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Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift

Weeks before New York was to charge motorists to enter Manhattan’s business district, Gov. Kathy Hochul postponed the program, citing economic concerns.

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Governor Kathy Hochul stands in front of an American flag.

The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’

Republicans in and out of government, like Steve Bannon, are pushing to prosecute Democrats as legal retribution for Donald Trump’s felony conviction.

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Stephen K. Bannon speaking into a microphone from a stage. He is wearing a black shirt.

It Was Legal Boilerplate. Trump Made It Sound Like a Threat to His Life.

Donald Trump’s lies about the F.B.I. being prepared to kill him during the search of Mar-a-Lago took his attacks on the justice system to another level.

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Donald Trump again suggested prosecuting his political opponents, saying it might “have to happen to them.”

 

How do President Biden and Donald Trump spend their time? Our reporters are tracking their public events, speeches and more.

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Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War

Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts, according to officials and documents about the effort.

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Israel said it launched a new operation in central Gaza. Dozens of people were killed, according to health workers there.

 

A battered car full of people moves down a road in Gaza. Destroyed buildings line the street.

The police arrested 13 pro-Palestinian protesters who had barricaded themselves in Stanford’s office of the president.

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LIVE

Hunter Biden’s Former Partners Describe the Toll of His Drug Abuse

Two women, including his former wife, took the stand. President Biden’s son is accused of lying about his drug use on a federal firearms application.

 

Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter Biden for nearly 25 years, walking into court in Wilmington, Del., on Wednesday.

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Starliner Sets Off on First Flight With NASA Astronauts Aboard

After two previous launch attempts were called off, the Boeing-built spacecraft was headed to the International Space Station.

 

  1. Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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  2. The Starliner crew prepares for takeoff.
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  3. The Starliner launching.
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  4. Rocket boosters expend and drop off.
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  5. 15,000 miles per hour.
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  6. The Starliner crew before takeoff.
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The D-Day Battle France Chose to Forget. Until Now.

Far from Normandy’s beaches, French paratroopers and resistance members fought a rear-guard action to keep the Nazis at bay. But it had a tragic end.

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A view of a grassy area with shrubs and trees. A French flag with a cross on it waves from a flagpole.

President Biden is in Europe to rally allies in defense of Ukraine. But he will be defying them on the war in Gaza.

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The Great Read

Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal: Roaming Through Saudi Arabia

To witness the kingdom’s transformation and assess its ambitious tourism projects, a Times journalist spent a month on the road there. Here’s what he saw.

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Riyadh
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The Red Sea
The Red Sea
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Medina
Medina
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Disah
Disah
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St. Regis Red Sea
St. Regis Red Sea
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The Empty Quarter
The Empty Quarter
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  1. Once seen as a jewel on the Nile, Khartoum has been ravaged by a war that few saw coming.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
  2. A feud between two generals fighting for power has caused a huge humanitarian crisis that could starve millions in the coming months.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
  3. Hospitals are strained to the point of collapse. Every day hundreds of new patients arrive at Al Nau hospital, near the frontline in Omdurman.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
  4. The greatest tragedy is that none of this was necessary, said Samawal Ahmed, a resident who lost his home to the war, as he passed the remnants of a famous market.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times
  5. Few expected the war would last long. Now tens of thousands are dead, and with peace talks stalled, the collapsing Sudanese state threatens to spread chaos across a fragile region.
    Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

A War on the Nile Pushes Sudan Toward the Abyss

A year of fighting has turned the once proud capital, Khartoum, into a charred battleground. Now a famine threatens one of Africa’s biggest countries.

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Their Florida ‘Paradise’ Keeps Flooding, but Some Can’t Afford a Solution

In the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, rising water has become a constant threat. Many residents cannot afford to elevate their homes or move.

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Shore Acres, a low-lying enclave at the edge of Tampa Bay where streets are broad, homes are comfortable — and floodwater has become a constant threat.

Rahul Gandhi, Long on the Ropes, Looks Set for an Unexpected Comeback

The Indian National Congress and its leader registered a far stronger showing in India’s elections than many expected.

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Analysis

Narendra Modi lifted his party to new heights. Then the opposition used his cult of personality against him.

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Two kingmakers have the Parliament votes that Narendra Modi will need, but neither is aligned with his vision.

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‘Hanging by a Thread’: U.N. Chief Warns of Missing a Key Climate Target

The comments came as the world body’s weather agency said it expected Earth to soon surpass the record high temperatures experienced in 2023.

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A man walking through a grass field balancing a pack of water bottles on his head with one hand. White smoke from a grass fire rises in the distance.

Severe heat is expected to bake parts of the Western U.S. this week, with temperatures soaring to the triple digits.

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This is how electric car batteries might aid the power grid, and win over drivers.

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Opinion

Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

The Truth of Trump Is Very Far From the Myth

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Ruth Whippman

Boys Get Everything, Except the Thing That’s Most Worth Having

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Frank Bruni, Josh Barro and Olivia Nuzzi

Donald Trump, Blocking Out the Sun

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Andrea R. Flores

What Biden Should Be Doing on Immigration Instead of His Asylum Shutdown

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Mara Gay

Mara Gay

Gov. Hochul’s Unwarranted Retreat on Congestion Pricing

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Lydia Polgreen

Lydia Polgreen

The World’s Largest Democracy Takes a Step in the Right Direction

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Thomas B. Edsall

Thomas B. Edsall

Will A.I. Be a Creator or a Destroyer of Worlds?

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Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens

The Four Great Challenges Europe Is Facing This D-Day

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The MorningNewsletter

Biden Tries to Close a Loophole

We explore the story behind President Biden’s immigration order.

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A garment she wore to Michelle Obama’s birthday party was just one of the things the former J. Crew president and reality TV star added to the sale.

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