| Ben Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84
- He played the mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television series before serving two terms as a Democratic congressman from Georgia.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:53:53 +0000
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| What America Owes to Afghan Women
- Five years after giving up on Afghanistan, America still has a responsibility to the country’s women.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:05 +0000
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| Extreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
- The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:01:20 +0000
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| Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still on TikTok
- Officials told platforms to verify children’s ages using government-issued documents, like identity cards. But the companies have balked, apparently over privacy concerns.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:01:16 +0000
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| He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It?
- Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:01:10 +0000
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| Trump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel
- The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:44:31 +0000
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| It Won’t Stop at the Arc de Trump. It Won’t Stop at Washington.
- The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:27:56 +0000
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| Mother and Daughter Die After Boat Overturns in New York Harbor
- Police divers found a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old baby in the water near Liberty Island. A man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:45:20 +0000
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| Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever
- Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:44:20 +0000
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| Oil Prices Climb and Stocks Dip on Stalemate in Iran War
- Hopes were dashed over the weekend for a breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:20:09 +0000
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| Dr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
- She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:29:45 +0000
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| Ocasio-Cortez Says She Is Freezing Her Eggs and Still Mulling a Presidential Run
- In a TV interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from positions like “defund the police” and indicated she hasn’t ruled out a presidential or Senate run.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:23:19 +0000
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| Iran, Holding Firm to Hormuz, Pushes for Return to June MOU
- The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s best leverage to get Washington to release Iran’s frozen assets, lift economic sanctions and end its naval blockade.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:58:22 +0000
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| Europe Braces for Another Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.
- High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Sunday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:23:03 +0000
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| A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress
- Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of church and state is in grave danger.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:01:46 +0000
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| She Makes the Impossible Happen for Her Ultrarich Clients
- Olivia Ferney grew up a child of schoolteachers in Ontario. Now she’s an expert in private jets, luxury cabanas and champagne-soaked revels.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:01:40 +0000
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| Inside the War on Hezbollah’s Finances
- Israel and the United States aren’t just targeting the Lebanese militant group’s weapons. They’re going after its money.
Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:15 +0000
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