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              The aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria.
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          Israeli strike killed Iranian commanders, officials said
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          At least three generals and four officers overseeing Iran’s covert operations in the Middle East were
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          in Syria yesterday, according to Iranian and Syrian officials.
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          The strike in Damascus, the Syrian capital, appeared to be among the deadliest attacks in a yearslong shadow war between Israel and Iran that has included the assassinations of Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists.
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          Syrian and Iranian officials said that the strike had targeted a diplomatic building, which Israeli officials denied. Iran’s foreign minister later said in a post on X that the “
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          The covert war has moved into the open as tensions have intensified over Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, the Iranian-backed militia that led the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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                , allowing them to serve as a check on Erdogan’s domestic power.
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                Abortion:
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                after six weeks of pregnancy but will also allow voters to decide this fall whether to expand abortion access.
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                Scotland:
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                law targeting hate speech
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                went into effect, drawing criticism that it could have a chilling effect on free speech.
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                Gag order:
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                The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s upcoming criminal trial
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                barred the former president from attacking the judge’s family members
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                Bond:
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                yesterday as initial excitement faded.
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                ,” alarming right-wing supporters of Israel.
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                Trump is infusing his movement with Christianity,
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                ending his rallies by evoking an evangelical altar call
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          Lin, 39, was
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          by a disgruntled colleague, in a killing that one Chinese news outlet called “as bizarre as a Hollywood blockbuster.”
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          Barbara Rush was a supremely poised actress in 1950s films like “Magnificent Obsession” and “The Young Lions.”
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                A book discovered in a market stall in Cairo
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                Changing symbols:
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                The peace sign used to be a powerful emblem of the antiwar movement, but now, for some young people, it’s as soft
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                Envy of Trekkies across the universe:
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                When
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               <span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">
                Troy Nelson died at 57, he left behind
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                a vast trove of “Star Trek” memorabilia
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               <span style="font-size:17px;line-height:25px;vertical-align:middle">
                that might be the largest anywhere.
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          Lake Como is a worldwide vacation destination.
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          Money troubles:
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          a loss of more than $110 million
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          . What now?
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          Formula 1 owner buys MotoGP:
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          Liberty Media
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          acquired the motorbike racing series
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          for $4.2 billion.
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