Knicks Parade Set for Thursday as New York Forges Unbreakable Bond With Resilient NBA Champs
A 53-year wait for the NBA title sends Gotham into raucous celebration that will last for days.
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Israel Prepares for New Iranian Missile Attacks After Trump Chastises Netanyahu Ahead of a Peace Deal Signing
The president says that any attack is unnecessary on the cusp of a peace deal slated to be signed on Sunday.
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Key Surveillance Tool Will Be Used Despite Lack of Action in Congress
FISA Section 702, a tool used to surveil foreign nationals, has been caught up in a battle over the next director of national intelligence.
By MATTHEW RICE
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With Lawsuits Cleared and Tempers Flaring, UFC Readies for Trump’s Birthday Bashing at the White House
Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria exchanged shoves and taunts on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the main-event on the South Lawn.
By GEORGE WILLIS
|Critics Look to States To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal After Justice Department’s Approval
A spokesman in the office of California’s attorney general confirmed that the merger ‘remains under investigation by the California Department of Justice.’
By DAVID JONES
|Trump’s Name Removed From Kennedy Center After Federal Judge Rules Rebranding Unlawful
Throughout Friday, lawyers for Mr. Trump and the center sought legal intervention to keep his name on the marble while they pursued an appeal.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Will America’s World Cup Opening Victory Be Enough To Fill Empty Seats at Venues Across the Country?
Before the match, more than 4,400 seats were still unsold for the USA-Paraguay fixture, where the cheapest tickets were priced at $1,120.
By JOSEPH CURL
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In Escalating Feud Over Knicks Watch Party, Sliwa Agrees With Mamdani To Reexamine Dolan’s Property Taxes on Madison Square Garden
The former Republican mayoral candidate, who once accused Mamdani of supporting ‘global jihad,’ says MSG needs to be stripped of its $43 million exemption.
By DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN
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Knicks Championship Run Is Forcing Wedding Couples To Adapt
In the New York area, couples are turning their marriage venues into mini-sports bars and receptions into watch parties.
By GEORGE WILLIS
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Switzerland Votes on Whether To Cap Its Population at 10 Million
The proposal comes from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, the country’s largest political grouping.
By JOSEPH CURL
|Republic of China’s Opposition Leader, in America, Seeks Dialogue With People’s Republic on the Mainland, Stirs Controversy
Lai Ching-te argues it’s fine to have ‘ideals about peace, but not unrealistic illusions.’
By DONALD KIRK
|Zambian AIDS Patients Pay the Price of Dispute Over America’s Demand for Preferential Access to Minerals
The standoff has laid bare a fundamental shift in how Washington now views foreign aid: not as diplomacy or a moral obligation, but as leverage.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Forgotten in Evin: Americans Held in Iran’s Notorious Prison Are Seldom Mentioned as War Drags On
The families of at least six American prisoners fear they have slipped off Washington’s radar, but experts say public discussion of them could make their situation worse.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Why Israel Is Finding It So Hard To Eliminate the Hezbollah Threat
What has stunned Israeli military planners is not that Hezbollah survived 2024; it is how quickly the group has come back.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Both Sides Signal Iran War Peace Deal Could Be at Hand
A Trump administration official said the deal was about 80 to 85 percent done.
By LUKE FUNK
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Justice Department Probes Philadelphia After It Revokes Gun Permits From Members of Anti-ICE, Black Panther Inspired Group
The head of the civil rights division says law-abiding citizens should not ‘worry that their city will revoke their means of self-defense.’
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Retiring GOP Congressman in Deep-Red District Says It’s No ‘Guarantee’ His Party Will Hold the Seat in November
Congressman Mark Amodei says Democrats have put up a ‘well-positioned’ candidate for his seat.
By MATTHEW RICE
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Republicans Race Against the Clock To Get Another ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Done
The president wants hundreds of billions dollars more in military spending — something that could be a heavy lift just weeks before the midterms.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Trump Nominates Jay Clayton To Be America’s Spy Chief After Congress Fails To Pass Bill Reauthorizing Warrantless Surveillance Powers
FISA Section 702 is all but guaranteed to lapse on Friday.
By MATTHEW RICE
|Ohio Voters To Decide on Constitutional Amendment Requiring Voter ID
Ohio already requires voter ID, but some Republicans argue the state’s constitution should be amended to protect it from shifting political winds.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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How Parents Can Replace the Doom Loop That Stifles Autonomy for Children
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Pope Leo’s Leftward Tilt Could Harm the Catholic Church
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Setting Stein and Wilde Straight
New studies of Gertrude Stein and Oscar Wilde correct errant facts and misleading commentary made by previous biographers and critics.
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The American Dream Powered by Gas
A sideways look at an eventful life via Bangalore, New York, and Texas.
By MARIO NAVES
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How Lebond’s Architecture Inspired Expensive Watches
Lebond makes beautiful architect-designed timepieces — but at €2,700, or about $3,100, they’re a hard sell in a competitive space.
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Trump Administration Cites Forced Labor For New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries
A U.S. Trade Representative investigation finds 54 countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia in violation of laws banning goods produced with forced labor.
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|AI Advocates Warn the Growing Resistance to Data Centers Threatens America’s Future
America and China are in a race for global dominance in artificial intelligence but the construction of more data centers is crucial.
By LUKE FUNK
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Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Elevated Inflation Could Force Interest Rate Increases
Chairman Kevin Warsh could struggle to find support for rate cuts that President Trump desires.
By LUKE FUNK
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High Gas Prices Have Cost American Drivers Extra $25 Billion, Study Finds
With record numbers hitting the road for the Memorial Day weekend, the national average for regular gasoline has skyrocketed by 51.6 percent since the Iran war began.
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White Students Are Now a Minority in American Schools, New Analysis Finds
atino students have seen the sharpest rise in numbers since 2000, growing to 18.4 million enrolled students from 10.2 million.
By JOSEPH CURL
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Spanberger Removes Virginia Tech Rector for Alleged Ethics Violations as She Moves To Reshape University’s Governing Body
The shake-up comes amid a search for a new president of the public university.
By BRADLEY CORTRIGHT
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Harvard Faculty Vote to Cap A Grades Despite Strong Student Opposition
The dean of undergraduate education described the result as ‘consequential.’
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Retired Chief Justice Leads Push To Strip Pam Bondi of Her Law License
With her jurisdictional shield gone after her April ouster, more than 100 legal heavyweights want the Florida Bar to act against the former attorney general.
By HOLLIE McKAY
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Pardon Desperation Deepens as Second Circuit Denies Appeal of 25-Year Prison Sentence
A unanimous appellate tribunal finds that the evidence against the jailed mogul was ‘conservatively stated, robust.’
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|Justice Department Accelerates Denaturalization Proceedings for Foreign-Born Citizens Convicted of Crimes
Officials acknowledge that the push to remove citizenship status from more than 400 individuals represents the largest batch of such proceedings in American history.
By HOLLIE McKAY
|Columbia University Group Denounces as ‘Meritless’ Judge Cannon’s Ruling That Blocks Release of Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago Report
The claim sets up a challenge over the secret dispatch that will be decided by the 11th United States Appeals Circuit.
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