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The Iowa State Fair Saw Many G.O.P. Candidates but Only One Trump
Donald J. Trump asserted his dominance in Iowa on Saturday as he squared off against his closest rival, Ron DeSantis, in the Super Bowl of retail politics.
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How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect
In polling, fund-raising and conservative media, the former president has turned criminal charges into political assets.
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Ukraine Makes Progress in Its Counteroffensive
Troops advanced 10 to 12 miles along two main lines of attack in Kyiv’s drive to reach the southern coast and sever Russian supply lines, while explosions echoed at the vital Kerch Strait Bridge.
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Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo.
In its hunt for weapons, Ukraine has rolled back anticorruption rules and turned to people once seen as relics of an anything-goes era.
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In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims
Turkey’s largest city is dotted with the tombs of religious figures, where pilgrims seek divine intervention. “When you ask for something from God, those who are beloved by God can be a go-between.”
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Sex Segregation in Israel Grows, Raising Fears for Women’s Rights
Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas.
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Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s Visit to U.S. Will Be Closely Watched
An outspoken critic of Beijing, Lai Ching-te aims to reassure voters and Washington that he will be a safe pair of hands if elected.
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How and When to Watch the Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
The event is formed from debris left by the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, and the summer weather could make it a very good show.
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We’re Drinking More Water. How to Hold It: That’s the Question.
Americans are drinking more water. How best to contain it: That’s the burning question.
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Who are ‘scabs’?: Nonunion writers and actors working amid the strikes
The WGA and SAG-AFTRA unions semi-blacklist writers and actors who go “fi-core” to keep working during the Hollywood strike, derisively known as scabbing.