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Ukraine Braces for New Talks Without the Leverage of New Missiles

President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during his meeting with President Trump on Friday.
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Down Time

A lazy day during which we do absolutely nothing sounds heavenly, but how much unstructured time can we comfortably abide?
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Camp Mystic Security Guard Saved Dozens Amid Deadly Flooding

In interviews with The New York Times, the guard, Glenn Juenke, offered the most detailed firsthand account yet of what staff members did as floodwaters rose at the Texas camp in July.

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Glenn Juenke, a night security guard for Camp Mystic in Kerrville, Texas, on Wednesday. Mr. Juenke’s account of his actions during the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic represents the most detailed firsthand description yet of what senior staff members at the camp did as the Guadalupe River surged.
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CHICAGO

A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering.
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A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

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Edward Serotta has dedicated decades to documenting Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test run for Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.

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The Marines plan to fire 155-millimeter artillery shells over a major freeway in Southern California on Saturday as part of a demonstration at Camp Pendleton.
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Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin

At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war. Mr. Trump at first seemed receptive, then expressed reservations.

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“One thing I have to say: We want Tomahawks also,” President Trump said during a meeting on Friday at the White House with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. “We don’t want to be giving away things that we need to protect our country.”
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The Indonesian Free-Food Program That Has Sickened Thousands

Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.

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More than 1,300 students fell ill in West Java Province, Indonesia, after eating free food served at schools.
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The Spritzes and Carbonaras That Ate Italy

Tourism has turned some Italian streets into monochromatic eating zones. Some officials have banned the opening of new restaurants.

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Via Maqueda, a street in central Palermo, Italy, has undergone a stark transformation from an old residential street to the busiest tourist area in the city.
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How a U.K. Spy Case Against China Abruptly Fell Apart

Evidence prepared for a collapsed espionage trial was published by an under-pressure government in Britain, offering a window into Western countries’ struggle to define Beijing as friend or foe.

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The Houses of Parliament in London. Government documents published this week give an insight into how British security officials view the rising threat posed by China.
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Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.

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Richard Knipel, rear, rushed to grab a man with a gun after witnesses said the man threatened to shoot himself at a Wikipedia conference in Manhattan on Friday.
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Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

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President Trump’s handpicked acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured an indictment against the New York attorney general last week after other prosecutors resisted seeking charges.
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Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis

Backed by a liberal-leaning legal nonprofit, seven Tennessee officials filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the deployment of troops in Memphis.

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Members of the Tennessee National Guard have been physically patrolling parts of downtown Memphis for the last week.
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Vermont Legislator Resigns Over Racist Republican Texts

The G.O.P. officials who participated in a group chat have faced calls to step down. State Senator Samuel Douglass was the group’s only elected member.

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Samuel Douglass, who was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2024 as part of the Republican wave, had responded to a chat about “a very obese Indian woman” by writing, “She just didn’t bathe often.”
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