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Scenes From the Hottest Blocks in New York City

Whatever the temperature is in Central Park, it’s hotter alongside Newtown Creek, the toxic and industrial waterway separating Brooklyn from Queens.

Edwin Membreno, who loads fruit and vegetables at La La Produce in Queens, faced 102 degree heat and customers who wanted their mangoes in a hurry.
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Iran Fired Missiles at a U.S. Base

Also, a heat wave grips the eastern U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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A missile was intercepted after Iran targeted a U.S. base in Qatar today.
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Bodies of 3 Hikers Who Jumped in Water Near Lake Tahoe Are Recovered

The three men had been hiking in Soda Springs, Calif., when they jumped into the water near Rattlesnake Falls, a remote and isolated area that made rescue difficult.

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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office responded after three men failed to resurface after jumping into the water at Rattlesnake Falls in Soda Springs, Calif., last Wednesday.
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Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even if Republicans Ax Tax Break

Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.

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Ford Motor executives said on Monday that the company would continue to build a plant in Marshall, Mich., that will make batteries for its electric vehicles.
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Trump Confronts Potential for High Oil Prices After Iran Strikes

President Trump, aware of how high gas prices could affect his popularity, demanded on social media that the U.S. “KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN.”

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A spike in energy costs could prove especially difficult for American consumers and businesses this summer.
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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs

For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing chief executive. Some of President Trump’s policies are likely to exacerbate the problem.

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A factory that makes copper products in Louisville, Ky. The pool of workers who are willing and able to perform manufacturing tasks in the United States is shrinking.
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The Curtain Drops on Improv Theater for the New York Police

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a staffing crisis kept her from letting officers participate in a Brooklyn theater group that began after the death of Eric Garner, who died after a police officer put him in a chokehold, in 2014.

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Terry Greiss, executive director of the Irondale Ensemble Project, a theater company, sits alone on a stage where police officers have performed.
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Nearly 150 Report Being Jabbed With Needles at French Music Festival

France’s Interior Ministry reported that 145 people said they had been stabbed with needles at festival events across the country.

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An outdoor performance on the banks of the Seine river in Paris on Saturday was part of the annual Fête de la Musique celebration.
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As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped

Housing affordability and quality-of-life concerns are pushing longtime Black New Yorkers out of the city, underscoring Democrats’ challenges with their base ahead of the mayoral election.

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A Democratic mayoral forum at St. Paul Community Baptist Church in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. The rising costs of housing are fueling some voters’ discontent with Democrats they have long supported.
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Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Suit Over Shaved Dreadlocks

Damon Landor, whose faith requires him to let his hair grow long, said guards threw a court ruling in the trash before holding him down and shaving his head to the scalp.

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The question the justices agreed to decide is whether a 2000 religious freedom law allows suits against prison officials for money.
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Vera Rubin Telescope Quickly Found 1,200 New Asteroids

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.

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The Vera Rubin Observatory in Cerro Pachón, Chile, last month.
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U.K. to Ban Palestine Action Group as Terrorist Organization

The British government announced plans to proscribe Palestine Action after members broke into a military air base.

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A protest in support of the activist group Palestine Action in London on Monday. The government said it would formally submit a ban to Parliament next week.
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Were the U.S.A.I.D. Cuts ‘Efficient?’

When President Trump took office, U.S.A.I.D. was one of the first agencies to be dismantled in the name of efficiency. Amy Schoenfeld Walker, a New York Times reporter and graphics editor who has been tracking the foreign aid cuts and restorations since they began in February, shares what she’s learned through her reporting.
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Quién es Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, que presidirá la Suprema Corte de México

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz se ha convertido en una de las figuras indígenas más visibles de México y en un símbolo de la reestructuración del poder judicial impulsada por el partido gobernante en el país.

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Hugo Aguilar Ortiz es el recién elegido ministro presidente de la Suprema Corte de México.
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Democrats to Protest Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center With Pride Event

“This is our way of reoccupying the Kennedy Center,” said Jeffrey Seller of “Hamilton,” who was asked to stage the invite-only concert hosted by five senators.

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Five senators are planning the Monday night concert to celebrate gay pride. They have rented the Justice Forum, a lecture hall in the Reach, part of a recent Kennedy Center expansion project.
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Villages Evacuated on Greek Tourist Island as Wildfires Rage

More than 190 firefighters were battling three wildfires on Chios in the Aegean Sea, which authorities are investigating as arson.

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Firefighters battling a large wildfire in Karyes, a village on the island of Chios, Greece, on Sunday.
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Compass Sues Zillow, Accusing Site of Gate-Keeping Home Listings

Compass, the real estate brokerage, claims that Zillow, the website that has 227 million unique visitors a month, has conspired to maintain a monopoly over digital home listings.

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A battle over how homes are listed online has grown increasingly raucous in recent months, and now Compass and Zillow, two of the biggest players in the industry, are on opposite sides of a lawsuit.
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Inside Trump’s Decision

The Times pieced together the days and hours leading up to President Trump’s decision to strike Iran. It’s a story of diplomacy, deception and a secret that almost got out.

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A B-2 bomber returns to Missouri.
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Where Does Iran Go Now?

While foreign wars may expose autocratic fragility, they rarely create the conditions necessary for democratic change.

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Iranians at a demonstration against the United States and Israel on Sunday in Tehran.
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Iran’s Nuclear Dreams May Survive Even a Devastating American Blow

Through revolution and upheaval, the program has become intertwined with the country’s security and national identity.

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A billboard showing a variety of missiles in Tehran last year. Iran’s nuclear program has become ingrained in the country’s identity since it began in the late 1950s.
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