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Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand screen actor who appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career, and who was perhaps best known for his star turn as Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78.

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Infighting at the United Automobile Workers burst into public view after Shawn Fain, the union’s president, responded angrily to accusations that he had abused his position to seek special favors for his fiancée and her sister.

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On Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, called Senator Lindsey Graham a “great friend of Israel.” In the weeks leading up to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, Graham traveled to Israel at least twice to meet Netanyahu to discuss the matter.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “As thrilling as it’s been these past few months to be a New Yorker in Knicks land,” Lizzy Goodman writes, Serena Williams’ return to tennis “does something else for me, something more specific and personal: She makes me want to show up for myself.”

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Two teenagers were arrested in connection with a targeted shooting in southern Illinois that left five members of the same family dead and two other relatives seriously injured. The attacks occurred at three locations in East St. Louis.

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Disney’s live-action “Moana” took in roughly $43 million over the weekend in North America, the company said on Sunday. Disney had been aiming for $60 million or more.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “If the behaviors fitness influencers are promoting were extreme but effective, that would be one thing,” Sebastian Langdell writes. “But they are often ineffective and, sometimes, patently unhealthy.”

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For many viewers of “Love Island USA,” lively debates over whether the competing couples are truly in love is a central part of being a fan.

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More than two dozen people were killed when a fire broke out at a bar in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, late Sunday night, spreading quickly and apparently sending patrons fleeing into the bathrooms at the back of the venue, where they died, officials said.

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Senator Lindsey Graham’s death leaves Ukraine without its most influential champion inside President Trump’s political orbit. He was one of the few lawmakers who had both an unwavering belief in a muscular American role abroad and a direct line to the president.

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In @nytopinion Why are the vigorous supporters of men like Donald Trump, Ken Paxton and Graham Platner “often such raging hypocrites — gleefully pointing out the sins and flaws in others while ignoring or rationalizing their own candidate’s profound faults?” our columnist David French writes.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I no longer chase the endlessly receding horizon of staying informed. I’ve traded the anxiety of the shallows for the untapped wisdom of deep waters,” the classics scholar S.J. Murray writes.

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Everyone benefits from breathing better air inside. Here’s how to cut pollutants at the source and filter out bad air trapped in your home. nyti.ms/4f4KEpE

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Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, broke his silence on Sunday about his long hospitalization, releasing a statement saying he had been hospitalized after losing consciousness from a fall and had also battled a “mild” case of pneumonia.

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The recipe is actually called World’s Best Chocolate Cake. Alternatively: "world's easiest cake," "most versatile cake" or even ... "your new favorite cake." nyti.ms/4h5dpF3

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Roughly 200 campers and counselors were evacuated from Camp Taum Sauk in Black Hawk helicopters on Friday after southeastern Missouri experienced a foot of rainfall. Here's how some of the young campers described being rescued. nyti.ms/4vZql3V

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A tourist was hospitalized after a visibly agitated bison flipped him about eight feet in the air near a campground road in Yellowstone National Park. The man suffered multiple broken bones.

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Senator Lindsey Graham likely died from a tear in his aorta, officials said, citing the medical examiner’s preliminary report.

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The New York Times found that dozens of Russian agents have relocated to Japan as President Vladimir Putin turns the country into a spy hub. nyti.ms/453CSYc

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How do you comfortably fit shoes, clothes, and living essentials in a tiny hallway? Our Wirecutter tester says this shoe cabinet solved her problems. nyti.ms/4fjMQuB

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President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the Strait of Hormuz — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.

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President Trump praised Senator Lindsey Graham as a “great politician” in a “Meet the Press” interview on Sunday, and recounted their last conversation hours before Graham died Saturday evening.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Erling Haaland described the previous month at the World Cup as the greatest adventure of his life. "It has been the best weeks and the best journey I’ve had in my entire life." nyti.ms/4aO9etu

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Typhoon Bavi caused landslides and flooding over the weekend as it made landfall in eastern China, where the authorities evacuated almost two million people. At least 17 people were killed in the Philippines, where it was known as Typhoon Inday, the country’s state news agency reported on Saturday.

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Residents of Spanish towns say communication was chaotic and even nonexistent as flames tore through Spain during one of the deadliest wildfires on record in the country.

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Tributes poured in from across the world on Sunday for Senator Lindsey Graham, the longtime U.S. lawmaker and foreign policy hawk who died unexpectedly at age 71.

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While the reason for vacant seats at Argentina’s quarterfinal victory on Saturday was not immediately clear, it’s possible that high ticket prices kept some fans away. Seats at this year’s World Cup cost at least three times more than those at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Smart home technology can offer surprisingly simple, life-changing solutions for people with disabilities, those aging in place, or anyone with temporary mobility issues. nyti.ms/3QWkMnP

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From @theathletic.com: After 100 World Cup matches, there are four teams left standing. Who is predicted to make the final? Who are the key players in each game? Is the final being played at the right stadium? Our writers answer all of that and more.

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Lindsey Graham, who returned from Ukraine just before his death, was a forceful advocate for interventionist foreign policy. Read the obituary of the two-decade senator.

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