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From @theathletic.com: The Dallas Wings drafted Azzi Fudd, marking the first time a WNBA team made back-to-back No. 1 picks from the same school. Can she and Paige Bueckers, who announced they were dating in July 2025, carry that continuity into the pros? trib.al/xnfvbM8

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From @theathletic.com: The Thunder are heavily favored to repeat as NBA champs. But what does history tell us about their chances? We took a look at every title winner since 2005 to determine the answer. nyti.ms/42qvKnr

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An important election in Virginia on Tuesday could upend a small advantage that Republicans have built in the monthslong redistricting battle being waged across the U.S. Here’s what to watch for.

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Senators are grilling President Trump’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, on the central bank’s independence, his personal wealth and more. Follow our live coverage of the hearing here.

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This carrot cake, inspired by Italian citrus cakes made with olive oil, feels lighter and brighter and is incredibly quick to put together because there is no grating required. nyti.ms/4e4p2uJ

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Two Americans killed in a car crash early Sunday in Mexico were CIA members who were returning from a counter-cartel operation, according to people familiar with the crash, raising questions about the agency’s role in the country's war against drug cartels.

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Getting started with a password manager is simple, and all password managers have tools to make capturing and improving your passwords easy. Allow our privacy and security writer to convince you to make the switch: nyti.ms/4vKUXqs

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A vintage outfit worn by Madonna during her surprise performance at Coachella on Friday is missing, Madonna wrote on social media on Monday. She offered a reward for the safe return of the ensemble, which included a purple jacket, corset and dress from her personal collection.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Over the course of 10 years of activism, Maryam Shojaei has been arrested by Iran’s morality police, helped change FIFA policy, and watched her brother, Masoud, captain Iran’s national team. We spoke to her ahead of the World Cup. nyti.ms/3QlBfBi

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Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, plans to tell senators at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he would be “strictly independent” on decisions related to interest rates and that he is unbothered by Trump’s calls for lower borrowing costs. Follow live updates.

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Over 15 years, Tim Cook has engineered Apple’s rise from a Silicon Valley darling worth $350 billion into a cash-generating giant worth $4 trillion. Here’s how.

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The disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is accused of raping an actress in a Manhattan hotel more than a decade ago. After an overturned conviction and a hung jury, he will face the charge once again on Tuesday.

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Two cruise ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend during a brief window when the waterway was open to ship traffic, according to the vessels’ German operator.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: A document indicates that plenty of seats are still available for the United States’ World Cup opener against Paraguay. Sensing “unprecedented” demand, FIFA had raised prices for a majority of matches, often by hundreds of dollars.

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From @theathletic.com: This should have been a 2-0 series lead. Instead, a doomsday scenario is now in play. In an NBA Finals-or-else season, the Knicks just opened the door to going one-and-done. nyti.ms/3QicQg1

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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/41O7BXT

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George Ariyoshi, a Honolulu-born Japanese American politician who shattered voting traditions in the nation’s only state with an Asian plurality, becoming Hawaii’s — and America’s — first governor of Asian descent, died on Sunday at his home in Honolulu. He was 100.

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The Iranian-flagged container ship seized by U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea on Sunday was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in 2020, during President Trump’s first term in office, over links to Iranian weapons programs.

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UnitedHealth Group’s earnings were relatively flat year over year, reflecting the conglomerate’s difficulties in navigating rising medical costs, government scrutiny of its billing practices and the sustained general public distrust of health insurers.

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Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them. We spoke to some Iranians about how they view the war. Listen to “The Daily.”

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Amazon has agreed to invest as much as $25 billion more in Anthropic, the A.I. start-up that created the Claude chatbot, the companies said on Monday.

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Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.

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China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, called this week for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, his first such comments since Iran effectively closed the strategic waterway last month in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks on its territory.

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An explosion at a home in central Pennsylvania sparked a fast-moving fire that killed a mother and her six children on Sunday morning, the state authorities said.

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Vice President JD Vance was expected to leave for talks in Pakistan on Tuesday, ahead of the scheduled end of the two-week U.S.-Iran cease-fire. Iran has not said whether its negotiators will attend. Follow live updates.

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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV. nyti.ms/4eyH8Fa

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New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, and the surrounding region were under a state of emergency on Tuesday, after heavy rains triggered flash flooding and landslides that swept away cars, forced more than 100 schools to close, and buried roads and homes.

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Oil prices were down and stocks inched higher on Tuesday as investors looked to the possibility of a second round of peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.

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London was braced for widespread disruptions to its public transit system on Tuesday, as train drivers prepared a labor strike that is expected to affect vital parts of the British capital’s underground rail network.

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Jaden Pierre, 15, was fatally shot at a Queens park in broad daylight, and bystanders captured the shooting on video. Hundreds attended a vigil for him on Monday night. nyti.ms/4cDSqFN

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