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“An English summer is not the same anymore.” As Britons swelter under yet another heat wave, forecasters are warning that a brutal summer is on course to become the hottest yet.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Gaza has faded somewhat from global consciousness but remains in desperate shape with no clear path forward, while the West Bank endures brutal attacks by settlers,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes. “All this is Netanyahu’s legacy.”

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Hawaii should brace for a potential tropical cyclone, forecasters said, warning that it could strengthen into a tropical storm named Lala and bring significant hazards to the islands this weekend.

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The Perseids meteor shower will peak on Wednesday night into Thursday morning and can be seen by anyone in the Northern Hemisphere.

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A dispute over surrogacy, abortion and parental rights spanned three states and culminated with a baby’s birth in Texas.

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A man in Utah was indicted on a federal hate crime charge after he rode a scooter to a mall, bought a knife and repeatedly stabbed a Muslim man selling wares at a kiosk, the authorities said on Wednesday.

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A total solar eclipse, the first in decades in Europe, swept across the continent on Wednesday. nyti.ms/3TQ04Hm

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Awe is a dress rehearsal for our demise, a hair-raising brush with our insignificance that, if we choose to lean into it, can change us forever for the better,” Cody Delistraty writes in a guest essay ahead of the Perseid meteor shower.

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We spoke with current and former RAs across the country to find out how they manage to survive all of that racket. These are their tricks so you can block noise coming from your own disruptive neighbors, thin apartment walls, and city streets. nyti.ms/4bLp5tk

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An ICE agent pointed a gun at a Virginia woman who had shouted at him, according to videos of the encounter. The woman said in an interview that federal agents surrounded her car on Monday after she had yelled at them as they detained people on a sidewalk nearby.

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A woman was arrested after she told firefighters that she had intentionally set fires that became part of a larger blaze that is still burning along the border of California and Nevada, the authorities said Tuesday.

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This refreshing Chilled Cucumber Noodles recipe is the perfect antidote to the deep-summer heat. nyti.ms/4z9QdMG

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NASA announced the retirement on Wednesday of Michael Fincke, an astronaut who spent a total of 549 days in space, making him the astronaut with the fourth most time there in the space agency’s history.

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Two people died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday outside Fort Hood in Texas, the authorities said.

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Crowds around Europe gathered on Wednesday for the rare chance to witness a total solar eclipse, the continent’s first in decades. See more photos and videos here: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...

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The fastest driver on Earth has set another record. Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, set a record for the fastest land speed in a hydrogen-fueled internal-combustion vehicle on Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

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Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, will step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family, President Trump said on Wednesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...

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At the moment a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Colombia, José Gallego, a social media influencer, was on livestream at an airport in Pereira. nyti.ms/4wtJnyW

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The top editor of Forbes, Randall Lane, was fired last month after the company discovered that he had received a payment of about $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine, according to people familiar with the decision.

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The Trump administration plans to spend millions of dollars equipping immigration officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks, describing them as a “de-escalation device.” Critics are alarmed that agents would have another tool that they say could actually escalate their use of force.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “It’s not fair that women are confronted with both unrealistic beauty standards and lies about how they’ve been achieved,” Molly Jong-Fast writes on why she’s ready to talk about her recent face-lift.

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