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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, U.S., February 26, 2025. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

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Amazon Voiced Concerns About Anthropic AI Models Before US Government’s Crackdown, Source Says

Construction of the stage for the planned Ultimate Fighting Championship matches at the White House in Washington, June 8, 2026. The spectacle is a result of the decades-long friendship between President Donald Trump and Dana White, the UFC’s chief executive. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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What to Know About the UFC Fights at the White House

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Even as the United States tries to negotiate an end to the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said the U.S. military had been helping ships and oil move through the crucial waterway. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Even With U.S. Help, Little Oil Has Gone Through Strait of Hormuz

Fans at Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks’ comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The finals have revealed two types of New Yorkers: the devil-may-care fans who celebrate wins as they come, and the superstitious ones who at every turn think the Knicks are just one fate-tempting move away from disaster. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times)

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It Was 1973, and the Knicks Were Heading to Game 5 …

The summit of Cowboy Mountain, about 75 miles east of Seattle, Wash., on Nov. 15, 2012. The Cascades separate the lush western counties of Washington and Oregon from the dry, agricultural counties to the east. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)

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Independent Cascadia? Greater Idaho? Disunited States Look Toward Divorce

The U.S. Capitol at sunset on Thursday, June 4, 2026. New polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on Trump’s handling of the economy. (Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times)

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Trump’s Big New Vulnerability in 2026: Blue-Collar White Voters

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