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WATCH: Video shows harrowing effort to rescue victims from flooded cave

Five people were located alive yesterday, but rescue divers say getting them out will not be easy as crews search for two remaining miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.

4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Howard Lutnick

ANA SWANSON AND MICHAEL ROTHFELD

The New York Times examined the dealings of 818 companies controlled by the U.S. commerce secretary, documenting a history of bare-knuckle tactics that extended into his time in government.

‘Vibrant as Ever’: Harvard’s Jewish Life Thrives as Trump Investigates

MARK ARSENAULT

Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere.

James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally

J. DAVID GOODMAN

Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest in Texas for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton.

Happy, Bronx Zoo Elephant at Center of Animal Rights Case, Is Dead at 55

ED SHANAHAN

Activists had sued in a bid to secure her the fundamental human right to bodily liberty. Zoo officials said she was well cared for and called the lawsuit frivolous.

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes, Further Threatening Negotiations

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The U.S. military said Iran had launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had targeted an unspecified U.S. base in retaliation for earlier strikes.

These Are Some of the Trump Justice Dept.’s Targets

FRANCESCA REGALADO

When he returned to office, President Trump vowed revenge against those he said had challenged or defied him. Here’s an incomplete list of the people his Justice Department has targeted.

'Out of control': Doctors on the front line of Ebola outbreak speak out

Doctors at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo told ABC News that the deadly virus is still spreading at an alarming rate.

Mamdani Vowed to Back Espaillat. Now He May Endorse a D.S.A. Challenger.

SALLY GOLDENBERG AND MAYA KING

The mayor is seriously considering getting behind Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist challenging Representative Adriano Espaillat in an Upper Manhattan House primary.

What’s Inside New York’s $269 Billion Budget: Second-Home Tax, Restrictions on ICE and More

GRACE ASHFORD

Gov. Kathy Hochul used the budget as a vehicle for policy initiatives, including a new second-home tax and a push to make the state less hospitable to ICE agents.

Inflation hits highest level in nearly 3 years, Fed's preferred gauge shows

Inflation rose for the second consecutive month as the Iran war drove up gas prices.

The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer

Memoirs, histories, true crime, investigations and much more.

Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate

Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" watching her husband, former President Joe Biden, in the 2024 presidential debate.

The Novels Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer

New fiction from Maggie O’Farrell, Ann Patchett, Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and much more.

I Tried to Sell My House With A.I.

STUART A. THOMPSON

Over five frantic days, I gambled my family’s life savings on a hunch that A.I. could outperform a real estate agent.