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Strands is a word search with a unique twist. Can you uncover the theme? Play here: nyti.ms/4fcZc81

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee as he seeks to take the job permanently. Watch the hearing live with reporter analysis.

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President Trump on Wednesday criticized his administration’s directive to halt ICE officers from conducting most vehicle stops after two fatal shootings, immediately throwing the policy into question a day after it went into effect.

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: It is never just a football game where England and Argentina are concerned. Their first meeting in 21 years is a World Cup semifinal, and this is a rivalry built around historical tensions, controversies and bitter feuds.

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Connections is a daily game about finding common threads between words. Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. How did you do? nyti.ms/4wBCpbI

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From @theathletic.com: The 2026 MLB All-Star Game was merely the most historically dominating pitching exhibition in the history of All-Star Games. So how weird, wild and historically dominating was it? Our columnist breaks it down. nyti.ms/4fftSUR

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The memorandum of understanding signed by the U.S. and Iran in June was supposed to defuse the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. But the wording in the 14-point memo is vague — and the two sides have contradictory interpretations. Here's what to know.

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Australia will require large data centers powering artificial intelligence to generate as much power as they consume, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday, as the country aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.

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Rather than rally behind Argentina, the last Latin American team in the World Cup, other countries in the region are cheering against it — and confronting Argentina’s fraught claims to its own identity.

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To be confirmed as the next attorney general, Todd Blanche must convince members of the U.S. Senate that as political as the Department of Justice has become, it would be even worse without him on top. Listen to "The Daily."

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Global oil markets, shipping and air travel are again facing disruptions as the U.S. and Iran ramp up hostilities in the Middle East. Here's what to know.

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News Analysis: Israeli officials see a return to full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel, analysts said.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Interceptors, and specifically Patriots, have replaced artillery shells as the indispensable weapon for Ukraine in what may well be the end game of this war,” Serge Schmemann writes.

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The number of confirmed cyclospora infections in the U.S. has nearly doubled in a matter of days, increasing to 1,645 on Tuesday from 843 on Friday, according to the latest data from the CDC.

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Prince Harry is clearly repairing his relationship with King Charles III, but the rift with his brother, Prince William, remains unresolved.

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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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Fears grew of a return to a full-scale war on Wednesday as the U.S. struck Iranian targets for the fourth consecutive night and Iran launched new strikes on U.S. military facilities in the Middle East. Follow live updates.

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President Trump’s first naval blockade on Iran's ports choked off Iranian exports without causing a lasting price surge. Now global oil reserves are lower, and ships face heightened risks.

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An American seismologist who did contract research for the U.S. government related to nuclear tests in North Korea has been detained in China for nearly two years and accused of spying, his family and supporters said.

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

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A former child care worker charged with more than 300 offenses in Australia involving the alleged abuse of more than 100 children has been named.

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China’s economy last quarter grew at the slowest rate in three years, reflecting a broad slump outside of the country’s export-oriented manufacturing might.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Lindsey Graham “was willing to abase himself publicly before Trump” for power and influence, our columnist Bret Stephens writes. “But he didn’t abandon his core belief in the unity of interests of democratic nations against tyrannical foes.”

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Working at a desk all day can get boring. But the right amount of whimsy can help enliven the dreariest of workdays. nyti.ms/4eTERnT

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: U.S. forward Folarin Balogun said he knew that his red-card suspension being overturned would “cause a lot of controversy” during the World Cup and said he could see it impacting his teammates ahead of their loss to Belgium. nyti.ms/4wAGhtw

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Chipotle is opening its first location south of the U.S.-Mexico border this week, bringing its bowls and burritos to Monterrey.

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