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40 Years On, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership

At Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, President Biden plans to follow one of former President Reagan’s most iconic speeches with his own testimonial to democracy.

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A black-and-white photo of President Ronald Reagan delivering a speech to veterans and others sitting in folding chairs. A stone pillar stands as a memorial behind him, along with the sea.

A World War II veteran, Robert Persichitti, died at 102 while traveling to a D-Day event in France.

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D-Day at 80

Veterans of the pivotal battle of World War II are disappearing. Europe, facing new conflict, recalls what they fought for.

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‘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.

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Israeli Strike Kills Dozens at School Complex Where Civilians Sought Shelter

Israel said it had targeted Hamas operatives at a U.N. school-turned-shelter. Palestinian officials said the dead included women, children and older people.

 

  1. The aftermath of an Israeli strike that killed dozens at a school complex in central Gaza where thousands of Palestinians were sheltering.
    Mohammed Saber/EPA, via Shutterstock
  2. Israel’s military said the strike, in Nuseirat, targeted Hamas operatives. Gazan authorities said 14 children and 9 women were among the dead.
    Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  3. The bodies of at least 40 people were taken to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in the nearby city of Deir al Balah.
    By Reuters and The Associated Press
  4. The hospital was inundated with the dead and wounded.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  5. A U.N. official said that 6,000 Palestinians had been sheltering at the school complex.
    Abed Khaled/Reuters
  6. At play among downed power lines in Al Maghazi, in central Gaza, where Israel is combating what it says is a renewed Hamas insurgency.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  7. Israeli soldiers cleaning the gun barrel on a tank near the border with Gaza, on Wednesday.
    Amir Cohen/Reuters

Gazans mourned loved ones who were killed in the strike on the school complex.

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Judge Orders Steve Bannon to Surrender for Prison Term by July 1

The Trump ally was convicted two years ago of contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 panel. He faces a four-month sentence.

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Progressives Urge Biden to Push Harder on ‘Greedflation’

The moniker about corporate price increases has bolstered Democrats in the Senate. Some believe President Biden should lean in on the issue.

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President Biden stands holding a microphone in a small business in Philadelphia. Biden-Harris signs are on the wall behind him, and in front of the wall, a small group of people sits and listens.

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 Trump. Here’s what they said about why.

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The Great Read

At 45, He Vies With Women Half His Age, Seeking an Olympic First

If Bill May makes the U.S. Olympic team, he will become the first man ever to compete in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming.

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

Hallie Biden, Mr. Biden’s ex-girlfriend and his brother’s widow, said he bought and smoked crack cocaine in the 48 hours after he purchased a gun in 2018.

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Hallie Biden, wearing black sunglasses and a black blazer, walking. There are flowers in the foreground and background.

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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.”

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

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Will Lewis, chief executive of The Washington Post.

A Death Row Prisoner Tells of Living Through a Botched Execution

At 73, Thomas Creech is one of the few people to have survived an execution. Now he waits to see if Idaho will try again.

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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.

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In a close-up portrait, Francis Ford Coppola’s thinning gray hair is being blown upward as he closes his eyes.

University of Pennsylvania Bans Campus Protest Encampments

The new rules come on the heels of a nationwide wave of student activism against Israel’s actions in Gaza.

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The retiring chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley, has a message for protesters: Tone it down.

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Is this the end for mandatory D.E.I. statements at universities?

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South Africa’s President Announces Plan to Form National Unity Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party is seeking an alliance after it failed to win enough seats in last week’s election to form a government on its own.

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Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at I.S.S.

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

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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, whose remains were found in 1993 and 2011.

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Speaker Mike Johnson Names Trump Allies to Intelligence Panel

Both Representatives Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Ronny Jackson of Texas are close allies of Donald Trump and have faced legal and ethical issues.

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

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The Absolute Worst Argument for Why Trump Won’t Win

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

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Why Miami’s Approach to Addiction Is Working

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Kathy Hochul Just Upended a Lot More Than Congestion Pricing

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Hochul’s Payroll Tax Is No Substitute for Congestion Pricing

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MAGA Turns Against the Constitution

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The World Heads to the Polls

Hundreds of millions of people recently voted in elections with climate issues like extreme heat and coal dependence.

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