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In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters

President Biden’s standing has slipped with Democrats who are vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed.

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Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.

President Biden’s narrow win in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, he faces a much different climate.

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Election updates: President Biden is in Georgia, a battleground state, and Donald Trump is in Texas for an N.R.A. event.

 

Rudy Giuliani was served with a notice of his indictment in the Arizona election interference case.

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Gantz Tells Netanyahu: Come Up With a War Plan in Three Weeks

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he would leave the government if he didn’t have a plan by June 8.

 

Under Israeli Bombs, a Wartime Economy Emerges in Gaza

Amid the destruction, a marketplace of survival has arisen focused on the basics: food, shelter and money.

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Representative Elise Stefanik is expected to denounce President Biden in a speech before Israel’s Parliament.

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Analysis

A Would-Be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts

Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past.

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A man surrounded by police officers lies handcuffed on a sidewalk.

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia is in improving health after a second operation, according to officials.

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Caitlin Clark Is Here. Can the Business of the W.N.B.A. Flourish?

Clark’s arrival has many betting on the W.N.B.A.’s success. But certain structural disadvantages persist, including how much the players earn.

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Caitlin Clark dribbles against opponent from Rachel Banham

Inside Reese Witherspoon’s Literary Empire

When her career hit a wall, the Oscar-winning actor built a ladder made of books — for herself, and for others.

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Jail Death Lawsuit Is Settled for $7.5 Million Amid California Inquiry

A violent encounter captured on video was part of a surge in jail deaths that spurred an inquiry into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

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Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening.

Dams and canals may soon be unable to provide for one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of growth, crumbling infrastructure and climate change.

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Strangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in a Hindu-First India

Families are grappling with anguish and isolation as they try to raise their children in a country that increasingly questions their very identity.

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Two barefoot men standing on prayer rugs in the room of a house bow in prayer.

This Is Hot Slaw. And Cleveland, Tenn., Wants You to Love It.

A spicy, yellow dollop of cabbage slaw became Tennessee’s first official state food — then everyone had to learn what it was.

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A man holds a plate with several samples of yellow slaw and one that is purple.

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The Night That Sotheby’s Was Crypto-Punked

The auction that was supposed to be an art world coming-out party for NFTs instead exposed the instability at the heart of the crypto world.

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A person on a bicycle rides by the outside of Sotheby’s at night.

Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them.

The stunning incursion into the Kharkiv Region lays bare the challenges facing Ukraine’s thinly stretched forces as Russia ramps up its summer offensive.

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A man in combat gear escorts an older woman in a purple coat.

President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia vetoed a bill that drew protests and could have pushed the nation toward Russia.

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Opinion

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat

Why the Manhattan Trial Is Probably Helping Trump

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel

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Megan K. Stack

Megan K. Stack

The View Within Israel Turns Bleak

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Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd

The Truth Hurts — Especially When Bill Maher Dishes It Out

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Jessica Grose

Jessica Grose

Loneliness Is a Problem That A.I. Won’t Solve

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Brian Greer

It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case

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Alena Krempaska

Slovakia Is at a Dangerous Moment

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John McWhorter

John McWhorter

Lets Chill Out About Apostrophes

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Managing an Inheritance: When ‘Mom’s Money’ Becomes Yours

A sudden windfall while grieving can be an emotional minefield, particularly for younger adults. Experts share ways to handle it wisely.

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Driver Takes Down a 113-Year-Old Salt Tram Tower in Death Valley

A traveler used the tower as an anchor to try to pull out a pickup that was stuck in mud at the national park in California.

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Protesters Stormed an Ex-Senator’s Office. She Refused to Leave.

Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics when protesters occupied the building.

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This Zoo Is Reopening After 239 Days. The Animals Have Missed You, Too.

Severe damage from flooding kept the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn shut for eight months. How will the animals react to having human company again?