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A division-by-division breakdown of the Southern Section boys’ and girls’ basketball playoff parings. First-round games are Wednesday and Thursday.

Fake Post, Which Looked to Be Trump’s on Truth Social, Spreads Widely 07/02/2026

The post appeared to describe the president’s rationale for deleting a racist video about the Obamas that he had shared.

Stuart A. Thompson

A Super Bowl in Silicon Valley Filled With Valley Billionaires 07/02/2026

A who’s who of celebrities will join them. Just a little over 25 percent of the seats for the game will be for regular fans, with the cheapest ticket now selling for more than $4,000.

Ken Belson and Mike Isaac

Pelosi to Endorse Jack Schlossberg, Again Backing a Kennedy for Congress 07/02/2026

The former speaker, a prodigious fund-raiser and shrewd campaign strategist, seldom intervenes in primaries but has made an exception for a Kennedy before.

Andrew Trunsky

What to Know About the Cold Snap in NYC This Weekend 07/02/2026

Cold-weary New Yorkers will get hit by another blast of frigid weather. Here’s what to expect, and what the city is doing to protect the vulnerable.

Taylor Robinson

NYC Is Still Covered in Grimy Snow and Ice. Will It Ever Melt? 07/02/2026

Ah, those first wondrous hours of a snowstorm in New York. Two weeks later, the sidewalks are sooty and treacherous, and the parked cars are frozen in surrender.

Todd Heisler and John Leland

Nithya Raman Announces She Will Run for Los Angeles Mayor 07/02/2026

Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.

Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler

Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military 07/02/2026

Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police.

Ben Dooley, Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Trump Declines to Apologize for Posting Racist Video Portraying Obamas as Apes 07/02/2026

The video clip that President Trump posted in a late-night flurry of social media activity caused an unusually strong and public outcry from members of his own party.

Erica L. Green, Isabella Kwai and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome 07/02/2026

The president shows, once again, that he shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval.

Maureen Dowd

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop. 07/02/2026

Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Ms. Good’s vehicle, but Trump administration leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have departed, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.

Ernesto Londoño

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High school basketball: Southern Section playoff pairings