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Muhammad Sinwar, a Top Military Leader of Hamas, Is Dead, Israel Says

He was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader killed by Israel last year. Hamas did not immediately respond to the claim of his death. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fTPr1DB

What to Know About Canada’s Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are already seeing air quality deteriorate because of smoke from the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sQqfPSL

North Carolina Town Has Some of the Purest Quartz That Powers the World’s Tech

Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical tensions hurt their mining tradition, and their lucrative quartz business? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DX1mNpe

Judicial Candidates Try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico’s Sprawling Elections

For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gYZFi2h

C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wlc7E2W

Trump Threat Over Trans Athlete Puts Spotlight on California Track Meet

The state’s high school championships begin on Friday as intense debate swirls around one athlete’s participation. Questions remain about how the podium and team points will be handled. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qkLg670

Williams to Revive Plans for N.Y. Natural Gas Pipelines

An energy company plans to revive pipelines that had been blocked on environmental grounds, as President Trump pushes states on fossil fuel projects. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/N2R4Tgy

Some Glaciers Will Vanish No Matter What, Study Finds

Glacial ice will melt for centuries even if global temperatures stop rising now, according to new research. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1jO39L8

Bruce Logan, Who Blew Up the Death Star in ‘Star Wars,’ Dies at 78

A special effects artist and cinematographer, he also worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Tron,” took a detour to comedy with “Airplane!” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aeCnbHz

Justices Allow School to Bar Student From Wearing ‘Only Two Genders’ Shirt

Conservative justices dissented as the Supreme Court denied review in that case and one on religious objections to mining on sacred Indian land. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/QP8mKtr

Hotel and Ticket Sites Now Show the Full Price, but Hidden Fees Still Lurk

Resort fees, cleaning fees, service fees: Those charges now must be disclosed upfront. But the fight against “junk fees” is far from over. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/wsy7hgK

Republican Vote Against E.V. Mandate Was Also a Vote Against California

For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0aPQ9Du

Liverpool FC Victory Parade: Car Driver Plows Into Crowd

The police said they had detained a 53-year-old man in connection with the crash. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said “the scenes in Liverpool are appalling.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3wNlJia

‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’ Add to a Box Office Boomlet

Moviegoing in the United States and Canada has rebounded over the last two months. Theater owners credit a wider variety of releases. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/k1GYItl

For Trump, Civil Rights Protections Should Help White Men

Administration officials pick and choose which civil rights protections they want to enforce, and for whom. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/aueSRQA

Retirees, Get Ready to Need Long-Term Care. Here’s What to Know.

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/u29Ype7

Two Decades After Her Death, Celia Cruz Lives On for Her Fans

Whether minted on a U.S. coin, captured as a bobblehead or painted in a new Miami mural, the late “Queen of Salsa” continues to draw attention to her musical legacy 100 years after her birth. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qGVUF4I

Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81

Known for his powerfully impactful images of nature and the human condition, he was widely regarded as one of the most important documentary photographers of his time. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SIO09Lg

Ukraine Fires Hundreds of Drones at Russia, Moscow Says

One of the biggest barrages of the war targeted 10 Russian regions, including Moscow, according to the Ministry of Defense, but it was not clear how much damage the attack did. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MGLeITh

Three Sentenced for Luring Gay-Bar Robbery Victims to Their Deaths

The men were convicted of murder, robbery and conspiracy in what prosecutors described as a “deadly hustle” that targeted patrons at night spots in Manhattan. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/cfX3CDy

Gerry Connolly, Democratic Congressman of Virginia, Dies at 75

He had announced late last year that he was being treated for cancer of the esophagus. He told his constituents in April that he would not seek re-election. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/f0obFa6

A New System Aims to Save Injured Brains and Lives

Nearly 100 neurology experts collaborated on the creation of a new method of evaluating patients with traumatic brain injuries. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ImBxP1R

Vlastimil Hort, a Memorably Selfless Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 81

He could have advanced toward a title when his opponent, Boris Spassky, took ill. Instead, he displayed one of the game’s greatest acts of sportsmanship. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/SpawZR2

Spain Orders Airbnb to Take Down 66,000 Rental Listings

The government is widening a crackdown on tourist rentals as it seeks to alleviate a painful housing crunch. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6H4fbv8

Lincoln Center Plans a $335 Million Makeover of Its Western Edge

The center in Manhattan aims to attract new audiences, as it takes down a wall on Amsterdam Avenue and revamps Damrosch Park. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/jCycAds

How I Got Duped by Designer Dupes

The overwhelming deluge of bag content made me desperate for the luxury my lackluster bank balance would never permit. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/82Iesi9

Jason Sudeikis, Spike Lee and Fans Cheer on WNBA Champions New York Liberty

Fans including Jason Sudeikis, Spike Lee and Robin Roberts cheered the reigning W.N.B.A champions to victory during an exciting weekend for New York sports. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nzf6Dd0

Palm Springs Explosion Damages Fertility Clinic

Reports of a loud boom in the California city were reported around 11 a.m. local time. The cause of the blast was not immediately known, the mayor said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AHRKj6G

Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77

He was a star at the University of Tennessee when he began using LSD, mescaline and other drugs. He said he got clean while playing in the N.F.L. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/X2kMtYI

Storms Bring Risk of Tornadoes and Floods, From Texas to New Jersey

“I’d be surprised if we didn’t see some tornadoes,” one meteorologist said. More than 300,000 are still without power after storms Thursday night. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6H2in50

US May Drop Guilty Plea Deal With Boeing Over 737 Max Crashes, Lawyers Say

A decision to not pursue a guilty plea from Boeing would be the latest about-face in a long effort to hold the plane maker accountable for the crashes of two 737 Max jets. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/AyR6f0o

FDA Moves to Take Fluoride Supplements for Children Off the Market

The agency moved this week to ban the products, which are used to prevent cavities. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/o30pneA

Supreme Court Rejects ‘Moment of Threat’ Limit in Excessive Force Suits

Lower courts had been divided over whether judges must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to the seconds preceding them. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/vjF0eN6

Students Are Short-Circuiting Their Chromebooks for a Social Media Challenge

Some students have been suspended and even criminally charged, as some of the computers catch fire or damage the surroundings. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Hwp3XZl

Zelensky Asks Trump to Attend Peace Talks, but Putin’s Plans Remain Unclear

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bQvkwsH

E.U. Leaders Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Cease-fire by End of Day

European leaders threatened new sanctions unless Moscow accepted a cease-fire right away. President Trump seemed to endorse the idea of a meeting between Ukraine’s and Russia’s presidents, and said he might take part. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/9mgIL6K

Newark Airport Air Traffic Staffing Shortage Forces Delays

The delays are the latest problem to plague the airport, where radar and radio communications have recently malfunctioned. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/05RPsxU

South Korea’s Two Presidential Candidates Have Been Chosen For June Election

Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/f9NjiTO

Milwaukee Apartment Building Fire Kills at Least 4

Four other people were critically injured, and 30 others were rescued after the fire broke out on Sunday morning, the authorities said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/DAmhPyc

California Bus Crash Leaves at Least 1 Dead and 32 Injured

The bus crashed into a disabled S.U.V. on a highway in Los Angeles County around 5 a.m. Sunday, officials said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CPZY2is

How Xi and Putin Got Closer

In terms of geopolitical bromances, this is it. David Pierson, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times covering China, explains how President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping, the leader of China, are closer than ever before. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ThnyB4W

What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.

The Trump administration has directed agencies to stop estimating the economic impact of climate change when developing policies and regulations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/blHqPAn

Pope Leo, Peru and Me

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/qyU6vrW

Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks

The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Switzerland. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/dLF8W9B

Kendrick Lamar and SZA Bring Storms and Celebrations to the Stadium Stage

The rapper and R&B star are taking victory laps for smash hits and albums. But their co-headlining tour is still threaded with angst and reflection. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/G2T8KJR

Tell Us: What Questions Do You Have About Death and Dying?

The New York Times wants to understand your questions for an upcoming project. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/bj6IDSl

Disney to Build a Magic Kingdom Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

Disneyland Abu Dhabi could become a growth engine for the company in the region. It could also expose Disney and its vaunted brand to criticism. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/VwcNqsr

Antisemitic Sign at Barstool Sports Bar Draws Widespread Outrage

The incident at a Philadelphia bar owned by the Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy comes amid a surge of antisemitic episodes in the United States. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YqRt6M0

Could Columbia Change Who Gets to Set the Rules on Protests?

Administrators and trustees have ordered a review of the faculty-led university senate, which could redefine control of student demonstrations. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/4QSLw8j

Taking the Measure of Warren Buffett

Where in Congress, the media or government is a leader of such principle? from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/6xmQT1Y

Met Gala 2025: How to Watch, Theme, Hosts ASAP Rocky and More

The co-hosts! The ticket prices! The dress code! A guide to the party of the year. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/nYIMNXw

Highlights of Warren Buffett’s Life

Mr. Buffett, 94, was crowned the “Oracle of Omaha” because of smart investments he made as the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. He also made some mistakes. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/U5qw0Jj

Where Would Hollywood Find Its Guillotines or Pay Phones Without Them?

For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/OMDHNXF

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Thought of Investing

The idea of “value investing” had long existed. But no one did it as successfully or for as long as he did. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/UrV7GbQ

For Just One Day, a Mother and Child Reunite in Prison

In “Weekend Visits,” an incarcerated woman spends a day with her child at an extended visitation house in Virginia. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iuLMbWp

One of the Weather World’s Biggest Buzzwords Expands Its Reach

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for the devastating flooding that hit the Central United States in early April. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/zZj1Nu8

April’s Storms Were Relentless. But the Rainwater Is Finally Going Away.

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live alongside it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/fbALEFo

7 Killed in Crash Involving a Tour Van and a Pickup Near Yellowstone

The crash in eastern Idaho killed six people in a van who had been part of a tour group, as well as the driver of a pickup truck, the State Police said. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/E80d9N5

U.S. and U.N. Urge De-escalation Between India and Pakistan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with top officials from both countries in an effort to avoid another conflict over the disputed region of Kashmir. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/xyY9U0S