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Judge Allows Option of Manslaughter Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case

Par : Maia Spoto and Jenna Russell
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the strangling deaths of her three children.
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He Thought He Destroyed a Flock Camera, but It Was a Decoy, Police Say

Par : Neil Vigdor
A Florida man was charged over the vandalism of a decoy version of the automated license plate readers, the authorities said.

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A Flock camera on a street in Massachusetts. The cameras and related technology have faced a backlash over privacy and misuse.
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Administration Lawyer Chosen to Lead Panel Considering Trump Construction Projects

Par : Luke Broadwater
Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.

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As the chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, Mark Paoletta will be tasked with vetting President Trump’s planned arch and other construction projects.
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State Department Advances Trump Crackdown on ‘Far-Left Terrorism’

Par : Michael Crowley
Critics say the Trump administration’s focus is disproportionate, as analysts raise alarms about the growing strength of far-right movements.

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An encampment of displaced Palestinians in February, surrounded by destroyed buildings in Gaza City.
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’

Par : Michael C. Bender and Greg Jaffe
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.

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Cadets walking near Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2014. A West Point climate professor says he was fired for refusing to “defy science.”
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New White House Counsel Isn’t a Yes Man, but He Won’t Say No, Either

Par : Luke Broadwater
Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases. His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice.

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Will Scharf in the Oval Office earlier this month.
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Justice Dept. Charges Owner of Failed Surrogacy Firm With Fraud

Par : Sarah Kliff
The owner of Surro Connections is accused of stealing over $1 million from prospective parents and using it to pay off gambling debts, take trips and purchase luxury goods.

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The Justice Department filed charges against the owner of Surro Connections, a surrogacy firm in Washington State.
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Secret Service Officials Said to Be Put on Leave Amid Internal Inquiry

Par : Maggie Haberman · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Kate Kelly
The agency’s top spokesman is among those on leave, according to two Trump administration officials. The agency said three people faced a misconduct investigation.

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The Secret Service has been under intense scrutiny for years, particularly after two attempts on Donald J. Trump’s life in 2024.
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Armed Man Arrested Near Trump Golf Course Is Sent to Mental Health Court

Par : Livia Albeck-Ripka
A California judge suspended criminal proceedings against the man, a former Marine, who had been arrested days before the president was set to visit for a fund-raiser.

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Trump National Golf Club near Los Angeles in June.
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Maryland Judge Blocks Democratic Redistricting Measure

Par : Campbell Robertson
A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.

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The Maryland State House in downtown Annapolis.
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How Darline Graham’s Politics Compare With Her Brother’s as She Runs for Senate

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.

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Ms. Graham has said she wants government to help people no longer rely on Social Security.
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Judge Handling 9/11 Case Sets June 2028 Trial Date

Par : Carol Rosenberg
Prosecutors had asked for an earlier start. The judge has not yet ruled on several issues related to the defendants’ torture in C.I.A. prisons.

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The entrance to Camp Delta, where terrorism suspects are held, at the Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba in 2010.
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Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent

Par : Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith
The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.

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Federal agents near the scene of a shooting during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in January.
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The South Loved Dolly Parton. It Saw the Best of Itself in Her.

Par : Rick Rojas and Emily Cochrane
Even as her talents and work ethic opened up the world to her, she kept coming home. For many in the complicated region she’s from, that meant a lot.

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Judge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now

Par : Zach Montague
The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.

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Under its new plan, the Postal Service would not deliver mail ballots in states that do not share voter data with the agency and would deliver only ballots that meet certain criteria.
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A Tax Program for Development in Chicago Left Poor Areas Behind, Study Says

Par : Nell Salzman
New research suggests that TIF, a multibillion dollar tax program intended to revive the city’s blighted neighborhoods, has mostly benefited downtown areas.

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TIF aims to revitalize declining areas, but new research found that the program has been less effective in some Chicago neighborhoods.
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Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.

Par : Jill Cowan and Amy Graff
Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.

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Meteorologists don’t track humidity as closely as they do temperature, but trends point to stickier air than usual in coastal Southern California.
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Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.

Par : Orlando Mayorquín and Reis Thebault
The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.

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The Hawk fire, burning in Reno, Nev., has destroyed structures and kept people out of their homes.
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Meet Dean Roy, the 15-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’

Par : Pooja Salhotra
Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.

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“The goal here is to make enough of an impact that the leaders have to start paying attention to the youth voice,” Dean Roy said.
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Masked Man Accused of Harassing Philadelphians Is Arrested in Las Vegas

Par : Jonathan Wolfe
Zymire Hughes scared more than a dozen people while wearing a Chucky-style mask, the authorities said. He is being held in jail while awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.

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The Philadelphia police had asked for the public’s help locating a man they said was terrorizing pedestrians while wearing a Halloween mask.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Sailor Says Father Arrested by Border Patrol Has Been Released

Par : Leo Sands
Joshua Aviles, a Navy sailor, said his father had been freed days after he was detained as Mr. Aviles returned from a lengthy deployment in the Middle East.

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Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and Joshua Aviles, in a handout family photo.
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Even as Trump’s Standing Slips, He Slingshots Darline Graham to Victory

Par : Emily Davies and Tim Balk
After facing low approval ratings and endorsement setbacks, the president made a show of force in lifting Darline Graham to the Republican nomination for Senate in South Carolina.

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President Trump hosted a rally on Friday in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for Senator Darline Graham, part of a full-court press on her behalf.
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‘You’re Ruining My Dreams’: C.T.E. Study Adds to Family Tension Over Football

Par : Juliet Macur
Many families are engaged in tense debates after a new study found a high percentage of N.F.L. players had developed degenerative brain disease.

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For parents, the new C.T.E. study layered fear, uncertainty and guilt onto an already difficult situation.
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Medication Mix-Up Leaves Knee Surgery Patient Paralyzed

Par : Adeel Hassan
A patient was unable to move from the sternum down after a routine knee-replacement operation at a Nashville hospital this month. The hospital said she had been given the wrong anesthetic.

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Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville said it ordered an emergency halt to all remaining operations scheduled for Aug. 14 after officials noticed serious adverse reactions in four patients.
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Joe Manchin Pushes for More Independents to Join Congress

Par : Carl Hulse
The former Democratic-turned-independent senator and his daughter are backing independent bids for the House and the Senate to try to weaken the two-party grip on the Capitol.

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Former Senator Joe Manchin III and his daughter Heather said they believe the door is open given growing public disillusionment with partisan stalemate and party politics.
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As CTE Cases Soar, Why Can’t Americans Quit the NFL?

Par : John Branch
A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.

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According to a new study, about 25 percent of the nearly 900 former N.F.L. players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Conservative Media Personality Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor

Par : Anna Griffin
Bernadette Wilson, who has appealed to other Republicans to consolidate around her party’s top finisher, will be one of four finalists on the ranked-choice ballot in November.

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Bernadette Wilson, a conservative Republican, is one of the 17 candidates running for governor in Alaska’s primary.
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In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race

Par : Tim Balk
A long-shot candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator will be on the ballot in November. That could be a problem for the G.O.P.

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Dan J. Sullivan in Petersburg, Alaska, this summer.
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5 Things to Know About Mike Mazzei, Oklahoma G.O.P. Candidate for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
The former state senator, who was endorsed by President Trump, spent millions of dollars of his own money on the race.

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Mike Mazzei at a televised debate with Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidates earlier this month in Tulsa.
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A Surrogate Refused an Abortion and Fled to Texas. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.

Par : J. David Goodman
A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.

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McKenna West, right, after a court hearing in Dallas on Tuesday.
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Mike Mazzei, Backed by Trump, Wins Oklahoma Primary for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.

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Mike Mazzei delivering his closing remarks at a televised debate this month in the Oklahoma Republican governor’s race.
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Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From South Carolina’s Senate Runoff

Par : Patricia Mazzei
President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.

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Senator Darline Graham’s victory on Tuesday showed President Trump’s continued ability to move Republican primary voters, especially when he goes all in on a race.
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Newsom Lists Sacramento Home for $7.5 Million as He Prepares to Leave Town

Par : Heather Knight and Laurel Rosenhall
Gov. Gavin Newsom has just over four months left in office and will head back to Marin County full-time, where he will consider a run for president.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, listed their property in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks on Monday.
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Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review

Par : Robert Jimison
The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi energy minister, in Saudi Arabia last year. The two signed an agreement last month as part of a broader package of cooperation on civilian nuclear power.
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Darline Graham, Backed By Trump, Wins Primary for Senate in South Carolina

Par : Emily Davies
Ms. Graham, who is temporarily filling the seat long held by her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, prevailed in a runoff and will be heavily favored in November.

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Senator Darline Graham has won her party’s nomination to compete for a full, six-year term in November.
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5 Things to Know About Mike Mazzei, Oklahoma G.O.P. Candidate for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
The former state senator, who was endorsed by President Trump, spent millions of dollars of his own money on the race.

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Mike Mazzei at a televised debate with Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidates earlier this month in Tulsa.
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5 Things to Know About Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma G.O.P. Candidate for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
Mr. Drummond, the state attorney general, faces an opponent backed by President Trump and Gov. Kevin Stitt. The campaign has highlighted his independent streak.

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Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma’s attorney general, in Oklahoma City in 2023.
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Everton Blair Jr. Wins Race to Fill David Scott’s House Seat in Georgia

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Everton Blair Jr. will serve until January in the seat long held by Mr. Scott, who died in April. Mr. Blair is not competing in the general election for the next full term in the deep-blue district.

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Everton Blair Jr. will head to Washington for the remaining months of Representative David Scott’s term.
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Dolly Parton’s Death Hits Home for Tennesseans: ‘She Was One of Us’

Par : Emily Cochrane
The country music star kept her home state at the forefront of her music and work. “She inspired Tennesseans to be better,” one resident said.

© Landon Edwards for The New York Times

As the nation mourned Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday, the grief was perhaps the most profound in Tennessee.
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Trump’s Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost From Initial Court Order

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.

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People sort through ballots at a ballot processing center during a statewide special election in California last year.
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Experts for Prosecution Discuss Clancy’s Mental State at Time of Killings

Par : Jacey Fortin and Maia Spoto
Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.

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Lindsay Clancy during her murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday.
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Democrats Score Victory in Campaign Finance Court Case

Par : Shane Goldmacher
Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates. On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.

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Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia was one of four Democratic candidates who prevailed in a lawsuit restricting ad prices for party committees. Republicans, whose committees are flush with cash, were seeking lower rates available only to candidates.
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At Trump’s IndyCar Race, a V.I.P. Invitation Became a Diplomatic Snub

Par : Anton Troianovski and Eric Schmitt
Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.

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White House staff members watch the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall last week. Some ambassadors were uninvited.
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5 Things to Know About Darline Graham, Trump-Backed South Carolina Senate Candidate

Par : Emily Davies
Ms. Graham is currently serving out the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. She has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength.

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Senator Darline Graham during a rally hosted by President Trump in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Friday.
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5 Things to Know About Ralph Norman, South Carolina Senate Candidate

Par : Patricia Mazzei
Mr. Norman, a five-term congressman, is a hard-line conservative running against the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Ralph Norman speaking to supporters in Anderson, S.C., this month.
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