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“I doubt Jefferson ever imagined the university he dreamed up and built in the last years of his life would be the site of a demagogic assault committed to crushing scientific inquiry.” By Siva Vaidhyanathan newrepublic.com/article/1973...

For the Future of Water Conservation, Look to ... Los Angeles? Years of drought forced the city to rethink its water usage and, almost under the radar, to remake its identity. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/h...

How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months An assault on federal protections may bring about a new era of unchecked discrimination. By Nikole Hannah-Jones www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

The National Debt Is Already Causing Bigger Problems Than People Realize Debt payments already exceed military spending. The president’s bill will make things worse. By The Editorial Board www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...

Could a Michelin Star Actually Save the Restaurant in ‘The Bear?’ In Season 4 of the hit FX show, accolades are on the mind of Carmy Berzatto and his staff. But how much do they help real businesses? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/d...

The Supreme Court’s Intolerable Ruling The court didn’t rule on the legality of Trump’s order, but it didn’t have to. By David Firestone www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...

Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Another Top Law Firm The ruling completed a clean sweep for the handful of law firms that took the risk of fighting the Trump administration in court, rather than accepting punitive conditions. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

India Rejects United Nations Help In Air India 787 Accident Probe onemileatatime.com/news/india-r...

Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani It’s been maddening to see outsiders claim that his win in the mayoral primary was a victory for antisemitism. By Michelle Goldberg www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...

France Opens Competition to Expand Overcrowded Louvre Architects are being asked to submit proposals for a new entrance for the world’s most visited museum — and to create a new exhibition space for the Mona Lisa. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/a...

The Concorde-and-Caviar Era of Condé Nast, When Magazines Ruled the Earth Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep recreating their status-obsessed world?

SAD: University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

DealBook What Business Is Watching in Negotiations Over Big Policy Bill Senate Republicans are debating changes to the legislation, after a key official rejected some proposals. Time is ticking for hitting President Trump’s deadline. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

this is a segregationist administration and it is wild to me that there is any resistance to this straightforward observation

Ten Years In, Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of American Life. But It’s Still Under Attack by Republicans and Christian Conservatives www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

These L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Forever Changed U.S. History They helped advance the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people through legislation, legal challenges or fiery advocacy. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

Despicable: University of Virginia President Under Pressure From Trump’s D.O.J. to Resign The Justice Department has contended James E. Ryan, had not dismantled the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and misrepresented the steps taken to end them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

A Silversea expedition was caught off-guard by a fast-moving tide forcing dozens forced to wade through coral reefs to reach safety. www.cruisehive.com/cruise-ship-...

NY Times Defends Iran Reporting, Despite Trump’s Threat to Sue: ‘No Apology Will Be Forthcoming’ “We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so,” NYT attorney David McGraw says www.thewrap.com/ny-times-def...

Jagannath Rath Yatra 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zshC...

10 Years of Marriage Equality: ‘With the Stroke of a Pen, Our Lives Changed Completely’ A decade after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, we asked people from across the country to share stories of what the ruling has meant to them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/s...

The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems We can’t fix everything. But if it’s cheap and easy to save lives, why wouldn’t we? By Nicholas Kristof www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

The Ayatollah Has a Plan Iran’s supreme leader believes the country can outlast the West in a war of attrition. By Vali R. Nasr www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

We’ve Just Seen How Trump Can Be Stopped A majority of Americans oppose both Trump’s adventurism abroad and his aggression at home. Who can unite them? By Lydia Polgreen www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

DealBook Investors on Edge About a Potential Shadow Fed Chair Traders have moved on a report that President Trump is again weighing a shake-up at the central bank that could undermine market confidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...

The President’s Weapon Why does the power to launch nuclear weapons rest with a single American? By Tom Nichols www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Humanity Is Playing Nuclear Roulette The contours of World War III are visible in the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, India and Pakistan, and now Israel and Iran. By Jeffrey Goldberg www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Artists, Architecture, Beaches. This French Town Has It All, Except Crowds. Perched above the Mediterranean on the Côte d’Azur, medieval Hyères was once home to a who’s who of Modernists, and inspires return visits. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/t...

Before Same-Sex Marriage Was U.S. Law, They Said ‘I Do’ in Massachusetts The couples who exchanged vows in May 2004 helped usher in a period of profound change, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...

Reflecting on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling a Decade Later Adam Liptak describes the moment in which same-sex marriage became legal nationwide on June 26, 2015 — and what the future may hold for the Supreme Court’s ruling. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/i...

The Washington Post Will Ask Some Sources to Annotate Its Stories The program, called From the Source, will start with articles from the publication’s climate team. It could provide readers with more viewpoints but would also require moderation and vetting. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/b...

ICE Will See You Now It won’t be easy to get rid of authoritarian habits of mind. By Jamelle Bouie www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

The Principality of Monaco, where I worked for 4 years, also has cameras everywhere. Resident phone calls are monitored & concierges keep a record of tenant activity. They say such control is necessary for safety but in fact it is a form of police state power. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

DealBook OpenAI’s Self-Driving Ambitions The artificial intelligence company has set many challenging goals. Autonomous vehicle software is now among them — but may pit the company against Tesla. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/b...

DealBook OpenAI’s Self-Driving Ambitions The artificial intelligence company has set many challenging goals. Autonomous vehicle software is now among them — but may pit the company against Tesla. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/b...

Excellent news: Robert Garcia, a second-term congressman and former mayor of Long Beach, Calif., prevailed over a more experienced member to take on the high-profile job on one of the House’s most contentious panels. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Thomas L. Friedman If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics Everyone went all the way in the Israel-Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Thomas L. Friedman If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics Everyone went all the way in the Israel-Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Mission Not Accomplished Israel may have astonished much of the world with its tactical skill in its recent war against Iran, but for now, it has lost, in terms of its true goals. By Michelle Goldberg www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Republican Senate candidates want to take away a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. If they have their way, abortion will be illegal everywhere – without exceptions. www.goponabortion.com?utm_source=S...

Antony Blinken: Trump’s Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds. Iran can’t be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, but the president’s approach wasn’t the best way to prevent that. By Antony J. Blinken www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Antisemitism Isn’t What People Think It Is It may be time to rethink the tragic events in Washington and Boulder. By M. Gessen www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

DealBook Why N.Y.C. Business Leaders Fear Mamdani As voters head to the polls, the democratic socialist candidate appears to be neck-and-neck with Andrew Cuomo. That has many executives worried. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/b...

Bad: Ad Giants, Seeking Merger, Agree to F.T.C.’s No-Boycott Deal Omnicom and Interpublic said they would not direct their clients’ advertising away from media platforms because of the platforms’ political content. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...

GIFT ARTICLE: Republican’s Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida’s Abortion Politics Due in August with her first child, Rep. Kat Cammack says doctors last year hesitated to treat her ectopic pregnancy. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

DealBook The China Wild Card Beijing is one of Tehran’s most important economic partners. But experts question how much China will help Iran if it retaliates against the United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...

How the ICE Raids Are Warping Los Angeles Days of immigration raids and protests have shaken Los Angeles’ Latino community, but for undocumented people, life continues. By Isabel Castro www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How the Attacks on Iran Are Part of a Much Bigger Global Struggle Putin and the ayatollahs want the same kind of world. By Thomas L. Friedman (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...