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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
By Jazmine Ulloa, Hamed Aleaziz and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
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Houston to Investigate How ICE Agent Came to Kill a Mexican Immigrant
The agency said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo tried to ram agents with a van before one shot him dead. A lawyer for his passengers said that was untrue.
By Pooja Salhotra and Orlando Mayorquín
world
Mexico to File Criminal Complaints in U.S. Over Immigrant Deaths
The nation’s president vowed to go “beyond diplomatic notes” after a U.S. immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man, in Texas this week.
By Zane Irwin
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U.S. Employers Told to Dismiss Thousands of Immigrant Workers
Shifting deadlines are confusing businesses as the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and others looms, making them ineligible to live and work in the United States.
By Miriam Jordan and Madeleine Ngo
nyregion
Buckling Manhattan High Rise Becomes Focus of Criminal Investigation
The inquiry, being conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, was in an early stage, and its focus was unclear.
By William K. Rashbaum, Hurubie Meko, Claire Fahy and Mihir Zaveri
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Trump Says He Won’t Sign Housing Bill, in Protest Over Stalled Voting Measure
The president did not say he would veto the housing legislation, so it would still become law unless he does. But his pronouncement reflects a growing rift between him and Senate Republicans.
By Michael Gold
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Trump Is Promoting ‘Freedom Fuel’ for $3.47 a Gallon. Who’s Behind It?
The president has praised a network of 25 recently rebranded gas stations in the Philadelphia region that have been selling gas for considerably less than the national average.
By Audra D. S. Burch and Mark Bonamo
world
Trump Tried to Block Canada’s New Bridge to Detroit. It’s Opening Anyway.
A deal ended the Trump administration’s blocking of a new bridge that will ease congestion at the busiest trade corridor between the United States and Canada.
By Ian Austen and Tyler Pager
climate
Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
By Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow
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Two Days of U.S. Strikes in Iran Signal a Sharp Escalation
U.S. forces hit more than 170 targets, including air defense systems, drone and missile storage sites, and military speedboats.
By Eric Schmitt
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Strait of Hormuz Will Soon Be Declared Open to All Traffic, U.S. Officials Say
The officials said that Iranian negotiators blamed the recent ship attacks on rogue military units.
By David E. Sanger
briefing
Witnesses to ICE Killing Dispute the Official Account
Also, a major housing bill could become law without Trump’s signature. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
By Matthew Cullen
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In Replacing Platner, Democrats Are Haunted by Biden-Harris Switch
The last-minute scramble to name a replacement reminds some in the party of the challenges they faced in 2024.
By Reid J. Epstein
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Maine Democrats Announce July 25 Convention to Pick Platner Replacement
The gathering will take place in Bangor, the state party announced.
By Reid J. Epstein and Tim Balk
nyregion
D.S.A. Members Blast Mamdani Adviser for Elevating Graham Platner
A letter circulated by Democratic Socialists of America members asked that candidates sever ties with Morris Katz, a consultant for Mr. Platner and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
By Emma Goldberg
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If Florida Slashes Property Taxes, Where Will the Money Come From?
Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for a proposal to slash property taxes. But after some local Republican officials protested, he backpedaled, sort of.
By Richard Fausset
weather
Hundreds Are Rescued After Heavy Rain in Missouri
Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency after up to a foot of rain fell overnight in the southeastern part of the state. More storms are in the forecast.
By John S.W. MacDonald and Amy Graff
weather
‘I Saw the Wall of Water Coming’: How a Deadly Storm Surprised Wisconsin Boaters
Three children died last weekend when a storm whipped up 80 mile-per-hour winds and large waves on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.
By Amy Graff
books
A Decorated Historian’s Research Comes Under Fire
Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.
By Neil Vigdor
business
The Work of Helping A.I. Destroy Work
Start-ups are paying white-collar professionals to teach their jobs to artificial intelligence models. It’s a bonanza. It’s bleak. Where will it end?
By Lora Kelley
climate
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
science
A Picture-Perfect Landing Shows China’s Ambitions to Narrow the Space Race
A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United States’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.
By Kenneth Chang
opinion
This Is a Lot More Worrying Than the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Executive Power
The White House is sidestepping Congress to make huge decisions for even the most important private industries.
By David Lawrence
opinion
Does Matt Damon Look Greek? No. So Stop Complaining About Lupita Nyong’o.
Helen of Troy was a legendary beauty, but also so much more.
By Daniel Mendelsohn
sports
Charlie Cunningham, Mountain Bike Innovator, Dies at 77
In the late 1970s, he built what is considered the first off-road bicycle with a frame that was aluminum rather than steel, one of his many inventions.
By Jeré Longman