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How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.
By Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev
business
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
By Michael M. Grynbaum
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What We Know About the ICE Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Mr. Araujo was a father, a husband and a business owner who had moved to the United States 35 years ago from Mexico.
By Christina Morales and Jacey Fortin
arts
Whistle-Blowers Accuse Kennedy Center of Contracting Flaws Under Trump
Documents submitted to Congress detailed concerns about competitive bidding processes and a White House order to tear up new bathroom tile because of its color.
By Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague
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Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women
The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct.
By Patricia Mazzei and Kellen Browning
insider
How The Times Reported the Graham Platner Story
Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
By Patrick Healy
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An American Politician is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.
By Lisa Lerer
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Kansans Will Vote on an Elected Supreme Court. The Target: Abortion.
Frustrated by the appointed court’s support of abortion rights, which has been affirmed resoundingly by voters, Republicans are pushing an Aug. 4 referendum to elect Kansas justices.
By Kate Zernike
world
Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?
During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.
By Yeganeh Torbati
world
Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman for Talks on Strait as Ayatollah Vows Revenge
The visit comes after heavy clashes this week between the U.S. and Iran. The country’s supreme leader pledged to avenge his father’s killing, trading threats with President Trump.
By Aaron Boxerman
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
nyregion
Developer of Troubled Midtown High-Rise Had Tried to Avoid the Spotlight
Nathan Berman has shied away from the showy ways necessary to succeed in New York real estate. Now, his largest project is in limbo.
By Debra Kamin and Stefanos Chen
magazine
Mick Jagger Knows He May Have Played His Last Rolling Stones Show
The legendary rock star, now 82, on how fame, touring and aging have changed him.
By David Marchese
opinion
We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.
With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.
By Jonathan Mingle
opinion
The Population Forecasts Are Grim. They’re Still Too Optimistic.
America is not prepared for population decline.
By Lyman Stone
briefing
Gravitational Pull
We think and dream and fuss and project entire worlds into existence. Meanwhile, the earth’s orbit continues and the sun goes on shining.
By Melissa Kirsch
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Non-Disclosure: In Roswell, New U.F.O. Docs Are a Declassified Bummer
Roswell’s annual U.F.O. festival was supposed to be full of triumphant “told you so’s” after the Trump administration declassified its alien files. Instead, apparently, the coverup continues.
By Reis Thebault and Paul Ratje