World News Tonight : June 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Why the NCAA Is Allowing Athletes to Make Money

Here’s a breakdown of why the N.C.A.A. finally relented to pressure to allow athletes to make money beyond the cost of attending their universities.

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Behind Biden’s Pledge to Share 80 Million Vaccine Doses

A shipment to Pakistan was a recent move in a new phase of the administration’s pandemic response: a round-the-clock effort to clear regulatory and logistical hurdles to share doses with countries in need.

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Heat Wave, Bill Cosby, Summer Grilling: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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SpaceX launches 88 satellites in rideshare mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried 88 satellites into orbit in one fell swoop on Wednesday, marking the company's second dedicated rideshare mission.

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Climate scientists say building collapse is a 'wake-up call' about the potential impact of rising seas

As rescue and recovery teams dig through the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida, scientists and engineers are starting to consider what could have possibly caused the deadly tragedy.

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States are so flush with funds, many are cutting taxes

While states feared the coronavirus pandemic would wreak havoc on their budgets and force them to slash services, it turns out that many are doing far better than they predicted.

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Pelosi stands by infrastructure strategy despite pushback

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that she stands by her assertion that the House won't take up a bipartisan infrastructure deal until the Senate passes a more sweeping package through budget reconciliation, a position that has drawn criticism from Republicans and caused some anxiety among moderate House Democrats.

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Bill Cosby Is Freed After Sexual Assault Conviction Is Overturned

An appeals court ruled that the actor was denied a fair trial in 2018, when he was convicted of assaulting Andrea Constand. Get updates on his case.

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China’s Communist Party Turns 100 With Pomp And Stagecraft

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is likely to assert the country would never have achieved its prosperity and power without the party. Here’s the latest on the event.

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Modern Love Podcast: When Two Open Marriages Collide

They had agreed to see other romantic partners on the side. A tragic accident put their arrangement front and center.

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Are ‘Heat Pumps’ the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So.

Electric heat pumps are a way to cool and heat homes at a much lower carbon cost than traditional air-conditioners and furnaces.

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Missing man's body, car found

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Parents express concern about direction of school

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House Votes to Create Committee to Investigate Capitol Riot

The vote came after Republicans blocked the creation of an independent panel to scrutinize the assault. Here’s the latest from Washington.

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Biden Gained With Moderate and Conservative Voting Groups, New Data Shows

President Biden cut into Donald Trump’s margins with married men and veteran households, a Pew survey shows. But there was a far deeper well of support for Mr. Trump than many progressives had imagined.

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Donald Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary Under 2 Presidents, Is Dead at 88

Mr. Rumsfeld, who served under Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, was in charge of the invasion of Iraq and later said that the removal of Saddam Hussein had “created a more stable and secure world.”

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Prisoners Sent Home Because of Covid May Have to Go Back

Criminal justice advocates say the pandemic offers a case study for a different type of punitive system in America, one that relies far less on incarceration.

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Ilana Glazer on the Terror of the Modern Birth System and ‘False Positive’

The “Broad City” co-creator starred in and co-wrote a horror film about pregnancy. It’s being released just as she is becoming a mother.

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Here are some key dates in the Cosby case.

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Weisselberg, ‘Soldier’ for Trump, Faces Charges and Test of His Loyalty

The Trump Organization executive is expected to be charged on Thursday, along with the company, as he comes under increasing pressure to turn on the family.

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Genocide Designation for Myanmar Tests Biden’s Human Rights Policy

After the coup in Myanmar, President Biden is being pushed to do what the Trump administration would not: Declare atrocities against the Rohingya in 2017 as genocide.

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Young adults are avoiding shots, threatening the U.S. recovery.

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Answers About Masks, the Delta Variant and Breakthrough Infections

Vaccines protect against the variants, but conflicting advice from health authorities about masks has bewildered a worried public.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

‘Summer of Soul’ Review: In 1969 Harlem, a Music Festival Stuns

Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples and others shine in a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival from Questlove.

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简报：国安法一周年，中共如何改造香港；亚洲多地进入新一轮封锁

迈阿密公寓管理人员曾警告建筑存在隐患；埃塞俄比亚叛军占领提格雷地区首府；美军指挥官警告阿富汗可能爆发内战；南非前总统祖玛获刑15个月……这里是今日要闻。

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Women and Social Security: How to Get the Biggest Check

Women tend to live longer than men, so they need as much retirement income as possible. Whether you’re 30 or 60, here’s what you need to know.

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Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds

Immune cells are still organizing to fight the coronavirus months after inoculation, scientists reported.

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Families of Miami Condo Victims Wait for News on Loved Ones

Many families have no choice but to navigate an ugly and liminal place where mourning can feel both necessary and premature.

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House Passes Bill to Speed Visas for Afghans Imperiled for Aiding U.S.

The legislation would scrap a requirement that Afghans applying for Special Immigrant Visas undergo a medical examination in the country, allowing them to do so after entering the United States.

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Rep. James Clyburn Opposes Sanders Ally in Special Election

The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.

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Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Mask Guidance

Los Angeles County and the W.H.O. warned that even immunized people should wear masks indoors. Some scientists agreed, but urged a localized approach.

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Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami-Area Building Collapse

Some engineers looking at the failure of a 13-story condo tower in Florida said the collapse appeared to have begun somewhere near the bottom of the building.

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Jubilant Tigray Capital Greets Insurgents After Ethiopian Retreat

The capture of the capital, Mekelle, by Tigrayan forces was a major blow to Ethiopia’s leader, eight months into a war that has resulted in widespread famine and one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

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Miami, Delta Variant, Serena Williams: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Why Can't U.S. Residents Travel to Canada?

Many travelers are wondering why they still can’t visit their neighbor to the north. Here’s why the border remains closed.

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Funny or Racist? A Food Bit on James Corden’s Late Show Draws Ire.

For years, the late-night TV host has dared celebrities to eat choice foods, but an online petition is calling for it to end.

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Covid's Delta Variant: What We Know

The variant is gaining traction worldwide. But vaccines are driving down coronavirus case numbers in the U.S., and it’s unclear whether Delta will reverse that trend.

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No. 3 House Democrat Steps Into Ohio Race to Head Off a Sanders Acolyte

Modern Love Podcast: The Right to Fail at Marriage

The queer comedian Cameron Esposito on how the equality of love can also lead to the equality of heartbreak.

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Clippers Beat Suns in Game 3, Continuing a Playoff Trend

For the third straight playoff series, Los Angeles spotted an opponent two wins and then roared back in Game 3. In each previous series, they kept winning and advanced.

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Eric Adams’s Lead in Mayor’s Race Shrinks After First Ranked-Choice Tally

After voters’ ranked choices were tabulated, Mr. Adams led Kathryn Garcia by two percentage points in preliminary results, with nearly 125,000 absentee ballots still to be counted.

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Clint Smith on ‘How the Word Is Passed’

Smith discusses his new book about reckoning with the history of slavery, and Julian Rubinstein discusses “The Holly.”

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Multi-Sided Civil War Could Grip Afghanistan, U.S. General Warns

“Civil war is certainly a path that can be visualized,” said Gen. Austin S. Miller, commander of the U.S.-led forces. “That should be a concern for the world.”

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As the U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan, Kabul’s Airport Is a Final Stand

With the main allied military air base about to close, negotiations are underway with Turkey about continuing to secure the civilian airport as the Taliban advance across the country.

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Pacific Northwest Continues to Bake Beneath ‘Heat Dome’

A wave of ocean air provided some relief after Portland, Ore., reached 116 degrees on Monday. Temperatures will climb into the upper 90s there on Tuesday, forecasters said.

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‘Zola’ Review: Twitter? I Hardly Know Her!

A notorious tweetstorm arrives onscreen, starring Taylour Paige and Riley Keough.

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Monday, June 28, 2021

Race Manners: Which Black People Should I Believe?

White people are often admonished to defer to Black people on issues of race and racism. But Black people don't hold monolithic opinions. What to do?

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Miss Illinois USA pageant returns to normal

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Facebook Antitrust Cases Brought By FTC and States Are Thrown Out

The judge, James E. Boasberg, said that the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint lacked facts, and that the agency needed to refile it within 30 days.

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It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?

A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought is transforming the state, with broad consequences for the food supply.

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College Players May Make Money Off Their Fame, Powerful N.C.A.A. Panel Recommends

Pressured by a wave of state laws taking effect on July 1, the college sports industry is on the verge of letting players profit off their names, images and likenesses.

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At This Instagram Hot Spot, All the World’s a Stage (and the Buffalo’s a Prop)

Photographers are flocking to a rural county in southeastern China for its quaint scenes of farmers and fishermen — made to order.

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New billboard presses for removal of Confederate monument

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Woman killed after crash with truck

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Sheriff's dog helps locating missing child

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Gov. Lamont addresses spike in gun violence

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Suspect car could help break the case

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Catalytic converter theft leads to drug arrests

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Pittsburgh Airport still requiring masks

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E-cigarette maker settles NC suit

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Bear spotted in Sandy Springs neighborhood

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Man yelled anti-gay slur before stabbing

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Trump's big lie about 2020 results suffers legal and political blows in key swing states

It was a bad week for the Big Lie -- former President Donald Trump and his allies' false claims that widespread fraud is to blame for his 2020 election loss.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene wants a seat on Pelosi's January 6 committee

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene would like to serve on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection, the Georgia freshman told CNN in an interview Thursday.

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Signs the 2020 recession may already be over

America's Covid-induced recession has been a painful one — but it could ultimately be short.

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Burberry shares tumble after CEO resigns to join rival

Marco Gobbetti, who led a turnaround at Burberry, will leave the British luxury fashion label at the end of this year to return to Italy where he'll head up rival Salvatore Ferragamo.

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The Ford Bronco is finally here and Jeep should be worried

The Jeep Wrangler has cornered a very nice slice of the auto market for a long time. But that appears to be over now that the new full-size Ford Bronco has arrived. Based on test drives on road and off, Jeep has should be worried.

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Ethiopian Forces Retreat in Tigray, and Rebels Enter the Capital

After months of civil war and government occupation, Tigrayan rebels have pushed a counterattack that quickly brought them to Mekelle’s doorstep. Times journalists are there.

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The G.O.P.'s Anti-Voting-Rights ‘Doom Loop’ for Democracy

Voting rights, minority rule and the G.O.P.’s assault on elections.

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Paternity Leave Fear

Even when paid leave is guaranteed, many men fear it would set them back at work. A new study from Norway shows a way to a solution.

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New York City Braces for Heat and Humidity

The steamy weather, with a heat index above 100, is expected until Thursday, and the city opens centers where people can keep cool.

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Man shot in the back in Times Square, NYPD says

A 21-year-old man was the unintended victim of a shooting in New York's Times Square on Sunday evening, according to police.

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2 earthquakes in 3 days rattle ... Baltimore

When we think about earthquakes in the US, they're usually somewhere around Los Angeles, or maybe Alaska, right?

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Sunday, June 27, 2021

Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong

One year ago, the city’s freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed.

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Simone Biles’s Olympic Cast Members Emerge From U.S. Trials

Biles and Sunisa Lee were the top two finishers in the all-around, and Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum will join them on the squad for the team event. Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner qualified as individual competitors.

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Reliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House

In “Nightmare Scenario,” the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta retrace the Trump administration’s response to Covid from January 2020 to January 2021.

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Prisoners Sent Home Because of Covid May Have to Go Back

简报：中国再掀“红色旅游”热；布林肯称美法对中国崛起风险达成共识

迈阿密公寓倒塌事故遇难人数升至九人；印尼大批医生确诊，此前曾接种科兴疫苗；印度对Delta Plus变种病毒发出警告；悉尼封城两周……这里是今日要闻。

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Police identify 5 people killed in a hot-air balloon crash in New Mexico

All five victims in Saturday's fatal hot-air balloon wreck have been identified, authorities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said.

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An Accusation Blew Up a Campaign. The Media Didn’t Know What to Do.

Handling a delicate allegation of sexual misconduct is a lot more challenging than covering a horse race.

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Women Are Having Fewer Babies Because They Have More Choices

The birthrate is falling. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Jeff Bezos, the Amazon CEO and Rocketman

Mr. Bezos has a complicated legacy of towering ambition, extraordinary success, unimaginable personal wealth and a scorched earth business approach

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Possible Failure Point Emerges in Miami Building Collapse

U.S. Carries Out Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria

The attacks were against weapons storage facilities used by Iranian-backed militias to conduct drone strikes against locations where the American military is.

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Hope for Survivors Is Quickly Fading at Collapsed Florida Condo

Despite round-the-clock search efforts, rescuers found only a handful of bodies and scattered human remains amid the wreckage over the weekend.

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Macron and Le Pen Parties Both Battered in French Regional Elections

The returns suggest the presidential election next year may be more wide open than it seemed.

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Why the Miami Beach Area Condo Search Seems to Go Slowly

The dangers to the rescuers and missing residents are clear and dictate that the process must be slow and deliberate, experts and officials say.

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Meeting Blinken, Israel’s Top Diplomat Aims to Fix Netanyahu ‘Mistakes’

Israel’s foreign minister, Yair Lapid, is determined to repair his government’s fraught relationship with Washington Democrats, but he does not necessarily speak for his own right-wing prime minister, Naftali Bennett.

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Infrastructure Deal Is Back on Track After Biden’s Assurances

Moderate Republicans said they believed that the $1.2 trillion bill, which they suggested they could now begin drafting, would have enough G.O.P. support to pass the Senate.

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Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support

Overdoses have surged during the pandemic. Now, for the first time, Congress has appropriated funds specifically for programs that distribute clean syringes and other supplies meant to protect users.

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Russian Mercenaries Are Driving War Crimes in Africa, U.N. Says

An investigative report says that Russian operatives in the Central African Republic who had been billed as unarmed advisers are actually leading the fighting, including massacres of civilians.

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UNESCO Mosul Competition Design Prompts Outcry

The restoration is seen as essential to the idea that the Iraqi city has moved on from ISIS. But some critics say the plan betrays Iraq’s heritage.

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

Dozens Came Down With Covid-19 on Everest. Nepal Says It Never Happened.

Climbers posted firsthand accounts of being infected, but officials in Nepal, which relies on tourism revenue, dismissed them as rumors.

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My Pandemic Hobby? Making Money.

During Covid, many people found solace in a new pastime. A few found profit.

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Europe’s Divisions on Vivid Display Over Hungary and Russia

In a summit of European Union leaders, there were fierce, emotional arguments about Hungary’s new law on sex education and about how and when to meet Russia’s president.

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What You Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit

In mid-July, millions of families will get the first of six monthly payments of as much as $300 per child from the U.S. government.

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This Season’s Wedding Crashers: Cicadas

The insects, which surface every 17 years, have invaded outdoor weddings in several states and the District of Columbia. They’re expected to be gone by early July.

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The Dynamics of College Sports Are Changing. So Are the Business Prospects.

Some digital opportunities didn’t exist even a few years ago, but now are part of what young athletes will be evaluating as they consider where, or whether, to go to college.

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What Utica Could Teach New York City

The upsides of a real estate glut.

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Anxious Residents of Sister Tower to Fallen Florida Condo Wonder: Stay or Go?

The partly collapsed Champlain Towers South scared people who live in Champlain Towers North. But no one has ordered them to evacuate — yet.

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Learning From Daryl Davis, a Black Man Who Converts KKK Members

There's something to be said for talking, and listening, to even unreasonable antagonists.

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'Critical Race Theory' And How American History Is Taught

What progressives want, and what conservatives are fighting.

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Nonprofits say funding cuts could leave abuse victims 'unprotected'

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Surfside releases documents from collapsed condo

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Woman sues city of Atlanta and 2 APD Officers

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County beach vacation prices up with demand

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17 arrested for alleged sex trafficking

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Judge allows for meet-and-greet between father and daughter

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Toll collectors to be reassigned as turnpikes

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Rare World War I aircraft parts stolen

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Good Samaritan killed while helping motorist

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Residents concerned about increasing car thefts

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As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them

Most medical consent laws require parental permission for minors to get a vaccine. Now some places are easing restrictions for Covid shots while others are proposing new ones.

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Covid Live Updates: Amid Britain’s Delta-Driven Surge, Health Minister Resigns Over Affair

With some U.S. parents forbidding the vaccine, defiant teenagers take matters into their own hands. The T.S.A. resumes self-defense training for airline crews, who are facing unruly behavior often related to Covid measures.

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A 'heroic' man who fatally shot a gunman was himself killed by a responding officer, Colorado police say

The man hailed as a hero for preventing further bloodshed after a gunman fatally shot a police officer in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday was himself fatally shot by police, Arvada police said in a statement Friday afternoon.

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Among the Missing: Retirees, Families and a Tourist on Her First Trip Abroad

Those unaccounted for after this week’s condominium collapse reflect Miami’s cultural and global reach, and the losses that may touch so many parts of the world.

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Trump Aides Prepped Insurrection Act Order Amid Protests

President Donald Trump never invoked the act, but fresh details underscore the intensity of his interest last June in using active-duty military to curb unrest.

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Night Golfing, Megadroughts and Flying Cars: The Week in Narrated Articles

Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.

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Clint Smith on ‘How the Word Is Passed’

Smith discusses his new book about reckoning with the history of slavery, and Julian Rubinstein discusses “The Holly.”

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University Leaders Must Condemn Anti-Semitism on Campus

Colleges seem reluctant to condemn anti-Semitic speech and assaults.

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France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says

After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who says Europe should be less dependent on U.S. leadership, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Times they see eye to eye on key issues.

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Georgia Republicans say DOJ suit against voting law could give Kemp political boost

The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's new voting restrictions -- and handing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who signed the changes into law earlier this year, a potential political boost ahead of his reelection bid.

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Derek Chauvin, Georgia, Pride: Your Friday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Eric Adams Hasn’t Won Yet, but He’s Already Planning an Early Transition

Mr. Adams, who leads the Democratic mayoral primary, said a rise in gun violence and the ongoing pandemic should speed up the transition to before the November general election.

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Kamala Harris makes her first visit to the US-Mexico border as vice president

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit El Paso, Texas, on Friday to visit a migrant processing center, following dogged criticism for not having visited the US-Mexico border and a rocky first foreign trip to Guatemala and Mexico earlier this month.

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Republican resistance grows over Biden's infrastructure and policing plans

GOP opposition is hardening over a massive infrastructure plan and a revamp of policing laws, scrambling the prospects of two of President Joe Biden's top domestic priorities at a crucial juncture on Capitol Hill.

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Whistleblowers urge Biden administration to do more to vaccinate detained immigrant population

Three whistleblowers are urging the Biden administration to do more to vaccinate immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention amid mounting criticism over the agency's response to the pandemic within its facilities, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

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First Victim in Florida Condo Collapse Named: Stacie Feng, 54

“There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Stacie,” the family said in a statement.

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U.S. Has No Explanation for U.F.O.s, Does Not Rule Out Aliens

A new government report is likely to fuel theories about unexplained aerial phenomena.

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‘Soy el hijo del rey’: un camarero asegura que es el primogénito de la corona española

Albert Solà asegura ser el hijo del rey emérito Juan Carlos. Ha pasado gran parte de su vida investigando lo que parece ser un cuento de hadas moderno.

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A New Yorker's Defense of Midtown and Times Square

As awe-inspiring as the emptiness of 2020 was, it’s the people (yes, those we exasperatedly call crowds when commuting) who make me feel at home.

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Infrastructure timeline: What Congress will do

A bipartisan deal is clinched, but the marathon of negotiations over how to move not one but two infrastructure packages through Congress is just getting underway, testing Democratic unity, President Joe Biden's leadership and Republicans' resolve.

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America loves to-go cocktails. This state won't allow them anymore

As more Americans get vaccinated, states across the country are lifting their pandemic restrictions. That means that one popular relief measure — the allowance of to-go cocktails at restaurants — is either expiring or continuing, depending on where you live.

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How to retire a millionaire

Retiring a millionaire isn't as farfetched as it may seem. With a bit of saving, investing, and a proper plan, you can be well on your way to hitting $1 million -- or more -- by the time you reach retirement age.

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Derek Chauvin Receives 22 and a Half Years for Murder of George Floyd

Prosecutors had sought 30 years in prison for the former police officer. Mr. Chauvin’s defense team had sought probation.

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13 Key Moments From the Derek Chauvin Trial

In testimony from 45 witnesses over three weeks, attorneys returned to the trial’s central questions: what caused George Floyd’s death, and were Mr. Chauvin’s actions justified and lawful.

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This Iowa county used to be named for a slave-holding former vice president. Now, it's named after a Black academic

A county in Iowa was named after a slave-holding vice president. Now, it's named after the first Black woman to earn a PhD from the University of Iowa.

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Justice Dept. Sues Georgia Over Voting Restrictions Law

The lawsuit came after Republicans blocked ambitious federal legislation this week to protect voting rights.

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Economics in a Post-Truth Nation

Things are getting better, but many Republicans won’t believe it.

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Texas Leaders Are Having Problems. Time to Attack the Feds!

The state’s attorney general is trying to distract from his legal troubles by fomenting election-fraud rage.

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Doctors and Nurses Are the Key to the Final Vaccine Push

Health providers are the most trusted source for Covid-19 vaccine information.

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Why Is It OK to Be Mean to the Ugly?

Lookism starts, like every form of bigotry, with prejudice and stereotypes.

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University Leaders Must Condemn Anti-Semitism on Campus

Colleges seem reluctant to condemn anti-Semitic speech and assaults.

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Biden and Senators Reach Broad Infrastructure Deal

The bipartisan agreement is a significant victory, but Democratic leaders say it can pass only once a far larger social policy bill is complete.

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Biden Officials Consider Phasing Out Rule That Blocked Migrants During Pandemic

Among the plans under consideration is whether to give migrant families a chance to apply for protections, and to possibly lifting the public health rule for single adults this summer.

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Condo Collapse Near Miami Prompts Frantic Search for Survivors

One person was confirmed dead and 99 were unaccounted for after a condo building suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night.

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Britney Spears Conservatorship Testimony, Annotated

In a 23-minute speech, the singer said she desperately wants to end her conservatorship, calling it an abusive system in which she was drugged and forced to work against her will.

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Join Kara Swisher to discuss the future of Google

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Britney Spears’s Courtroom Plea Spurs Questions for Her Lawyer

The singer said she had not known she needed to petition the court to be released from her conservatorship, placing a focus on the court-appointed counsel who has represented her for 13 years.

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'Racist' shouted at GOP congressman while he pressed education secretary on critical race theory

A GOP congressman was called "racist" during a House Committee on Education and Labor virtual hearing Thursday, as he pressed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over the teaching of critical race theory.

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Pelosi Will Move to Create a Select Panel to Investigate the Capitol Riot

The top Democrat had signaled for weeks that she would take matters into her own hands after Republicans blocked an independent bipartisan commission to scrutinize the storming of the Capitol.

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Infrastructure, Surfside, Giuliani: Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Pelosi announces the House will establish a select committee to investigate Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol after Republicans blocked the formation of an independent commission.

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Eric Adams Promises to ‘Show America How to Run a City’

Mr. Adams, who is leading in the mayoral primary, laid out a middle road between progressive and conservative approaches to policing.

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Ferrari's new supercar is fast and powerful, but it's mostly about having fun

Ferrari's newest supercar will be an 818-horsepower plug-in hybrid with a V6 engine that can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in under three seconds. But, even with all that power and speed, Ferrari says this car is mostly about fun.

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