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Ozzy Osbourne Plays His ‘Final Song’ With Black Sabbath

The metal luminary, 76, took the stage with his original bandmates at a farewell festival in his Birmingham, England, hometown on Saturday night.

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Fans filled Villa Park, a stadium in Birmingham, England, on Saturday to honor Ozzy Osbourne.
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Can Australia Pull Off Barring Children From Social Media?

A law that restricts social media use to people 16 and over goes into effect in December, but much about it remains unclear or undecided.

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Australia hopes, by December, to remove more than a million young teens from social media.
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

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Texas officials have blamed the Weather Service for issuing forecasts on Wednesday that underestimated how much rain was coming. But the staffing shortages present a more complicated picture.
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Khamenei Appears in Public for First Time Since Israel War Began

The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life.

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A photograph released by Iran’s state media on Saturday showing Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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A Lifetime After Fleeing the Nazis, They Tell Their Stories

Thousands of Jewish children fled to Britain and other European countries in the 1938-39 rescue mission known as the Kindertransport. Seven recall their journeys, and what came next.

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Elon Musk Says He Will Start a New Political Party

The tech billionaire, who has publicly feuded with President Trump, wrote on social media that he would be creating “the America Party,” though he hadn’t yet filed paperwork.

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For weeks, Elon Musk has teased that he would start a new political party if President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill passed.
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Trump Says He Will Start Talks With China on TikTok Deal

President Trump has declined to enforce a statutory ban of the popular social media app while his administration negotiates a deal for an American company to acquire it.

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President Donald Trump speaks with the media on board Air Force One Friday evening.
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How Many Dates Should You Go On Before You Start Talking About Money?

Couples tend to dance around discussing how much they earn or owe early in a relationship. But experts agree that talking about money sooner is better than later.

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Kooshan Dunn, left, and his husband, Aaron Dunn, didn’t have conversations about money until two to three years into their relationship.
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Israel to Send Delegation to Qatar for Talks on Gaza Truce

The decision came after Hamas said it had responded positively to an American-backed cease-fire proposal. President Trump says he hopes for a truce as soon as next week.

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A man inspecting damage after an Israeli strike in central Gaza on Friday. The war has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and reduced much of the territory to rubble.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke

In solo dissents this term, the justice accused the conservative majority of lawless bias. On the term’s last day, Justice Amy Coney Barrett fired back.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has emerged as a forceful critic of her conservative colleagues and, lately, their approach to the Trump agenda.
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Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order

The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity.

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Valiasr Square in Tehran last month. Analysts expect Iran to use the BRICS summit as an opportunity to shore up more explicit support from the group.
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Virginia Has Become a Hotbed for Immigration Arrests

Lawyers and advocates have theories as to why immigration arrests have accelerated in Virginia at a rate more than that of almost any other state.

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Immigration agents take a man from El Salvador into custody in Herndon, Va., in January.
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The Cost of Victory: Israel Overpowered Its Foes, but Deepened Its Isolation

It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, have undercut Israel’s standing among the world’s democracies.

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Demonstrators outside the headquarters of the governing Likud party in June in Tel Aviv demanding the return of hostages held in Gaza.
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Combs’s Racketeering Acquittal Was a Rare Misfire for a Powerful Law

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some defense lawyers say prosecutors use it unfairly.

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Since the #MeToo movement, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been used to prosecute high-profile men for sexual abuse.
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Superhero Movies Dominated the Box Office, but Not the Top 100 List

The notable exceptions — “The Dark Knight” and “Black Panther” — stood out among the many sequels and spinoffs.

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Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther,” one of two superhero movies to make the recent New York Times list of the 100 best films of the 21st century.
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Violence at Synagogue and Restaurant Unnerves Jews in Melbourne

Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.

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Rabbi Dovid Gutnick walking past fire damage to the exterior of the East Melbourne Synagogue on Saturday.
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China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths

Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.

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The artificial lake of sludge is contaminated with lead, cadmium and other heavy metals, including traces of radioactive thorium, according to technical papers by Chinese scholars.
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China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.

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The Bayan Obo mine produces rare earth metals and iron ore in Inner Mongolia, China. It is pictured here in July 2011.
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Oasis Starts Its World Tour With Cardiff Concert

Liam and Noel Gallagher put aside their brotherly rivalry to play the first date of their band’s long-awaited comeback tour in Cardiff, Wales.

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Oasis fans in Cardiff, Wales, on Friday. Anticipation for the band’s first reunion show has been building in the city.
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