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Israel’s Wartime Government Frays as Frustration with Netanyahu Grows

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of leadership, presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an ultimatum that demanded a plan for the future of Israel’s war.

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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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Senior U.S. and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Oman to discuss the risks of a wider war.

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

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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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Donald Trump accepted an N.R.A. endorsement in Dallas as President Biden made a pitch to Black voters in Atlanta.

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

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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. — Radovan Stoklasa/TASR Slovakia, via Associated Press

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Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool, a Love Affair in Street Art and Silverware

A coach’s soccer legacy is often reduced to titles and trophies. But Liverpool F.C.’s soon-to-be former manager will endure in murals, music and memories.

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The image of Liverpool Manager Jürgen Klopp beams out from a mural on the side of a rowhouse on a darkened street in Liverpool. — Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question.

Pakistanis suspect the national intelligence agencies of being behind practically everything — even street performers working for tips in Islamabad.

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A man painted entirely in gold, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, stands on a street corner, holding one hand up in a wave. — Saiyna Bashir for The New York Times

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. — Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

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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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Mexico City’s water woes have been building for years. Groundwater is pumped out twice as fast as it is replenished, experts said.
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Exceptionally dry conditions are the immediate source of the city’s water plight. A majority of the country is in moderate or extreme drought, according to the National Water Commission.
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The Cutzamala water system — one of the world’s largest networks of dams, canals and pipes — is at a historically low 30 percent of its normal capacity, official figures show.
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Officials have projected June 26 as an estimated Day Zero, when the Cutzamala system could drop to the 20 percent base line where it would no longer be tapped to provide water to Mexico City.
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Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s former mayor and the leading candidate in next month’s presidential election, has defended her administration’s handling of the water crisis.
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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. — Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Texas Family Finally Learns Fate of Man Held in Syria

Majd Kamalmaz disappeared in Syria in early 2017. American officials recently disclosed to his family that they had intelligence indicating that he was dead.

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Samar Hamwi speaks in front of microphones, and next to a large photo of Majd Kamalmaz, at an event. — Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press

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Opinion

Megan K. Stack

The View Within Israel Turns Bleak

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On the left, a high wall faces apartment buildings under a clear sky. — William Keo for The New York Times

Maureen Dowd

The Truth Hurts — Especially When Bill Maher Dishes It Out

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Brian Greer

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

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Jessica Grose

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

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Nicholas Kristof

Invading Rafah Doesn’t Help Israel

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Letters From Our Readers

‘The Very Real Insanity of College Admissions’

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An illustration showing a single seat in the middle of a classroom and a crowd of people scrambling to get to it. — Illustrations by Pete Gamlen

Ross Douthat

Why the Manhattan Trial Is Probably Helping Trump

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A photo illustration of Kamala Harris with her hands clasped with Joe Biden behind her. The image is as if printed in a newspaper, with one edge folded over, showing print on the other side.

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Ride the ‘Poller Coaster’

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The Disastrous Relationship Among Israel, Palestinians and the U.N.

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Jamelle Bouie

The Underappreciated Genius of ‘Planet of the Apes’

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John McWhorter

Lets Chill Out About Apostrophes

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Alena Krempaska

Slovakia Is at a Dangerous Moment

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John M. Barry

As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take On New Urgency

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Peter Coy

Yes, A.I. Can Be Really Dumb. But It’s Still a Good Tutor.

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Jamelle Bouie

When ‘Stop the Steal’ Becomes Your Motto

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Katherine Miller

The Biden Future Cannot Arrive Soon Enough

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Alice Stewart, a CNN Political Commentator, Dies at 58

Ms. Stewart had appeared on CNN as a conservative commentator since the 2016 presidential race. She also had worked for Republican presidential candidates.

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Russia Presses Attacks in Northeast Ukraine, Seeking Buffer Zone on Border

Advances by Russian forces have raised fears they could bring their artillery in range of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.

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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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