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Liz Cheney calls Trump ‘a domestic threat that we have never faced before.’

In a forceful speech, the congresswoman also denounced Republican leaders who had “made themselves willing hostages to this dangerous and irrational man.” By Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0yc9odA via IFTTT

A Canine Companion So Nice It (Maybe) Evolved Twice

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Two different ancient wolf populations contributed DNA to modern dogs, according to a new study. By Emily Anthes from NYT Science https://ift.tt/v3Ur9nF via IFTTT

Tina Peters, an indicted county clerk, loses the G.O.P. primary for Colorado secretary of state to Pam Anderson.

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Ms. Peters, who has become a celebrity in far-right circles, was beaten by Ms. Anderson, a longtime election official who has been a vocal opponent of misinformation about the 2020 contest. By Nick Corasaniti from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/S4KjtZA via IFTTT

Will the Jan. 6 Committee Finally Bring Down the Cult of Trump?

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“I don’t f-ing care that they have weapons” — words that should jolt some of his faithful into deprogramming. By Bret Stephens from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/fa1NxVi via IFTTT

Margaret Keane, Painter of Sad-Eyed Waifs, Dies at 94

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Her work was immensely popular and virtually ubiquitous. But until the matter was settled in court, her husband fraudulently claimed credit for it. By Robert D. McFadden from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/FW8ijhr via IFTTT

The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here

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Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain. By Oliver Whang from NYT Health https://ift.tt/gsJmv6R via IFTTT

Hold Onto Your Hats (and Bags). Travelers to Europe Face Chaos.

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Hours in security lines. Canceled flights. Lost baggage. Here’s a look at how you could be affected by travel disruptions this summer and tips on how to prepare. By Ceylan Yeginsu from NYT Travel https://ift.tt/kyo6j43 via IFTTT

Ernst & Young to Pay $100 Million Fine After Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams

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The S.E.C. said the cheating involved hundreds of the firm’s workers from 2017 to 2021, resulting in the largest penalty ever imposed by the agency against an auditing firm. By Matthew Goldstein from NYT Business https://ift.tt/upwXZGn via IFTTT

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Guest Host Chelsea Handler Chides the Supreme Court

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“At this point I’d probably have more rights if my vagina was an AR-15,” Handler mused on Monday. By Trish Bendix from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/ShGVmHw via IFTTT

Biden Irked by Democrats Who Won’t Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer on 2024

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The White House is trying to tamp down speculation about plans to seek re-election, while aides say President Biden is bristling at the persistent questions. By Jonathan Martin and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/O8opA51 via IFTTT

They Found Two New Craters on the Moon and Discovered a New Mystery

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Tediously searching through imagery from a NASA spacecraft, researchers found where a discarded stage of a forgotten rocket crashed in March. But other questions remain. By Kenneth Chang from NYT Science https://ift.tt/BdcSmPW via IFTTT

Why Did Republicans Become So Extreme?

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It’s all about resentment of what makes America great. By Paul Krugman from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/fouSeN0 via IFTTT

Sam Gilliam, Abstract Artist of Drape Paintings, Dies at 88

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A brilliant colorist, he hung his canvases from ceilings in great curves and loops, or pinned them, gathered, to walls, taking his medium into three dimensions. By Roberta Smith from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/yRn7Mpa via IFTTT

Buck Ellison’s Great White Society

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From the driving range to the dude ranch, an artist stages intimate, alluring portraits of U.S. hegemony from within its walls. By Travis Diehl from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/gO8eKAC via IFTTT

Alex Wagner to Succeed Rachel Maddow at MSNBC

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MSNBC’s president said Ms. Wagner’s experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepared to cover the midterm elections. By Benjamin Mullin from NYT Business https://ift.tt/7gQhCYX via IFTTT

Alligator Fatally Attacks Man at the Edge of a South Carolina Pond

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Such attacks are rare in the United States, typically occurring about once a year, but the latest one on Friday was the second in less than a month. By Vimal Patel from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/s6JuVaq via IFTTT

Amtrak Train Strikes Car at California Crossing, Killing 3

The railroad crossing, on a dirt road without guardrails or a signal, sees a yearly average of one or two accidents, the authorities said. By Alex Traub from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/UeTon0k via IFTTT

Russia Misses Bond Deadline, Signaling Its First Default on Foreign Debt Since 1918

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Economic sanctions that blocked bond payments have strengthened efforts to seal off Moscow from global markets. By Eshe Nelson from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Gz39Wec via IFTTT

Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers at the 50-Yard Line

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Joseph Kennedy, a former high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., had a constitutional right to pray on the field after his team’s games, the justices ruled. By Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rRz1Ine via IFTTT

Spelling Bee Forum

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Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. By Isaac Aronow and Doug Mennella from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/gPaBIjk via IFTTT

Court Widens Scope of Deportations

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The Biden administration had instructed ICE agents to focus on immigrants who were considered a threat. But a judge’s order means millions more could now be targeted for deportation. By Miriam Jordan from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/FTyehH7 via IFTTT

‘An Invisible Cage’: How China Is Policing the Future

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Vast surveillance data allows the state to target people whose behavior or characteristics are deemed suspicious by an algorithm, even if they’ve done nothing wrong. By Paul Mozur, Muyi Xiao and John Liu from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/dscw23O via IFTTT

Cost of Owning a Home Surges Above the Cost of Renting One

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A new report shows that having a mortgage is far more expensive than having a lease, a disparity that is helping to cool a red-hot housing market. By Gregory Schmidt from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/z0XaUwr via IFTTT

Abortion Doctor Shot to Death in Kansas Church

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A suspect was in custody in the killing of George Tiller, a doctor in Wichita, Kan., who survived a 1993 shooting. By Joe Stumpe and Monica Davey from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/h5K8gyI via IFTTT

Biden Signs Gun Bill Into Law, Ending Years of Stalemate

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The bill is the most significant gun measure to clear Congress in nearly three decades, though it falls short of more restrictive gun control proposals that Democrats favor. By Emily Cochrane and Zolan Kanno-Youngs from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/l1wg65Y via IFTTT

Special Episode: Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

In a decision with sweeping implications, the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. What comes next? By Michael Barbaro, Rob Szypko, Eric Krupke, Sydney Harper, Carlos Prieto, Lisa Chow, Marc Georges, Ben Calhoun, Dan Powell, Corey Schreppel and Marion Lozano from NYT Podcasts https://ift.tt/SqMJG3i via IFTTT

The Radical Reign of Clarence Thomas

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An out-of-control court sends women back to the Dark Ages. By Maureen Dowd from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/l45ETIP via IFTTT

Spelling Bee Forum

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Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. By Isaac Aronow and Doug Mennella from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/lma71ei via IFTTT

Following Recall, San Francisco School Board Reverses Course

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The board voted this week to switch elite Lowell High School back to a merit-based admissions system. By Soumya Karlamangla from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/0CUb2Nh via IFTTT

DeSantis has already moved to restrict abortions in Florida.

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The state was once a refuge for the procedure in the Southeast. By Patricia Mazzei from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/UAwZQLo via IFTTT

Requiem for the Supreme Court

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The decision overturning Roe v. Wade is a stunning moment for America and for its high court. By Linda Greenhouse from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/sLACoXY via IFTTT

Mad About Roe? Here’s What to Do Now.

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I wrote the “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.” It’s time to put it into practice. By Robin Marty from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/N4Rew1K via IFTTT

Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public

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The decision, based on a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment, will make it harder for states and localities to restrict guns outside the home. By Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/NOv1xpP via IFTTT

There’s a Way to Outmaneuver the Supreme Court, and Maine Has Found It

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The move in a religion case offers hope to those worried about the dominance of the court’s conservative majority. By Aaron Tang from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/lHP3XwU via IFTTT

What Does the End of Roe Mean? Key Questions and Answers.

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Abortion will remain legal in about half of states, but the rest will probably ban it. The number of abortions will probably fall, particularly among poor women in the South and Midwest. By Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/qhNi8n0 via IFTTT

Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party

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Publicly, former President Donald J. Trump had been remarkably tight-lipped. But privately, he worried the decision could lead to a backlash in the midterms. By Maggie Haberman and Michael C. Bender from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/BD2Tn7a via IFTTT

Thomas’s concurring opinion raises questions about what rights might be next.

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The same rationale could also be used to overturn cases establishing rights to contraception, same-sex consensual relations and same-sex marriage. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/mWZGyhJ via IFTTT

Trump Privately Called a Roe v. Wade Reversal ‘Bad’ for His Party

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Publicly, former President Donald J. Trump had been remarkably tight-lipped. But privately, he worried the decision could lead to a backlash in the midterms. By Maggie Haberman and Michael C. Bender from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/hZjfUdq via IFTTT

I Cheated on My Wife. Why Won’t She Get Over It?

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A reader is anguished to find that the road from confession to absolution isn’t always a direct path. By Philip Galanes from NYT Style https://ift.tt/P3i9YF0 via IFTTT

Prosecutors Ask That Ghislaine Maxwell Spend at Least 30 Years in Prison

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Ms. Maxwell, who will be sentenced next week, showed an “utter lack of remorse” for helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse girls, federal prosecutors told a judge. By Benjamin Weiser from NYT New York https://ift.tt/0n3PIbF via IFTTT

F.D.A. Orders Juul to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

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The agency ruled against the company’s application to stay on the market, a decisive blow to a once-popular vaping brand that appealed to teenagers. By Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs from NYT Health https://ift.tt/JOr1hMW via IFTTT

Spelling Bee Forum

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Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. By Isaac Aronow and Doug Mennella from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/BCvKqG6 via IFTTT

Government to Cancel $6 Billion in Student Loans for Defrauded Borrowers

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Around 200,000 who sought relief after attending schools that the Education Department said showed signs of “substantial misconduct” will have their federal student loans wiped out. By Stacy Cowley from NYT Business https://ift.tt/AY3R5o7 via IFTTT

An Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in Florida Is Growing, the C.D.C. Says

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So far, 26 cases, including seven deaths, have been identified, primarily in men who have sex with men. By Emily Anthes from NYT Health https://ift.tt/rktqIOu via IFTTT

Federal Authorities Search Home of Trump Justice Dept. Official

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Investigators went to the suburban Washington home of Jeffrey Clark in connection with the sprawling inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack and the effort to overturn the 2020 election. By Alan Feuer, Adam Goldman and Maggie Haberman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/XSz3nwB via IFTTT

Nancy Pelosi’s Napa: Wealthy Friends and a Husband’s Porsche Crash

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An accident shines a light on the House speaker’s California life among the vineyards. By Jacob Bernstein and Holly Secon from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/PkZSJv8 via IFTTT

Spelling Bee Forum

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Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help. By Isaac Aronow and Doug Mennella from NYT Gameplay https://ift.tt/1o4CRuL via IFTTT

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Are Said to Be Divorcing

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The media mogul’s fourth divorce is unlikely to change the ownership structure of Mr. Murdoch’s empire, but it could reverberate through companies such as Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. By Jim Rutenberg and Benjamin Mullin from NYT Business https://ift.tt/clWpJ7O via IFTTT

South Dakota Removes Its Attorney General After Fatal Crash

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Jason Ravnsborg, who killed a man with his car in 2020, was removed from office after the State Senate voted to convict him. He was impeached by the House in April. By Julie Bosman from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/osj3nm4 via IFTTT

Learn to Cook (and ❤️ It) in 10 Easy Dishes

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Build confidence in the kitchen with these delicious recipes. By Nikita Richardson from NYT Food https://ift.tt/l6AjZUV via IFTTT