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Natural wonders in America’s national parks attract millions of visitors each year. But more than 540 million acres that are not part of the park system also abound with awe-inspiring sites, often without crowds. Here's where. nyti.ms/4qhpgm5

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This bright and vegetal gazpacho is a cooling summertime soup or even a refreshing drink, straight from a glass. nyti.ms/45hwsFh

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Jinny Lu, a rescued 6-year-old pug who likes to dip her protruding tongue into the food bowls of everyone at home, emerged as the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Democrats have, in some ways, been saved by their own voters right now,” Kristen Soltis Anderson says on “The Opinions.” “I think the bigger challenge, though, is what happens once Democrats have what is likely to be a very good 2026 midterm.”

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Cambridge University ignored repeated warnings about the life and scholarship of Jason Arday, whose appointment as its youngest Black professor thrust him into the international limelight. After his death, the elite school faces hard questions about race, diversity and academic hiring.

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Storms regularly sweep across Hawaii, but actual hurricanes are rare. As Lala approached, officials warned residents to prepare for extensive power outages, dangerous flooding and possible evacuations.

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The Democratic National Committee formally approved sweeping changes to the party’s 2028 presidential primary calendar on Saturday, putting South Carolina first and pushing back Iowa and New Hampshire.

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Breaking News: The Pacific storm Lala has strengthened to a hurricane as it nears Hawaii. Follow live updates.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Paramount’s owner, David Ellison, has floated the idea of selling the movie studio’s lot to real estate developers and leaving California, Sharon Waxman writes in a guest essay. “The implications are deadly serious for the heart and soul of the entertainment industry.”

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On “The Interview,” the Emmy-nominated actor Matthew Rhys discussed falling in love with Keri Russell when they co-starred on “The Americans,” his early years studying acting, what he wants to accomplish in the future and more.

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From @theathletic.com: This season, perhaps intentionally, “Ted Lasso” has stumbled into one of the most talked-about contradictions in women’s soccer: the absence of female coaches.

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Some Canadians are pouring their anger at the U.S. into a new cause: ousting the American ambassador. A petition to expel Pete Hoekstra, a faithful messenger of President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Canada, has taken off.

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An air traffic controller at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport noticed that two planes — one departing, one landing — were both flight 2482. He acted quickly to avoid confusion, and the planes touched down and took off without incident. The FAA is investigating.

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When The New York Times stopped publishing Marian Burros’s plum torte recipe in 1989, the editors were flooded with angry letters to bring it back. It is our most requested recipe of all time: nyti.ms/4fT1F7V

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For more than a century, Omey Island off the Connemara coast in western Ireland has hosted a day of amateur horse-and-pony races where aspiring jockeys compete against each other — and the tide.

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A week of stifling heat in Europe this June was unusually deadly, mortality data shows, producing a historic increase in deaths in a continent where major heat waves are becoming more common.

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The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the cyclospora contamination. Experts say that food safety oversight in the U.S. has eroded overall. nyti.ms/4g9Ubxv

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Designers at a new crop of creative studios are building virtual influencers, aiming to build the synthetic superstars of tomorrow. Are they distorting culture or mirroring it?

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As Tropical Storm Lala, expected to become a hurricane, nears the Big Island of Hawaii, travelers are scrambling to cope with flight cancellations and broader closures, along with the risks of flooding, storm surges and hurricane-force winds.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com In the face of extreme heat, firefighters in Phoenix are racing to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter. Watch the Op-Doc:

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Melissa Clark’s master ice cream recipe is the gold standard. It has been relied on by thousands of Times readers to produce creamy, abundantly adaptable scoops. nyti.ms/4c3p4RN

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England now has the longest organized coastal footpath in the world: The King Charles III England Coast Path. The writer Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” Here's what he saw as he walked parts of the new route. nyti.ms/3Uxmmh9

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Since New York introduced congestion pricing last year, the tolling program has had little effect on air pollution anywhere in the city, according to a study from the local health department. The report found that pollution improved slightly in Manhattan and did not worsen in other boroughs.

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A 46-year-old man was arrested and charged with a hate crime on Friday evening after he disrupted Shabbat services and struck two people at a synagogue in Manhattan, the authorities said.

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A pair of Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon early Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, one of the deadliest attacks in the country since a fragile truce took effect nearly two months ago.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The war in Afghanistan “is over now, and Afghans are getting on with the prosaic work of reconciling and building a future for themselves,” Obaidullah Baheer writes in a guest essay. “Western strategy has not caught up with this reality.”

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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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Breaking News: Mary Heilmann died at 86. The abstract artist was in her 60s when she belatedly achieved wide acclaim for her vivid, wobbly paintings.

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In Opinion “Thanks to artificial intelligence, we are arguably on the brink of a productivity miracle capable of radically improving people’s lives — but only if we act now to prevent A.I.’s worst impacts,” write Nir Bar Dea and Greg Jensen, the CEO and managing CIO of Bridgewater Associates.

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