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The massive, deadly flooding that swept through a mountainous region of Nepal knocked out more than a tenth of the country’s hydropower capacity within minutes, a blow to an industry Nepal has made central to its economic future.

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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims that its pharmacies filled hundreds of thousands of suspicious prescriptions for opioids, which helped fuel a national drug abuse crisis, the Justice Department said on Friday.

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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota were preparing to file civil rights charges this week against an ICE agent accused of shooting and wounding an immigrant from Venezuela in January, according to people with knowledge of the case. But the plans fell apart in the final hours and the agent walked free.

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"Recipe hits all the right notes for me. Basic, delicious, and the steps and timing are perfect for the prep that needs to happen in between. My 3rd 5-star of the hundreds of recipes I have tried from NYT." nyti.ms/4gukwGJ

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We researched 62 pens and tested 37 of them with Wirecutter staffers who are fanatical about stationery. These pens are worthy of your signature: nyti.ms/465byK1

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Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other New York Times readers.

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Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — Easy, Medium and Hard — so you can solve at your own speed, in any order you want. nyti.ms/4wS42Nv

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Strands is a word search with a unique twist. Can you uncover the theme? Play here: nyti.ms/3UeMA8l

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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/46wjUu6

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Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee and other officials are moving to overcome bureaucracy and politics to put Dolly Parton’s name on Nashville International Airport, following the beloved superstar’s death on Tuesday.

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When it comes to how women want to live, Ina Garten’s advice is simple: “Do exactly what feels right to you.” On “The Interview,” the cookbook author and host spoke about learning to trust her instincts, why she says she’s lucky to be in a field “where women excel” and more. trib.al/hv6dZCC

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This tangy sorbet transforms peak-season heirloom tomatoes into a quenching savory-sweet treat. Flavorful and refreshing, it’s reminiscent of a sweet gazpacho. nyti.ms/4wN1rUI

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President Trump is not planning to attend a ceremony in Manhattan for the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, in part because he wanted to deliver a speech and the annual event has long barred remarks, according to people with knowledge of the events.

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In “Life of M,” the writer Rachel Cusk’s supposed portrayal of the actress Natalie Portman has caused a literary scandal. Cusk “is its perpetrator, victim and beneficiary,” Parul Sehgal writes.

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Breaking News: A Russian strike on a weapons depot in a civilian area in Ukraine left 37 people dead, one of the most lethal attacks this year.

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Icelanders are voting on Saturday in a national referendum on whether to restart negotiations to join the European Union, a contentious choice that some see as an essential question about their national future. Here is what to know.

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Control of the Senate will hinge on a handful of competitive races this November, with nominees of both parties honing talking points about their opponents. Here is a fact check of some of those claims.

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We tasted nearly 40 cans of tuna, from budget-friendly chunk light to olive-oil-packed yellowfin we’d gladly eat straight from the tin. nyti.ms/4gwwtuf

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The Danube and Rhine are at record lows this summer, disrupting hundreds of cruises that have become an increasingly popular part of Europe’s tourism industry.

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Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging.

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As schools prepare for a future with fewer students and more A.I., approaches that make applying to college simpler — and more attractive to families — could help them cushion the impact.

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A report of gunfire in a St. Paul, Minnesota, neighborhood on Friday led to the unexpected recovery of a sculpture of an Olympic gold medalist that was stolen last year, the police said.

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New footage exclusively obtained by The New York Times showed the aftermath of the moment a giant glacier broke away from the top of a ridge in the Himalayas, setting off a torrent of mud, snow, floodwaters and debris to the valley communities below. nyti.ms/4x0ckTw

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Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. had secured an agreement to take majority control of a large portion of Venezuela’s oil reserves.

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