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Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks.

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Forever chemicals are used in firefighting foam. Above, a training exercise in 2012 at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, one of several sites where groundwater has been contaminated.

Trump to Address U.N. as He Jettisons Aid and Recasts U.S. Role

President Trump plans to address the U.N. General Assembly with a rebuke of global institutions, at a moment when he is increasingly isolated in his approach to crises around the world.

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President Trump walking off Air Force One at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, where he will attend the U.N. General Assembly meetings Tuesday.

The Many Faces of Syria’s President, Ahmed al-Shara

Ahmed al-Shara has shifted shapes many times during his ascent from rebel commander to national leader. This week, he is expected to be the first Syrian president to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.

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On Wednesday, Syria’s president Ahmed al-Shara is expected to become the first Syrian leader to address the U.N. General Assembly in 58 years.

For Trump, Who Has ‘Strong Feelings’ About Autism, the Issue Is Personal

The president delivered impassioned — if scientifically dubious — remarks about what he described as one of “the most alarming public health developments in history.”

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President Trump acknowledged that his comments went further than his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the F.D.A. commissioner, whose carefully calibrated remarks prompted Mr. Trump to concede that he did not have all the facts.

Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Puts Many Tech Start-Ups in a Bind

Silicon Valley start-ups said they were concerned they would be disproportionately hurt by the new visa fee for skilled foreign workers, given their limited resources.

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The offices of Delve, an artificial intelligence start-up in San Francisco. The company’s chief operating officer said she was grappling with what a change in H-1B visa fees meant for Delve’s hiring.

How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Plan to Tackle Homelessness

The candidates’ views on addressing homelessness in New York City differ vastly, with calls to expand mental health services, overhaul the shelter system and change policing.

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More than 100,000 people are staying in homeless shelters in New York City, according to the latest figures from the Coalition for the Homeless.

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.

The women of Holy Wisdom Monastery have restored 170 acres of native prairie and oak savanna. “Humans need creation to find ourselves,” one said.

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From left, Sister Lynne Smith, Sister Mary David Walgenbach, Sister Everline Jeruto and Sister Joanne Kollasch, the order of Benedictine sisters of Holy Wisdom.

Sean Combs’s Lawyers Urge Judge to Free Him Before the End of 2025

Mr. Combs’s lawyers said in a filing that their incarcerated client deserves to be let go soon after his Oct. 3 sentencing on prostitution-related charges.

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This summer, a jury acquitted Sean Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges in an eight-week trial at Federal District Court in Manhattan that centered on voyeuristic sex marathons involving his girlfriends and male escorts.

Ron DiMenna, Ron Jon Surf Shop Founder, Dies at 88

As the founder of a national chain, he was a key figure in surfing’s expansion into mainstream culture, with a life said to be “the stuff of folklore.”

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Ron Jon’s flagship store in Cocoa Beach fills 52,000 square feet and bills itself as the world’s largest surfing shop.

Mamdani Lands Endorsement From Kamala Harris, His Biggest Yet

“I support the Democrat in the race,” Ms. Harris said during an interview with Rachel Maddow. She added of the Democratic Party, “we’ve got a big tent and we’ve got a lot of stars.”

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris during a charity gala in April. She endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York during an interview on Monday night.

Trump Signs Order Targeting Antifa Movement

President Trump’s executive order threatened to prosecute donors who support antifascist philosophy and issued a domestic terrorism designation that doesn’t exist under U.S. law.

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President Donald Trump boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House on Monday.

Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says

Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony.

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President Trump boarding Marine One at the White House on Sunday. A man was charged with a felony for shining a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter on Saturday.

Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases

The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted.

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Until she was sworn in as an interim U.S. attorney on Monday, Lindsey Halligan was a White House adviser with no prosecutorial experience.
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