| Here’s What to Know About the Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz
- The United States and Iran have engaged in rounds of attacks and counterattacks in recent days, eroding hopes for a quick return to normalcy in the Middle East.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:45:15 +0000
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| ‘After About 10 Minutes, a Car Pulled Up to the Traffic Light’
- Friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the writer Candace Bushnell and the actor Ken Leung of “Industry,” share their stories to mark the column’s 50th anniversary.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:54:14 +0000
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| Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
- An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:52:38 +0000
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| Rats, Leaks and Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Federal Buildings
- After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:59 +0000
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| Dear Diary
- We celebrate 50 years of Metropolitan Diary.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:48:26 +0000
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| How Polymarket Traders Revolted Over One Silly Syllable
- How one silly syllable ignited a bitter dispute over the nature of reality on Polymarket.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:19:37 +0000
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| Kazakhstan’s Leader Deepens U.S. Ties, Saying Trump Was ‘Sent by Heaven’
- The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:39:19 +0000
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| The Real A.I. Race Isn’t America vs. China
- Washington is starting to follow a similar playbook to Beijing when it comes to artificial intelligence policy.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:35:22 +0000
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| What Life Is Like in Dahiya Amid a Hezbollah-Israel Truce in Lebanon
- Dahiya, a sprawling area and Hezbollah stronghold, is stirring back to life amid a tense truce with Israel. “This war has brought so much loss,” one resident said.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:47 +0000
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| Colorado’s Primary for Governor Pivots to Trump and Who Will Fight Him
- The Democratic primary on Tuesday is likely to decide the next governor, and Senator Michael Bennet, once seen as a shoo-in, is in a dogfight with Attorney General Phil Weiser.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:34 +0000
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| White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Protect Federal Workers From Unfair Firings
- Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000
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| What’s the Hottest Spot in New York for Campaigning? The Club.
- Zohran Mamdani did it last year. So did Claire Valdez in her recent run for Congress. Some candidates are campaigning after dark to court young voters.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:14 +0000
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| A Mayor Is Taking Maternity Leave in Japan. Some Men Are Furious.
- Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:01:07 +0000
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| Julia Letlow, Lifted by Trump, Wins Republican Senate Runoff in Louisiana
- If she reaches the Senate, Ms. Letlow would replace Senator Bill Cassidy and become the first G.O.P. woman to represent Louisiana in the chamber.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:54:31 +0000
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| Trump Picks Lance Schroyer as New ICE Director
- The president said he was nominating Lance Schroyer, an adviser to Markwayne Mullin, the D.H.S. secretary, to lead the high-profile agency.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:31:00 +0000
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| 12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors
- A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:20:03 +0000
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| A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts
- The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:14:57 +0000
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