Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff.

Reformist Candidate Wins Iran’s Presidential Election

A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.

In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit

To help make the Olympic Games in Paris greener, Le Pavé, a manufacturing start-up, is making podiums and stadium seating out of recycled plastic.

Inside the Factory Turning Trash Into Olympic Podiums

As more foreigners, especially Americans, visit or move to Mexico City, some taco shops have lowered the heat in their sauces. Not everyone is happy.

Can Foreigners Handle the Heat? Mexico City Debates Milder Salsas.

After last week’s devastating debate performance, the president’s prime-time interview with ABC News was an exercise in not just damage control but reality control.

Crisis? What Crisis? Biden Rejects Democratic Pessimism.

New York officials believe a robotic companion called ElliQ, which can discuss complicated subjects, is helping older residents feel less alone. Critics are concerned about data collection.

For Older People Who Are Lonely, Is the Solution a Robot Friend?

Can my son learn from the example of the robot controlling the steering wheel? Or should it be the other way around?

Two Young Drivers Take the Wheel. One, a Teen. The Other, a Tesla.

Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers posted disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.

Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School

Both have gotten caught up in fights over plastic packaging. When Costco recently tried to trim its plastic use by selling rotisserie chickens in bags, some shoppers disapproved.

What Do Bagged Chickens Have to Do With Sliced Cheese?

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, July 6, 2024.

Quotation of the Day: Chris Evert Beat Cancer. Then It Came Back. So She Beat It Again.

She makes children laugh during the week, but on Sundays it’s her turn to enjoy herself: movies, fancy treats and museum trips with her 6-year-old son.

How Kaitlin Becker, Meekah From ‘Blippi,’ Spends Her Sundays

Junia Lin Jonsdottir helped create the romantic visual world inhabited by her sister, the singer-songwriter Laufey. Please stop asking if she’s jealous.

When Your Identical Twin Wins a Grammy

Growth in electric vehicle sales has been slowing, but the Italian luxury carmaker is stepping up investment and setting ambitious targets.

As the E.V. Revolution Slows, Ferrari Enters the Race

Prospective buyers should limit any offer to the value of a property as they see it.

Making an Offer: When Is It Lowballing, and When Is It Just a Fair Price?

The former “Glee” star turned a childhood fascination with game shows into a TV gig. “I could do it forever,” she says.

Jane Lynch Loves Being the ‘Weakest Link’ Host and Not a Contestant

Many Americans plan to donate their organs for transplants or their bodies for medical science. Few realize that there’s a growing need for their brains, too.

Your Brain Holds Secrets. Scientists Want to Find Them.

Trump’s refusal to quit in 2016 won’t work for the incumbent in 2024.

Why Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayers

These Palestinians say Arabs and Jews can live in peace.

Meet the Followers of Martin Luther King Jr. in the West Bank

The president just doesn’t see that it’s time to take the win.

Joe Biden’s Blind Spot

The danger to migrants while crossing the Mediterranean is well documented, but an earlier phase of their trek, across the Sahel and the Sahara, is deadlier, researchers say in a new report.

Violence, Rape, Thirst, Even Organ Theft: Migrants Face Lethal Risks in Africa

Dozens of activists say they were snatched from their homes or off the streets by hooded, armed men. Some are still missing, and the disappearances have unnerved a nation long seen as a pillar of stability.

After Deadly Protests, Kenyans Tell of Brutal Abductions

All-cash purchases shot up to 64 percent of home sales in the borough. Here’s who’s buying.

In Manhattan Real Estate, Cash Is Everything

In northern Burgundy, services have collapsed and the far-right National Rally has risen.

In the French Countryside, a Deep Discontent Takes Root

Pop culture is serving up dark visions full of labyrinthine bunkers, endless loops and characters who feel hopelessly mired. Welcome to the stucktopia.

Welcome to Stucktopia

Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began.

July 6, 2024

Headlines from July 6, 2024

Reformist Candidate Wins Iran’s Presidential Election

In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit

Inside the Factory Turning Trash Into Olympic Podiums

Can Foreigners Handle the Heat? Mexico City Debates Milder Salsas.

Crisis? What Crisis? Biden Rejects Democratic Pessimism.

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The Tortured Poets Department

The Secret Of Us

One Thing At A Time

Hit Me Hard And Soft

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