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Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Focused on Minority Groups Are Illegal, Judge Rules

17 June 2025 at 06:25
The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against racial minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.

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A researcher at the National Institutes of Health last year in Bethesda, Md.

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 14

17 June 2025 at 13:18
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months that came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.

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An explosion during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

At G7, Trump Renews Embrace of Putin Amid Rift With Allies

President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

“Putin speaks to me; he doesn’t speak to anybody else,” President Trump said, “because he was very insulted when he got thrown out at the G8, as I would be, as you would be, as anybody would be.”

Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks

Israel’s escalated offensive indicates that its aims go beyond dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.

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Smoke rising after an Israeli strike on Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Here Are the 2025 James Beard Restaurant Award Winners

17 June 2025 at 10:41
Toni Tipton-Martin, Jungsik Yim and the restaurateurs behind Le Veau d’Or were among the top honorees.

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Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern hosted the 35th James Beard restaurant awards in Chicago.

Flattery or Discipline? The Difficult Task of Managing Trump.

Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney deployed both methods on the first day of the Group of 7 summit in Alberta to keep Mr. Trump focused and avoid drama.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of President Trump on Monday was an evolution of his meeting with him in the Oval Office in May, when he chose to both stroke Mr. Trump’s ego, but also firmly push back on the president’s threats to annex Canada.

Senate Bill Would Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Setting Up Fight With House

The proposal would salvage some clean-energy tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost by imposing deeper cuts to Medicaid than the House-passed bill would.

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The 549-page measure, released by the Senate Finance Committee, outlines changes to Medicaid that would be far more aggressive than the version passed in the House, making millions more Americans subject to a work requirement.

Senate Proposal Ends Tax Cuts for Clean Energy, Disappointing Climate Advocates

A Senate tax package softens some blows imposed on renewables by a House version of the bill. But it still terminates many credits for clean power.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

Like the House bill, the Senate draft would make solar leasing companies ineligible for federal tax credits.

Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate

Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.

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Iranians lined up at gas stations as they fled Tehran on Monday.

Trump and Starmer Finalize Trade Deal Lowering Tariffs on U.K. Cars, Steel and More

The leaders of Britain and the United States had announced a deal last month, but it had not been clear when their agreement would go into effect. Britain hailed the announcement as “a huge win.”

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The Marcegaglia steel plant in Sheffield, England.

Banned From YouTube, Sneako Is Welcomed by Eric Adams

17 June 2025 at 06:35
Mayor Adams did an hourlong interview with Sneako, a streamer who has made remarks many consider antisemitic. The conservative influencer Amber Rose was also present.

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Eric Adams has prioritized the Orthodox Jewish vote in his independent run for mayor in November.

Minnesota Suspect Traveled to 4 Lawmakers’ Homes on Night of Attacks

17 June 2025 at 06:12
Officials said a man charged with shooting two lawmakers and their spouses was apparently thwarted at two other politicians’ homes.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

A gunman entered the home of State Representative Melissa Hortman in a suburb of Minneapolis and fatally shot her and her husband, Mark.

Nina Kuscsik, First Woman to Win Boston Marathon, Dies at 86

17 June 2025 at 11:25
Overcoming male resistance as a voice for equality, she was the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston race.

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Nina Kuscsik finishing the 1972 Boston Marathon.

Trump Mobile Phone Company Announced by President’s Family, but Details Are Murky

The new company says it will manufacture its Android phone in the United States but it has not said how it could do that.

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Eric Trump, left, and other Trump Mobile officials announced the launch of a Trump-branded phone venture on Monday.

Trump Will Not Sign G7 Statement on Iran and Israel, Official Says

A White House official said President Trump had decided not to sign onto a statement drafted for Group of 7 allies that urges restraint from both Israel and Iran, which have been trading attacks for days.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

From left, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Minnesota Assassination on Far Left

The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked Minnesota’s Democratic governor. He later issued a more sober condemnation of the violence.

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Senator Mike Lee of Utah at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington earlier this year.

36 More Countries May Be Added to Trump’s Travel Ban

The administration gave the nations 60 days to fix concerns, according to a State Department cable. The president already imposed a full or partial ban on citizens of 19 countries.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

The Trump administration set a Wednesday deadline for countries facing a potential travel ban to provide remediation plans.

The Smart Way for Trump to End the Israel-Iran War

17 June 2025 at 04:16
President Trump has a chance to create the best opportunity for stabilizing the Middle East in decades, if he is up to it.

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Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours

Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace conditions and crowding.

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The Louvre was closed as workers met to discuss workplace conditions and held a wildcat strike. Visitors were lined up waiting outside.

Minnesota Governor Praises Hoffman Family for ‘Heroic Actions’ After Shooting

17 June 2025 at 02:36
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota commended the family of John A. Hoffman, saying their actions during a gunman’s attack on Saturday saved “countless lives.”

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Bullet holes riddled the front door of the family home of State Senator John A. Hoffman on Sunday.
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