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Photos: Earthquakes Strike Venezuela
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6/25/2026 1:57 AM
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| Two powerful quakes shook the South American country, causing death and destruction. |
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2 Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, and Why Chemo Drugs Could Soon Be Rationed
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6/25/2026 3:00 AM
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| Plus, will A.I. find the next soccer superstar? |
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To Escape the Heat, Parisians Jump into an Old Industrial Canal
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6/25/2026 1:17 AM
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| Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways. |
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See Record-Breaking Extreme Heat Wave Across Europe in Photos
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6/24/2026 9:37 AM
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| Temperature records were broken in several European countries on Wednesday. |
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U.S. Inflation Problems Are Far From Over
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6/25/2026 2:03 AM
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| The Federal Reserve’s new chairman has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials are at odds over whether that will require higher borrowing costs. |
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Gay Marriage Is Dividing Republicans, Again
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6/24/2026 3:24 PM
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| A look at the backlash to same-sex marriage — its strength, seriousness and the reasons behind it. |
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Support Builds on the Right for Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions
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6/24/2026 3:26 PM
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| Sentiment is shifting amid frustration in the antiabortion movement that more abortions are happening now than when Roe v. Wade fell. |
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As Blockbusters Loom, Monkey Business at the Supreme Court
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6/24/2026 9:15 AM
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| An unlikely trio of justices issued a slashing critique of plea bargains that included several references to orangutans. |
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Lesson Learned From Iran War: Reduce Reliance on Strait of Hormuz
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6/25/2026 2:04 AM
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| Increased stockpiles, more pipelines and other tactics could loosen the waterway’s stranglehold on the global economy. |
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Iraq’s New Leader Faces Resistance Trying to Bring Militias Under State Control
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6/25/2026 2:15 AM
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| The Trump administration has demanded that Iraqi leaders distance themselves from Iran and rein in Iran-linked militias that are outside of government control. |
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Christopher Nolan on the Anxiety of Filming ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX
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6/25/2026 2:02 AM
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| Filming entirely in IMAX meant new engineering and actor ingenuity. It was only halfway through the six-country shoot that he felt he could pull it off. |
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Visitors Look at the Reflecting Pool and Disagree on What They See
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6/24/2026 12:42 PM
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| People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found. |
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Representative Tom Kean, Missing for Months, Is Back Home in New Jersey
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6/24/2026 9:21 PM
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| The congressman, who has been absent from Washington since March, answered the door of his home on Wednesday evening. He was wearing a suit and tie. |
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Mamdani’s Victories May Be a Headache for the Governor Who Has Backed Him
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6/25/2026 12:00 AM
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| Gov. Kathy Hochul has worked with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on child care and second-home taxes. But the triumphs of democratic socialists on Primary Day could complicate her vision. |
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Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.
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6/24/2026 7:35 PM
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| The primary victories of leftist Democratic congressional candidates in New York came as some leaders were urging the party to move to the center to broaden its appeal. |
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Federal Appeals Panel Rejects Trump’s Effort to Gather Voting Data From States
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6/24/2026 3:29 PM
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| The ruling of a three-judge appeals panel in Michigan was the most significant rebuke yet to the Department of Justice’s effort to find ineligible voters in state voter rolls. |
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New Clues Point to Taylor Swift Wedding Event at M.S.G.
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6/24/2026 3:45 PM
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| The New York Times has confirmed that Taylor Swift has rented the sports arena for the July 4 weekend, suggesting plans for a days-long celebration. |
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A Right-Wing Election Victory in Colombia, With a Little Help from Trump
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6/25/2026 2:02 AM
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| The U.S. president endorsed the right-wing winner. But his influence went further. |
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Bible Passages May Soon Be Required Reading in Texas Public Schools
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6/25/2026 2:01 AM
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| Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It focuses on classic literature and includes Bible excerpts. |
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Triumph of the Tasteless
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6/25/2026 3:19 AM
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| This is an era of illusion, and Musk and Trump are the self-adoring, self-promoting emblems and emperors of it. |
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Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Great American State Fair
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6/25/2026 12:39 AM
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| “There’s even a dunk tank with JD Vance and a drunk tank with Kash Patel,” Fallon said. |