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June 7, 2024, 4:00 a.m. Eastern time

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Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at Civilian Shelter in Gaza

The Israeli military said it had been targeting militants who were hiding in the complex in an effort to evade attack. The former U.N. school was housing 6,000 displaced Gazans.

Biden Links Fight for Ukraine With Allied Effort on D-Day

Speaking in Normandy, the president argued that similar principles were at stake in both wars: the defense of freedom and a rules-based international order.

A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies

Cindy Elgan has overseen elections in rural Nevada without incident for 20 years, but now even her neighbors wonder if she's part of "the deep state cabal."

Editors' Picks

D-Day at 80

Veterans of the pivotal battle of World War II are disappearing. Europe, facing new conflict, recalls what their comrades died for.

Opinion | Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we are forgetting the lessons of World War II.

World

Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans

Since Israel invaded Gaza, the Sde Teiman military base has filled with blindfolded, handcuffed detainees, held without charge or legal representation.

In Global Elections, Strongmen Are Taken Down a Notch

In Turkey, India and elsewhere, where some feared authoritarian leaders would consolidate power, democracy has proved surprisingly resilient.

Bombed and Bruised, a City Braces for Another Russian Onslaught

Residents of Sumy, in northeastern Ukraine, repelled Moscow's forces in 2022. Now, after months of punishing airstrikes, Ukrainian officials say the Kremlin is preparing a new offensive.

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U.S.

A Death Row Prisoner Tells of Living Through a Botched Execution

At 73, Thomas Creech is one of the few people to have survived a failed attempt at executing the death penalty. Now he waits to see if the state will try again.

U.C. Berkeley's Leader, a Free Speech Champion, Has Advice for Today's Students: Tone It Down

"Just because you have the right to say something doesn't mean it's right to say," said Carol Christ, who is retiring as chancellor at the end of this month.

Witness in Hunter Biden Trial Gives Intimate Portrait of His Drug Use

In text exchanges between Mr. Biden and a former girlfriend, Hallie Biden, the widow of his brother, Beau, she urged him to seek treatment as he trawled the streets for drugs.

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Politics

Trump's Conviction Made These Voters Rethink Their Choice for President

Conversations with nearly 2,000 voters showed a small number had changed their minds about Donald J. Trump. Here's what a few said about why.

Whose Fault Is Inflation? Liberals Want Biden to Blame Big Business.

"Greedflation" is a moniker about corporate price increases that has bolstered some Democratic senators, and now the president is being encouraged to lean in on the issue for his economic messaging.

Johnson Names Trump Allies to Intelligence Panel, Prompting Concerns

Both Representatives Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jackson of Texas are close allies of the former president who have faced legal and ethical issues.

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Business

U.S. Adds Tariffs to Shield Struggling Solar Industry

American solar manufacturers are pushing for further protections for their new factories against cheaply priced imports from China.

Guess Who's Angry at China's Real Estate Bailout: Homeowners

China has relaxed or eliminated measures on home buying to spur new purchases. This has made a vocal constituency of existing homeowners very unhappy.

Office Building Losses Start to Pile Up, and More Pain Is Expected

The distress in commercial real estate is growing as some office buildings sell for much lower prices than just a few years ago.

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Technology

'This Is Going to Be Painful': How a Bold A.I. Device Flopped

Humane's Ai Pin was supposed to free people from smartphones, but sales have been slow. Now Humane is talking to HP and others about a potential sale.

Google Is Using A.I. to Answer Your Health Questions. Should You Trust It?

Experts say the new feature may offer dubious advice in response to personal health queries.

The Lost Art of the Negative

Film cameras are seeing another renaissance. But some new photographers are leaving something behind: the tea-colored originals that determine the life of pictures.

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Arts

Review: 'What's the Point?' Oona Doherty's Resonant Ambivalence

The choreographer's "Navy Blue" is the rare work to express the emotions of life in pandemic lockdown.

A Photographer Widens His Gaze to Loss, and It's a Gain

Pieces add up to an archive of a life lived deeply in Lyle Ashton Harris's compelling survey at the Queens Museum.

For This Indigenous Beadworker, Every Stitch 'Is an Act of Resistance'

Teri Greeves builds on a legacy of artistry, rarely recognized by mainstream institutions, that stretches through generations of Native women.

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Movies

'Tuesday' Review: Expiration Point

Julia Louis-Dreyfus journeys from denial to acceptance in this imaginative fantasy-drama about grief and motherhood.

'Banel & Adama' Review: A Parable of Two Young Lovers

The filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy illuminates this elliptical story, set in unnamed Senegalese village, with daubs of strong colors and strikingly vivid imagery.

'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Review: Older, but Never Wiser

In their latest buddy cop movie, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are still speeding through Miami. The franchise has rarely felt so assured, relaxed and knowingly funny.

'Am I OK?' Review: When It's Time to Grow Up

Dakota Johnson stars in an expansive friendship comedy about coming out in your 30s and finding yourself.

Francis Ford Coppola: 'You Can't Be an Artist and Be Safe'

The filmmaker talks about the inspirations for the characters in "Megalopolis" and "The Godfather," and responds to recent allegations.

'I Used to Be Funny' Review: Bruising Punchlines

The film, which stars Rachel Sennott as a stand-up comedian, looks at the aftereffects of trauma on a character who wields quips as both weapon and shield.

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New York

New York Is the Toughest Place in the Country to Apply for Asylum

Tens of thousands of migrants have flocked to New York City in recent years, seeking one of the few legal pathways to permanent residency in the United States.

Gilgo Beach Serial Killing Suspect Is Charged With 2 More Murders

Rex Heuermann, who has been accused of killing four women, has been charged with the murders of two more.

Congestion Pricing Delay Leaves the M.T.A.'s Budget in Limbo

The M.T.A. had planned on $15 billion in financing backed by the tolls of congestion pricing for a number of crucial upgrades and repairs to the aging transit system.

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Media & Advertising

It Looked Like a Reliable News Site. It Was an A.I. Chop Shop.

BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was full of error-ridden content.

Washington Post C.E.O. Promised Interview for Ignoring Scandal, NPR Reporter Says

David Folkenflik of NPR wrote that the offer, in exchange for agreeing to stop his coverage of a phone hacking scandal, was made "repeatedly — and heatedly."

Restructuring Leads to Layoffs at Little, Brown

The shake up at the Hachette Book Group imprint comes at a time when publishers are feeling pressured by sluggish print sales and rising supply chain costs.

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Science

Boeing's Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station

Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, opened the hatch of the spacecraft and boarded the outpost in orbit.

SpaceX's Starship Rocket Successfully Completes 1st Return From Space

The company achieved a key set of ambitious goals on the fourth test flight of a vehicle that is central to Elon Musk's vision of sending people to Mars.

Plans for an Ailing Forest Include Logging. Environmentalists Object.

Officials in Oregon say they need to cut trees, including some healthy ones. The reaction shows how complex land management has become as forest health declines.

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Obituaries

Bertien van Manen, a Roving Photographer of Daily Life, Dies at 89

Inspired by Robert Frank's book "The Americans," she traveled to China, Russia and the coal mines of Kentucky to capture intimate glimpses of everyday routines.

T.D. Allman, Assertive Globe-Trotting Journalist, Dies at 79

Reporting from more than 80 countries, he combined close observation with sharp conclusions that pointed the finger at misdeeds or abuse of power. He was an author as well.

Bob Kelley, Who Made the Kelley Blue Book an Authority on Cars, Dies at 96

He knew all the data that went into determining a vehicle's price, but he insisted that it was as much an art as it was a science.

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Opinion

Kristen Soltis Anderson

Prison Time Is the Real Factor in the Trump Verdict's Impact on 2024

How voters will react to a candidate's sentencing is fraught with uncertainty.

Paul Krugman

Why You Shouldn't Obsess About the National Debt

It's a political problem, not an economic crisis.

Maia Szalavitz

Why Miami's Approach to Addiction Is Working

How harm reduction can work in a red state.

David Brooks

The Sins of the Educated Class

Progressive elites aren't helping the people they say they're fighting for, and they're hurting the rest of us.

Lee Wasserman

Vermont Takes On Big Oil. Will Other States Follow?

A "polluters must pay" law would compensate the state for damages and the costs of preparing for future impacts from warming weather.

Caroline de Gruyter

It May Be Scary, but Europe Is Coming to Life

The European Union's democratic deficit is slowly beginning to evaporate.

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