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    Mayor Francis Suarez of Miami, a Republican, took office in 2017.
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    Behind the Shimmer of Miami Is a City Hall in Turmoil

    Miami’s strong economy has its mayor weighing a presidential run. But a trial against a city commissioner has exposed some of the city’s less attractive inner workings.

     By Patricia Mazzei

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      At institutions like Cornell University, first-year applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
      CreditHeather Ainsworth for The New York Times

      The GRE Test Is Cut in Half: Two Hours and Done

      Graduate school applicants will take the new version of the standardized test beginning in September, a tacit acknowledgment of its declining relevance in admissions.

        Stephanie Saul

  1. Biden Trips and Falls at Air Force Commencement

    The president was helped up and walked back to his seat after delivering a speech and handing out diplomas to graduates in Colorado Springs.

    By Michael D. Shear

     

  2. Ron DeSantis Snaps at a Reporter: ‘Are You Blind?’

    The Florida governor, who has frequently clashed with the press, was asked about taking questions from voters on the presidential campaign trail.

    By Nicholas Nehamas

     

  3. A Black Girl Won the 1908 Spelling Bee. Her Family Is Searching for Her Medal.

    At 14, Marie C. Bolden became the champion of what is believed to be the first national spelling competition in the United States. Her victory prompted a backlash.

    By Livia Albeck-Ripka

     

  4. Biden Makes Case for Global Alliances at Air Force Academy Commencement

    President Biden said cooperation with allies has helped the United States confront challenges to stability around the world.

    By Michael D. Shear

     

  5. Trump and Cuomo Agree on One Thing: DeSantis Mishandled Covid

    The two combative men from Queens have often been antagonists, but now they both see an opening to attack the Florida governor over his pandemic leadership.

    By Katie Glueck

     

  6. Pentagon Forbids Drag Events on Bases After Republican Criticism

    After a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada was canceled, the Defense Department said that such events were “not a suitable use” of resources, despite a long history of drag entertainment in the military.

    By Amanda Holpuch

     

  7. U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions

    The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting.

    By Helene Cooper and Declan Walsh

     

  8. Prosecutors Scrutinize Political Nonprofit Groups for Fund-Raising Fraud

    Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sought recordings of calls made by two networks of groups that solicited money from donors for a variety of politically tinged causes.

    By David A. Fahrenthold, William K. Rashbaum and Tiff Fehr

     

  9. Amitai Etzioni, 94, Dies; Envisioned a Society Built on the Common Good

    A sociologist, he advised U.S. presidents and other Western leaders while fathering communitarianism, a political middle ground between the left and the right.

    By Robert D. McFadden

     

  10. Debt Limit Fight Moves to the Senate as Default Date Nears

    Leaders of both parties urged quick action to avoid a default, but some senators want to consider changes.

    By Carl Hulse