A 5th Summer Heat Wave Will Hit Europe This Week. Here’s What to Know.

The latest heat wave is the fifth to batter European countries since May as scientists warn that the continent is warming faster than any other.

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How the Bayeux Tapestry Got to the British Museum

French art experts insisted the fragile 900-year-old masterpiece could never travel. Political will, cutting-edge engineering and unorthodox diplomacy proved them wrong.

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A Side Effect of the Iran War: Electric Motorcycles Are Soaring

With gas prices high, people in developing countries are racing to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.

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The Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos

VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touched.

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Muggy Heat and Storms Continue to Grip the U.S., but an End Is in Sight

Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards.

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A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress

Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes in a new book that the separation of church and state is in grave danger.

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2 Die After Boat Overturns in New York Harbor

Police divers found a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby in the water near Liberty Island. A man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.

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Lindsey Graham Loved to Gab With Reporters. His Sister Won’t.

Senator Darline Graham, who took her brother’s place after his death and is now seeking to succeed him, has mostly declined to answer questions from reporters at the Capitol.

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New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.

The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.

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A Naked Bicycle Protest Is Also a Party. Is That Bad?

A split among protest groups has led to dueling rides, which combine nudity and cycling in the name of change.

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Why Cyclospora Symptoms May Come and Go

Health experts are trying to understand how the food-borne parasite can cause symptoms that come and go, sometimes for weeks.

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