bomb Our Way Out of This

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Par :James M. Acton
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Trump should judge the efficacy of any military action in Iran by the same standards against which he previously assessed diplomacy.

© Ioulex for The New York Times

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What to Know About United States v. Skrmetti

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Par :Nicholas Confessore
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A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

A protester outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday after it upheld Tennessee’s ban on pediatric gender medicine.
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China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets

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Par :Megha Rajagopalan
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Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.

© Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Russian soldiers marching in the country’s annual Victory Day parade in May. Hacking groups appear to have become more interested in Russian targets after the country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Brad Lander Tried to Escort Immigrants Facing Arrest. He’s Not Alone.

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Par :Luis Ferré-Sadurní
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A growing army of volunteers has mustered at immigration courts during a month-old campaign to detain people showing up for routine hearings.

© Olga Fedorova/Associated Press

The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday outside an immigration court as he escorted a man facing arrest.
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Mamdani’s Comment on ‘Intifada’ Motto Fuels Tension in Mayor’s Race

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Par :Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein
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Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate for mayor, criticized Zohran Mamdani’s discussion of the phrase “globalize the intifada,” and Mr. Mamdani accused him of neglecting Muslim New Yorkers.

© Nicole Craine and Elias Williams for The New York Times

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani are the leading contenders in the mayoral primary.
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