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Targeting Biden, Catholic Bishops Advance Controversial Communion Plan

The decision was aimed at the nation’s second Catholic president and exposed bitter divisions in American Catholicism.

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15 Hours and 9 Waffles Later, a Fantasy Football Punishment Is Complete
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Jake May/The Flint Journal, via Associated Press
So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth?
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Stephen Speranza for The New York Times
Why American Women Everywhere Are Delaying Motherhood
Science
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Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times
She Fell Nearly 2 Miles, and Walked Away

At 17, biologist Juliane Diller was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Amazon. Fifty years later she still runs Panguana, a research station founded by her parents in Peru.

Opinion
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The Ganges Is Returning the Dead. It Does Not Lie.

Floating corpses in India's holiest river are Exhibit A for the Modi administration’s failures and deceptions.

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The American Renaissance Has Begun
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Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin, The New York Times; The Portal to Texas History Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Public Domain.
What Walmart Doesn’t Get About Juneteenth
Business
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Zoe Ghertner
Victoria’s Secret Swaps Angels for ‘What Women Want.’ Will They Buy It?

The embattled lingerie giant is attempting the most extreme brand turnaround in recent memory: an effort to redefine not just itself but also the very idea of what “sexy” is.

World
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Susan Wright for The New York Times
The European Union Recommends Opening to Americans to Rescue the Summer

The bloc recommended that its 27 member nations lift a ban on nonessential travel from the United States, but each country will decide for itself.

Health
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Merck, via Reuters
A Pill to Treat Covid-19? The U.S. Is Betting on It.

A new $3.2 billion program will support the development of antiviral pills, which could start arriving by the end of this year.

Style
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David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.
The Espresso Martini Is Everywhere (Again)

As the world rebounds, so too does a storied ’90s cocktail.

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In China’s latest outbreak, doctors say the infected get sicker, faster.

Four-fifths of symptomatic cases develop fevers, more than in earlier outbreaks. The findings match trends in other countries where the Delta variant is spreading.

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A Top Virologist in China, at Center of a Pandemic Storm, Speaks Out
Business
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Zoe Ghertner
Victoria’s Secret Swaps Angels for ‘What Women Want.’ Will They Buy It?

The embattled lingerie giant is attempting the most extreme brand turnaround in recent memory: an effort to redefine not just itself but also the very idea of what “sexy” is.

Well
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Gracia Lam
The Health Benefits of Coffee

Drinking coffee has been linked to a reduced risk of all kinds of ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, melanoma, prostate cancer, even suicide.

U.S.
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Timothy Ivy for The New York Times
Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.

After two white families claimed a grade calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian, reviving questions about race and equity.

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Traci Rosenbaum/The Great Falls Tribune, via Associated Press
Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved.
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Stephen Speranza for The New York Times
Why American Women Everywhere Are Delaying Motherhood
Sports
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Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field. He is responsive and awake.

The midfielder was walking near the sideline when he fell over. Medical teams offered urgent treatment on the field.

Opinion
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Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos
What the Rich Don’t Want to Admit About the Poor

Why do we leave millions of people in poverty? The answer should make us uncomfortable.

Travel
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Michelle Mishina Kunz for The New York Times
Want to Go to Hawaii? Be Prepared.

Interest in visiting the islands is running high, but the price of paradise can be multiple Covid tests, expensive stints in quarantine, long waits in line and more.

Health
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Many Post-Covid Patients Are Experiencing New Medical Problems, Study Finds

An analysis of health insurance records of almost two million coronavirus patients found new issues in nearly a quarter — including those whose Covid infection was mild or asymptomatic.

Arts
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CBS
Kevins Can Score Improbably Attractive TV Wives

A new AMC satire mocks the family sitcom cliché of schlubby husbands paired with beautiful wives. Here are a few of the more egregious examples.

Magazine
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Devin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times
Don’t Play With Your Kids. Seriously.

I have three kids under 10 who don’t expect — or even want — to play with me. It took some practice, but over time, we’ve all learned we’re better off doing our own thing.

Monthly Top

A catch up for last month popular stories

Arts
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Ellius Grace for The New York Times
Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently

The mainstream narrative is that a pop star ripped up a photo of the pope on “Saturday Night Live” and derailed her life. What if the opposite were true?

U.S.
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Sarah M Vasquez for The New York Times
Her High School Said She Ranked Third in Her Class. So She Went to Court.

A recent graduate in Alpine, Texas, who could not find an affordable lawyer represented herself in court, arguing that school officials made errors in tabulating grade-point averages.

Health
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Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times
Immunity to the Coronavirus May Persist for Years, Scientists Find

Important immune cells survive in the bone marrow of people who were infected with the virus or were inoculated against it, new research suggests.

World
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Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times
Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications

Fewer babies’ cries. More abandoned homes. Toward the middle of this century, as deaths start to exceed births, changes will come that are hard to fathom.

Science
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Mike Blake/Reuters
When to Watch a Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon in Late Night Skies

People out west in the United States and in Australia and East Asia will have a good view of an event some call a “super blood moon.”

Style
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Jamie Hawkesworth for The New York Times
Kate Winslet Has No Filter

The star of ‘Mare of Easttown’ is back on the sides of buses. Without airbrushing.

Sports
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Pete Kiehart for The New York Times
Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and that she would “take some time” away from the tennis court.

Business
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Zoe Ghertner
Victoria’s Secret Swaps Angels for ‘What Women Want.’ Will They Buy It?

The embattled lingerie giant is attempting the most extreme brand turnaround in recent memory: an effort to redefine not just itself but also the very idea of what “sexy” is.

Opinion
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Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times
It’s Time to Trust China’s and Russia’s Vaccines

They, too, work, and they can help fill shortages everywhere.

Travel
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Joann Pai for The New York Times
A Country-by-Country Guide to Reopened Europe

Members of the European Union are welcoming Americans. But there are still rules and restrictions to abide by. Here’s how to navigate them and what to expect.

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