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Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors

The state and more than 20 others restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under 18.

© Rachel Woolf for The New York Times

Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor, at her office in Colorado Springs in September. Mrs. Chiles filed suit in 2022 over Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

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President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

A Phone-Free Childhood? One Irish Village Is Making It Happen.

Tired of seeing its elementary-school children struggle with online temptations, the town of Greystones proposed a ‘no smart devices’ code. Most everyone bought in.

The seaside town of Greystones, Ireland, is experimenting with a voluntary ban on smart devices for preteen children. Most of the town, from teachers to shopkeepers, is participating in one way or another.

The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

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The U.S.S. Tripoli entering the Singapore Strait earlier this month. The 2,500 Marines who have been dispatched to the Middle East are part of the U.S.S. Tripoli amphibious ready group.

Can Canada’s Left Regroup? A New Leader Will Try.

Seeking a comeback after voters flocked to Mark Carney’s Liberals, the New Democrats picked Avi Lewis, a scion of a leftist political dynasty.

© Shannon Vanraes/Reuters

Avi Lewis, center, after his election on Sunday as the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party at the party convention in Winnipeg, Canada.

5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up

The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

“No Kings” demonstrators on Saturday in front of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Thousands of rallies of varying sizes were held across the country.
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