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Xavier Becerra Advances in California Governor Race
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6/5/2026 6:16 PM
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| Mr. Becerra was long dismissed in the contest until the abrupt departure of Eric Swalwell created a surprise path for an experienced Democrat. |
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What to Know About California’s Top Election Races
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6/5/2026 6:15 PM
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| Spencer Pratt, a Republican running for the role, showed early strength, but Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilwoman, made a substantial leap in Friday’s returns. |
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Stocks Slide as Investors See Rates Rising After Strong Jobs Data
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6/5/2026 1:21 PM
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| The S&P 500 fell more than 2.6 percent on Friday, its worst one-day drop of the year and ending nine weeks of gains. |
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Central Ohio Becomes Hub for Tech and Manufacturing
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6/5/2026 11:22 AM
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| Tech titans and Silicon Valley transplants changed the Columbus area, but not everyone is thrilled about the rapid transformation. |
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U.S. Job Market Pushes Past Shocks and Strains
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6/5/2026 12:53 PM
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| Employers added 172,000 jobs in May, adding to a vigorous pace of hiring in recent months. But wage growth is not keeping up with higher prices and consumers remain pessimistic. |
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Why the SpaceX IPO Will Affect Your 401(k), Like It or Not
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6/5/2026 7:59 AM
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| Elon Musk’s rocket company, on the cusp of the largest initial public offering ever, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers. |
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Graham Platner Controversy Deepens Democratic Unease Before Maine Senate Primary
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6/5/2026 1:42 PM
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| The party’s politicians, officials and strategists wrestled with how to respond to new reporting about Graham Platner, with worries rising about his vulnerabilities in a general election. |
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Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior
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6/4/2026 7:35 PM
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| The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine could be charming, women said in interviews, but some found his actions intimidating and disturbing. |
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Amid Graham Platner Controversy, Where Does the Maine Senate Race Go Next?
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6/5/2026 2:51 PM
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| New revelations about Graham Platner have left Democrats anxious. |
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Iran Fired Attack Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Military Says
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6/5/2026 6:20 PM
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| The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region. |
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Iran’s Soccer Team Allowed Into U.S. for World Cup, but Many Staff Denied
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6/5/2026 5:16 PM
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| After months of doubts over their participation, Iran’s players have received visas for the United States just days before the World Cup begins. |
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Trump Administration Investigating Gender Treatments at Mount Sinai
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6/5/2026 5:35 PM
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| A grand jury subpoenaed the health system for information about adolescent patients who had received gender-related care, Mount Sinai said on Friday. |
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Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S. Audits, Even as $1.8 Billion Fund Falls Away
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6/5/2026 10:01 AM
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| Even as they rebelled against a $1.8 billion fund for President Trump’s allies, Republicans looked the other way as his administration granted him potentially lucrative tax protections. |
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Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records
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6/5/2026 2:45 PM
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| The new policy, which the Pentagon framed as a largely administrative action, leaves just 31 religious categories to choose from, 22 of which are Christian. |
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Man Who Schemed With Au Pair to Kill His Wife Is Sentenced to Life
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6/5/2026 11:56 AM
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| Brendan Banfield was found guilty of murdering his wife and another man, who was lured in through a fetish website. The plan involved his lover, who is now serving 10 years in prison. |
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First U.S. Screwworm Case Since 1960s Prompts Texas Emergency Response
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6/5/2026 6:04 PM
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| The infections are the first detected in the United States since the 1960s. Officials are aggressively trying to prevent the parasite from spreading in the nation’s largest cattle-producing state. |
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’60 Minutes’ Stars Will Stay After Pelley’s Firing Because They Don’t Want Show to ‘Die’
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6/5/2026 1:31 PM
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| Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration. |
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A Sherpa Survived 6 Days Alone on Everest. His Family Says He Was Abandoned.
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6/5/2026 4:28 PM
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| Dawa Sherpa, 57, was found alive on Thursday, nearly a week after he was last seen on the mountain. His wife says more could have been done to find him sooner. |
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38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up
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6/5/2026 8:31 AM
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| The stars of “Giant,” “Fallen Angels,” “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Ragtime” and more prove they’ll go to great lengths to be believable in a role. |
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2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win?
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6/5/2026 1:05 PM
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| Expect wins for the musical “Schmigadoon!” and the play “Liberation,” and for the “Ragtime” stars Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy. |
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SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power
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6/5/2026 5:44 PM
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| Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering. |
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From Cow-Milking Robots to Weed-Zapping Lasers, Farmers Are Embracing A.I.
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6/5/2026 2:00 AM
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| We asked three farmers to tell us how new technology is revolutionizing the way they work. |
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What Are A.I. Agents Actually Doing?
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6/4/2026 9:00 AM
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| A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry. |
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Wary of U.S., Carney Bets on AI Strategy for Canada
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6/4/2026 1:32 PM
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| The country on Thursday released a national artificial intelligence strategy that focuses on building its sovereign capability and protecting consumers. |
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Anthony Head, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ Actor, Dies at 72
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6/5/2026 2:35 PM
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| The British actor was a mainstay of influential television shows who first found fame as a Nescafe pitchman. |
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A Question Swirling Around Putin’s Big Conference: Could the War End?
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6/5/2026 10:41 AM
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| At the St. Petersburg economic forum, business and political elites said Russia faced a choice of halting the conflict or sacrificing more. Vladimir Putin seemed to signal more war. |
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‘Out of Control’: When Troopers and Protesters Clash, Questions Follow
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6/5/2026 5:24 PM
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| Gov. Mikie Sherrill had hoped that replacing federal agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center with the state police would bring peace. It didn’t work out that way. |
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Newark Mayor to Scale Back Police Presence at Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center
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6/5/2026 6:10 PM
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| The mayor, Ras Baraka, said the city would not spend taxpayer money to safeguard Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark run by a private prison company. |
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Refik Anadol’s Dataland: You Feel the A.I. Art, and It Feels You Back
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6/5/2026 6:59 AM
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| A look inside Dataland in Los Angeles, dedicated entirely to A.I.-generated art. Refik Anadol, its founder, says it’s for human dreamers. Will critics be convinced? |
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The White House’s Latest Provocation Is Way More Than Just a Troll
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6/5/2026 6:32 PM
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| What’s the matter, can’t you take a joke? |
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The Betrayal of Black Voters Threatens Our Democracy
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6/5/2026 12:32 PM
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| The sweeping effort to dismantle Black-majority congressional districts in the South will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy. |
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Pamela Hicks, Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth II of Britain, Dies at 97
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6/5/2026 2:57 PM
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| The queen’s third cousin, she was a bridesmaid at the royal wedding in 1947, and witnessed firsthand pivotal moments in British history. |