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Cuban Minister Resigns After Accusing Beggars of Faking Poverty

Par :David C. Adams
The labor and social security minister drew public outrage when she said “there are no beggars” in Cuba, where many people struggle to afford food.

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Cuban Minister of Labour and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera, in 2023.
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In Response to Epstein Letter Report, Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures’

Par :Tyler Pager
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.

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Donald Trump created this drawing of the Empire State Building for a charity auction in 1995, where it sold for $100. In 2017, during his first presidency, it sold for $16,000.
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White House to Release $1.3 Billion in Frozen Funds for After-School Programs

Par :Sarah Mervosh
The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold.

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After-school programs were among the several federal education programs that the Trump administration abruptly withheld funding from this summer.
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Trump Hosts I.R.S. Commissioner in Oval Office

Par :Andrew Duehren
The ceremonial swearing-in is the latest sign of the unusual relationship the president is cultivating with the tax agency.

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Billy Long, the new commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination in May.
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Robert Alvarez, 76, Dies; Called Attention to Nuclear-Waste Safety

Par :Clay Risen
A self-taught expert, he spent decades working in both nonprofits and the government to expose problems in the production of atomic weapons.

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Robert Alvarez, left, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Jeffrey Patterson of Physicians for Social Responsibility in 2011 at a news conference in Washington about the accident triggered by an earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in Japan.
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Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons

Par :Ashley Ahn
Paramount, the network’s parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”

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Stephen Colbert said on Thursday that CBS was canceling “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after next season.
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After the Floods, a Pain So Vast It Makes Texas Feel Small

Par :Rick Rojas · Margarita Birnbaum and David Montgomery
The Hill Country has a hold on the hearts of many Texans, meaning the suffering caused by the disaster is reaching as far as the region’s appeal.

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Rescuers embrace in grief at a memorial in Kerrville, Texas.
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State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations

Par :Zach Montague
The head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs said his office regularly weighed criticism of Israel when determining whether to deny or revoke student visas.

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A pro-Palestinian demonstration at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in May.
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When It Comes to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump Says He Is Ready to Defer to the Courts

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
After months of pushing back against federal judges and the courts, the president has requested the release of Epstein-related grand jury testimony to be “subject to Court approval.”

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President Trump at the White House this week. He asked the attorney general on Thursday to seek the court’s permission to release pertinent grand jury materials relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment for sex trafficking.
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Jewel Thais-Williams, Whose Nightclub Catch One Celebrated ‘Queer Black Joy,’ Dies at 86

Par :Ash Wu
Catch One, which she opened in Los Angeles in 1973 in the face of local animosity, became a glittering sanctuary for a largely shunned community.

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Jewel Thais-Williams in 2015 at her nightclub, Jewel’s Catch One. She sold the venue that year.
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Explosion at Los Angeles Training Center Kills 3 Sheriff’s Deputies

Par :Jesus Jiménez · Tim Arango and Shawn Hubler
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Academy center. No one else was injured in the blast, officials said.

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Officers monitor a street closure near the site of the explosion in Los Angeles.
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Trump’s War With Powell Throws a Little-Known Planning Board Into Scrutiny

Par :Alan Rappeport
The National Capital Planning Commission has become pivotal in the administration’s campaign to discredit Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

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White House officials have focused their attention on the cost of renovating the Federal Reserve building, suggesting that the $2.5 billion makeover could be grounds for sacking Jerome H. Powell.
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force

Par :Madeleine Ngo
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.

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Staff members serving food to residents of Sinai Residences, a retirement community in Boca Raton, Fla.
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Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56

Par :Jeré Longman and Claire Moses
Nicknamed “Fearless Felix,” he jumped from the edge of space in 2012.

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Mr. Baumgartner saluting before jumping toward Earth over Roswell, N.M., in 2012.
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Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor Before Trial

Par :Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Jair Bolsonaro, the former president, to stay home most hours, defying President Trump’s demands that charges against him be dropped.

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Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, outside the country’s Senate on Thursday. Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered him to stay away from foreign embassies because it fears he could flee justice.
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As Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure

Par :Alan Blinder · Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

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Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration will meet for a significant court hearing on Monday.
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Floods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan

Par :John Yoon · Zia ur-Rehman and Salman Masood
Relentless rain began on Wednesday, causing flooding in several cities and across vast rural stretches in the province of Punjab.

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A flooded village in northern Pakistan on Thursday.
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UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

Par :Michael D. Shear and Jim Tankersley
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.
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Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions

Par :Euan Ward
Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles.

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Clerics praying during a funeral for people killed during clashes between Druse fighters and Bedouin tribes in Sweida, Syria, on Monday.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris

Par :Roger Cohen
Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!”

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Ali Akbar, 72, has been hawking newspapers in the streets of Paris for more than a half-century.
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Debate Ignites at U.S. School Over Netanyahu’s Hall of Fame Status

Par :Kenneth P. Vogel
Recent comments by the Israeli prime minister and a Fox News commentator about Cheltenham High School, their alma mater in suburban Philadelphia, have inflamed a debate.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, known then as Ben, graduated from Cheltenham High School in 1967, and was inducted into its hall of fame in 1999.
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As Harvard and Trump Head to Court, the Government Piles on the Pressure

Par :Alan Blinder · Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender
President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

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Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration will meet for a significant court hearing on Monday.
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Au moins trois morts, une "erreur" selon Israël… Ce que l'on sait de la frappe israélienne sur la seule paroisse catholique de la bande de Gaza

L'armée israélienne a affirmé qu'"une enquête préliminaire suggère que des éclats d'un obus tiré lors d'une opération dans le secteur ont touché par erreur l'église" de la Sainte-Famille, dans la bande de Gaza, jeudi. La France, l'Italie ou encore le pape Léon XIV ont fermement condamné ce bombardement.

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Flottille de la liberté pour Gaza : "Lorsque la diplomatie d'un pays est défaillante, il faut que ce soient les citoyens qui s'y substituent", pointe Gabrielle Cathala, élue insoumise à bord du "Handala"

Avant de larguer les amarres des côtes italiennes pour délivrer de l'aide humanitaire dans la bande de Gaza, la députée La France insoumise, Gabrielle Cathala, explique dans "La Matinale" du 18 juillet sa mission à bord du "Handala", navire de la Flotille de la liberté, qui succède au "Madleen", intercepté mi-juin par Israël.

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