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For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.

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Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz Over Ship Attacks and Iranian Threats

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they were closing the strait until the U.S. lifted its blockade. Two ships reported being hit as they tried to pass through the strait.

How Iran’s Cheap, Low-Tech Drones Have Cost the U.S.

The United States and its allies have historically prioritized accurate but expensive defense solutions. Drones challenge that math.

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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme CourtSecret memos by the justices reveal the origins of the court’s “shadow docket.”

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Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan, With a Focus on Trump

Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Andy Beshear spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.

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Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun

The successor to Venezuela’s captured president, Nicolás Maduro, is purging the people who kept him in power.

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New York’s Anti-Rich Current Reaches Apex With Second-Home Tax Plan

With a new tax proposal, the threat of a building workers’ strike and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s shunning of the Met Gala, the city’s wealth gap was on full display.

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To Reach Their Fitness Goals, They Hired ‘CoachGPT’

Everyday athletes are turning to A.I. chatbots for training advice. How well does it work?

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Is This Warriors Era Over?

As Golden State’s season ends, the franchise faces a myriad of tough questions about Stephen Curry’s future, Steve Kerr’s contract and more.

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N.B.A. Finals-or-Bust Is a Typical Cliché. For the Knicks, It’s Real.

Owner James Dolan put the pressure on this team to have success quickly, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

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Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility in Wisconsin

Some 1,000 protesters tried to storm a private breeding and lab facility in an effort to steal thousands of beagles bred for medical experimentation.

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Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued.

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Gunman Kills at Least 6 in Kyiv, Taking Hostages in a Supermarket

It was the deadliest shooting in years in Ukraine, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

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Remains Linked to Submerged Car Solve 1958 Mystery of Missing Oregon Family

Officials, relying on DNA tests, said they were able to identify the remains of three members of the missing Martin family after a diver found a car in 2024.

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