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Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, citing growing concerns about the possible spread of the Ebola virus, the country’s health ministry said.

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The safest path to a post-vacation glow or skin that’s more even-toned: self-tanner. Our Wirecutter testers slathered their bodies in 39 products and found three that were golden. nyti.ms/4feJJ7P

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Decades after Thorton Wilder’s “The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.

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For five days, activists have gathered outside Delaney Hall, a federal detention center in New Jersey that has become a symbol of President Trump’s immigration crackdown, to denounce the conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns.

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Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets across Lebanon. At least 31 people in the country were killed in the strikes on Tuesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.

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Canada’s first big heat wave of the year was expected to bring temperatures in the mid-90s to southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Here's what to know.

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News Analysis: The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.

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Bo French, a far-right activist whose rhetoric alienated Texas business and political leaders, won the Republican runoff for a spot on the state’s influential oil and gas regulatory commission, The Associated Press said Wednesday.

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In Opinion Texans “have spent decades in a no man’s land between a Republican Party that caters to its primary voters and a Democratic Party that won’t meet them where they are,” Jack Herrera writes. James Talarico “has a chance to offer them a politics that’s both Democratic and Texan.”

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This plush banana cake is finished with a sticky, caramel-like glaze. The speedy one-bowl batter uses a combination of oil, buttermilk and dulce de leche to keep the cake moist. nyti.ms/3PMLaQr

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Ken Paxton’s victory in Texas on Tuesday transformed the deep red state into the nation’s newest political battleground, expanding the Senate map and offering a test of President Trump’s influence in the general election.

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UFC officials are building an octagonal cage on the South Lawn of the White House for a fight scheduled on President Trump’s 80th birthday. nyti.ms/3Rygh2L

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Lizzo addressed recent lawsuits that have punctured her public reputation, as well as her new music that has been fueled in part by those setbacks. During the special episode of "Popcast," she also performed a stripped-down set. nyti.ms/3PuVE6Z

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From @theathletic.com: Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, a native of Cleveland Heights and unabashed Cleveland sports diehard, has bought into Guardians ownership as a minority investor, a team source told The Athletic.

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Guy Savoy, who worked his way up from modest beginnings (and a recent setback), became the first chef in the 110-year history of one of France’s loftiest cultural institutions to be welcomed into its ranks of artists, composers and other creative professionals.

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From @theathletic.com: Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday and booked into Brown County Jail on five charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend, according to the police.

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How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. trib.al/9dHCpRD

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Rep. Christian Menefee of Texas, a former prosecutor who was sworn into office in February, defeated Rep. Al Green in a Democratic primary runoff on Tuesday. Here are five things to know about him.

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After what activists say was the longest nationwide internet shutdown in history, the Iranian government is letting people connect with the world again. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.

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President Trump claimed over the weekend that he was on the brink of a peace deal with Iran. Then the U.S. carried out new strikes against Iran on Monday. What happened? Listen to "The Daily."

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Russ Hodge, a former world-record holder in the decathlon who with his mother, the high jumper Alice Arden, became the first mother and son to have competed for the U.S. in the Olympics, died at 86.

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Ken Paxton, the hard-right Texas attorney general and longtime magnet for scandal, won the Republican Senate primary runoff in Texas on Tuesday. Here are five things to know about him.

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Manny Fernandez, the tenacious anchor of the Miami Dolphins’ “No Name Defense,” which helped carry the team to an undefeated season in 1972 that culminated in a victory in Super Bowl VII, died on Sunday at his home in Georgia. He was 79.

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Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people in Lebanon on Tuesday, the country’s health ministry said, as Israel intensified attacks against Hezbollah. The fighting cast further doubt on fragile negotiations to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Follow live updates.

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NASA awarded two companies contracts to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies astronauts drove in the Apollo missions of the early 1970s.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Even by the standards of modern papal encyclicals, with their uninspired phrasing, frequent auto-plagiarism and stultifying length, ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ is disappointingly measured and cautious,” Matthew Walther writes about Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on A.I.

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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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