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Oil Prices Soar to Wartime High as Standoff Shows No End in Sight

Oil prices surged, rising above $126 a barrel, amid concerns that the war in Iran could escalate and lead to a longer disruption of fuel supplies.

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Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Veneer of Normalcy

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Rebecca F. Elliott, Nour Idriss, Jon Miller, Stephanie Swart and Paul Abowd

The War in Iran Has Cost America $25 Billion So Far. Is That a Lot?

It exceeds the annual budgets of numerous federal agencies, and the Pentagon’s yearly budget for munitions.

Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies

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The Supreme Court building, white with stone columns.

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What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, Hegseth’s Heated Testimony, and More

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Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare

Officials are investigating similar attacks, all claimed by an Islamist group that may be using unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.

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Police Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Beach Attack, Report Says

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The burned-out remains of several ambulances sit in a parking area surrounded by charred rubble. — Henry Nicholls/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Analysis

Trump and Putin Talk, and Ukraine Shrugs

More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will.

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Analysis

It’s Hard to Stay Friends With Trump. Just Ask Germany’s Chancellor.

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Two people in suits shake hands on a red carpet on an airfield. A large blue-and-white aircraft and mountains are in the background. — Doug Mills/The New York Times

Analysis

In Narrowing Voting Rights Act, Conservative Justices See Progress on Racism

The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.

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Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling Missed the Mark

Veterans of the civil rights movement said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.

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Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions

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People lining up to register to vote in Selma, Ala., in February 1965. — Associated Press

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The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters

Explore how Dolly Parton, Outkast, Lana Del Rey and other masters have defined the new American songbook.

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Our Interview With Mariah Carey

Carey tells us about crafting the music that makes her one of our 30 greatest songwriters.

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King Charles Visits 9/11 Memorial and Other Sites in N.Y.C.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the 9/11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.

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What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump’s America

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The Case for Returning the Koh-i-Noor Diamond Has a New Backer: Mamdani

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She Didn’t Want to Live With Advanced Dementia. Why Was She Being Kept Alive?

Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life unnecessarily.

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Heidi Hendrickson’s hand holds up a photo of a smiling couple. — Chona Kasinger for The New York Times

How Trump’s Proposed Arch Would Change D.C.

The Times created a 3-D model of the 250-foot monument to show how it would affect a symbolic sightline.

In France, Trump’s Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls, and Echoes of Napoleon

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which the president vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments.

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J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79

A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races.

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J. Craig Venter, next to Algae growth in his greenhouse in La Jolla, Calif., competed with a rival team of scientists in assembling the first human genome. — Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times

After Her Daughter Was Raped and Killed, She’s Seeking Office, and Justice

Ratna Debnath is a candidate for the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, which is campaigning on women’s safety in a state election.

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A woman in a white sari, orange shawl and glasses walks among a group. She is followed by others wearing colorful saris. Some hold flags. — Atul Loke for The New York Times

When a Squatter Moves In, Homeowners Find Little Recourse

States are responding to a rise in high-profile squatting cases, in luxury homes and public housing alike.

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A sign with the word “Warning” in capital letters is affixed to a wooden fence. — Eric Lee for The New York Times

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The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.

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A ladder with broken rungs extending toward a hole that opens to the sky. — Ben Denzer

Jasmine Sun

Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass

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Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

I’m Not a King, but I Play One on TV

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Amy Odell

Rich People Didn’t Used to Look Like This

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Late Night: King Charles’s Comedy Chops

“You know, I’ve always wondered what white Def Jam would be like,” Josh Johnson said after the king cracked a few jokes at the White House.

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Josh Johnson, wearing a gray suit, is seated at a desk with an inset image of King Charles III beside him.

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