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D. Wayne Lukas, Horse Trainer Who Saddled Champions From Coast to Coast, Dies at 89 He earned purses of more than $300 million in a Hall of Fame career that revolutionized thoroughbred racing with a modern-day corporate approach. https://ift.tt/yD6X87p https://www.nytimes.com

Times Readers Open Up About the Real Cost of Motherhood What’s the real cost of motherhood? Here’s what our readers said. https://ift.tt/I7AP2mz https://www.nytimes.com

Political Violence Is Part of the American Story. It Is Also Changing. Attacks, such as an assassination in Minnesota, are on the rise. Their motives are often hard to parse. https://ift.tt/ZL85XK0 https://www.nytimes.com

Lalo Schifrin, 93, Dies; Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ and Much More He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse career as a composer, arranger and conductor in a wide range of genres. https://ift.tt/2ePJUKp https://www.nytimes.com

Major Unions Are Dropping Cuomo to Back Mamdani in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race The powerful hotel workers union and Local 32BJ are switching their endorsements to Zohran Mamdani, a sign that Democratic power brokers are coalescing behind him. https://ift.tt/0T6rXin https://www.nytimes.com

Mortimer Matz, a Virtuoso New York P.R. Man, Is Dead at 100 He represented the lofty as well as the low. His credits included the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest and the obligatory raincoat to keep a defendant’s cuffed hands covered in a “perp walk.” https://ift.tt/cBAgEo9 https://www.nytimes.com

We’ve Just Seen How Trump Can Be Stopped A majority of Americans oppose both Trump’s adventurism abroad and his aggression at home. Who can unite them? https://ift.tt/573VcMS https://www.nytimes.com

We May Not Agree on Climate, but We All Feel the Heat It’s not just miserable. It hurts productivity, military readiness, agriculture and health. https://ift.tt/t1EJ6ky https://www.nytimes.com

Man on His Honeymoon Is Struck by Lightning and Killed on Florida Beach Just before Jake Rosencranz, 29, of Denver, was struck while standing in ankle-deep water in New Smyrna Beach, two people were struck at a golf course in the area. https://ift.tt/4WysvEg https://www.nytimes.com

The Curtain Drops on Improv Theater for the New York Police Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said a staffing crisis kept her from letting officers participate in a Brooklyn theater group that began after the death of Eric Garner, who died after a police officer put him in a chokehold, in 2014. https://ift.tt/H5TFCw7 https://www.nytimes.com

Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk. https://ift.tt/Fu0AtKy https://www.nytimes.com

With ‘Elio,’ Pixar Has Its Worst Box Office Opening Ever The original space adventure sold about $21 million in tickets at domestic theaters from Thursday night through Sunday, putting new pressure on the once-unstoppable studio. https://ift.tt/TriI5Ro https://www.nytimes.com

Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention The Trump administration remains committed to deporting Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and leading figure in the pro-Palestinian protest movement. https://ift.tt/uyOswSv https://www.nytimes.com

I Love Finding Birds’ Nests, but What’s in Them Troubles Me Birds build nests out of whatever they find. Today, that includes trash. https://ift.tt/NOpjYcE https://www.nytimes.com

Supreme Court Finds Retired Firefighter Cannot Sue for Disability Discrimination In a tangled decision, the justices ruled against a disabled firefighter who sued her former employer for refusing her health benefits after she had retired. https://ift.tt/6XgDLmb https://www.nytimes.com

How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics. https://ift.tt/3AMofeC https://www.nytimes.com

Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say Both sides agreed that the investigation into the death of Ms. Read’s boyfriend, a Boston police officer, was flawed and plagued by unethical and unprofessional conduct. https://ift.tt/k2VpTD6 https://www.nytimes.com

Bear Whose Head Was Stuck for Two Years Is Freed An unwelcome plastic collar was removed from around the neck of a 2-year-old bear. https://ift.tt/3T4eWwz https://www.nytimes.com

After His ICE Arrest, Brad Lander Has the Spotlight. Is It Too Late? Brad Lander received widespread support after his arrest on Tuesday, but it’s unclear how it will affect his third-place campaign for mayor of New York City. https://ift.tt/wvrcNkG https://www.nytimes.com

Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries. https://ift.tt/jcpioY8 https://www.nytimes.com

California Bill Would Bar Officers From Wearing Masks The proposal comes as immigration raids by masked officers have touched off protests in California and elsewhere across the country. https://ift.tt/dKHD3UF https://www.nytimes.com

Louvre Staff’s Work Stoppage Shutters Museum for Hours Visitors were left stranded outside in Paris on Monday after a monthly union meeting led to a wildcat strike over workplace conditions and crowding. https://ift.tt/EdWl4Tk https://www.nytimes.com

Negotiation or Capitulation? How Columbia Got Off Trump’s Hot Seat. The university has largely complied with the administration’s demands, but has adjusted them in meaningful ways. One department offers a window into that effort. https://ift.tt/8KgAWld https://www.nytimes.com

Anti-Tourism Protests in Italy, Portugal and Spain Draw Attention to Quality of Life Issues In Italy, Portugal and Spain, activists used water pistols and a “noisy stroll” of suitcases to draw attention to rising housing costs and the environmental toll of tourism. https://ift.tt/mcQkp4Z https://www.nytimes.com

Tehran Residents Describe Fear, Uncertainty Some Iranian citizens’ early hopes that the conflict would be short-lived were giving way to fear that the violence will not end soon. https://ift.tt/tNqkCMo https://www.nytimes.com

‘I Was Afraid I’d Die’: Iran’s Missiles Rained Down on Tel Aviv At least three people were killed and scores were wounded during an aerial battle over Tel Aviv, as Iranian missiles rained down and Israeli rockets attempted to intercept them. https://ift.tt/ldvoI8Q https://www.nytimes.com

The Ad Industry’s A.I. Reckoning A technological takeover of ad creative could bring both opportunity and disruption. https://ift.tt/2i6qRLU https://www.nytimes.com

At U.N. Conference, Countries Inch Toward Ocean Protection Goal More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week. Experts say thousands more are needed. https://ift.tt/4LChwmE https://www.nytimes.com

She Confronted a History of Enslavers in Her Family. Here’s What Happened. Debra Bruno’s story illuminates the often overlooked history of slavery in the North. https://ift.tt/UG5igIY https://www.nytimes.com

Where the Top N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Stand on Key Issues The New York City mayoral primary is just under three weeks away. Our City Hall bureau chief, Emma Fitzsimmons, highlights the two front-runners and their plans for the three main issues for voters. https://ift.tt/vkMzD7L https://www.nytimes.com

Flights Grounded at Boston’s Logan Airport After JetBlue Plane Rolls Off Runway A ground stop was in place at the airport, its operator said, after a JetBlue plane veered into a grassy area after landing. There were no injuries, an official said. https://ift.tt/iRxJpAQ https://www.nytimes.com

Today’s Anti-Trump Demonstrators Carry a Political Burden Today’s anti-ICE, pro-immigration demonstrators are dragging the burden of how politics worked under Joe Biden’s presidency. https://ift.tt/I2eBnM9 https://www.nytimes.com

Voters Head to the Polls in Key Primaries for New Jersey Governor Winners of Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican matchups in New Jersey will compete in November to be governor. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. https://ift.tt/DZJgp9L https://www.nytimes.com

Apple Introduces ‘Liquid Glass’ Design and iOS 26 at WWDC 2025 The company also introduced artificial intelligence in its devices in the opening presentation of a company conference. https://ift.tt/rBXxZ0R https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

6 Dead After Plane Crashes Off Coast Near San Diego, F.A.A. Says The U.S. Coast Guard said the aircraft went down about three miles west of Point Loma on Sunday. https://ift.tt/LQf4U3z https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Your Costco Membership Card? No, It Is Not a Replacement for Real ID. The T.S.A. is reminding travelers that Costco cards are not on their own going to get you through security. “Can’t fly on hot dogs and hope,” the agency said. https://bit.ly/45OPHHB https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs Sickens Dozens The outbreak has been tied to multiple brown organic and brown cage-free egg brands distributed to grocery stores in seven states, officials said. https://bit.ly/4krvcVX https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Ferris Bueller’s Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?’ Worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the vest could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s. https://bit.ly/3FNNstv https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Air Quality in Toronto and Montreal Suffers From Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Parts of Canada are seeing some of their most unhealthy air yet, and the smoke is likely to move over the United States again this weekend. https://bit.ly/45Qh18e https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

There’s an Effective Way to Deter Rhino Poachers, a New Study Finds Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in high demand in some parts of Asia. https://bit.ly/4dZ7UV6 https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Israel Says It Made Record Weapons Sales Abroad While Fighting War The exports show how Israel is pursuing new markets as its forces battle on multiple fronts. https://bit.ly/3FH1InN https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

It’s Not Just Poor Rains Causing Drought. The Atmosphere Is ‘Thirstier.’ Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows. https://bit.ly/4kJiYHO https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets the Upper Midwest Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and parts of Nebraska and Michigan were under air quality alerts on Tuesday, with advisories for more vulnerable groups to stay indoors or limit outdoor activity. https://bit.ly/3HqMGmL https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Jonathan Joss, ‘King of the Hill’ Voice Actor, Is Fatally Shot by Neighbor, Police Say A neighbor in San Antonio who opened fire on the actor during a dispute was charged with murder, the authorities said. Mr. Joss also appeared in “Parks and Recreation.” https://bit.ly/3HmPYaI https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Why Politics Feels So Cruel Right Now Three Opinion writers on the death of empathy in America. https://bit.ly/4jtAf6U https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Snack Maker Sues Aldi Grocery Chain Over Look-Alike Product Packaging Mondelez International, a corporate giant behind the name-brand versions of many snacks, contends that Aldi is mimicking its packaging to dupe customers. https://bit.ly/4dIuIYN https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Party Activists in California Aren’t Sold on a Harris Run for Governor Kamala Harris did not appear in person at a California state Democratic convention, leaving delegates to wonder how seriously she is considering running and whether it would be wise. https://bit.ly/3Hj9hBy https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

Alaska Man Survives Being Pinned Face Down by a 700-Pound Boulder Rescuers found Kell Morris with hypothermia, wavering in and out of consciousness, face down in a creek, with a boulder on his back and his wife holding his head out of the water. https://ift.tt/lRkTAEC https://www.nytimes.com

What to Know About Canada’s Wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are already seeing air quality deteriorate because of smoke from the fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. https://ift.tt/Ug250xt https://www.nytimes.com