John Brenkus, Who Merged Sports and Science on TV, Dies at 54

2 June 2025 at 21:27

His “Sport Science” program was whimsical and fun, showing how golfers can drive balls so far and how snowboarders’ quad flips generated G-forces.

John Brenkus hosting an awards show in 2017.

Suspect in Boulder Attack Was in U.S. ‘Illegally,’ Homeland Security Department Says

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Hamed Aleaziz， Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Jenny Gross

2 June 2025 at 21:15

The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, had arrived in 2022 on a tourist visa from Egypt and stayed after the visa expired, an official said. Eight people were injured in the attack.

Police vehicles near the site of an attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday.

U.K. Faces Most Serious Military Threat Since Cold War, Starmer Says

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Stephen Castle and Mark Landler

2 June 2025 at 20:20

Prime Minister Keir Starmer cited “growing Russian aggression” as he outlined ambitious rearmament plans, including building up to 12 attack submarines.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer walking past a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England, in March.

Companies Rely on Delaware Courts. Lawyers Reap Huge Fees There.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced and Danielle Kaye

2 June 2025 at 20:22

A new study found that courts in the state, where many big companies reside, often cleared big payouts to lawyers. It may further embolden the state’s critics.

‘Mia’ Returns to the Stand as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Trial Nears Midpoint

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Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs

2 June 2025 at 21:44

The former assistant is being questioned by the mogul’s lawyers, who say her account of sex abuse and violence is at odds with the warmth she showed him on social media.

The media fascination with the trial of Sean Combs has remained strong through the four weeks of the trial so far.

In Russia Airfield Attacks, Ukraine Aims for Strategic and Symbolic Blow

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Marc Santora and Devon Lum

2 June 2025 at 19:12

While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, the operation shows how Kyiv has been able to adapt and evolve over the war using drones.

Ukrainian soldiers firing toward Russian positions near the front line in the Donetsk region on Saturday.

A Merciful Death

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Adam B. Kushner

2 June 2025 at 18:59

We go inside a story about one woman’s journey to die.

Paula Ritchie on the morning of her death.

Who Is the Nationalist Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s Next President?

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Amelia Nierenberg

2 June 2025 at 18:49

The nationalist, who was endorsed by President Trump, has long been hostile to Poland’s centrist government.

Poland’s next president, Karol Nawrocki, in Warsaw on Sunday.

Attack in Colorado, Ukraine Targets Russia’s Air Bases, and Carmakers Warn About Magnet Shortage

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Tracy Mumford， Will Jarvis， Ian Stewart and Marc Santora

2 June 2025 at 19:20

Plus, the oldest corporation on the continent is closing.

Police in Boulder, Colo., closed a road near the site of what the F.B.I. called a “targeted terror attack” on Sunday.

What to Know About the Russia-Ukraine Cease-Fire Talks

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Anton Troianovski， Andrew E. Kramer， Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko

2 June 2025 at 18:03

The two sides are meeting on Monday in Istanbul, but expectations for a breakthrough are low.

Damaged buildings in Kupiansk, Ukraine in May. As negotiations sputter, attacks on the battlefield have intensified.

As Courts Call Tariffs Into Question, Trump Again Turns to His Favorite Tool

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Ana Swanson and Tony Romm

2 June 2025 at 17:02

The president is set to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, even as the courts are challenging the legitimacy of other levies.

On a visit to a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania on Friday, Mr. Trump said he would double to 50 percent the tariffs he had imposed on foreign steel and aluminum earlier this year, effective June 4.

A Fiery Brief Fueled by Conservatives Helped Put Trump’s Tariffs in Peril

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Adam Liptak

2 June 2025 at 17:03

A coalition including leading figures on the right said the president’s program did violence to the Constitution. One judge cited it eight times.

A federal trade court ruled many of President Trump’s illegal last week.

Lisa Murkowski Isn’t Using ‘Nice Words’ About Life Under Trump

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Catie Edmondson

2 June 2025 at 17:00

The Alaska Republican senator has no qualms about criticizing the president. She could play a make-or-break role in pushing back on the legislation carrying his agenda.

Senator Lisa Murkowski has been frank about the dilemma faced by Republicans like her who are dismayed about President Trump’s policies and pronouncements but worried that speaking out could bring death threats or worse.

Inside Trump’s Attack on Harvard

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Michael C. Bender， Alexandra Ostasiewicz， David Jouppi， Christina Shaman and Whitney Shefte

2 June 2025 at 17:02

The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration has continued to escalate. Michael C. Bender, a correspondent for The New York Times in Washington, surveys the administration’s actions against the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.

Fact Check: Trump and G.O.P.’s False Claims on Bill’s Medicaid Cuts and Deficit Hikes

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Linda Qiu and Jamie Leventhal

2 June 2025 at 17:02

President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate claims.

President Trump at a swearing-in ceremony for Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office in April.

Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations Hit a New Impasse Over an Old Dispute

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Patrick Kingsley

2 June 2025 at 20:10

For 18 months, Hamas has pushed for a permanent truce while Israel has held out for a temporary one. That wide gap has stymied efforts to end the war.

Israeli military strikes on Gaza have added to the suffering of Palestinian civilians as cease-fire talks have dragged on.

Are A.I. Data Centers a Sure Thing or the Next Real Estate Bubble?

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Maureen Farrell

2 June 2025 at 17:00

Private equity firms like Blackstone are using their clients’ money to buy and build data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom.

A Quality Technology Services data center in Sterling, Va. Blackstone, which acquired the company for $10 billion in 2021, has poured billions more into it to expand its data centers.

Why Boys Are Behind in School From the Start

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Claire Cain Miller

31 May 2025 at 23:18

As the expectations for kindergarten have risen, the changes have put boys, who tend to mature later, at a disadvantage.

How ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Became One of the Most Profitable Movies in Years

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Brooks Barnes

2 June 2025 at 17:02

The film was originally aimed for Disney+. But it was rerouted to a theatrical release and is on pace for at least $950 million in ticket sales.

Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” remake has become one of the biggest movie windfalls in years, not just at Disney but in all of Hollywood.

‘Lilo & Stitch’ Review: Creature Chaos

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Brandon Yu

27 May 2025 at 04:42

The live-action remake of the hit 2002 Disney film is mostly serviceable and often adorable, even if the best parts of the original got left behind.

In the Age of Trump, National Politics Dominate a Republican Primary

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Tracey Tully

2 June 2025 at 15:00

As voters cast ballots for governor of New Jersey, President Trump looms large.

Three New Jersey Republican candidates for governor, (from left) Bill Spadea, Jack Ciattarelli, and Jon Bramnick, participated in a primary debate in Newark last week.

New Jersey’s Race for Governor: What to Know

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Tracey Tully

2 June 2025 at 15:00

The Republican and Democratic primaries will be held on June 10. Early voting hours begin on Tuesday across the state.

Early in-person voting for both the Democratic and Republican primary starts on Tuesday.

A Giant Plume of Saharan Dust Is Headed to Florida

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Amy Graff

2 June 2025 at 17:40

Dust carried across the Atlantic is one of the great wonders of the weather world. This is the most significant cloud so far this year.

By the time the thick plume reaches Florida, it will have traveled over 5,000 miles from North Africa.

Hurricane Season Is Starting. Here’s Everything to Know.

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Erin McCann

2 June 2025 at 02:01

Sunday marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Broken swings from the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Bradenton, Fla., last year.

Jurors Will Consider Weinstein’s Fate in a Changed Climate

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Hurubie Meko

2 June 2025 at 15:00

Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul, is on trial again in New York for sexual assault. His earlier conviction, overturned last year, was a key moment in the #MeToo movement.