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A Furious Debate Over Autism’s Causes Leaves Parents Grasping for Answers

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Gina Kolata and Azeen Ghorayshi
The Trump administration’s embrace of unproven or debunked theories about vaccines and Tylenol has left doctors fielding questions from worried parents.

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LeVar Baxter, left, with his son Khalil, 21, who does not talk and cannot live independently. “I wanted to know if I had a gene that I’d passed on to Khalil,” he said.

‘A Big Day’: How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

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Adam Rasgon， David M. Halbfinger， Natan Odenheimer， Ronen Bergman and Luke Broadwater
The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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President Trump and other leaders gathered on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where mediators successfully pushed for a deal between Hamas and Israel the previous week.

China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks.

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Vivian Wang
Since Beijing announced a new visa to attract young science and technology graduates, a backlash has erupted online, forcing the government to respond.

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Students at Peking University in Beijing in May. As new college graduates in China have struggled to find jobs, an uproar has developed over the government’s moves to attract science and tech grads from abroad.

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men

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Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Michael H. Keller
Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.

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This is a curated selection of real comments and emojis associated with an Instagram photo of a 9-year-old girl in a golden bikini lounging on a towel. It was posted by her parents.

Russia Accuses Antiwar Exiles of Terrorism

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Nataliya Vasilyeva
An intelligence agency’s sweeping investigation shows that Moscow is closely following the anti-Kremlin activities of Russians abroad.

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The exiled opposition figure Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky in London last year. The F.S.B. accused a group he founded, the Russian Antiwar Committee, of plotting to overthrow the government.

Big Banks Credit ‘Resilient’ Economy for Profit Growth

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Stacy Cowley
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Wells Fargo reported strong earnings, mostly topping analyst expectations and showing broad growth.

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Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase at the bank’s new headquarters in New York last month. “The U.S. economy generally remained resilient,” he said in an earnings release on Tuesday.

Israel Pressures Hamas to Return Bodies, but Gaza’s Destruction Poses Challenge

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Liam Stack and Aaron Boxerman
Israelis were angered that Hamas handed over only four bodies out of some two dozen left in Gaza. But the devastation in the enclave complicates the task of retrieving all the remains.

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Doris Liber, center, with a photo of Guy Illouz, her son, in Washington in 2023. His remains have been returned to Israel.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins

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Shane Goldmacher and Jenna Russell
A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

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Gov. Janet Mills, in Lewiston, Maine, earlier this year. She had been heavily recruited by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to run for Senate.
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