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Israel’s Military Defends Strike on U.N. School Building, Saying Its Target Was 30 Militants

Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters were hiding inside, a military spokesman said. Gazan officials said at least 40 people were killed, including women and children.

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  1. The aftermath of an Israeli strike that killed dozens at a school complex in central Gaza where thousands of Palestinians were sheltering.
    Mohammed Saber/EPA, via Shutterstock
  2. Israel’s military said the strike targeted Hamas operatives. Gazan authorities said 14 children and 9 women were among the dead, but the precise toll could not be independently verified.
    Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  3. The bodies of at least 40 people were taken to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al Balah, a city near the site of the strike in Nuseirat.
    By Reuters and The Associated Press
  4. The hospital was inundated with the dead and wounded.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  5. A U.N. official said that 6,000 Palestinians had been sheltering at the school complex.
    Abed Khaled/Reuters
  6. At play among downed power lines in Al Maghazi, in central Gaza, where Israel is combating what it says is a renewed Hamas insurgency.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  7. Israeli soldiers cleaning the gun barrel on a tank near the border with Gaza, on Wednesday.
    Amir Cohen/Reuters

‘Mama! Mama!’ Israeli Strike Sets Off Chaos at Gazan Hospital

Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, inundated by a rapidly rising casualty count, is so full that the crowds themselves are hampering treatment.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24.

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The N.A.A.C.P. called on President Biden to halt arms deliveries to Israel.

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40 Years On, Biden Seeks to Echo Reagan’s Legacy of American Leadership

At Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, President Biden plans to follow one of former President Reagan’s most iconic speeches with his own testimonial to democracy.

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Zelensky Shares Emotional Moment With U.S. Veteran at D-Day Ceremony

The veteran, Melvin Hurwitz, called Volodymyr Zelensky “the savior of the people.” Mr. Zelensky said that World War II veterans had “saved Europe.”

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Washington Post C.E.O. Promised Interview for Ignoring Scandal, NPR Says

David Folkenflik of NPR wrote that the offer, in exchange for agreeing to stop his coverage of a phone-hacking scandal, was made “repeatedly — and heatedly.”

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Will Lewis, chief executive of The Washington Post.

Kennedy’s Campaign Is Accused of Lying About His New York Residency

A group aligned with President Biden has challenged Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ballot petition with state officials, saying he lives in California.

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Robert F. Kennedy standing at a lectern and looking to his right, with flags in the background and a Kennedy campaign poster on the lectern.

At his first campaign event as a felon, Donald Trump railed against the border crisis in Arizona.

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The E.U. Is Voting. It’s Never Mattered More.

Millions of voters are electing a European Parliament this weekend. The results will tip the balance of the continent’s struggle between unity and nationalism.

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A backlash against climate action is reshaping Europe’s election.

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Are Big Music Tours Really in Trouble?

High-profile cancellations from Jennifer Lopez and the Black Keys have armchair analysts talking. But industry insiders say live music is still thriving.

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Narendra Modi, Humbled by Voters, Faces Potent Economic Struggles

With his grip on political power weakened, the Indian prime minister is confronting the same formidable challenge — how to generate millions of jobs.

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Witness in Hunter Biden Trial Gives Intimate Portrait of Drug Use

In text exchanges between Mr. Biden and Hallie Biden, an ex-girlfriend and his brother’s widow, she urged him to seek treatment.

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Jill Biden left France to attend Hunter Biden’s trial, a dramatic illustration of her role as the family’s protective backbone.

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President Biden said he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, if he was convicted in his felony gun trial.

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Analysis

A Biden Order Shut the Border to Asylum Seekers. Can It Be Enforced?

There are still ways for people to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, particularly without any new resources to help guard the 2,000-mile frontier.

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Samsung Workers Strike, the First in the Company’s History

The South Korean tech giant is at odds with some of its employees as it is trying to reassure investors that its memory chip business can meet demand.

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U.S. Stuns Pakistan in One of the Biggest Upsets in the History of Cricket

Playing in their inaugural T20 Cricket World Cup, the Americans shocked the team ranked sixth in the world.

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Eight Legs and the Size of a Hand: All About the Joro Spider

Scientists expect that the large, brightly colored spider will soon arrive around the Northeast, including in New York and New Jersey. They can fly — sort of.

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Opinion

Mitch McConnell: We Cannot Repeat the Mistakes of the 1930s

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Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

Why You Shouldn’t Obsess About the National Debt

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Kristen Soltis Anderson

Kristen Soltis Anderson

Prison Time Is the Real Factor in the Trump Verdict’s Impact on 2024

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David Brooks

David Brooks

The Pathologies of the Educated Class

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David French

David French

MAGA Turns Against the Constitution

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Tom Wright and Kate Slevin

Kathy Hochul Just Upended a Lot More Than Congestion Pricing

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John McWhorter

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The N-Word Would Work Differently for Trump

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Frank Bruni

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The Absolute Worst Argument for Why Trump Won’t Win

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Images From a Journey in Ukraine’s Borderland

Photographs from two trips along Ukraine’s northeastern border regions, in the months before Russia renewed an offensive there, reveal loss and transformation.

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  1. Along about 600 miles of Ukraine’s borderland that The Times visited late last year and again in the early spring, the war has never left.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
  2. Through relentless loss, it is being transformed, possibly forever, into a treacherous and abandoned gray zone.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
  3. Much of this area was once farmland. A farmhouse recently hosted a counter-saboteur unit preparing before dawn for a cross-border raid.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
  4. The fields are far too exposed to Russian fire for anyone to try a harvest. Instead, antitank barriers fill the land.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
  5. Officials have struggled to provide basic supplies, and to persuade residents to fully evacuate.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
  6. Soon, said the mayor of one village that lies within range of Russian artillery, there will be nothing to photograph but stray dogs and ruins.
    David Guttenfelder for The New York Times

Does Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City?

She is more of an outsider to the city than most of her predecessors. Critics say that put her at a disadvantage in dealing with congestion pricing.

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Children Among Dozens Killed in Attack on Sudanese Village

The assault by paramilitaries killed at least 104 people around Wad al-Noura, a village in Sudan’s main farming region, said Sudanese pro-democracy activists.

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A New ‘Hunger Games’ Book by Suzanne Collins Is Coming in 2025

“Sunrise on the Reaping” is the latest book in Collins’s hit series, which generated a legion of fans. The new book will also be made into a movie.

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30 Shows to Watch This Summer

Returning favorites include “The Bear,” “House of the Dragon” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Among the new arrivals? Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.

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