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Tyler Shane

The 7 Best Kitchen Scales Reviewed by a Former Chocolatier (2025)

Everyone should have a food scale in the kitchen, whether you’re a baker or not. We asked a former chocolatier to test several—these are her favorites.

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Taylor Robinson

Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks: Where to Watch in NYC

The Macy’s celebration, replete with 80,000 firework shells and 11 new pyrotechnic effects, returns to the East River after heading over to the Hudson in 2024.

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Muktita Suhartono

Can Indonesia Afford Prabowo’s Free School Lunch Program?

Indonesia’s president promised free meals for every student in the country. But unemployment is rising, and some analysts say he’s making matters worse.

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Mohana Ravindranath

How Drinking Alcohol Affects You in Older Age

Alcohol can present health problems for even light or occasional drinkers.

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Evan Gorelick

Sizing Up the Debt

We explain how economists evaluate the national debt.

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Noah Millman

What Are Republicans Thinking With Such a Reckless Bill? Maybe This.

A tax move from the Reagan era might explain what’s going on now.

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Kate Shaw, William Baude and Stephen I. Vladeck

‘There’s Just Too Much Lawlessness’: Three Legal Experts on an Embattled Supreme Court

Grading how the Supreme Court has done so far in Trump 2.0.

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Stefanos Chen

Mamdani’s Win Has Put Buses in the Spotlight. Should They Be Free?

The lowly New York City bus is getting new attention thanks to Zohran Mamdani’s vow to make the service free for all. But can free also mean fast?

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Jack Healy

After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

Adelita Grijalva remains heavily favored to win the House seat of her late father, Raúl Grijalva, but youthful challengers and tired voters are asking why change is so hard for Democrats.

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Neil Vigdor

Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV’s Boyhood Home

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.

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Elisabetta Povoledo

The Pope Returns to Castel Gandolfo for Summer. And There Will Be Tennis.

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

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Nataliya Vasilyeva

Chechnya’s Strongman Is Visibly Ailing. The Russian Region Is Bracing for Succession.

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been noticeably absent from view, while grooming his teenage son for the future.

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Ali Watkins

Diogo Jota, Liverpool Soccer Star, Dies in Car Crash at 28

Mr. Jota and his brother André Filipe, 26, died in Spain, the authorities said. The crash came two weeks after the Portuguese player’s wedding.

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Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios

The Site of the Jonestown Massacre Is Opening to Tourists

Both American survivors of the mass suicide and murder and Guyanese have criticized the tour. But defenders say the site offers important lessons.

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Liz Alderman and Violette Franchi

Hit by Trump’s Tariffs, French Clothing Maker Saint James Puts Shipping on Hold

Hit by President Trump’s tariffs, the Saint James clothing factory has put its inventory of striped shirts and sweaters intended for U.S. retailers in its warehouse in France.

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Hamed Aleaziz

Illegal Border Crossings Plunge to Lowest Level in Decades

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

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Alan Feuer

Abrego Garcia Was Beaten and Tortured in El Salvador Prison, Lawyers Say

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was made to kneel overnight, denied bathroom access and confined in an overcrowded cell with bright lights and no windows, his lawyers say.

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Ted Conover

Democrats Denied This City Had a Gang Problem. The Truth Is Complicated.

Trump’s claim that Venezuelan criminals took over Aurora, Colorado, became a rationale for his immigration crackdown. What really happened there?

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David Fucillo

NFL trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Thursday edition

Think you can figure out what NFL player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

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