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Ligaya Mishan

Brunch Is Best With Some Surprises. Try This Edamame and Yuzu Dip.

The quest to give avocado toast new life leads to a light and luscious snack.

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Tim Balk

An N.H.L. Team Quickly Moved to Utah. Renaming It Is Taking Longer.

The Utah Hockey Club is searching for a new name, but it’s skated into a marketplace crowded with trademarks.

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Danielle Kaye and Rebecca Davis O’Brien

Starbucks and Workers United Union Agree to Contract Mediation

A labor agreement, covering more than 500 U.S. stores, would be the company’s first. Talks stalled last year over wages.

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Richard Sandomir

George Tice, ‘Bard of New Jersey’ With a Camera, Dies at 86

He found beauty in the prosaic: bars, phone booths, hamburger joints, barber shops — first in a downtrodden Paterson, then throughout the state and beyond.

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Julia Jacobs

New Sex Trafficking Indictment of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Lists Two More Victims

Federal prosecutors filed an amended list of charges against the music mogul on Thursday and said he had coerced two additional women into sex acts.

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New York Times Opinion

‘She Speaks for Millions’: Best and Worst Moments From Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing

Eight Opinion writers weigh in on whether she’s up to the job of director of national intelligence.

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David Brooks

Trump and Stupidity

I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.

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Jim Farber

Marianne Faithfull, a Pop Star Turned Survivor, Is Dead at 78

A fresh-faced singer and Mick Jagger’s muse in the 1960s, she went on to experience more than her share of hard times before emerging triumphant.

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Zia ur-Rehman

Father Slays New York Girl, 14, in TikTok ‘Honor Killing’

After being lured to Pakistan, Hira Anwar was fatally shot by her father and an uncle over online posts that her parents believed were immodest, the police said.

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Alex Vadukul

Luddite Teens Still Don’t Want Your Likes

Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.

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Christina Goldbaum

Syria’s New President Pledges Unity in First Address

President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

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Adam Rasgon and Cassandra Vinograd

Muhammad Deif, Hamas Military Commander in Gaza, Is Dead

Mr. Deif was assassinated in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza on July 13, Israel said. He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants.

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Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Hannah Beech, Muktita Suhartono, Johnatan Reiss and Yonette Joseph

Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners After Chaotic Hostage Handover

Hamas freed three Israelis and five Thai nationals in exchange for more than 100 Palestinians. But the militant group struggled to control crowds, prompting a delay.

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Lydia DePillis

Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.

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Nicholas Fandos and Ana Ley

Molinaro, Congestion Pricing Foe, to Lead Federal Transit Administration

Marc Molinaro, a former Republican congressman, would steer the Federal Transit Administration, which supports mass transit systems nationwide.

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Benjamin Oreskes, Ana Ley, Stefanos Chen, Winnie Hu and Maggie Haberman

Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing

The New York City tolling program began on Jan. 5 after defying obstacles for decades. A move to stop it would likely touch off a legal battle between the state and federal government.

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Melena Ryzik and Vincent Tullo

Blue Man Group’s 34-Year New York Run Comes to an End

Over 34 years, the show gave Fred Armisen a drumming gig, “Arrested Development” a hilarious story line and more. Now the cultural sensation comes to an end in New York.

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Mike Isaac

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A

In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also defended recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.

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Theodore Schleifer, Kate Conger and Madeleine Ngo

Elon Musk’s Next Target: Government Buildings

The tech billionaire and top Trump ally visited the General Services Administration, which appears to be a key part of his crusade to cut the cost of government buildings.

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Kate Conger and Ryan Mac

Musk’s Twitter Takeover Offers Trump a Blueprint

Federal agencies have offered exits to millions of employees and tested the prowess of engineers — just like when Elon Musk bought Twitter. The similarities have been uncanny.

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