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The Shattering of Wednesday Mass: Minnesota Parish Reels From Attack
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August 29, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time

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Trump Targets Agencies Long Seen as Above Politics. Critics See Big Risks.

Trump officials say the president is within his rights to fire officials who do not share his agenda.

The Shattering of Wednesday Mass: Minnesota Parish Reels From Attack

Annunciation Catholic Church and School has been a neighborhood anchor in Minneapolis for more than a century.

Trump Administration Plans Immigration Crackdown in Chicago

The plans involve sending in hundreds of homeland security officers and using a naval base as a staging area.

Editors’ Picks

Their Beach Home Is a Driveway

Tucked among exclusive real estate, a family’s 18-foot-wide strip of land is not just an oceanside parking spot. It’s their legacy.

Opinion | The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming

The firing of the C.D.C. director is the latest in a series of questionable decisions.

World

2 Weeks After Trump Talks, Russia Bombards Kyiv, Killing at Least 23

The strikes, which hit a five-story apartment building, a shopping mall and buildings used by European governments, were the largest on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit.

Russian Drones Are Flying Over U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany, Officials Say

U.S. and European military officials are increasingly concerned about the flights, even as Russian acts of sabotage have declined.

U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years

With the decades-old peacekeeping mission set to expire, the U.N. Security Council chose to extend it through 2026, then gradually withdraw the forces the following year.

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U.S.

The Other Victims in School Shootings: The Children Who Survive

Children who survive school shootings deal with a host of complex feelings, ranging from anxiety and grief to guilt and shame.

Mississippi Museum Acquires Gun Linked to Emmett Till’s Murder

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum put the gun on display Thursday, soon after the federal government released thousands of pages of records on the Till case.

How a Beautiful Summer Day on Lake Tahoe Suddenly Turned Deadly

An analysis of the turbulent weather that caught people off guard, flipping over boats and killing eight people.

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Politics

Fed Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over Attempted Dismissal

Lisa Cook, who has not been charged with a crime, sought to retain her position, arguing her firing was “unprecedented and illegal.”

Trump and Democrats Float Unusual Midterm Conventions

Both parties appear to be weighing gatherings that would gin up excitement for candidates in 2026 — and give a major platform for ambitious politicians hoping to lead the parties in 2028.

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Business

Trump Fires Member of Board That Approves Railroad Mergers

Robert E. Primus received an email from the White House terminating his position, but he said he would continue his duties.

Nothing Could Topple the ‘Queen of Heels.’ Then Trump Came Along.

The president’s steep tariffs and erratic moves have turned manufacturing abroad into a minefield, even for entrepreneurs who set up in countries viewed as safe alternatives to China.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Getting an A.I. Glow Up. Cue the Pitchforks.

The classic film was “enhanced” using A.I. tools so that it could be an immersive experience at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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Arts

Trump Signs Executive Order to Make ‘Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’

The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.

The Comedian as Master Troll

Louisa Melcher and Andrew Fox represent a new kind of comedy star: They wield obnoxiousness and alienation for humor — as long as you’re in on the joke.

Looted by Nazis, a 17th-Century Painting Resurfaces. But Not for Long.

The artwork had been missing for 80 years before Dutch journalists spotted it in a real estate listing in Argentina.

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New York

Mamdani Widens Fund-Raising Lead, as Adams Is Denied Matching Funds

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, has nearly four times more campaign funds than Andrew M. Cuomo, thought to be his closest rival.

New York Needs More Millionaires, Fiscal Watchdog Says

A report by the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission comes at a time when income inequality and affordability have been the most prominent themes in the race for New York City mayor.

Sharpton Leads Hundreds in Lower Manhattan for ‘March on Wall Street’

Marchers led by the Rev. Al Sharpton protested President Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion. Zohran Mamdani attended. Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams did not.

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