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Chemical and manufacturing groups sued the federal government late Monday over a landmark drinking-water standard that would require cleanup of so-called forever chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks.The industry groups said that the government was exceeding its authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring that municipal water systems all but remove six synthetic chemicals, known by the acronym PFAS, that are present in the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans.The Environmental Protection Agency has said that the new standard, put in place in April, will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands…

Follow our Olympic coverage in the lead-up to Paris.Victory was already sealed as Sidney McLaughlin-Lefrogny rounded the corner before the final straight race at New York’s Icahn Stadium. On Sunday, she stunned her rivals and dashed the hopes of seven other runners in the 400m race at the New York Grand Prix. All that’s left is to make Sonya Richards-Rose sweat.McLaughlin-Lefrone announced before the race that her goal was to break the American record. As she skied the last 100 meters against the wind of Manhattan, she almost made it. Her time of 48.75 seconds was just shy of the…

Shopping center landlords have found themselves in a wholly unfamiliar position: For the first time in 20 years, demand for retail space outstrips supply.That demand has soared recently and, after years of muted construction and a purge of weak-performing properties, met a retail market with less available space. Properties that survived the purge signed up tenants that would draw more shoppers and give them more reason to linger. That meant more restaurants and venues that promote recreational experiences, like ax throwing and, more recently, pickleball. It also meant less space for traditional retailers that weren’t performing as well, like bookstores…

When the popular Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened in 2021 with exhibits celebrating the diversity of the film industry, the museum was criticized for having largely omitted one group: the Jewish founders of Hollywood.Last month, the museum aimed to correct that oversight by opening a permanent new exhibition highlighting the formative role that Jewish immigrants like Samuel Goldwyn and Louis B. Mayer played in creating the American film industry.But the new exhibition, which turns a sometimes critical eye on Hollywood’s founders, ignited an uproar. An open letter that a group called United Jewish Writers sent to the museum on…

Israel’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to revive a bill that would enable ultra-Orthodox men to be drafted into the military, a divisive issue that has become especially contentious since the war in Gaza began last October.The vote, which passed 63-57, was a procedural step aimed at keeping the hot-button issue in the hands of legislators instead of judges, who have repeatedly determined that the exemption, dating to the founding of Israel, should not stand. Many secular Israelis have long lamented the draft exemptions for the most religious members of society. The issue has taken new prominence since the Hamas-led attack…

On Sunday morning, Roman Mathis, a farmer on the outskirts of the bucolic Swiss city of Basel, noted with concern that one of his cows was standing in a small wading pool filled with beans that had recently been installed next to his barn.It wasn’t wholly unexpected: Mathis had allowed gallerists and artists to use his property as part of a freewheeling art event called the Basel Social Club. As he stared at the pool, he couldn’t tell if it was it was an artwork or a random piece of detritus, and if he should shoo the animal away.“Some of…

He won in Arnold Palmer’s place. He won at home on the PGA Tour. He won at Augusta National and a week later at Hilton Head.Scotty Scheffler is already the world’s top golfer, but he pushed it even further with a victory at the Memorial Championship, Jack Nicklaus’ signature event, on Sunday, his eighth start. fifth win.Scheffler held off Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin as just five players finished under par on Sunday at Muirfield Village. Adam Hadwin’s run and a final-round 74 beat Morikawa by one shot.The victory makes Scheffler the first golfer to win five PGA Tour events…

During Pride Month, it can seem as if their faces are everywhere: Madonna, James Baldwin, Elton John, Judy Garland, Grace Jones, Bea Arthur. The well of queer icons is as deep as it is colorful. But how about Chucky, the homicidal redhead doll?Chucky, the killer doll who first appeared in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” was thrust into the L.G.B.T.Q. spotlight this month when Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, displayed a banner on its home screen advertising a collection of queer-themed movies and TV shows. The image included the demonic doll, as well as the evergreen gay icons Cher and…

In 1863, John (Old Smoke) Morrissey, seeing promise in an upstate town with natural springs and access to the wealthy and foolhardy from New York to Boston, held the first race meeting in Saratoga Springs. Morrissey’s résumé foretold his vision: Old Smoke was a boxing champion, gangster, casino owner, gambler and future United States congressman.Ever since, horseplayers from around the world have made Saratoga a summer sojourn, knowing that their souls, their livers and their bank accounts were certain to take a beating because of the happenings at the track.Saratoga’s past has always been tethered to its future. The Battle…

Some of the video at the Armory conjures ocean waves; a set of lights on one side occasionally shines down brightly, like a sun or full moon. That, though, is about as much recognizable imagery as there is in “Inside Light.” The visuals steer away from kitsch or gratuitous weirdness; this is, however improbably, a coolly stylish Stockhausen, shorn of much of his bizarrerie.That sacrifices a lot. But what it leaves — what makes “Inside Light” special — is the opportunity to hear this music arranged so sensitively and stimulatingly, on such a complex yet clear array of speakers set…