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Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit

Russia’s invasion has dominated previous meetings, but keeping President Trump happy was the focus at the gathering this week. Ukraine was largely shunted to the sidelines.

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The official declaration signed by the heads of state and government at the NATO summit did not mention Ukraine joining the alliance and President Volodymyr Zelensky was not feted as in previous years.
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Mamdani Triumphed Without a Majority of Black Voters. Where Does That Leave Them?

Black city leaders are worried their influence is waning at a moment when the rising costs that Zohran Mamdani put at the center of his campaign are pushing Black New Yorkers out of the city.

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Election Day at the Brooklyn Museum. A New York Times analysis of the primary results shows that Andrew M. Cuomo dominated in precincts where at least 70 percent of residents are Black, more than doubling Zohran Mamdani, 59 percent to 26 percent.
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How Sandwiches in Canada’s Lloydminster Became a Test for Domestic Trade

A city that straddles two Canadian provinces became a crucible of the barriers that prevent trade across Canada and that Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to dismantle.

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Sally McNaughton removing stock in preparation for a fresh sandwich shipment at Ironwells Co-Op Gas Bar in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The company has secured an exception to permit sandwiches from their kitchen to be sold on both sides of the provincial border within Lloydminster city limits.
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Want a House by Frank Lloyd Wright? There’s a Support Group for That.

A conservancy that aims to preserve the architect’s work also serves as a sort of secret weapon for homeowners who need to troubleshoot maintenance issues.

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Dale Morgan in the music room of the Dorothy G. Turkel House, which he spent five years restoring with his partner, Norman Silk.
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A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Worries Europe’s Museums

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.

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A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.
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Trump’s Bill Slashes the Safety Net That Many Republican Voters Rely on

As they push for big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps, Republicans are making a big bet that they can avoid political backlash from working-class supporters who increasingly rely on those programs.

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The legislation, as approved by the House, would cut hundreds of billions of dollars in food benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and remove nearly 11 million people from the health care rolls.
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Democrats’ Scattered Response to Trump’s Iran Strikes Highlights Party Divides

President Trump’s strikes on Iran have resurfaced old rifts among Democrats over war and peace that have been inflamed by a newer schism inside the party, over support for Israel.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, took a more muted tone than progressives did in criticizing President Trump for striking Iran without consulting Congress.
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An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe

David Webb spent decades exposing shady financial dealings. But doctors say he has months to live, and he hasn’t found anyone willing to carry on his mission.

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David Webb at his home in Hong Kong, which overlooks the financial district. One former regulator calls him the conscience of the city’s financial markets.
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How Japan and Alaska Pioneered the Global Market for L.N.G.

The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.

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The Nikiski plant in Alaska was the sole U.S. export facility for liquefied natural gas, and Japan’s exclusive supplier, for many years until it closed in 2017.
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Before Same-Sex Marriage Was U.S. Law, They Said ‘I Do’ in Massachusetts

The couples who exchanged vows in May 2004 helped usher in a period of profound change, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.

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Constance Cervone, right, and Janet Deegan outside Boston City Hall on May 17, 2004, the first day same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts.
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Reflecting on the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage a Decade Later

Adam Liptak describes the moment in which same-sex marriage became legal nationwide on June 26, 2015 — and what the future may hold for the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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A decade ago, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court decided in favor of same-sex marriage, prompting celebration in the streets.
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Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.

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A group of senators including Charles H. Percy, second from right, and Charles E. Grassley, far right, celebrated President Ronald Reagan’s economic plan in October 1981.
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Young Muslim Voters in NYC Loved Zohran Mamdani. Their Parents Listened.

Many Muslim Americans in New York City were impressed by Mr. Mamdani’s campaign and thrilled at being able to see themselves reflected in a mayoral candidate.

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Tanveer Malik, left, and her daughter Laiba, of Richmond Hill, Queens, said Zohran Mamdani’s focus on affordability had resonated with them. “I work on Wall Street, and look where I live,” Tanveer Malik said.
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In New Assessment, C.I.A. Chief Says U.S. Strikes ‘Severely Damaged’ Iranian Program

The administration suggested an initial report of less-severe damage was already outdated as the president continued to defend his assertion that key facilities had been “obliterated,” though no intelligence official has yet directly echoed his view.

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A uranium conversion facility in Isfahan, Iran, in 2004.
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Where Is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

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Officials have said Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sheltering at a bunker and refraining from electronic communication to prevent assassination attempts against him.
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17-Year-Old Fatally Shot in the Bronx After Fight Over a Water Gun

Darrell Harris, a high school student, died after an encounter with men who were having a water gun fight at a local park, an official with knowledge of the incident said.

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Officers responded to Starlight Park, where they found Darrell Harris, 17, mortally wounded with gunshot wounds to the head and arm.
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Trump Urges Congress to ‘Kill’ Voice of America as Its Leader Defends Gutting It

In a heated hearing, Kari Lake, the Trump ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.

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“President Trump wants to eliminate the agency,” Kari Lake said, referring to her global media agency. “We need to eliminate this agency, find what’s salvageable and move it over to the Department of State.”
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U.S. Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trade

The U.S. Treasury found ties between drug cartels and the Mexican companies, including a brokerage firm controlled by a former chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, sitting on a table in a kitchen in Culiacán, Mexico, where members of the Sinaloa cartel cook the drug.
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Soaring Temperatures in N.Y.C. Land More Than 100 in Emergency Rooms

Not since 2019 have so many New Yorkers in a single day sought emergency medical attention for heat-related illnesses.

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The temperature on Tuesday reached 99 degrees in Central Park, where the city’s official weather station is. A thermometer there last reached that temperature in 2012.
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As Donors Work Against Mamdani, Top Democrats Stop Short of Backing Him

After Zohran Mamdani’s performance in the New York City mayoral primary, Republicans and suburban Democrats attacked him, and party leaders seemed to be hedging their bets.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, left, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, congratulated Zohran Mamdani but stopped short of endorsing him.
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Zohran Mamdani Reflects on His NYC Mayoral Run So Far in Post-Primary Interview

In a post-election interview, Zohran Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York, said he took some lessons from Donald Trump’s focus on the cost of living.

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“I could never have prepared for the scale of support that we saw,” Zohran Mamdani said in an interview the day after the primary.
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Mamdani’s Success Spotlights a Deepening Rupture Among U.S. Jews

While Zohran Mamdani won over some Jewish supporters, other Jewish Democrats suggested that concerns about their community’s safety are being dismissed in a movement and a city they helped build.

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani celebrated on election night with Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller. They had formed an alliance with cross-endorsements in the mayoral race.
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Emil Bove Denies Suggesting Justice Dept. Ignore Court Orders in Deportation Cases

During a confirmation hearing for an appeals court opening, Emil Bove III was repeatedly questioned about a whistle-blower complaint that portrayed political appointees as willing to mislead judges.

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Emil Bove III, a top Justice Department official, at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday for an appeals court judgeship.
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