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Summer’s Best Beach Reads

ELISABETH EGAN

If you happen to be near a body of water (salt, fresh, chlorinated or otherwise), here are the books you’ll need.

Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis

ED AUGUSTIN AND LISETTE POOLE GONZÁLEZ

The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.

$140,000 E.V.s and Heritage Gold: The Rise of China’s Homegrown Luxury Market

JOY DONG

As China’s economy slows, consumers are increasingly turning to domestic luxury products, challenging the dominance of long-established European brands.

Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script

CHICO HARLAN

Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.

Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?

ADAM LIPTAK

The nation’s founding document has a blind spot. Trump is making it visible.

He Name-Drops Ocasio-Cortez in His Bid for Congress. She Doesn’t Talk About Him at All.

KELLEN BROWNING

Saikat Chakrabarti, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s former chief of staff, is running in San Francisco to succeed Representative Nancy Pelosi, whom Mr. Chakrabarti irked with an incendiary tweet seven years ago.

Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won’t Be Easy

JENNY GROSS

An agreement to reopen the waterway would be followed by a complicated process of navigating a backlog of vessels stranded for nearly three months.

Trump’s Self-Indulgent Streak Deepens G.O.P. Fears He Is Risking Losses in Midterms

SHANE GOLDMACHER AND PATRICIA MAZZEI

“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.

Late pass sends Rosenqvist past Malukas for closest Indy 500 win in history

He found a way past the Team Penske driver to win by a margin of 0.0233 seconds.

Forest ranger details dramatic cave rescue of man stuck in crevice

A man hiking in Canaan, New York, was rescued after being stuck in a crevice in a cave for hours.

At an LA Costco, Skateboarding and Learning About Loss

CONOR DOUGHERTY AND JAKE MICHAELS

We’re all going to die. But first — just one more trick.

As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words

DAVID STREITFELD

The American pope wants to take artificial intelligence down a notch. Is he challenging the tech companies, or will tech take over the papacy?

Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits

MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ AND ZACH MONTAGUE

For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I., and their filings are consuming more and more bandwidth.

Body of missing student found after weekslong search: Police

An independently organized search party located the body of Murry (Alexis) Foust in the city of Wilder, Covington police said Sunday.

What Are the Abraham Accords, Trump’s 2020 Mideast Deals?

VIVIAN NEREIM, AMELIA NIERENBERG AND TYLER PAGER

The diplomatic agreements normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries. Now, as part of the peace talks with Iran, Mr. Trump wants other states to join.