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Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War

Par :Helene Cooper
The changes separated the casualty numbers into two separate web pages, potentially making it more difficult to tally the war’s full toll.

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The Pentagon on Sunday announced a higher number of U.S. service members wounded this month in the war with Iran.
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Secret Service Agent and 2 Others Charged in Near-Fatal Fraternity Hazing

Par :David Ovalle
A college fraternity member was paddled so severely during hazing rituals that he suffered kidney damage and nearly died.

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According to an arrest warrant, investigators identified the victim as a law student at the University of Miami and the fraternity involved as Kappa Alpha Psi, which officially prohibits hazing.
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Man Convicted of Shoving Flaming Car Into Gully, Igniting Giant Wildfire

Par :Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The 2024 fire in Northern California was one of the state’s largest wildfires ever. The man faces a prison sentence of 25 years to life.

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Firefighters from the Ventura County Fire Department battling the Park Fire near Lomo, Calif., in July 2024.
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Seattle Police Search for 2 Men Who Parachuted From the Space Needle

Par :Johnny Diaz
The men face criminal trespassing charges after they climbed over the glass wall of the observation deck of the city landmark and jumped from the ledge Friday evening.

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Two men climbed over a glass wall at the observation deck of the Space Needle in Seattle on Friday and parachuted, the police said.
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Paul Andrews, Founder of the Woodstock of U.F.O.s, Dies at 77

Par :Michael S. Rosenwald
An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.
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Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit.

Par :Eric Lipton and Kate Kelly
In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi leader, have extensive ties.
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Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer

Par :David E. Sanger
A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.

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President Trump entered the Iran conflict with little strategy for victory, and is now struggling for a face-saving way to exit.
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Senate Candidate Josh Turek Handcycles the Iowa Campaign Trail

Par :Olivia Diaz and Terry Ratzlaff
State Representative Josh Turek, the Democrat running to flip Iowa’s open Senate seat, cycled with his hands at an Iowa biking event that took place between two cities nearly 60 miles apart.

Josh Turek, cycling through Iowa, is running against Representative Ashley Hinson, a Republican backed by President Trump.
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Democrats Reset the Maine Senate Race. Now Comes the Tricky Part.

Par :Reid J. Epstein and Jess Bidgood
Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.

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Troy Jackson speaks to Maine Democrats during the party’s nominating convention to select a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday.
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Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party

Par :Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein
The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.

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Since taking the helm of the Democratic National Committee in early 2025, Ken Martin has struggled to raise money and improve its financial situation.
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Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status

Par :Miriam Jordan and Madeleine Ngo
A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a humanitarian program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.

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The Supreme Court decision last month allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants touched off protests outside the court.
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An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon

Par :Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.

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Admiral Daryl Caudle during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last year.
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A 2-Year-Old’s Drowning and a Fight Over the Line Between Life and Death

Par :Pooja Salhotra
A Texas family sued to stop a hospital from testing whether their child was brain-dead. Opposition to the test has been gaining support from anti-abortion activists.

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Instead of trying to block life support from being removed, some families are suing to prevent physicians from conducting brain death tests.
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Appeals Court Upholds Blocks on Trump Order Restricting Mail Voting

Par :Adam Sella
The ruling on Saturday was the latest rebuke to President Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting. The government says it may take the case to the Supreme Court.

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Ballots being sorted at the Ballot Processing Center during California’s special election last year.
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Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns

Par :Eric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan
Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.

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President Trump departed for Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday to attend a dignified transfer ceremony for American service members killed in the war in Iran.
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More Than 500 Howard University Students Are Bumped From Enrollment

Par :Mark Walker and Emmett Lindner
The university said the students failed to meet payment requirements by a July 10 deadline and were removed from the school’s enrollment weeks before they were to move in.

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Howard is one of the country’s most prestigious historically Black colleges and universities.
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Military Families Express Outrage After Pentagon Lowers Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War

Par :Tim Arango · Georgia Gee and Pooja Salhotra
The change in the number to 14 from 18 this week has prompted scrutiny over the Defense Department’s accounting and reporting practices.

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President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the dignified transfer of four soldiers recently killed overseas.
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Ida Schmertz, Who Studied Women in Politics, Dies at 91

Par :Jeré Longman
An immigrant who aspired to government service, she helped found the pathbreaking Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers.
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Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race

Par :Reid J. Epstein
Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.

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Troy Jackson during a Democratic convention in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday.
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From Celebration to Escalation: How Trump’s Iran Cease-Fire Collapsed

Par :Michael Crowley
The U.S. deal with Iran signed in June initially appeared to be a success. It didn’t take long to fall apart.

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At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults

Par :Shawn McCreesh
President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.

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President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, on Friday.
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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

Par :Eric Lipton · Tyler Pager and Maggie Haberman
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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President Trump walked off the new Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on July 9 after attending a NATO summit in Turkey. A security threat was said to have altered his trip.
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President Trump’s New Air Force One Poses Potential Security Risks

Par :Eric Lipton · Nour Idriss · Nikolay Nikolov · Thomas Vollkommer · Stephanie Swart · Rafaela Balster · Arfa Momin · Junho Lee · Whitney Shefte and Paul Abowd
Our investigative reporter Eric Lipton explains how earlier this month President Trump abruptly switched aircraft when leaving Turkey because of a credible threat that Iranian proxies were targeting a new Air Force One that had omitted key security modifications needed for a Qatari Boeing 747.
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How a Housing Bill Trump Spurned Became Law

Par :Ronda Kaysen
Despite partisan differences, intraparty feuds and the president’s lack of interest, Congress delivered the first major housing bill in a generation.

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The high cost of housing has been a burden in Democratic cities for years but since the pandemic, conservative states like Idaho and Montana also experienced increases in rents and home prices.
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After Democratic Shake-Up, Susan Collins Holds Enormous Cash Edge in Maine

Par :Bayliss Wagner · Lisa Lerer and Theodore Schleifer
Republicans are pouring huge sums behind the Maine senator through a web of billionaire-funded super PACs. Troy Jackson, picked as the new Democratic nominee, has a lot of catching up to do.

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Senator Susan Collins’s campaign and its Republican allies have reserved about $60 million in airtime through the fall.
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Utah, Known for Big Families, Leads the U.S. in Dropping Birthrates

Par :Sabrina Tavernise and Jeff Adelson
Forget tradwives. When it comes to plummeting fertility rates, Utah is leading the country.

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Heidi Spence with her son, Max. Mrs. Spence waited to have her first child at 38.
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Is Indicted in Corruption Investigation

Par :Madaleine Rubin
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, who had taken a leave of absence during the inquiry, was among five people charged on Friday.

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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke of Hawaii announced earlier this year that she would not seek re-election.
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At Correspondents’ Dinner, a Rambling Trump Hurls Insults

Par :Shawn McCreesh
President Trump gave the keynote speech as relations between his administration and the press continue to deteriorate.

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President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, on Friday.
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Trump on LeBron James: ‘Maybe He’s a Racist’

Par :Zolan Kanno-Youngs
President Trump has lashed out over the years at NBA star LeBron James, who has been critical of the president in the past.

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LeBron James in an NBA playoff game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in May.
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In Rush to Track Down Air Force One Leaks, DOJ Reversed Its Own Process

Par :Devlin Barrett · Jonah E. Bromwich · Glenn Thrush and William K. Rashbaum
A judge’s remarks on subpoenas to reporters cast attention on two administration officials under consideration for powerful cabinet posts, Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton.

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Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, at his confirmation hearing to be director of national intelligence earlier this month.
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Bags in Van of Houston ICE Shooting Victim Did Not Contain Drugs, Officials Say

Par :Madaleine Rubin
The Harris County district attorney’s office said that white powder the federal government had said could be methamphetamine tested negative for narcotics.

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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent in Houston during a traffic stop in early July.
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Trump’s Threatened New Front in Iran War Could Strain U.S. Forces

Par :John Ismay and Eric Schmitt
President Trump has said he would expand the war if the Iran-backed Houthi militants launched additional attacks.

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Houthi security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, earlier this month.
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How a Summer of War With Iran Could Shape the Fall Elections

Par :Jess Bidgood
President Trump and Republicans can’t seem to escape the political fallout of the conflict.

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President Trump has swung between attempts to minimize the war and threats to ramp it up further.
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F.D.A. Panel’s Vote on Peptides Raises Concerns About a Prescribing Boom

Par :Christina Jewett and Dana G. Smith
The committee endorsed broader use of the peptides in lightly regulated compounding pharmacies that have grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

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Some F.D.A. scientists pointed out that the peptides under review had not been proven to be safe or effective, and could present risks to patients.
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Trump Administration Signs Contract for Long-Term National Guard Housing in D.C.

Par :Chris Cameron
The move was the latest sign that President Trump intends to keep armed Guard members deployed in the capital through the end of his term.

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National Guard soldiers near the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. in June. The Trump administration has signed a $292 million contract to provide up to 2,000 housing units for National Guard troops in the Washington D.C area.
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Trump Switched to Old Air Force One at NATO Summit After Credible Iranian Threat

Par :Tyler Pager · Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman
The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on a different plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.

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President Trump walking off the older Air Force One at Mildenhall Air Force Base in Britain on July 8. He swapped to the newer jet, donated by Qatar, for the flight back to Washington.
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Gretchen Whitmer Endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate Race

Par :Tim Balk
Ms. Whitmer, a popular second-term governor, is wading into one of the most contentious Democratic primaries of this year’s midterms.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the Michigan Democratic Legacy Dinner honoring her in April.
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Opposing Defense Bill, Democrats Shift Their Tactics

Par :Carl Hulse
Crossing what was once seen as a political red line, Democrats voted against the usually bipartisan measure, registering dissent about the war in Iran.

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Senator Angus King, a Maine independent, this month opposed the annual Pentagon policy measure for the first time.
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What We Know About the Police Shooting in Madison

Par :Jacey Fortin · Pooja Salhotra and Robert Chiarito
A Black man was shot and killed by the police on Wednesday, not far from the Wisconsin Capitol. An investigation is underway.

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A memorial at the site where a man was shot and killed by a police officer in Madison, Wis.
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Cornell, Northwestern and Other Universities Plan for Classes at Middle East Campuses

Par :Alan Blinder
Even after the collapse of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, American universities expect to teach in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and a new outpost is on track to open in Saudi Arabia.

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The University of New Haven is still planning to inaugurate its new campus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Iran’s New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says

Par :Julian E. Barnes
The previous supreme leader, who was killed early in the war, had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.

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A billboard in Tehran of Iran’s three supreme leaders, including Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at right. A determination that he is potentially open to pursuing a bomb would provide additional justification for an escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign.
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Trump Meets With Top Advisers as He Weighs a Major Escalation in Iran

Par :Maggie Haberman · Jonathan Swan · Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt
President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short “excursion,” although it has lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.

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A Marine sentry posted outside the doors of the West Wing on Friday afternoon.
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Democrats Vote to Put South Carolina First in 2028 Primary

Par :Shane Goldmacher and Aishvarya Kavi
Along with Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia, the state will help decide the party’s next presidential nominee.

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South Carolina moved to the front of the Democratic presidential nominating calendar for the 2024 election under the Biden administration.
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Trump Tariff Fight Stalls Russia Sanctions Bill Championed by Lindsey Graham

Par :Robert Jimison
A bipartisan bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham has become mired in a dispute over expanding President Trump’s tariff power.

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President Trump has pushed aggressively to go around Congress and move unilaterally to shield the U.S. economy from foreign competition with tariffs.
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Teen Charged in Georgia School Shooting Changes Plea to Guilty

Par :Sean Keenan and Rick Rojas
Colt Gray, 16, had been scheduled to go on trial in October. His change of plea took place at a hearing that pivoted immediately to sentencing.

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Students, friends and family brought flowers and balloons, and gathered at the flagpole in front of Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. in 2024.
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With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access

Par :Stephanie Nolen
Companies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new products in much of Latin America remains uncertain.

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Health workers speaking with students about H.I.V. prevention drugs at the University of Zambia in Lusaka in March.
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How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate

Par :Emily Davies
The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.

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Mr. Trump’s support for Darline Graham, the sister of the late senator Lindsey Graham but a political unknown, is a gamble as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the House and Senate.
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