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He Burned a Flag and Won a Right. With Trump’s Order, He Worries That’s at Risk.

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Adam Liptak
The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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Gregory Johnson displayed a flag he has used in protests, in Venice, Calif., in 2021. Mr. Johnson won a landmark Supreme Court case in 1989 protecting political expression that is now being challenged by President Trump.

Where You Can Stumble Upon a U.S. Open Match

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David Waldstein
A small part of the New York City tennis tournament is staged, miles away from the main action, at the gleaming Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx.

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For two days each year, dozens of talented young players compete in the U.S. Open junior qualifying event in Crotona Park.

Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News

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Jacques Steinberg
He’s 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”

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Dan Rather publishes a newsletter three times a week, and it has more than half a million subscribers.

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

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Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar
A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.

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Construction at the site of the Foxconn Apple Project in Bengaluru, India. Foxconn is the main contract manufacturer for Apple, which has become a touchstone for India’s China Plus One approach.

Robert Mueller Has Parkinson’s Disease, Family Says

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Michael S. Schmidt and Nina Agrawal
The former special counsel, who led the Russia investigation during President Trump’s first term, has had difficulty speaking in recent months. A congressional committee dropped a request for Mr. Mueller to testify this week.

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Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019.

Rikers Detainee Becomes Third Person to Die in N.Y.C. Custody in a Week

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Benjamin Weiser
Days before the death of the man, Jimmy Avila, another detainee was pronounced dead in his cell at the troubled city jail complex, and a third died in police custody.

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Jimmy Avila was arraigned Friday night in a Bronx court and died Saturday afternoon on Rikers Island, according to the Legal Aid Society, which had been representing him.
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