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America
Tropical Storm Alberto Brings Floods to Texas as Mexico Braces for Landfall
Hours before the storm was expected to make landfall in Mexico, it brought heavy rain and coastal flooding to parts…
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Europe
Trump Tries to Set Expectations, and Floats Excuses, for His Debate With Biden
The former president has set a low bar for President Biden’s performance at next week’s matchup. Now, he is preparing…
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America
A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making
Austin Valley had just arrived at his Army base in Poland, last March, when he knocked on his buddy Adrian…
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Tech
U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early
Officials hope a looming deadline will pressure Israel to open more land routes into the territory, which is facing extreme…
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America
Home Collapses in Syracuse, Injuring at Least 10, Officials Say
An explosion was reported, and an occupied car was found buried under the rubble. It was not clear if it…
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Europe
Virginia Exonerates Man After 45 Years in Prison
Lawyers said Marvin Grimm Jr. had falsely confessed to the 1975 murder of a 3-year-old boy, and served more time…
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Books
How Did We Learn to Talk? We Can’t Say for Sure.
In “The Language Puzzle,” the archaeologist Steven Mithen asks exactly how our species started speaking.
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Opinion
On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Harris said that on…
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America
Hozier Was Never a One-Hit Wonder. But Now He Has a Second Smash.
He broke out in 2014 with “Take Me to Church.” Then listeners on TikTok found his passionate, dramatic songs and…
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America
Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage
The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City,…