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Biden Is Doing It All Wrong
He is focused on firming up his Democratic base even though the election will come down to centrist swing voters in battleground states.
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Understanding My Son, One Game of Catch At a Time
In long, quiet, rhythmic games of catch, my son and I found a new way to be together.
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Roger Corman, Producer of Low-Budget Horror Films, Dies at 98
He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and many others.
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NYC Mayor Adams Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
The meeting was a highlight for the mayor, who is in Rome to speak at a conference about world peace and often talks about how his Christian faith informs his leadership.
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On a Day of Graduations, Berkeley’s Protests Stand Out
After weeks of tumult over protests, many college administrators prepared themselves for disruptions. But several ceremonies unfolded without major incident.
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Nemo Wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland
The nonbinary singer Nemo won the high-camp contest, during a night that included pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside the arena and fireworks onstage.
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Sam Rubin, Los Angeles TV Anchor and Entertainment Reporter, Dies at 64
Mr. Rubin began at the Los Angeles television news station KTLA in 1991 and became a staple of morning viewing through his interviews with celebrities.
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Jeannie Epper, Groundbreaking Stunt Double on ‘Wonder Woman,’ Dies at 83
Her first stunt was riding a horse bareback down a cliff when she was 9. She went on to soar on the hit TV series “Wonder Woman” and in many other places.
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As Israel Steps Up Attacks, 300,000 Gazans Are on the Move
Many say there is nowhere to go, and even the “humanitarian zone” recommended by Israel is neither safe nor equipped to handle all of them, the U.N. says.
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Northern Lights Set to Return Tonight as Extreme Solar Storm Continues
Electrical utilities said they weathered earlier conditions as persistent geomagnetic storms were expected to cause another light show in evening skies.
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Transgender Athlete Ban in a Long Island County Is Struck Down in Court
A judge ruled that the Nassau County executive did not have the authority to ban transgender women from playing on women’s sports teams in county-owned facilities. The executive said he would appeal.
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Paul Manafort, Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman, Returns to the Republican Arena
Eight years after helping Donald J. Trump get elected — and four years after being released from prison — the longtime political operative is back to help organize the G.O.P. convention.
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Justice Alito Warns of Threats to Freedom of Speech and Religion
In a commencement ceremony at a Catholic university, the justice said that fundamental principles were in peril at universities and American society.
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The Harsh Crackdown on College Protests Is A Dangerous Mistake
Is this what a police state looks like?
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Trump May Owe $100 Million From Double-Dip Tax Breaks, Audit Shows
A previously unknown focus of an I.R.S. audit is a dubious accounting maneuver that effectively meant taking the same write-offs twice on a Chicago skyscraper.
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The Long, Tortured Road to Biden’s Clash With Netanyahu Over Gaza War
The president offered strong support to Israel after Oct. 7 but has grown increasingly frustrated over the conduct of the war. “He has just gotten to a point where enough is enough,” a friend says.
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Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Band
A mainstay of the pizza and arcade chain, by turns endearing and creepy, will be phased out by year’s end at all but two locations. We visited one of them.
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Imagine Your Last Day of Work Ever. Here’s Theirs.
American culture has no set ritual to mark retirement. They created their own.
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A Rising Democrat Leans Into the Campus Fight Over Antisemitism
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, the proudly Jewish leader of a battleground state, has dived headfirst into subjects that have wrenched apart his party.
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Will You Accept the Election Results? Republicans Dodge the Question.
Leading Republicans have refused to say flatly that they will accept the outcome of the presidential election if Donald Trump loses.
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Will an Authoritarian Government in Venezuela Allow a Fair Election?
President Nicolás Maduro has held on to power by holding sham elections. In July he will run again, but would he willingly cede power?
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Why Antiwar Protests Haven’t Flared Up at Black Colleges Like Morehouse
The White House appears anxious about President Biden’s coming speech at Morehouse College. But for complex reasons, such campuses have had far less visible Gaza tensions.
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Trump Has Long Been Known as a Micromanager. Prosecutors Are Using It Against Him.
Witnesses have described the former president monitoring the minutiae of his business, a portrait prosecutors are drawing to help convince the jury that he couldn’t have helped but oversee a hush-money payment to avoid a damaging story.
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Isolated and Defiant, Israel Vows to ‘Stand Alone’ in War on Hamas
As the death toll in Gaza has risen, countries have turned their backs on Israel. The consequences of those desertions, from security to economics, risk turning Israel into a pariah.
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Can You Make Your Investment Portfolio Reflect Your Values?
Forget about endowments and their holdings and divestment for a minute. What do you stand for, and how can you make your portfolio reflect that?
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Burkina Faso Accused of Massacring Civilians
Witnesses and human rights groups claim the West African country’s military killed more than 220 people, including women and children, in February. It was neither a mistake nor a one-off, they say.
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A Brief History of the 2,000-Pound Bombs Central to U.S.-Israeli Tensions
The one-ton Mark 84 bomb was designed shortly after World War II. Adding guidance kits has kept it in use for more than 70 years.
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The ‘Betches’ Got Rich. So What’s Next?
The women’s media company, which started as a raunchy college blog, is a rare financial success story — and on the White House’s radar. Now, it’s wrestling with how to grow up alongside its readers.
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Freshmen Democrats Work to Turn Biden Impeachment Effort on Its Head
A crop of novice lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee has countered Republicans’ allegations against President Biden with attention-grabbing charges of their own.
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