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For Dolly Parton, songwriting is a kind of spiritual practice — “That’s my time with God,” she has said — an entrance into a flow state where time and possibility expand infinitely. Her hits include country, pop crossovers, bluegrass revivals and more. nyti.ms/4tSm7Kk

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A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to explain whether it intends to contest President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the disclosure of his tax returns. Here's what experts say about the case.

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We made a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Test your knowledge of their biggest hits — as popularized by other performers — with our quiz.

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Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippos after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord Pablo Escobar grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.

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Older homes might be full of charm, but outlets are often in short supply. Here’s how to get the power you need without the plugs: nyti.ms/4cSZfDy

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: After PSG and Bayern Munich's mesmerising Champions League semi-final first leg, we wondered: What is the best game of men’s football you have ever watched? Our writers picked their greatest ever games.

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Decades ago, Wagyu referred exclusively to mind-bendingly fatty (and mind-bendingly expensive) beef imported from Japan. But nowadays, the word alone, hyping up something on a menu, can mean many things. nyti.ms/4mXniWx

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Elon Musk grew combative in his second day of testimony in his trial against OpenAI, saying he was “a fool” to fund the company. Follow live updates.

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Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students in the U.S. than the Ivy League.

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Breaking News: The Fed kept interest rates steady for the third straight month, as the war in Iran continued to push inflation higher.

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For more than six decades, judges have been able to use a parking lot carved out of a section of Columbus Park in Brooklyn. But a fight over the lot has since picked up steam with a new generation of combatants.

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Even if we reject the label “greatest songwriter,” there’s no denying that Bob Dylan pushed back the horizons of popular music, expanding the limits of what a song could say and how it could say it. He’s on our list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters.

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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com "Trump may have run for president on free market principles, but he’s intervened over and over again in the private sector in ways that would make a moderate Democrat shudder," Steven Rattner writes on Trump’s interest in buying Spirit Airlines.

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Tracy Clark-Flory was 16 when she learned something that would change her world forever: She had a half-sister she’d never met. She told "Modern Love" about meeting her long-lost sister and how her mother’s life was shaped by being sent away to a “home for unwed mothers.”

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The Pentagon provided its first public estimate of the cost of the war in Iran so far — $25 billion — during testimony by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before the House Armed Services Committee. Hegseth deflected when asked how much more he intends to spend. nyti.ms/4tRlMHZ

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Here's one of the easiest ways to entertain: broil or grill a large salmon fillet, then adorn it with lemon wedges and rosemary sprigs. nyti.ms/3P60OWJ

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From @theathletic.com: The mass firing of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and five of his coaches shocked the baseball world. But to those familiar with the inner workings of Craig Breslow, the heavy-handed treatment did not come as a surprise. nyti.ms/4mYadvX

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Breaking News: The Pentagon gave its first estimate of the Iran war’s cost so far — $25 billion — during Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s testimony before a House committee.

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The Supreme Court ruled on the Voting Rights Act case, striking down Louisiana’s voting map. Here's a breakdown of states where maps affecting November’s midterm election have been redone.

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Oil prices continued to climb on Wednesday, with the average U.S. gasoline price reaching its highest level since the start of the war in Iran, as disruptions to Persian Gulf energy supplies persisted.

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This handy pen contains nine clever tools within its sleek steel shaft. It's one of Wirecutter's favorite gifts for groomsmen. nyti.ms/4eMUlKF

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Some Europeans wondered, couldn’t they simply walk from New York City to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup this summer? What started as a debate about transit and infrastructure grew into an online discussion about American-European cultural differences.

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday suspended its search for five missing crew members of a 145-foot cargo vessel nearly two weeks after it was found overturned in the Pacific in the aftermath of a super typhoon.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a level-four motorcade escort — typically reserved for the Pope— for FIFA's annual congress in Vancouver this week was rejected by local police.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: It was a truly logic-defying game in Paris on Tuesday. This Champions League semifinal was unquestionably the best match of the European season, and presumably the best many people watching it around the world have ever seen.

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The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the Trump administration’s bid to immediately end humanitarian protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians. Listen live with reporter analysis.

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From @theathletic.com: What fashion trends should you expect at the Kentucky Derby? Every expert we spoke to said this year’s look is all about main character energy. “Ask yourself, ‘How does Zendaya wear a hat?'”

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