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The chance to see the "Heated Rivalry" cottage from the hit show lured our writer to Muskoka, a Hamptons-like region of Ontario. But it was the glistening lakes and sunsets that won her over. Here's what she experienced. nyti.ms/3TVvdcp

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President Trump said on Sunday that he had instructed the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, a longtime U.S. ally and a linchpin of America’s national security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Dale Sanders, a 91-year-old hiker known as Grey Beard, is on a quest to complete the entire Appalachian Trail. Two journalists, lugging hefty equipment, joined him for a New York Times story. Here's how it went.

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The head of U.S. Central Command visited the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that reported poor living conditions and morale after months in the Middle East. On Sunday, he acknowledged the difficulty of its deployment but said mental health cases were lower than on other vessels.

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The Trump administration is veering wildly in its response to the national security implications of A.I. as China, its main technological and military rival, charges ahead.

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Liechtenstein, a tiny nation of about 40,000 people between Switzerland and Austria in the Alps, announced on Saturday that women would now be able to become the monarch and wield the broad political power of the throne.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Until now, female candidates for president “have all been well past their reproductive years,” Rhonda Garelick writes. But Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, “the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, is at the dawn of a new age, and she knows it.”

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“We are living in fear in my own country.” He voted for President Trump three times. He never imagined the immigration policies he supported would ensnare his own wife. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...

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It’s not always the case that Instagram-famous dishes are carefully calibrated to taste great, but this famous egg salad sandwich breaks the mold: It’s as pretty as it is delicious. nyti.ms/3TGH26h

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A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a Nazi collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she backtracked over sharing information, leading to a dispute over who has the right to tell their Holocaust story, and how.

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As Tropical Storm Lala continued to pummel Hawaii, about 200,000 homes and businesses were already without power on Sunday and faced days without electricity because the storm downed the transmission lines that connect power plants to homes and businesses, the state’s primary electric utility said.

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Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, met with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday, a Hamas official and another official briefed on the meetings said. The talks were part of a diplomatic push to advance Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza.

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Recovery efforts were underway on Sunday in Indiana as portions of the state prepared for extreme heat, more rain and potential flooding after days of storms. Storm systems have drenched the Midwest since Tuesday and have caused at least seven deaths in Indiana and displaced scores of residents.

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“This is the beginning of every sign in the city.” Take a look inside the shop in Queens where almost every New York City street sign is born.

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The Hugo spritz is the new king of breezy summer drinking. nyti.ms/4cweSkD

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HBO’s latest superhero drama series, “Lanterns,” premieres on Sunday. Here’s an overview of the show’s characters and their histories, as found over the decades in the original DC comics and in various screen adaptations.

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Todd Blanche, the newly confirmed attorney general, refused to pledge that he would always act independently of the White House during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

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Lala, which was downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm early Sunday, brought damaging winds and widespread power outages to Hawaii on Saturday as its eyewall grazed the Big Island’s southern tip. Follow live storm updates. trib.al/lsgTdWf

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Republicans “are taking deliberate steps to make health care less affordable. Many middle-class and poor Americans will struggle — even more — to afford important medical care as a result,” the editorial board writes.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “John Hinckley Jr. never really goes away, but he chooses his moments to step into the spotlight,” Patti Davis writes in a guest essay about the man who tried to assassinate her father, Ronald Reagan.

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In 1837, Chicago adopted the Latin motto “Urbs in Horto,” or “city in a garden.” It’s a fitting tagline for this lively Midwestern metropolis, especially once summer hits. Here's a 36-hour itinerary. nyti.ms/45sMex5

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I’m awed by the church-run pantries, volunteer mentoring programs, after-school sports leagues coached by moms and dads — the army of good-hearted people across the country,” @nickkristof.bsky.social, who took a reporting road trip from Oklahoma to Kentucky, writes.

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Lala, the name for the hurricane spinning toward the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday morning, was not chosen on a whim. Rather, tropical storms are assigned names by a committee through a regimented process.

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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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