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Two major earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, leveling buildings and transforming areas of its populous northern states into scenes of destruction. At least 164 people were killed and hundreds more were injured, officials said, and many others have been reported missing. Here's what to know.

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Texas is set to pass what may be the first state-mandated book list for public school students. It includes Bible excerpts, which critics argue violates separation of church and state.

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Spain on Thursday warned of a possible spike in heat-related deaths as Europe broiled under record-shattering temperatures that are testing the continent’s ability to adapt to extreme weather. Follow live updates.

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The heat wave that has engulfed large parts of Europe this week showed few signs of receding on Thursday, with national authorities issuing high-level warnings as temperature records were broken. Here’s what to know about the forecast.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Four teams have nothing to play for in their final group matches at the World Cup. So, how should they approach their final group game to maintain momentum but also not risk their best players for the next round?

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Powerful winds are carrying dust from Africa as far as France and Britain, where, as it falls to the ground, it may bring a reddish tint to the cities and towns still baking in one of Europe’s worst heat waves in years.

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Officials said many people in Spain may have died in Europe's record-breaking heat wave, which is disrupting daily life across the continent. Follow live updates on the heat wave in Europe.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Israel’s “attack on Iran, carried out alongside the United States, was meant to restore Israel’s command of the region,” Yonatan Touval, a foreign-policy analyst, wrote from Tel Aviv. “It may instead be remembered for exposing its limits.”

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Soon after two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday, two other earthquakes hit California and Japan. Experts said there was no indication they had any relation to each other.

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Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.

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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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Rescue crews were racing early Thursday to find survivors of two powerful earthquakes that toppled dozens of buildings in Venezuela, killing at least 32 people and injuring 700 others. Follow live updates.

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Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways.

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The 5,000-ton destroyer is the largest warship North Korea has ever built and is said to be armed with nuclear-capable missiles.

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The U.S. and several Latin American countries said they would send humanitarian aid and rescue personnel to Venezuela, after two major earthquakes struck west of Caracas, killing at least 32 and injuring hundreds more.

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Residents in Venezuela’s capital and nearby cities described scenes of terror and confusion as buildings collapsed, windows rattled, and homes lost power when two major earthquakes struck the country on Wednesday evening.

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Oil prices fell on Thursday, moving closer to levels not seen since the war in Iran started in February.

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Venezuela's president announced an initial earthquake death toll, saying dozens of people had been killed and more than 700 injured.

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Two major earthquakes toppled buildings and set off frantic rescue efforts in Caracas and beyond. The United States and several Latin American countries said they were mobilizing aid.

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The magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Venezuela on Wednesday was the largest to strike the country or just off its coast since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Part anticapitalist satire, part buddy comedy, part heist movie, ‘I Love Boosters’ is a messy, brilliant sendup of the absurd contradictions of our savage era of inequality and political corruption,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes.

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In a late-night vote aimed at mollifying the president, Senate Republicans rejected a resolution directing him to end the war against Iran, a day after a bipartisan rebuke.

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Rep. Thomas Kean, who has been absent from Washington since March, answered the door of his New Jersey home on Wednesday.

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From @theathletic.com: Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0, finishing off a perfect group stage at the World Cup.

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Smoke over Los Angeles has ebbed after a warehouse fire started last week, but air quality is still a struggle for neighbors.

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Bernadette Vander Meer’s death in Zion National Park in Utah had been considered an accident. Prosecutors reopened the case in 2022 and now say her husband was having an affair with an underage girl.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com As many Democratic primary voters see it, “they’ve been failed by a cautious, compromising establishment, and they’re going to overthrow it,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “The Democratic version of the Tea Party is here, with dramatic implications.”

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