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Hard-Right Republicans Balk at Debt Limit Deal as Bill Faces First Test

As a growing Republican opposition threatened the compromise, Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed confidence that the legislation would pass.

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What the Debt Ceiling Deal Means for Student Loan Payments

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Drones Target Moscow in First Attack to Hit Capital’s Civilian Areas

No injuries were reported after the assault by at least eight drones, which came after another Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

 

  1. MoscowAn apartment complex damaged in a drone attack.
    Associated Press
  2. KyivChecking for damage after drone debris hit an apartment building.
    Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  3. KyivAn apartment building damaged by an overnight attack.
    Reuters
  4. KyivResidents evacuating an apartment building after a Russian drone attack.
    Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  5. MoscowPolice officers standing guard near a damaged residential building after a drone attack.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  6. KyivUkrainian soldiers returning from the eastern part of the country.
    Nicole Tung for The New York Times
  7. MoscowInvestigators and residents outside an apartment building after a drone attack.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  8. KyivUniversity students celebrating the end of exams.
    Nicole Tung for The New York Times
  9. MoscowA merry-go-round at Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin.
    Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  10. KyivNataliia Milaieva in her 20th-floor apartment after a neighbor was killed by drone debris.
    Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  11. MoscowA police officer securing a damaged apartment building.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  12. KyivEnjoying an outdoor movie screening.
    Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  13. MoscowA resident with his dog as police blocked an area outside an apartment building.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  14. KyivResidents from a damaged apartment building gathered to fill out paperwork with the police.
    Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times
  15. MoscowInvestigators outside a damaged apartment building after a drone strike.
    Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  16. KyivUkrainian air defense intercepting a drone during a Russian attack.
    Evgeniy Maloletka/Associated Press

Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation

Corporate profits have been bolstered by higher prices even as some of the costs of doing business have fallen in recent months.

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Agricultural and energy costs are falling, but basic items remain stubbornly expensive for consumers.

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Summer Books: 47 Literary Escapes for This Season

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Elizabeth Holmes Reports to Prison to Begin More Than 11-Year Sentence

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A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn

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Why an Octopus-Like Creature Has Come to Symbolize the State of A.I.

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Prosecutor Recounts a Day of Worship Turned Deadly in a Pittsburgh Synagogue

The federal trial of the gunman began on Tuesday with a minute-by-minute description of how the massacre unfolded on a chilly October morning in 2018.

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Here’s what to know as the trial of the man accused of carrying out the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue begins.

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The book cover of “Sybil,” at left, shows an image of a young woman’s face, broken up into pieces as if a jigsaw puzzle. At right is a black-and-white photograph of the author Flora Rheta Schreiber, who has a big swoop of dark hair and is wearing a scarf and jacket.

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The “true story” of a woman with multiple personalities was a 1973 sensation and is still in print today. Why do such lurid tales hold their grip?

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This Is How Far the Country Has Come Since the I.R.A. Became Law

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How the Wind Became Woke

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6 Paperbacks to Read This Week

Miguel Salazar
Miguel SalazarReporting for the Books desk

Looking for a new read? Take your pick from these books, which include a history of the famously elusive Pappy Van Winkle whiskey, sobering accounts of the C.I.A.’s torture program and racism in America and debut novels set in New England and on Chicago’s South Side.

Here are six paperbacks we recommend →

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