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In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges

Presidential elections on Sunday in Romania and Poland halted, or at least slowed, hard-right breakthroughs that many liberals had feared. But discontent with mainstream parties lingers.

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Romanian presidential candidate Nicusor Dan greeting supporters after exit poll results were announced in Bucharest on Sunday.
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The Sean Combs Trial

Plus, President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis.

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Douglas Wigdor, the attorney for Cassie Ventura.
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Will Trump’s Trade War Turn Canada’s Auto-Parts Capital Into a Ghost Town?

President Trump’s tariffs on auto parts are already causing job losses in Windsor, Ontario, the heart of an industry that makes components for vehicles bound for the United States.

A worker fitting clips on plastic auto parts at Stratus Plastics in Windsor, Ontario. Colby Wu, the company’s co-owner, says he has had a hard time getting some U.S. firms to buy from him.
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Israel Announced a New Invasion of Gaza. Is It Bluffing?

After warning of a major ground operation, Israel has bombarded Gaza but has yet to start a big advance. The threat to do so may be an attempt to force Hamas to compromise in cease-fire talks.

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Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after an Israeli operation last week.
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UK and EU Strike Brexit Reset Deal

The agreement includes a new defense partnership and reduced checks on food and drink, removing some trade barriers after months of negotiations.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa at Lancaster House in London, on Monday.
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Pittsburgh’s Mayoral Race Heats Up as Pressure Mounts on Ed Gainey

The Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh on Tuesday has become something of a proxy for the national struggle over the party’s future direction.

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Mayor Ed Gainey of Pittsburgh at a groundbreaking ceremony for a 12-unit affordable housing complex in the Hill District neighborhood.
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How Kara Swisher Scaled Even Higher

The tech journalist and co-host of “Pivot” with Scott Galloway has a novel multimillion-dollar podcast contract with Vox Media, is in talks about a CNN series and has a slew of other ventures.

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“Pivot” co-host Kara Swisher.
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On Education, DeSantis’s Florida Paved the Way for Trump’s America

Once bitter rivals, the president and the governor now share an education agenda they hope will reshape schools across the nation.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has pursued conservative priorities for schools in his state. President Trump is trying to do the same for schools nationwide.
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Israel and Antisemitism Loom Large as Issues in the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

Andrew Cuomo has attacked opponents, including Jewish ones, as antisemitic, while other candidates believe the issue is being used as a weapon to win Jewish voters.

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Zohran Mamdani speaking at the Southeast Queens Mayoral Candidates Forum. His criticisms of Israeli actions in Gaza have rankled some staunch supporters of Israel.
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Markets Head Lower in Wake of Concerns About U.S. Debt

Stocks fell, the dollar slipped and bond yields jumped after a rating downgrade highlighted worries about the cost of President Trump’s policies and the health of the economy.

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Financial markets in Asia and Europe were broadly lower on Monday amid a sell-off of U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar.
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House Republicans Advance Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The Republican hard-liners who had blocked their party’s bill to deliver President Trump’s agenda allowed it to advance after saying they had won some changes. But they still refused to support it.

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Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina was one of the five Republicans who on Friday voted with Democrats against advancing the domestic policy bill out of a key committee and voted “present” on Sunday night.
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What a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Like Biden’s Means for Patients

While prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years.

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Because of recent advances in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer, former President Joe Biden and others who develop metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses are more likely to live longer.
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After a Mexican Navy Ship Crashed Into the Brooklyn Bridge, New Details Emerge

A Mexican Navy ship never intended to sail under the Brooklyn Bridge. U.S. and Mexican officials are investigating what led to the accident that killed two crew members.

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The Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy ship, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge after drifting in the wrong direction.
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Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73

He won five Oscars as a makeup artist on movies in which characters transformed, like “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “White Chicks” and many more.

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Greg Cannom after winning the Academy Award for best makeup for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in 2009. He also won four other Oscars.
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Poland Election: Trzaskowski Wins Critical Vote for President

Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor, appeared to have won the first round of the election. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is hoping his eventual victory will help push through a liberal agenda.

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Rafal Trzaskowski speaking in Sandomierz, Poland, on Sunday.
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Suspect in Palm Springs Explosion at Fertility Clinic Is Said to Have Died in Blast

The suspect, a 25-year-old man, targeted the fertility clinic in the bombing that damaged the facility and several blocks of downtown. Authorities are still looking for a motive.

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Firefighters on the scene on Saturday after an explosion killed one person and injured four others outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, Calif.
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Pope Leo, Taking Helm of a Divided Church, Urges Unity

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled with ancient and symbolic rituals.

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Pope Leo XIV at the end of Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s chief Iran negotiator, offered the clearest outlines of the administration’s position in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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The Trump administration had for weeks been vague about whether Iran would be permitted any capability to produce uranium.
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