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The American Sunisa Lee, a gymnast whose joints are under constant strain, practices on the beam at the Olympics in Paris, July 28, 2024. With years of fractures, surgeries, hardware and pain, Olympians can list their injuries as readily as their achievements. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
Olympics
The New York Times

How the Olympics breaks athletes’ bodies

With years of fractures, surgeries, hardware and pain, Olympians can list their injuries as readily as their achievements.

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Before you look for the perfectly ripe watermelon, you want to listen.
Food
The New York Times

The one thing watermelon experts do to pick sweet ones

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. It’s hard to pick a good watermelon. Here are some tips from the experts.

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It’s not too soon to ask what purpose expected retaliation will serve in the context of Israel’s five wars.
Opinion
The New York Times

Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank, Yemen and Iran: Israel’s five wars

BRET STEPHENS: The world will soon know the shape and scale of Israel’s response to Hezbollah, but it’s not too soon to ask what purpose it will serve in the context of Israel’s five wars.

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Former President Donald Trump reaches to touch his ear as he speaks at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.
The New York Times
The New York Times

Trump agrees to be interviewed by FBI on shooter

Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of its investigation into the motives of the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate him.

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China initially lagged behind the United States in the race for AI technology. But there’s been a shift.
Technology
The New York Times

How China is closing the AI gap with the rest of the world

While the United States has had a head start on AI development, China is catching up. In recent weeks, several Chinese companies have unveiled AI technologies that rival leading American systems.

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An aerial view of the Butler Farm Show grounds where gunman Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally.
USA
The New York Times

Gunman at Trump rally often a step ahead of Secret Service

Text messages provide the most detailed picture yet of the hours before the Trump assassination attempt. And reveal the gunman aroused police suspicion more than 90 minutes before the shooting.

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Since at least 1960, every Olympic host has spent more than planned.
Olympics
The New York Times

Why is it so hard to host the Olympics within budget?

Since at least 1960, every Olympic host has spent more than planned. 

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A new poll has shown that Vice President Kamala Harris begins her sprint for the presidency in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump.
Politics
The New York Times

New polls reveal gap between Harris and Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris begins a 103-day sprint for the presidency from a position that could not have been comprehended before US President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

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Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret battle with three of his children.
World
The New York Times

The secret battle for the succession of the Murdoch empire

Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret legal battle against three of his children over the future of the family’s media empire, as he moves to preserve it as a conservative political force after his death.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Does Beyoncé granting Kamala Harris permission to use her song mean something more?
USA
The New York Times

Will Beyoncé endorse Harris? She let her use her song

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Does Beyoncé granting Kamala Harris permission to use her song mean something more?

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Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer sued the NCAA after it allowed transgender women to participate in women’s college sports.
World
The New York Times

The voices young conservatives are listening to online

By the time former President Donald Trump joined TikTok in June, conservative content was flourishing on the social media platform, known for its grip on young people. Here’s who they’re listening to.

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The research on how sugar substitutes affect our bodies is preliminary, complex and sometimes contradictory.
Health
The New York Times

Are artificial sweeteners safer than sugar?

The research on how sugar substitutes affect our bodies is preliminary, complex and sometimes contradictory.

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FILE President Joe Biden walks to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Madison, Wis., July 5, 2024. Democrats greeted Bidens departure from the presidential race with an avalanche of cash, donating more than $30 million online on Sunday, July 21, and making it the single biggest day for online Democratic contributions since the 2020 election with hours still to go. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
World
The New York Times

Democrats donate more than $50m online after Biden’s exit

Democrats greeted President Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race with an avalanche of cash, donating more than $50 million online.

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In the leaked call Trump said the shot was like ‘the world’s biggest mosquito’.
World
The New York Times

‘World’s largest mosquito’: Trump call on assassination

A now-deleted video has surfaced showing former President Donald Trump describing the attempt on his life to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the day after the assassination attempt.

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A photo provided by Jesse Pope shows Cody Jay Pope, right, with him in 2012. The authorities found the body of Cody Jay Pope, a 41-year-old Minnesota man who had disappeared two days earlier after saving his son and stepdaughter from the swift-moving Mississippi River, near Elk River, Minnesota.
USA
The New York Times

‘Hero’ dad dies after rescuing his kids from flooded river

A Minnesota man who disappeared while rescuing his two young children from the rain-swollen Mississippi River was found dead by authorities, ending an extensive two-day search.

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