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Massachusetts Governor Proposes $400 Million for Colleges, Citing Federal ‘Uncertainty’

The plan would help support research projects and jobs connected with colleges and universities in the state, which have faced funding cuts by the Trump administration.

© Philip Keith for The New York Times

The plan by Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts would help support research jobs at universities and colleges in the state.
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Illinois Man Convicted in Killing of Palestinian American Boy Dies in Custody

Joseph Czuba, who was convicted of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in 2023, died two months after a judge sentenced him to 53 years in prison. He was 73.

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Joseph Czuba entering the courtroom for his arraignment in the killing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, in Joliet, Ill., in 2023.
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Number of Missing in Kerr County, Texas, After Floods Drops to 3

The new figure was a significant decline from 97 just days ago. The death toll in the county remained the same, and officials said many of the missing were reported safe.

© Callaghan O'Hare for The New York Times

The Guadalupe River flowing past debris from the summer camp Heart O’ the Hills after one of the deadliest U.S. floods in decades in Hunt, Texas.
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