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New York officials urged commuters to work from home Monday as a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers threatened to disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of riders across the region. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gov. Kathy Hochul …

SpaceX plans to launch an updated version of its Starship megarocket — a new prototype of the system that NASA hopes will carry its astronauts to the moon in two years — on a critical test flight Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles …

A GOP bill seeking $1 billion for the Secret Service to help finance President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom is in jeopardy as it faces pushback from a top Senate official. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth …

VIENNA — Bulgaria triumphed on Saturday night at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, held under the shadow of controversy over the continued participation of Israel. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The win by Dara was an upset. Her song, “Bangaranga,” …

Police patrolled the streets of London as tens of thousands of protesters descended on the U.K. capital on Saturday for two rival demonstrations, and tens of thousands more soccer fans congregated for the final of England’s major domestic cup competition at Wembley Stadium. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get …

A moment of self-awareness in the Senate, a double murder conviction gets overturned, and a trailblazing basketball player dies. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

President Donald Trump late Friday said that a top Islamic State group commander has been killed in Africa in a joint operation with Nigeria’s armed forces. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the militant group, was …

OAKLAND, Calif. — Six tech billionaires walk into a courthouse … Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It’s not the setup to a joke. It’s the extraordinary spectacle that played out at a federal court complex over three weeks, as a …

BEIJING — Though U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their superpower summit here this week produced no sweeping agreements and concluded with just a handful of measurable outcomes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive …

President Trump touts trade deals with China but did not share details. Full-time caregivers who rely on Medicaid face difficult choices as budget cuts loom. And homes affected by L.A.-area wildfires have been cleared of debris — but many residents haven’t moved back. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get …