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Strategy Emerges to Restore Abortion Rights: Regroup and Attack

  • Attempting to recover from their staggering loss, abortion rights groups have mounted attacks against abortion bans in state courts and at ballot boxes nationwide.
  • They say their strategy is promising, but the path ahead is slow and not at all certain, with battles likely to go on for years.

‘The Pro-Life Generation’: Young Women Fight Against Abortion Rights

Many American women mourned the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe, but for others it is a moment of triumph and a matter of human rights.

Norma McCorvey, the woman at the center of Roe v. Wade, led a conflicted life, as seen in her personal papers.

The Texas Supreme Court lifted a freeze on the state’s abortion ban, allowing a 1925 law to take effect.

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Russia Claims to Seize City Key to Its Ambitions in Eastern Ukraine

Russia’s defense minister said his forces had seized Lysychansk, a prize in Ukraine’s east. Explosions rocked a Russian border town. Follow updates.

Investigators of War Crimes in Ukraine Face Formidable Challenges

International experts and agencies have descended on Ukraine by the hundreds in what may be the biggest effort to hold war criminals to account.

Here’s how a U.S. military base in Illinois helps keep weapons flowing to Ukraine.

The pace of Russia’s strikes on civilian targets, often with Soviet-era missiles, is picking up, analysts said.

Five Boroughs, Five Days, One Question

As millions of New Yorkers entered a third pandemic summer, we crisscrossed the city to find out: What’s the vibe right now?

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United States › United StatesAvg. on Jul. 2 14-day change
New cases 113,490 +13%
Hospitalized 33,701 +11%
New deaths 387 +24%

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An American’s Murky Path From Russian Propagandist to Jan. 6

Charles Bausman recorded footage in the Capitol for a Russian television producer for a propaganda video. Then he fled to Moscow as a “political refugee.”

Mr. Bausman attended a 2015 conference hosted by RT, a news channel tied to the Kremlin.
Mikhail Voskresenskiy/Sputnik, via AP

76 Fake Charities Shared a Mailbox. The I.R.S. Kept Approving More.

The tax agency is the gatekeeper for America’s charity system, but reduced vetting has opened the door to scams.

Ian Hosang is accused by prosecutors in New York of operating a long-running charity fraud that has astounded nonprofit regulators and watchdogs.
Ian Hosang is accused by prosecutors in New York of operating a long-running charity fraud that has astounded nonprofit regulators and watchdogs. Dave Sanders for The New York Times

3-D Printing Grows Beyond Its Novelty Roots

With the technology improving and costs falling, 3-D printing could be poised to play a major role in manufacturing.

The frame of a 3-D printer being built at VulcanForms, which was founded by Martin Feldmann, left, and John Hart.
Simon Simard for The New York Times

The Weekender: Why Robbers Want Your French Bulldog

Also in this edition: The disappearing houseboats on the Nile, and how the flight of wealthy New Yorkers was a once-in-a-century shock.

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After decades of financial struggle, the South Street Seaport Museum may finally be on the verge of long-term stability as a result of $40 million to be provided for the museum’s benefit as part of the Howard Hughes Corporation’s development plan for 250 Water Street, a parking lot near the lighthouse
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Titanic Memorial Stands Neglected in New York

A fledgling preservation group is urging the restoration of a 109-year-old memorial lighthouse, but funds are scarce.

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Farah Stockman

Farah Stockman

The Democrat Who’s Flipping the Campaign Script

Pamela Paul

The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count

Elizabeth Spiers

The Persistent Myth That Restricting Abortion Rights Won’t Affect the Rich

Jeneen Interlandi

Jeneen Interlandi

Experts Say We Have the Tools to Fight Addiction. So Why Are More Americans Overdosing Than Ever?

CALEB STEIN AND AMITAVA KUMAR

An Ode to the Queen City of the Hudson

Margaret Renkl

Margaret Renkl

The American Flag Belongs to Me, Too, and This Year I’m Taking It Back

Brad Stulberg

My O.C.D. Diagnosis Was a Blessing, Until It Became Too Central to My Identity

Megan K. Stack

Megan K. Stack

Let’s Not Pretend We’re Keeping Our Promises on Asylum

Listen to ‘The Book Review Podcast’

Gabrielle Zevin and Morgan Talty join Book Review editors to discuss their latest works.

Shravan Harish and Nishita Garudachar were renting a small, dark Murray Hill apartment when the pandemic spurred them to look for a place with more space and light. “We never thought we could afford anything that we would want to spend more time in,” Mr. Harish said. “But we said, ‘OK, let’s at least explore.’” They had a budget of around $800,000.

Follow Along: The Hunt

Tag along as they search for a New York City home. Which would you choose?

Getting back to the start line of a race, or to the field of play, should not be a race at all. Easier said than done.

Read the Running Newsletter

It takes a shift in mind-set to return to running after having Covid.

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Suing New York, Over and Over, for Transgender Rights

Mariah Lopez first sued the city at age 13. Her latest settlement has forced the city to overhaul how it treats transgender people who are homeless.

Buffalo’s ‘Other Story’ Is Told in Redevelopment and Growth

A decade-long effort to transform industrial relics is showing signs of progress and expanding the city’s population for the first time in 70 years.

No Staff. No Supply. No Rain: Some Cities Call Off July 4 Fireworks.

Some cities are canceling shows for the third year in a row, this time because of staff shortages, drought and supply issues.

A canal tour in Venice, Italy, which will start charging visitors a daily fee to enter in 2023.
Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times

Visiting Venice? Make a Reservation and Be Ready to Pay.

City officials are introducing a new fee to visit Venice and its islands. The move, they hope, will limit tourists.

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How to Dispute Surprise Medical Bills

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Does Plan B Have a Weight Limit?

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How Delta-8 THC Works

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What to Know About Fireworks and Safety

Clifford Prince King for The New York Times

7 Questions to Strengthen Your Relationship

Culture and Lifestyle
Libby Leist and Sayan Ray were married June 4 at Grace Church in Utica, N.Y.
Benjamin Cleeton for The New York Times

Finding Love From Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza

Libby Leist, an executive at NBC’s “Today,” had been single for years when the anchor Jenna Bush Hager introduced her to Sayan Ray.

Sunday starts early for Lt. Anthony Almojera.
Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

How a Paramedic (and Memoirist) Spends His Sundays

Anthony Almojera reports to Station 40 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he cooks a family meal for his 12-member crew.

Karen Patterson, center, the executive director of the Ruth Foundation for the Arts, which is planning to give away between $17 to $20 million a year.
Evan Jenkins for The New York Times

With $440 Million, a New Arts Foundation Spreads the Wealth

Based in Milwaukee, the Ruth Foundation for the Arts is in the top echelon of arts philanthropy. But the money came as a surprise to many grantees.

Alex Lawther, below, as an especially vulnerable Hamlet with Jennifer Ehle as Queen Gertrude in Robert Icke’s production of “Hamlet” at the Park Avenue Armory.
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Review: In a Powerful ‘Hamlet,’ a Fragile Prince Faces His Foes

Alex Lawther makes for an especially riveting hero in Robert Icke’s chic if imperfect modern-dress production at the Park Avenue Armory.

Baratunde Thurston on a recent hike on the Fiji Hill trail in Southern California.
Beth Coller for The New York Times

Baratunde Thurston Wants You to Be Part of Nature

The author of “How to Be Black” and host of the “How to Citizen with Baratunde” podcast has a new PBS television series focused on the outdoors.

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Five Kevin Durant Trades That Make (Some) Sense

When Durant made his request, Phoenix and Miami were supposedly on his list. But what about Los Angeles? Or Toronto? And how does Utah fit in?

Why Cristiano Ronaldo Wants to Leave Manchester United

Ronaldo has a year left on his contract — but he wants to play Champions League football again.

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