A girl, 10, was still missing in the Passaic River on Friday, nearly two days after she was swept away. The body of a boy the same age was recovered earlier; another girl, 11, was rescued. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/n...

Divers Search a New Jersey River for Second of 2 Children They Fear Drowned

A girl, 10, was still missing in the Passaic River on Friday, nearly two days after she was swept away. The body of a boy the same age was recovered earlier; another girl, 11, was rescued.

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Wilson, whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Greek classic influenced the director Christopher Nolan, panned his screenplay for the movie version in an essay for The London Review of Books. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/a...

Emily Wilson’s Pan of ‘The Odyssey’ Ignites a Debate Among Classicists and Commenters

Wilson, whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Greek classic influenced the director Christopher Nolan, panned his screenplay for the movie version in an essay for The London Review of Books.

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An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of charges related to child sexual abuse imagery. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...

Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds

An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of child pornography-related charges. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.

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Fifty-two of the 69 people aboard the plane died when it crashed off Puerto Rico and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...

Pan Am Clipper Endeavor Is Found After Over 70 Years Lost at Sea

Fifty-two of the 69 people aboard the plane died when it crashed off Puerto Rico and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/t...

From Twitter to X: 20 Years of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes

The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.

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FIFA has scheduled both semifinal matches for 3 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday and Wednesday, when many viewers in the United States will be working. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Working From Home. Liquid Lunches. Wink, Wink. Cue the World Cup Semis.

FIFA has scheduled both semifinal matches for 3 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday and Wednesday, when many viewers in the United States will be working.

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Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/b...

Historian Kerri K. Greenidge and Her Book ‘The Grimkes’ Come Under Fire

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

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The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said that it had discovered irregularities in exam results of knowledge tests. It did not specify what they were. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/u...

California Orders Thousands of Drivers to Retake Rules of the Road Test

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The companies also agreed to donate more than 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits in 17 states that joined the federal government in the antitrust action. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/b...

Egg Producers to Pay $3.3 Million to Settle Federal Price-Fixing Lawsuit

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Investigators were asking for information from people who attended the Electric Forest music festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Western Michigan. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...

Newborn’s Body Is Found in a Portable Bathroom at a Music Festival in Michigan

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A man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy was critically injured when he ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo outside Cambridge, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/w...

Man Forced Boy, 3, Into Crocodile Pen at English Zoo, Police Say

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The network agreed to pay a licensing fee for an undisclosed amount to Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which is donating the money to charity. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

Colbert Used a ‘Peanuts’ Tune on His Finale. CBS Will Pay.

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A cash box containing about $80 was stolen from two siblings in Boston during the robbery, which occurred in broad daylight, the police and family members said. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...

14-Year-Old Is Charged With Armed Robbery of Boston Lemonade Stand

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The grass that was vandalized on the National Mall with “86 47” stains appears to have been dyed or recolored, aerial footage of tonight’s UFC fight event at the White House shows

The Knicks cancelled their morning charter on Delta back to Westchester County Airport. Looks like they opted to return home sooner, with a special carry-on in tow

The vandalism was the latest in a spate of apparent demonstrations involving the slang term, which the Trump administration says is a reference to assassinating the president. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

Grass on the National Mall Is Vandalized With ‘86 47’ Stains

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A federal judge in Mississippi also imposed fines and canceled a civil trial, removing all four lawyers from the case. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

Robin Pendery, 33, who was part of a climbing patrol, was near a camp at about 14,000 feet on the mountain in Alaska when she fell, the National Park Service said. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...

Park Ranger Dies After Falling Into a Crevasse on Mt. McKinley

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The actor’s monologue drew condemnation from figures including David N. Dinkins, New York’s first Black mayor. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/a...

Ted Danson Apologizes for Blackface Roast of Whoopi Goldberg in 1993

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Lumen Field is now Seattle Stadium on Apple Maps for the World Cup, which has also displaced the pro shop of the Super Bowl champion Seahawks

The health secretary wrangled two nonvenomous snakes while visiting Florida in a video that drew widespread attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Keeps Picking Up Snakes. Is He Doing It Right?

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Employees of a dealership in Olathe, Kan., found the nest, which is protected under federal law, on top of one of the truck’s tires. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...

A Ford Truck, Home to Newborn Robins, Is Stuck at a Kansas Car Dealer

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The roller coaster, one of the oldest in the country, was idle last summer but it is set to reopen on Memorial Day weekend after a major restoration. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/n...

Playland’s Dragon Coaster, Nearing 100, Roars Back From Its Slumber

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The establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest while it is suing the state in federal court. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

Omaha Bar Is Not a Barbershop, State Barber Board Tells a Bar Named ‘Barber Shop’

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Erin Stewart was facing intense scrutiny over her use of a city credit card when she was mayor of New Britain, Conn. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/n...

A Top Connecticut Republican, Accused of Fraud, Ends Her Bid for Governor

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Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid’s early days. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/h...

Hantavirus Is Nothing Like Coronavirus, but It’s Bringing Some ‘Covid P.T.S.D.’

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M.I.A. made the comments at a concert in Dallas, drawing boos from the audience and criticism online. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/a...

Kid Cudi Fires M.I.A. From Tour After Onstage Comments About Immigrants

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A former employee returned to a franchise in Grapevine, Texas, to process 800 phony refunds to his credit cards, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Chick-fil-A Bilked for $80,000 in Fake Mac-and-Cheese Refunds, Police Say

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Many of the deaths were attributed to a lack of heat at an unauthorized warehouse that Sloth World was using, officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

31 Sloths Acquired by an Orlando Animal Attraction Died, Officials Say

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Ms. Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, was at a restaurant in Washington with her family when her bag was taken with $3,000 and her security badge inside. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Man Who Stole Kristi Noem’s Purse Gets 3 Years in Prison

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