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Beacon, a golden retriever, began working with U.S.A. Gymnastics last year as part of the organization’s efforts to transform the sport’s toxic culture. More dogs quickly followed. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kaDn01q

A measure seeking to protect abortion access in the State Constitution will appear on the ballot. It is one of nearly a dozen such initiatives that could shape other races this election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/umtngVG

President Biden is trying to figure out how to tamp down Democratic anxiety after last week’s disastrous debate performance. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3Ab8oEr

Direct cash payments are not imminent, but under the state’s new budget, the money could go toward other reparations-related proposals pending in the Legislature. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MdY5IpC

In Virginia, Donald Trump and his supporters reveled in the moment, and mused about a shadowy Democratic plan to shift candidates. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/8uKMW5D

The ruling by a federal judge is the latest setback for G.O.P.-controlled states that have passed their own laws on immigration. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tgxfZEN

Only four homicides have occurred in the city this year. Although luck has played a role, the city is bringing a high level of precision to its strategy to prevent violence. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/hXAdMuH

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has made it easier to sue agencies and get their rules struck down. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6xeVZSW

We scrutinized the presidential candidates’ recent claims on abortion, health care, crime and climate change ahead of the debate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QjodnAT

Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis said the charges stemmed from an attempt to bribe a juror in a scheme involving the embezzlement of food aid meant for children. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/29LN5Zq

Ahead of a high-stakes debate, former President Donald J. Trump is trying to reset the low expectations he set for President Biden. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ar5zcij

At a recent campaign speech, one of Donald Trump’s warm-up acts was a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/y3qPkgt

President Biden’s aides are working to position him as a campaign-season fighter who can counterpunch on the fly and combat voters’ concerns about his age. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wcdn9D1

At a recent campaign speech, one of Donald Trump’s warm-up acts was a precious metals salesman being sued by federal regulators for fraud. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/TzJHWna

Mr. Perry also appeared in television and movies, including roles in “Blue Crush,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and “Hawaii Five-0.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RglHcZj

The shooting that killed four and injured 10 at a grocery store in a town of 3,400 appeared to be a “completely random, senseless act,” the police said on Sunday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QEZaM9N

The heat was especially oppressive in urban areas of New Jersey, a state that climate experts say is warming at a faster rate than others in the Northeast. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/KkA0dEb

Mr. Trump said his suggestion to Dana White, who runs the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was not well received. But, he added, “It’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3qY8Wwv

The heat could not stop revelers from taking part in the pageantry of aquatic weirdness. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/9aV84uW

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A police officer was injured in the attack at the Mad Butcher store in Fordyce, and the shooter was critically injured, the authorities said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RF9qSiI

The decision came less than two months after the Biden administration delayed a decision on whether to ban traditional menthol-flavored cigarettes. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BJG8Fed

A new poll of female voters finds that concerns about inflation are still paramount, even as abortion could motivate Democratic women in states where the issue is on the ballot. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tU7HCJy

A coin flip won by President Biden gave him the option of picking which podium he will use or choosing the order of closing statements. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BYs7NgD

A law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday makes the state the only one with such a mandate. Critics have vowed to mount a constitutional challenge. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aRkc8rZ

The former president has set a low bar for President Biden’s performance at next week’s matchup. Now, he is preparing supporters for the possibility that Mr. Biden clears it. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vQF9Oz7

A law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday makes the state the only one with such a mandate. Critics have vowed to mount a constitutional challenge. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lqpG6zY

A volunteer search-and-rescue organization reported finding the monolith over the weekend near the Gass Peak trail, which is north of Las Vegas. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JP9Dt2K

Democrats in the state are veering from cautious optimism to complete pessimism about their chances in 2024, with two liberal-leaning ballot measures having the potential to boost turnout. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/fNY7Tsk

Parents, desperate for help, are turning to private schools with a half-dozen or so students. And they are getting a financial boost from taxpayers. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1Ez7g2w

The violence in the city of Rochester Hills, which injured nine people including children, comes three years after the shooting at Oxford High School in the same county. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/DfZ0uqF

The authorities said the shooting in Rochester Hills, Mich., appeared to be random and that the gunman exited a car and opened fire. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LHlIGBT

Bob Bauer, the personal attorney for President Biden and former White House counsel for President Barack Obama, is now wrestling with the win-at-all-costs nature of American politics. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/X8daF6W

Republicans’ latest efforts capitalize on the issue’s prominence in the 2024 election. But the fate of their proposals is still being litigated. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/kyonJKj

“Are you sitting down?” Vermont’s state botanist asked a fellow plant expert after spotting false mermaid-weed last month. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RCnfuaD

The ruling was the first salvo in a national legal battle over the new regulations, which extend stronger protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7hnjB4a

As more people use marijuana, we’re exploring the implications for road safety. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/gv4ESpf

The action is the first legal challenge to an order that President Biden hopes will decrease the number of illegal crossings and neutralize a major political vulnerability. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/2loOVHK

Lief, as the antelope was known, was comfortable with humans. A squeezable food pouch, which is among items banned at the zoo to protect the animals, was found in the exhibit. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UysNK7x

A tentative new contract at an Ohio battery maker on Monday was big for President Biden’s E.V. transition, but for some, the victory was upstaged by the U.A.W.’s activism on college campuses. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Iidx4Am

With almost 13 million church members across the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention has long been a bellwether for American evangelicalism. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0hY9VNK

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At his first rally since his conviction, Trump complained about the odds being stacked against him. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/R8Sm6Qn

After studying Gandhi’s principles of civil disobedience in India, he joined the 1960s civil rights movement and became an architect of it as a nonviolent struggle. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/fweUnhr

A South Carolina judge cited the long delay in bringing criminal charges and ordered that the case against the boy’s father and stepmother be “forever ended.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JNLO68F

At a rally on Sunday, former President Donald J. Trump promised to end taxes on tips for hospitality workers in a speech otherwise filled with familiar refrains. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Dy9q2bo

At 73, Thomas Creech is one of the few people to have survived a failed attempt at executing the death penalty. Now he waits to see if the state will try again. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZE4gD1y

The steps under consideration include protecting them from deportation and providing access to work permits, according to three officials with knowledge of the discussions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/FhIpARE

Governors and senators laid out the cases for their candidates, with questionable claims and contravening positions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/vqJctYU

Shelters along the border were quieter on Friday and Saturday compared with previous months, but many hoping to cross into the U.S. felt stranded and fearful. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/D9Urxct

When the sport of artistic swimming, formerly synchronized swimming, announced it would allow men to compete in the Paris Games, Bill May saw his chance. But the U.S. team chose only women. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/iMnDN2A

The committee will decide whether to open a formal investigation into expense reports filed by the South Carolina Republican. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/jtoneyX

In prepared remarks, Vice President Kamala Harris argues that Donald J. Trump’s guilty verdict should disqualify him for the presidency. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/MUlo0We

They say their options are limited by the court’s status as a separate branch of government and deep Republican opposition. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/e3nNKcS

In an election year, efforts to pass limits on transgender rights have slowed in Republican-led legislatures. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XugqF8t

A group aligned with President Biden has challenged his ballot petition with New York State officials, arguing he should not be on the fall ballot. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/H1439SG

At Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, President Biden plans to follow one of the former president’s most iconic speeches with his own testimonial to democracy and the need to resist isolationism. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/J4Sks0o

We catch up on the state of Trump’s three other criminal cases. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/De8VEZI

To date, the effort has not produced results, as the Republicans who have promised to hold up nominees and legislation are the ones who usually oppose them anyway. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/g4A7Pcl

To date, the effort has not produced results, as the Republicans who have promised to hold up nominees and legislation are the ones who usually oppose them anyway. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wZChrWi

Jurors at his trial in Delaware heard long clips from the audiobook of his memoir recounting events surrounding his purchase of a handgun in 2018. He is charged with lying on a federal form to buy it. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1rXjSJM

President Biden’s executive action addresses one of his most serious political vulnerabilities ahead of the presidential election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LgoKqAa

Marcus Allen was also awarded back pay and resigned from the bureau after reaching a settlement agreement, his lawyer said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/iuKMQp5

The New York jury’s decision stirred conflicting emotions, including surprise at the responses of many on the left. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/E0Mw4yo

Skeletal remains found in Oxnard, Calif., in 1985 have been identified as those of Gertrude Elliott-Littlehale, a musician whose grave was desecrated after her death in 1915. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/Jd6q8PF

The president’s son is on trial in Wilmington, Del., on three charges that he lied about his drug use on a federal firearms application in 2018. The unusual prosecution carries stiff penalties: up to 25 years in prison and a $750,000 fine. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tKwmhBu

Jenniffer González-Colón, the island’s nonvoting member of Congress, defeated Gov. Pedro R. Pierluisi four years after they appeared on the same ticket. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pQiW5ox

The prosecution of Ryan Londregan, a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a Black motorist last year, sparked rare bipartisan outrage. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/6NO0RtZ

The teacher in Massachusetts, who has not been named, was placed on leave after also using a racial slur, the school superintendent said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ndkEN5G

Charities that feed, clothe and shelter border crossers fear for the safety of their employees and volunteers as the election nears and the vitriol over immigration intensifies. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/dMmAnKb

Major main breaks resulted in closed businesses, canceled events and angry residents who were upset over a lack of updates. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/soKScIv

The indicted and increasingly isolated former New York mayor celebrated his birthday over pasta and meatballs. Donald J. Trump sent a video. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/V2mHJ7N