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Neither the War Nor Trump’s Deal Terminated the Main Threats in Iran, Analysts Say
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6/21/2026 10:03 AM
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| Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said. |
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Oil Rises Amid Uncertainty Over Strait of Hormuz
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6/21/2026 3:12 PM
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| Modest reactions in the oil and financial markets as Iran and the U.S. met in Switzerland for a first round of talks aimed at making a temporary cease-fire permanent. |
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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
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6/21/2026 2:00 AM
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| Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president. |
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A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall
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6/21/2026 2:00 AM
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| In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century. |
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Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained
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6/21/2026 7:11 AM
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| The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom. |
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Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left
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6/21/2026 11:20 AM
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| The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents. |
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Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say
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6/21/2026 8:49 AM
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| A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.” |
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Where Billionaires Summer, a Gardener Died in the Snow
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6/21/2026 2:23 PM
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| A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape. |
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Abelardo De La Espriella, Trump-Backed Rightist, Headed for Win in Colombia
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6/21/2026 4:18 PM
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| A victory for Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer with no previous political experience, would be a rebuke to the left and another win for the right in Latin America. |
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Keir Starmer Reflects on ‘Political Challenges’ as Pressure to Resign Mounts
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6/21/2026 9:23 AM
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| An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.” |
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Cities and Schools Are Testing Wastewater for Illicit Drugs
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6/21/2026 10:55 AM
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| The White House recently endorsed monitoring sewage for evidence of drug use. Critics fear such efforts could violate privacy and stigmatize neighborhoods. |
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The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules
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6/21/2026 4:16 AM
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| With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life. |
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For Heirs of Custer and Sitting Bull, a 150-Year-Old Battle Is Personal
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6/21/2026 8:29 AM
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| As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history. |
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A 1973 Knicks Championship Banner and a Childhood Friendship Endure
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6/20/2026 3:17 PM
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| Two retired New York City Sanitation Department workers, friends since grade school, dusted off a celebratory banner they carried in 1973, the last time the Knicks won a championship. |
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Elon Musk Is Too Rich. We’ve Known That Since Plato.
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6/20/2026 10:50 PM
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| The philosopher made a radical proposal about wealth. |
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JD Vance on the Morality of the Trump Administration
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6/18/2026 1:17 PM
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| I asked the vice president what is Christian about this White House. |