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August 15, 2025

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Vladimir Putin looking at President Trump, who is out of focus in the foreground.

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Ukraine’s Fate

We have a primer on today’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.

By Adam Pasick

More than a dozen man-shaped targets spread across a field on a shooting range surrounded by pine trees.

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Searching for Meaning at the Thunder Ranch Gun School

Thunder Ranch is one of the best-known shooting schools in American gun culture, offering firearms as a way to change your life when all else fails.

By Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce smile at each other while sitting together in arena seats.

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Taylor Swift Found a New Way to Control Her Narrative: Podcasts

For stars promoting their projects, podcasts have become an appealing alternative to late-night TV and glossy magazines.

By Jessica Testa

The Daily

What Hangs in the Balance of Trump’s Meeting With Putin

President Trump is meeting in Alaska with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss an end to the war.

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Opinion

A photo illustration of crime scene tape twisting steeply lower over x- and y-axes against a black background.

Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times

The Editorial Board

Crime Keeps Falling. Here’s Why.

Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.

By The Editorial Board

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