| Mamdani Advances 34th St. Bus Lane Plan That U.S. Had Blocked
- The city is moving forward with a redesign of 34th Street in Manhattan that the White House halted last year after threatening to withhold federal funding for other transit priorities.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:38:20 +0000
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| Iran War Live Updates: Israel Appears to Back Off Threat to Strike Beirut
- President Trump is pressing Israel to not strike the Lebanese capital. An escalation in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah could threaten peace talks with Iran.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:29:59 +0000
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| How Hezbollah Drones Changed Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon
- An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:10:41 +0000
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| Martin Scorsese Is Embracing A.I.
- In a clear sign of Hollywood’s softening stance on artificial intelligence, the cinema icon is backing Black Forest Labs, an image generation start-up.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0000
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| U.S. Ebola Unit Plans in Kenya, Subject of Protests, Suffers New Setback From Court Ruling
- The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:20:33 +0000
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| As A.I. Makes Strides in Mathematics, Mathematicians Urge Caution
- A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0000
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| Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.
- The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way recently, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With renewed strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:51:19 +0000
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| Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Kyiv After Threatening Ukraine for a Week
- Moscow’s repeated warnings of a major strike, combined with the delay before it happened, seemed intended to inflict a psychological toll on the Ukrainian capital.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:18:06 +0000
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| Inside the Ebola Outbreak
- We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:40:49 +0000
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| Trump Backs Off Plan for $1.8 Billion Fund That Drew Political Backlash
- The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:16:41 +0000
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| Extreme Water Shortages in the West, and Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge
- Plus, the rocky, unpredictable race for California governor.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:07 +0000
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| Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk
- The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:04:43 +0000
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| What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primary Elections in Iowa, Montana and Beyond
- Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:02:16 +0000
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| Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower
- In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:02:06 +0000
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| What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
- President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:01:05 +0000
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| U.S. Was Asked to Blacklist Colombian Cartel Gold. It Was Also Buying It.
- The request for sanctions, from Colombia’s defense minister, shows failures at both ends of the supply chain for illegal gold.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:52 +0000
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| Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
- Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:12 +0000
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| Group Pledges $2 Million to Fight AIPAC in House Races
- A super PAC created to counter spending from powerful pro-Israel groups will try to help Democrats critical of Israel’s wars and military actions.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:18 +0000
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| Mamdani Is Under Pressure to Act Amid Slowing Job Growth in New York
- As New York City faces slowing job growth and broader economic concerns, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not offered a detailed plan to create jobs.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:06 +0000
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| Late Night Updates America on the Lineup for Its 250th Birthday Bash
- “Instead of music, the entertainment will be an 80-year-old man yelling about windmills,” Jimmy Kimmel said after President Trump said he would headline a summer concert series.
Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:46:54 +0000
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