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Biden Endorses Israeli Proposal for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

The proposal would begin with a temporary six-week cease-fire that would pave the way for negotiations to end of the war and rebuild Gaza.

 

  1. Smoke rises near a camp in the southern Gazan city of Rafah on Thursday.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  2. Palestinians return to devastated parts of of the Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza on Friday.
  3. Palestinian boys play with inflated surgical rubber gloves in Rafah on Friday.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  4. Outside the Israeli cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, protesters call for an agreement to return Israeli hostages from Gaza.
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  5. Israeli soldiers at the Jerusalem funeral of Sgt. Yonatan Elias, who was killed in action in Gaza.
    Maya Alleruzzo/Associated Press
  6. Houthi supporters in Yemen brandish rifles as they rally in support of Gazans on Friday.
    Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black.

Raven Baxter, a molecular biologist, claims a white homeowner tried to pull out of a sale because of her race.

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A woman in a bright pink jacket with long hair stands with her hands folded, looking off into the distance.

Wait, We’ve Been Flying the Flag the Alitos Had? San Francisco Removes It.

Critics slammed Justice Samuel Alito after the “Appeal to Heaven” flag was flown outside his home, but it had billowed in San Francisco for 60 years.

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In front of the gray San Francisco City Hall building, a row of flags fly on flagpoles. The first flag closest to City Hall is an American flag. The one after that is the “Appeal to Heaven” flag with a green pine tree on it. After that is another American flag, a Texas flag, a California flag, another American flag and a flag that says, “Don’t Give Up The Ship.”

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Romance Novels That Bring the Sizzle

This batch of books will let you feel the heat wherever you happen to live.

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Here are five new mysteries to read this summer.

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Turn back the clock with the best new historical fiction.

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Manchin Becomes an Independent, Leaving Options Open for Another Run

The party switch was the culmination of a long breakup with the Democratic Party by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

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Profile view of Senator Joe Manchin III. He is wearing a dark suit jacket and red tie, and pursing his lips.

2,000 Sea Lions Roamed, Just to Make This Dock Their Home

The sea lion population at Pier 39 in San Francisco reached 2,000 this week, setting a record.

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More than a dozen sea lions lie on a wooden float while a splash of water hits them.

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Why Greece Is Betting Big on American Gas

Even as it pivots to solar and wind for itself, Greece aims to become a natural gas supplier across Europe. The U.S. is among its strongest backers.

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The stern of a bright red shiplike structure, stacked with several levels of steel walkways and pipes, with the name “Alexandropoulis” in Greek.

Electricity from coal is pricey. Some states are forcing utilities to absorb the cost.

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Blinken Hints U.S. May Allow Ukraine Greater Latitude to Strike in Russia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested the use of American-supplied arms could expand beyond the current limitation to strikes in the Kharkiv area.

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“Now we can finally hit them.” Ukraine gained U.S. permission to strike targets in Russia with American-made weapons.

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A nighttime image of a damaged apartment block, with a firefighter on a ladder and others below.

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How 3 Texas Teenagers Grew Up to Be Broadway Stars (and Stayed Friends)

Trey Curtis and J. Quinton Johnson are performing in “Hamilton.” Their friend Vincent Jamal Hooper is Simba in “The Lion King.”

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J. Quinton Johnson, Vincent Jamal Hooper, Trey Curtis lean forward with a blue sky in the background.

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Donald Trump, Felon

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What Matters Most About Trump’s Guilty Verdict, According to 7 Opinion Writers

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A crowd of Trump supporters wearing various items of Trump-themed clothing: a shirt with many images of the former president’s face, baseball jerseys with Trump 45 on the back, and so on.

Renato Mariotti

How Trump’s Team Blew It

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David French, Michelle Goldberg and Patrick Healy

3 Opinion Writers on the Trump Verdict: ‘If We Think There’s a Trump Cult Already …’

Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni

Trump’s Guilty Verdict May Be a Political Accelerant

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

What if This Is Our Last Real Election?

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Demonstrators carry signs with written messages opposing President Biden’s policy regarding the Israel-Hamas war.
Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep Tufekci

Bird Flu Doesn’t Have to Become History’s Most Avoidable Disaster

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Peter Coy

Peter Coy

Why Can’t College Grads Find Jobs? Here Are Some Theories — and Fixes.

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Google finds itself in more turmoil, and a chatbot makes a breakthrough.

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Alzheimer’s Takes a Financial Toll Long Before Diagnosis, Study Finds

New research shows that people who develop dementia often begin falling behind on bills years earlier.

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Southern Baptists Plan to Vote on Whether to Oppose I.V.F.

A proposal to be considered in June would advance fetal personhood and call on adherents to reject in vitro fertilization as immoral.

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Doug Ingle, the Voice of Iron Butterfly, Is Dead at 78

His big hit, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” was a 17-minute journey that epitomized 1960s rock indulgence. But after a few years in the limelight, he walked away.

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