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What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio

The state of the American Dream looks very different from inside a role-playing event deep in the woods of Poland.

They were on the plane when Trump secretly left. Here’s what they noticed.

The journalists traveling with the president had no idea he had secretly switched planes due to a perceived threat from Iran. Now some say the operation has left them questioning whether the White House considered their safety.

By Scott Nover and Dan Lamothe

Shocking death of former professor reverberates at Cambridge — and well beyond

The death of Jason Arday, 41, came a little more than a week after he resigned from his post at the university amid accusations of plagiarism that ignited a culture-war firestorm.

By Steve Hendrix

Virginia State University’s campus in 2023. (USA Today Network/Reuters Connect)

Shooting at VSU injures 5, hours after freshmen welcome event

The shootings, which happened near campus residence halls, remain under investigation. One person is in critical condition.

By John Woodrow Cox

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Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman’s nightmare.

A Wyoming woman alleges in a federal lawsuit that her stepfather used the Grok chatbot to transform a childhood photo into child sexual abuse material.

By Nitasha Tiku and Faiz Siddiqui

Election 2026

Seth Bodnar, the independent candidate for Montana’s open Senate seat, during a parade on July 2. (Getty Images)

Democrats abandon Senate races in deep-red states, boosting independents

Democratic Senate nominees in Nebraska, Idaho and South Dakota dropped out, clearing the way for independents. But Alani Bankhead in Montana declined to join them.

By Ben Binday

The interior of the New Reich Chancellery bunker in 2007. (Reiner Janick)

A Nazi bunker stands in the way of Berlin’s housing plans

A plan to build apartments over the bunker is igniting debate on how Germany should address its complex history under Adolf Hitler.

By Maegan Vazquez

Tourists in Rome’s sun. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Summer Living

Linen or cotton: Which fabric keeps you cooler in sticky summer heat?

We asked three fabric scientists to explain.

By Nicolás Rivero

8 easy high-protein dinners for busy weeknights

These satisfying meals are flavorful, nutritious and pack in at least 30 grams of protein per serving.

By Victoria Caruso

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When America’s budget will break, disastrously

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Putin just showed the world how afraid he is of his own people

Leana S. Wen

This important cancer prevention tool is tragically underused

Editorial Board

Medicaid needs stronger work requirements

Julia R. Cartwright

An MIT economist exposes liberalism’s self-inflicted wounds

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Mamdani’s own supporters caught up in his vilification of the rich

Edith Pritchett

Cartoon: A mosquito victory

Letters to the Editor

Removing problematic monuments simplifies American history

Benjamin Rothove

A Wisconsin city spent millions on a grocery store. It didn’t go well.

Steven Greenhut

A new In-N-Out branch is running into an absurd roadblock

Kathleen Parker

‘Do something’: This Kansas pastor might turn a GOP Senate seat blue

George F. Will

Imagine Michigan’s new hide-the-grades policy in a Wolverines practice

The hottest D.C. party? Eating apples in a park.

Democrats approve 2028 primary calendar that puts South Carolina first

How to beat an earthquake: The Colombian city where no one died

ColumnPhilip Kennicott

Closing the Kennedy Center may be the best of bad options

It’s the summer of Michael Jackson, again

I developed a sun allergy out of nowhere. It’s more common than you think.

Many treatments promise relief from tinnitus. Here’s what actually helps.

Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of birthday messages as he turns 1 on Sunday

They were on the plane when Trump secretly left. Here’s what they noticed.

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Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences

What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio

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Congress must stop the politicization of peer review and American science

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A new playbook for controlling universities

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