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After Raisi’s Death, Hard-Liners Are Expected to Keep Grip on Iran

Despite the death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, analysts expect little change in Iran’s foreign or domestic policies.

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‘Technical Failure’ Caused Crash That Killed Iran’s President, State News Reports

President Ebrahim Raisi and Iran’s foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash, leaving the country without two of its most influential figures.

 

The son of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is increasingly speculated to be a potential candidate to succeed his father.

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Trump Lawyer Unspools Cohen’s Lies and Misdeeds as Cross-Examination Ends

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer, made the hush-money payment that underpins the case. The defense targeted his credibility.

 

Outside the Trial: Sock Puppets, Sex Pills and Smutty Balloons

Gawkers, demonstrators and hustlers gather not far from the Manhattan courthouse’s doors. Each day has featured someone creating a spectacle.

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A former leader of an outlaw motorcycle gang who spent years in prison on drug charges joined Donald Trump in court.

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I.C.C. Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders

The request must be approved by the court’s judges, but the announcement is a blow to Benjamin Netanyahu and could fuel criticism of Israel’s strategy in Gaza.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called the request to issue a warrant for his arrest “a disgrace.”

 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez backed a long-shot bill in New York that would limit donations to Israel’s military and Israeli settlements.

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Cartoon of Palestinian Boy Inspires, Years After Creator’s Murder

The character known as Handala, created by Naji Al-Ali in 1969, is making an imprint on art and as a protest symbol.

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How Big Is Taylor Swift?

As big as the Beatles? Michael Jackson? Beyoncé? We crunched the numbers.

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Ivan Boesky, Rogue Trader in 1980s Wall Street Scandal, Dies at 87

An inspiration for the Gordon Gekko character in the movie “Wall Street,” he made a fortune from insider trading. His downfall ended a decade of greed.

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Mr. Boesky, a thin man with a long face and gray hair and wearing a blue suit and necktie, is shown surrounded by men in suits and ties as well as members of the press. The granite wall of a courthouse is behind them.

In a House Race in N.H., a Famous Spouse, and a Traumatic Pregnancy

Maggie Tamposi Goodlander, the wife of the national security adviser, is navigating a personal landscape with little precedent in her congressional run.

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How Gun Violence Spread Across One U.S. City

Columbus, Ohio, had only about 100 homicides a year. Then came a pandemic surge. With more guns and looser laws, can the city find its way back?

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‘It’s Not the Germans Who Have Attacked Us?’

The oldest Ukrainians whose towns have been bombarded by Russia have childhood memories of similar miseries at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.

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Russia’s War Machine Revs Up as West’s Plan to Cap Oil Revenues Sputters

Russia has largely evaded attempts by the U.S. and Europe to keep it from profiting from its energy exports.

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The Ukrainian government ordered nationwide rolling blackouts for the first time, as the country faced a Russian onslaught.

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The Great Read

The Author of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Can’t Go Home, Except in His Books

Kevin Kwan left Singapore’s opulent, status-obsessed upper crust when he was 11. He’s still writing about it.

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Legalized Weed Is Landing More Seniors in the E.R.

In Canada, cannabis poisonings rose sharply among people 65 and older after the country legalized the drug, a new study found.

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This ‘Russian Woman’ Loves China. Too Bad She’s a Deepfake.

A.I.-manipulated videos on Chinese sites use young, supposedly Russian women to promote China-Russia ties, stoke patriotism — and make money.

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Is Curbside Parking an Endangered Species?

City officials and others are reconsidering how New Yorkers store their cars.

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Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to U.S., British Court Rules

The WikiLeaks founder won his bid to appeal his extradition on espionage charges, opening a new chapter in a prolonged legal saga.

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Opinion

Jennifer Weiner

A Different Way of Seeing Justice Alito’s Blame-the-Wife Defense

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Tom Zoellner

Ruben Gallego and the Fight for Arizona

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David Kaye

Let Justice in the Gaza War Take Its Course

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Jeffrey Toobin

A Trump Conviction Doesn’t Hang on Michael Cohen

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Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz

Legal Weed Is Coming. It’s Time to Come Up With Some Rules.

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

Israel’s Denial of Gaza Aid May Lead to an Arrest Warrant

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Margaret Renkl

Margaret Renkl

The Northern Lights I Did Not See

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Gail Collins and Bret Stephens

We’re Suddenly Living in a ‘My Wife Did It’ Moment

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The MorningNewsletter

The Rise of a New Centrism

In Washington, despite polarization, bipartisanship has somehow become normal.

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