NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up

A rescue mission will soon be underway for NASA’s Swift telescope.

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‘Chaos Will Follow’ Ruling Allowing Trump Firings, Dissent Predicts

In a rare dissent from the bench, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said that the Supreme Court undid “centuries of political practice,” and that the court concluded that the federal government had been acting in “open defiance of the Constitution.”

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Naomi Osaka Serves Up a Fashion Slam at Wimbledon

The tennis player once again offered some on-court couture.

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The Court Just Handed Trump a Dangerous New Power

The Supreme Court is bestowing new powers on a president who often behaves as an aspiring autocrat.

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Pride March Caps Joyous New York June, but Anxiety Tempers Hope

The annual celebration began Sunday in a city where many in the L.G.B.T.Q. community are optimistic about their local leaders but face continued challenges from the Trump administration.

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A ‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple- Digit Temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern U.S.

Forecasters warned that temperatures could break records in some areas. The heat is expected to last into the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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Three Firefighters Die as Wildfires Ravage Utah and Colorado

The firefighters died in a blaze in Colorado. Fires have swept the arid border region after a warm winter produced less snow than normal.

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Why Was Keir Starmer So Disastrously Ineffective?

His great achievement was to restore the Labour Party to government. His lack of conviction made him ineffective once he got there.

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Kentucky Declares State of Emergency as Heavy Rain Causes Flooding

Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said the authorities were investigating reports of fatalities as emergency crews rescued people from flooded homes and vehicles.

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Now It’s Fireworks and a Fence Keeping Tourists From the Reflecting Pool

Chain-link fencing now surrounds the pool in preparation for a Fourth of July celebration. It has not stopped people from gawking.

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It’s Ugly. It Costs $640,000. Everyone Is Mad About It but Me.

Ferrari’s new E.V. is being panned by critics, but it ought to be celebrated.

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