Iran Gets Major Economic Lifeline for Minimal Concessions in Initial Deal

The agreement delays the most difficult steps for Iran for later talks, while granting it crucial benefits.A satellite image of Kharg Island, a crucial Iranian oil hub. The deal grants Iran waivers to begin exporting its oil even before the negotiation of a final agreement on its nuclear program.

Y Yeganeh Torbati

Ukraine Strikes Moscow Refinery in Large-Scale Drone Attack

The attack, which shut down the capital’s airports for several hours, was part of an escalating campaign to bring the conflict home to Russians.The scene over the area of an oil refinery on the outskirts of Moscow on Thursday.

P Paul Sonne and Nataliya Vasilyeva

While Knicks Fans Celebrate, a New York Artist Fumes

After the Knicks promoted Gavin Snider’s watercolor painting in the wake of their N.B.A. title, one of the most famous artists on social media posted an uncannily similar work.

Z Zachary Small and Frank Reneau

Colorado Governor Overruled His Own Clemency Board to Release Tina Peters

Two members of Gov. Jared Polis’s board that reviews commutation requests came forward to say the secretive panel had twice rejected the release of Tina Peters, convicted of election tampering.Hannah Proff and Azra Taslimi, two Denver lawyers who serve on Colorado’s 11-person clemency advisory board

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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System

The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.A data-collecting buoy off the Carolina coast. The National Science Foundation was planning to begin removing hundreds of ocean instruments that measure ocean data this m

M Maxine Joselow

The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died

The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it.The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire, England, in May.

L Lynsey Chutel

Barack Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago

Thursday’s opening drew four former presidents, as well as Bruce Springsteen, Bono and Jennifer Hudson. Chicago has seen years of planning and legal fights.The Obama family onstage at the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony in Chicago on Thursday.

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Supreme Court Narrows Law Banning Drug Users From Owning Guns

The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal gun law violated the Second Amendment.Ali Hemani’s suburban home was raided by federal agents in August 2022 after his family had come under suspicion because of its ties to Ir

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