
Putin Escalates His War Against Ukraine, Undeterred by Trump’s Words
by Anton Troianovski and Paul Sonne
The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.
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Russia Makes Record Attack on Ukraine as Trump Castigates Putin
by Andrew E. Kramer
The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.

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European Court Holds Russia Liable for Human Rights Violations in Ukraine and MH17 Attack
by Nataliya Vasilyeva
In symbolic rulings, Moscow was again blamed for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 and for an array of war-related human rights violations, including the transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

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Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal
by Tony Romm and Colby Smith
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

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Canada Thinks Its Trade Talks With Trump Are Unique. Does That Matter?
by Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Tariff negotiations between the two top trading partners are on a different track from those the U.S. is pursuing with other nations. But Canada may not get a better outcome.

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Trump Treats Tariffs More as a Form of Power Than as a Trade Tool
by Maggie Haberman
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.
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A Dark-of-Night Flood Escape at the River Inn in Texas
by Meredith Honig and John Branch
Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ensued.
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Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?
by Judson Jones, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, James Surdam and Nikolay Nikolov
When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter for The New York Times, explains how catastrophe ensued despite those warnings.

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Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing
by Edgar Sandoval
Officials defended their actions in the hardest-hit county, where no survivors have been found since Friday and questions are mounting over disaster preparation and flood warnings.

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Gary Shteyngart Believes in Living the Good Life
by Alexander Nazaryan
Mr. Shteyngart was once told he might be. With his sixth novel, “Vera, or Faith,” out now, he’s spent the last few years spending it well.
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Book Review: ‘Vera, or Faith,’ by Gary Shteyngart
by Dwight Garner
“Vera, or Faith” follows a 10-year-old girl navigating family drama and a dystopian America.

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How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.

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As Truth Social Business Struggles, Trump Media Goes Big on Crypto
by Matthew Goldstein
The pivot to crypto highlights the reality of Truth Social, one of President Trump’s highest-profile business interests: It doesn’t generate much revenue.
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How a Single Overdose Unraveled an Empire of Heroin
by Benjamin Weiser
A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey.

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says She Is Leaving Elon Musk’s Platform
by Mike Isaac and Kate Conger
Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.
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Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
by Theodore Schleifer
The two men spoke about Mr. Musk’s push to create the America Party before the midterm elections. Mr. Yarvin has expressed support for a monarchy, along with provocative ideas about race.

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What Happened to Tesla’s Annual Shareholders Meeting?
by Jack Ewing
A group of state treasurers and investors is complaining that the company, facing falling sales, is about to miss a legal deadline to hold a shareholder forum.

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Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce
by Euan Ward
Israel has been conducting near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets as the Iranian-backed group comes under pressure to disarm amid fears of a renewed war.

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After Decades as Enemies, Syria and Israel Now Share a Common Foe
by Christina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.

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How the Women of ‘Too Much’ Made Lena Dunham’s Rom-Com Just Right
by Alexis Soloski
Lena Dunham wanted to open up the world of romantic comedies with her new Netflix series. In interviews, she and the stars Megan Stalter, Janicza Bravo and Emily Ratajkowski discuss how they did it.
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“Too Much” and the Reality of Looking for Love in London
by Eleanor Stanford
Like the lead character of “Too Much,” they moved across the Atlantic with visions of Jane Austen and Merchant Ivory. The reality was a little less dreamy.
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If Zohran Mamdani Wins, Then What?
by Ross Barkan
He would become the leftist others look to, either as a savior or as a villain.

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As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent
by Zeynep Tufekci
The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

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A Classroom Experiment
by Evan Gorelick
We explain how schools are using artificial intelligence.

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New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants
by Ellen Barry
Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.

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Umbrellas Optional? East Asia’s Monsoon Rains Are No Longer a Sure Thing
by John Yoon
Parts of South Korea and Japan have had short rainy seasons this year. Scientists say that climate change has helped make the summer rains more unreliable.
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Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
by Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur
In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.
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Wildfires Scar Syria Anew
by Euan Ward
The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.

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French Police Raid National Rally Over Campaign Finances
by Aurelien Breeden
The authorities said they were investigating whether the nationalist, anti-immigrant party broke France’s campaign-finance rules.

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Wildfire on Edge of Marseille Injures More Than 100, Officials Say
by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Andrés R. Martínez
Firefighters worked through the night to prevent the blaze from entering France’s second-biggest city, and brought the wildfire under control on Wednesday morning.

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After Decades as Enemies, Syria and Israel Now Share a Common Foe
by Christina Goldbaum, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.
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Jailed Kurdish Leader Declares the End to PKK’s Armed Struggle In Turkey
by Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur
In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey would be replaced by politics.

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European Court Holds Russia Liable for Human Rights Violations in Ukraine and MH17 Attack
by Nataliya Vasilyeva
In symbolic rulings, Moscow was again blamed for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 and for an array of war-related human rights violations, including the transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

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Putin Escalates His War Against Ukraine, Undeterred by Trump’s Words
by Anton Troianovski and Paul Sonne
The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.

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South Korea Returns Stranded North Korean Fishermen
by Choe Sang-Hun
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to improve ties with North Korea.

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Russia Makes Record Attack on Ukraine as Trump Castigates Putin
by Andrew E. Kramer
The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.

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Canada Thinks Its Trade Talks With Trump Are Unique. Does That Matter?
by Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Tariff negotiations between the two top trading partners are on a different track from those the U.S. is pursuing with other nations. But Canada may not get a better outcome.
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Hundreds of Chinese Children Poisoned With Lead From Kindergarten Food
by David Pierson and Berry Wang
The kindergarten’s cooks used inedible pigments to decorate buns and cakes, the authorities said. Eight school officials and employees were detained.

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Umbrellas Optional? East Asia’s Monsoon Rains Are No Longer a Sure Thing
by John Yoon
Parts of South Korea and Japan have had short rainy seasons this year. Scientists say that climate change has helped make the summer rains more unreliable.

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Guatemala Closes Schools in Capital After Earthquakes
by Mike Ives
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks near Guatemala City led to landslides that were reported to have killed at least two people.

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Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave
by Rebecca Dzombak
Researchers in the NOAA program were furloughed because funds to pay them were not available.

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Trump to Discuss Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting
by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Ruth Maclean
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.

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New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants
by Ellen Barry
Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.

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A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us
by Carl Zimmer
In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.
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Not Invited to Dior’s Show in Paris, a Fashion Influencer Hosts a Watch Party Instead
by Yola Mzizi
Denied a seat at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut, a fashion critic invited all of Paris to watch it with him at a bar. Hundreds took him up on the offer.

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Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup
by Claire Moses
The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

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Wednesday Briefing: Rare Earths, Made in Europe?
by Katrin Bennhold
Plus, Sweden’s secret to well-being.

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Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave
by Christina Kelso
The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the event.

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Trump’s Frustration With Putin Preceded Resumption of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine
by Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt
President Trump lashed out at the Russian leader on Tuesday, signaling a change in his posture toward the conflict.

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Antigovernment Protests Erupt Across Kenya, Killing Dozens
by Eve Sampson
Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, who have deployed live rounds, tear gas and water cannons.

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The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years
by Jonathan Wolfe and Sopan Deb
The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on loan from France.

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U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners
by Frances Robles, Julie Turkewitz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.

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Wednesday Briefing: Rare Earths, Made in Europe?
by Katrin Bennhold
Plus, Sweden’s secret to well-being.

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What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.
by Ana Swanson
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

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Royal Family Welcomes President Macron to UK for State Visit With Pomp and Pizazz
by Amelia Nierenberg
President Emmanuel Macron is on a state visit to Britain, the first by a French leader since 2008. His hosts are drenching him in pomp, pizazz and protocol.

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Marco Rubio Impersonation Under State Dept. Investigation
by Edward Wong
A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees.

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I.C.C. Seeks Arrests of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution of Women
by Elian Peltier and Marlise Simons
The arrest warrants, for Afghanistan’s leader and its top justice official, say the restrictions on women and girls are evidence of crimes against humanity.

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Attack on Cargo Ship in the Red Sea Kills 2 Crew Members
by Vivian Nereim and Nick Cumming-Bruce
The incident occurred a day after Houthi militants in Yemen targeted another vessel, their first assault on shipping since President Trump announced a truce with them.

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With a Nobel Prize Nomination, Netanyahu Is the Latest to Use Flattery to Woo Trump
by Michael D. Shear
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel handed a letter to President Trump nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. But it’s not clear whether stroking the president’s ego has long-lasting effects.

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Canadian Armed Group Charged in Plot to Seize Quebec Land
by Ian Austen
The men who were arrested have links to Canada’s military, and the police recovered a large cache of guns and explosives.

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The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner
by Lizzie Dearden
Court proceedings revealed how a criminal gang in Britain was directed to target Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a dissident Russian who owns Hide, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair.

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Ukrainians Are Cautiously Optimistic After Trump Says U.S. Will Send More Military Aid
by Andrew E. Kramer
After President Trump’s announcement that the United States would send more military aid, some were grateful, others were skeptical, mindful of his seesawing policy.

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How Do Israel and Hamas Negotiate in Qatar?
by Adam Rasgon
The ongoing presence of negotiators from Hamas and Israel in the Qatari capital, Doha, suggests that both sides are serious about clinching a deal.

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Wildfires Burn Across Europe After Blistering Heat Wave
by Lynsey Chutel
A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.

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Man Dies at Milan Airport After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine, Official Says
by Jenny Gross
The man was neither an employee nor a passenger. Milan Bergamo Airport did not say how he gained access to the taxiway where the plane was sitting.

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Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94
by Alan Cowell
He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.

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Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
by Hiroko Tabuchi
The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.

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Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders
by Andrew Higgins
Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to strengthen their defenses against any Russian attack.

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Deadly Flash Floods Sweep Away Nepal-China Bridge
by Bhadra Sharma
Search and rescue efforts were underway to try to locate people missing after the monsoon-related disaster.

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The Mexican Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs
by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and César Rodríguez
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.

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The French Seaside Factory Trying to Break China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths
by Jeanna Smialek
The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.

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5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says
by Adam Rasgon and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Officials said the deaths occurred during combat in the north of the enclave but offered few other details.

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Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Threats
by Justin Porter
Plus, the beautiful chaos of Rio’s beaches.

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Macron’s U.K. State Visit: Migrants and the War in Ukraine Are on the Agenda
by Mark Landler
President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which began Tuesday, is heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.
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The Brothers Who Came Face to Face in Myanmar’s War
by Richard C. Paddock
Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise reunion was joyful, if bittersweet.

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What to Know About P.O.W.s in Myanmar’s Brutal Civil War
by Richard C. Paddock
As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few captives.

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Haiti’s Landmark Oloffson Hotel is Destroyed in an Apparent Arson Fire
by David C. Adams
Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital.

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As Renewed U.S. Tariffs Loom, Emerging Economies Turn to One Another
by Ana Ionova
With President Trump preparing to revive tariffs this week, some of the world’s biggest exporters are planning a future less dependent on trade with the United States.

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Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariff Threats
by Justin Porter
Plus, the beautiful chaos of Rio’s beaches.

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Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?
by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Paulina Villegas and Simon Romero
Top concerns include the displacement of longtime residents as rents and food prices surge. Ire over the influx of well-heeled foreigners has been building for years.

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Japan, Moldova, Iraq: Here Are Trump’s New Tariff Threats
by Christine Zhang and Tony Romm
President Trump has told 21 countries that they will face tariffs of at least 20% on Aug. 1 if they don’t reach agreements by then.

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Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
by Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman
The two confronted an array of high-stakes Middle East issues. But first they took a victory lap, including the Israeli leader telling President Trump he had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Von der Leyen Faces No-Confidence Vote in Far-Right Challenge
by Jeanna Smialek
Ahead of the vote on Thursday, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the commission, appeared before the European Parliament to defend herself against complaints about transparency.

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Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
by Nick Cumming-Bruce
About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.

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Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies
by Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.

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Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
by Hamed Aleaziz
The decision by the Homeland Security Department to end protections for migrants from those countries goes into effect in about two months.

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Russia Confirms Death of Minister Hours After Kremlin Dismissed Him
by Paul Sonne
Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces occupied part of it in 2024.
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Trump Administration Renews Attacks On Harvard With Negotiations Uncertain
by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender
The Department of Homeland Security issued administrative subpoenas seeking data about the university’s international students, while two federal agencies challenged Harvard’s accreditation.
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A Dark-of-Night Flood Escape at the River Inn in Texas
by Meredith Honig and John Branch
Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ensued.

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Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes
by Karoun Demirjian
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

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EU Seeks U.S. Trade Deal as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
by Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
The European Union is still hoping for a rough outline of a deal, even after President Trump talked about sending the bloc a letter outlining tariffs that would be imposed Aug. 1.
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Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
by Theodore Schleifer
The two men spoke about Mr. Musk’s push to create the America Party before the midterm elections. Mr. Yarvin has expressed support for a monarchy, along with provocative ideas about race.

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Trump to Discuss Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting
by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Ruth Maclean
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.

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U.S. Copper Prices Surge on Trump’s Threat of 50% Tariff
by Bernhard Warner
Prices for the metal hit a record high after the president suggested a higher rate than many analysts were expecting.
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Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?
by Judson Jones, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, James Surdam and Nikolay Nikolov
When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter for The New York Times, explains how catastrophe ensued despite those warnings.

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Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing
by Edgar Sandoval
Officials defended their actions in the hardest-hit county, where no survivors have been found since Friday and questions are mounting over disaster preparation and flood warnings.

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Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
by Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.

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Texas Flooding Shows the Dangers Posed by Hill Country Rivers
by Rick Rojas
The rivers etching the terrain are a beloved feature of the rapidly growing region. But last week’s flooding was an agonizing reminder of the dangers they pose.

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Trump Treats Tariffs More as a Form of Power Than as a Trade Tool
by Maggie Haberman
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.

U.S.
How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.

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Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal
by Tony Romm and Colby Smith
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

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Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.
by Eileen Sullivan and Chris Cameron
A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

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L.A. Moves to Join Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids
by Orlando Mayorquín
The legal move came the day after federal agents and National Guard troops converged on a Los Angeles park in an extraordinary show of force.

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More Storms Are Expected in New Mexico, After Flooding Killed 3
by Alexandra E. Petri, Mark Walker, Francesca Regalado and Christine Hauser
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency for the village of Ruidoso, in an area that was scarred by wildfires last year.

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Abbott Calls Seeking Blame for Floods ‘the Word Choice of Losers’
by Jack Healy
As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.”


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Trump’s Frustration With Putin Preceded Resumption of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine
by Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt
President Trump lashed out at the Russian leader on Tuesday, signaling a change in his posture toward the conflict.

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Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week
by Neil Vigdor, Rylee Kirk and Campbell Robertson
Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

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Trump Uses Cabinet Meeting to Vent About Epstein, Putin and Powell
by Shawn McCreesh
The president held forth in public for 104 minutes, using a cabinet meeting to express much that is on his mind.

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Trump and Bondi, Confronted Over Epstein Files, Tell Supporters to Move On
by Glenn Thrush and Stuart A. Thompson
A small but influential cohort of the president’s far-right political coalition spared him their ire but turned with a vengeance on the attorney general and the top officials at the F.B.I.

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What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.
by Ana Swanson
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

U.S.
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
by Abbie VanSickle
The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts.

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Colorado Judge Fines MyPillow Founder’s Lawyers for Error-Filled Court Filing
by Michael Levenson
The judge said the lawyers had not explained how such errors could have been filed “absent the use of generative artificial intelligence or gross carelessness by counsel.”
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Two Found, Two Missing: An Agonizing Search After the Texas Floods
by Emily Cochrane
Four friends, all in their 20s, planned to spend the weekend in the Hill Country. Then the rains came.

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California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
by Soumya Karlamangla
The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds.

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North Carolina Family of 4 Killed in Small Plane Crash
by Christine Hauser
The Buchanans, who ran a sprawling farm and store about 40 miles outside Raleigh, died on Monday.

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Agriculture Dept. to Crack Down on Chinese Ownership of American Farmland
by Linda Qiu
The agriculture secretary announced a plan to limit Chinese and foreign purchases of farmland as part of its national security strategy.

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10 Charged With Attempted Murder in Officer Shooting at ICE Detention Center
by Amanda Holpuch
One police officer was wounded after at least two people shot at officers outside an immigration detention center in Texas, according to a criminal complaint in federal court.

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Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument
by Ken Bensinger and Robert Draper
The right-wing provocateur and Islamophobe has few friends in the West Wing but a big fan in the Oval Office.
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Trump Administration Renews Attacks On Harvard With Negotiations Uncertain
by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender
The Department of Homeland Security issued administrative subpoenas seeking data about the university’s international students, while two federal agencies challenged Harvard’s accreditation.

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Trump Administration Sues California Over Transgender Athletes
by Karoun Demirjian
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against two California agencies, accusing them of violating Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

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EU Seeks U.S. Trade Deal as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
by Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
The European Union is still hoping for a rough outline of a deal, even after President Trump talked about sending the bloc a letter outlining tariffs that would be imposed Aug. 1.
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Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
by Theodore Schleifer
The two men spoke about Mr. Musk’s push to create the America Party before the midterm elections. Mr. Yarvin has expressed support for a monarchy, along with provocative ideas about race.

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Trump to Discuss Economic Investment With African Leaders at White House Meeting
by Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Ruth Maclean
The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States’ access to critical minerals and to counter China’s rising influence in Africa.

Politics
U.S. Copper Prices Surge on Trump’s Threat of 50% Tariff
by Bernhard Warner
Prices for the metal hit a record high after the president suggested a higher rate than many analysts were expecting.

Politics
Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
by Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.

Politics
Trump Treats Tariffs More as a Form of Power Than as a Trade Tool
by Maggie Haberman
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.

Politics
How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.

Politics
Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal
by Tony Romm and Colby Smith
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

Politics
Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.
by Eileen Sullivan and Chris Cameron
A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

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L.A. Moves to Join Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids
by Orlando Mayorquín
The legal move came the day after federal agents and National Guard troops converged on a Los Angeles park in an extraordinary show of force.

Politics
Trump’s Frustration With Putin Preceded Resumption of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine
by Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt
President Trump lashed out at the Russian leader on Tuesday, signaling a change in his posture toward the conflict.

Politics
T.S.A. Officially Tells Air Travelers They Can Keep Their Shoes On
by Christine Chung
Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.

Politics
Trump Uses Cabinet Meeting to Vent About Epstein, Putin and Powell
by Shawn McCreesh
The president held forth in public for 104 minutes, using a cabinet meeting to express much that is on his mind.

Politics
Trump and Bondi, Confronted Over Epstein Files, Tell Supporters to Move On
by Glenn Thrush and Stuart A. Thompson
A small but influential cohort of the president’s far-right political coalition spared him their ire but turned with a vengeance on the attorney general and the top officials at the F.B.I.

Politics
U.S. Botched a Deal to Swap Venezuelans in El Salvador for American Prisoners
by Frances Robles, Julie Turkewitz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. envoy to Venezuela were both working on different deals and ended up at cross purposes.

Politics
What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.
by Ana Swanson
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

Politics
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
by Abbie VanSickle
The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts.

Politics
California Rejects Trump Demand to Remove Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
by Soumya Karlamangla
The Trump administration signaled that it would pursue enforcement actions against the state and previously threatened to cut federal education funds.

Politics
Agriculture Dept. to Crack Down on Chinese Ownership of American Farmland
by Linda Qiu
The agriculture secretary announced a plan to limit Chinese and foreign purchases of farmland as part of its national security strategy.

Politics
10 Charged With Attempted Murder in Officer Shooting at ICE Detention Center
by Amanda Holpuch
One police officer was wounded after at least two people shot at officers outside an immigration detention center in Texas, according to a criminal complaint in federal court.

Politics
Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument
by Ken Bensinger and Robert Draper
The right-wing provocateur and Islamophobe has few friends in the West Wing but a big fan in the Oval Office.
N.Y.

N.Y.
Locomotive 4207, on the Rails for 60 Years and Still Hauling Commuters
by Michael Harmon
New Jersey Transit relies on more than 20 old-school diesel engines, including the United States’ oldest locomotive in regular passenger service.

N.Y.
American Kennel Club Harms French Bulldogs’ Health, PETA Says in Suit
by Ed Shanahan
The animal rights group argues that the standards the kennel club promotes for several dog breeds, including America’s most popular one, cause physical deformities.

N.Y.
Adams and Police Chiefs Let N.Y.P.D. Corruption Fester, Suits Charge
by Maria Cramer
The lawsuits, by four former police officers, claim that a culture of cronyism ruled the department. James Essig, who was chief of detectives, said that promotions were sold for $15,000.

N.Y.
Should New York City Ditch Its Party Primaries in Favor of Open Races?
by Emma G. Fitzsimmons
A panel created by Mayor Eric Adams wants to consider using an “open primary” system for elections in New York City. Here’s how the plan would work.

N.Y.
Barnard College Pledges ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Antisemitism in Settlement
by Sharon Otterman
Jewish and Israeli students had sued the school, saying they faced severe and pervasive discrimination on campus.

N.Y.
A Primer on Primaries for New Yorkers
by Samantha Latson
Should they be open or closed? In even years or odd? The mayor’s charter revision panel is considering shaking up the city’s voting system.

N.Y.
N.Y.P.D. Investigates Death of an 18-Year-Old in a Bronx Police Station
by Chelsia Rose Marcius
Saniyah Cheatham was found unconscious in her cell early Saturday after she was arrested in an assault case. Friends said she had been in good spirits the day before.

N.Y.
After Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him
by Jeffery C. Mays and Nicholas Fandos
Though Zohran Mamdani scored a resounding victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, some in his own party are strategizing about how to defeat him in November.

N.Y.
Why 1.5 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Health Insurance Under Trump Bill
by Joseph Goldstein
As in other states, Medicaid will be affected. But so will another health insurance program that plays a bigger role in New York than elsewhere.
N.Y.
‘Memnon’ Review: To Fight or Not to Fight?
by Laura Collins-Hughes
In Will Power’s play for the Classical Theater of Harlem, Eric Berryman stars as an Ethiopian king drawn into the Trojan War.

N.Y.
How the Rich Go Grocery Shopping
by Taylor Robinson
In the Hamptons, gourmet stores cater to shoppers who don’t really worry what things cost. The shops meet the need for lobster salad, caviar and pink oyster mushrooms.

N.Y.
Restaurant Review: Kabawa in the East Village
by Ligaya Mishan
Our critic reviews Kabawa in the East Village, where Paul Carmichael brings a singular skill (but no fussiness) to the food he grew up on.

N.Y.
What’s to Love About the New Jersey Turnpike? Everything.
by Simon Wu
Get on this highway and take a drive straight into science fiction.
N.Y.
Laurie Metcalf to Star in Broadway Play Produced by Scott Rudin
by Michael Paulson
The production, of the Samuel D. Hunter play “Little Bear Ridge Road” that got strong reviews in Chicago will be the first produced by Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.
N.Y.
11 Off Broadway Plays to See in July
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Here’s what’s onstage in New York: a new musical about Joy Mangano of Miracle Mop fame, and two plays from the “Oh, Mary!” director Sam Pinkleton.
N.Y.
As Drones Spot Sharks, New York Beaches Are Shut Down
by Maia Coleman and Nate Schweber
Drone technology seemed to contribute to an unusual number of shark sightings along Rockaway Beach in recent days. Each time swimmers were ordered out of the ocean.
N.Y.
‘It Took One Bounce Before My Brother Blocked It With His Stomach’
by
A trip to Yankee Stadium leaves a mark, a Second Avenue sneeze and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

N.Y.
In ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Case, Did a Zealous Media Strategy Backfire?
by Santul Nerkar
After two leaders of OneTaste were convicted, a judge referred to the aggressive publicity campaign on their behalf as she jailed them until their sentencing.

N.Y.
Combs’s Racketeering Acquittal Was a Rare Misfire for a Powerful Law
by Benjamin Weiser and Hurubie Meko
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act has been an effective cudgel in a variety of criminal cases. Some defense lawyers say prosecutors use it unfairly.
Business

Business
A New Barbie Wears Blue Polka-Dots, and a Glucose Monitor
by Claire Moses
The doll pairs a blue polka-dot outfit with an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor.
Business
Hertz and Other Rental Car Agencies Turn to AI for Damage Detection
by Gabe Castro-Root
Hertz and other agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and A.I. to flag even tiny blemishes, and customers aren’t happy.
Business
Not Invited to Dior’s Show in Paris, a Fashion Influencer Hosts a Watch Party Instead
by Yola Mzizi
Denied a seat at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior debut, a fashion critic invited all of Paris to watch it with him at a bar. Hundreds took him up on the offer.

Business
Trump’s Trade War Roils the Copper Market
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Danielle Kaye and Lauren Hirsch
Futures contracts hit a record price after the president announced plans for a 50 percent tariff on the metal, driving up costs for businesses.

Business
What Happened to Tesla’s Annual Shareholders Meeting?
by Jack Ewing
A group of state treasurers and investors is complaining that the company, facing falling sales, is about to miss a legal deadline to hold a shareholder forum.

Business
Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
by Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.

Business
Trump Treats Tariffs More as a Form of Power Than as a Trade Tool
by Maggie Haberman
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.

Business
As Truth Social Business Struggles, Trump Media Goes Big on Crypto
by Matthew Goldstein
The pivot to crypto highlights the reality of Truth Social, one of President Trump’s highest-profile business interests: It doesn’t generate much revenue.

Business
How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.

Business
Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.
by Joe Drape and Ken Belson
An American obsession is attracting investments in baseball fields, volleyball courts and football camps, intensifying the gap between families with means and those without.

Business
Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal
by Tony Romm and Colby Smith
President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

Business
Britain’s Economic Bind: Face Public Disapproval or Investor Wrath
by Eshe Nelson
The Labour Party is starting its second year in control of the government with difficult choices over whether to curb spending or raise taxes.

Business
T.S.A. Officially Tells Air Travelers They Can Keep Their Shoes On
by Christine Chung
Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.

Business
What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.
by Ana Swanson
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

Business
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration’s Mass Firings of Federal Workers
by Abbie VanSickle
The justices announced they were not ruling on the legality of the specific downsizing plans but they allowed the Trump administration to proceed for now with its restructuring efforts.

Business
Agriculture Dept. to Crack Down on Chinese Ownership of American Farmland
by Linda Qiu
The agriculture secretary announced a plan to limit Chinese and foreign purchases of farmland as part of its national security strategy.
Business
Stock Markets Rise After Trump Extends Tariff Deadline
by River Akira Davis and Joe Rennison
The president noted that U.S. negotiators remained open to offers from trading partners, suggesting that tariffs could be reduced before — or even after — the deadline on Aug. 1.

Business
A Prominent Investor Is Criticized Over Mamdani Comments
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced and Danielle Kaye
A partner at Sequoia, the venture capital giant drew criticism for calling the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York an “Islamist.”

Business
Trump Targets Japan With 25% Tariffs After Several Rounds of Trade Talks
by River Akira Davis
Tokyo had expected smooth tariff negotiations but is experiencing whiplash, becoming a central target of President Trump’s trade frustrations.

Business
Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs
by Lydia DePillis, Alexandra Stevenson, River Akira Davis, Choe Sang-Hun, Meaghan Tobin and Daisuke Wakabayashi
Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.

Business
Driving Cross Country? Here Are the Apps You Want.
by Jennifer A. Kingson
On a road trip from New York to Los Angeles (and back), a writer found digital tools that helped her navigate and find a cornucopia of “weird attractions.”

Business
The Mexican Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs
by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and César Rodríguez
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.
Business
OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers
by Natasha Singer
The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center.

Business
South Korea Keeps Its Chin Up as Trump Wields Tariff Threat
by Choe Sang-Hun
The country’s new president, in office for a little over a month, had just dispatched his senior deputies to Washington to try to work out a trade deal.

Business
Japan, Moldova, Iraq: Here Are Trump’s New Tariff Threats
by Christine Zhang and Tony Romm
President Trump has told 21 countries that they will face tariffs of at least 20% on Aug. 1 if they don’t reach agreements by then.

Business
Trump Administration Acknowledges Lack of Evidence for Jeffrey Epstein ‘Client List’
by Devlin Barrett and Matthew Goldstein
After Attorney General Pam Bondi promised big revelations for months, the Justice Department noted a lack of evidence for conspiracy theories, including a “client list” and a jailhouse murder.

Business
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
by Jim Robbins and Ruth Fremson
Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts.

Business
Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies
by Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.

Business
Tesla Stock Dives as Elon Musk Plans New Political Party
by Jack Ewing
Mr. Musk’s involvement in politics was once seen by investors as a benefit to Tesla. Not anymore.

Business
Will A.I. Replace New Hires or Middle Managers?
by Noam Scheiber
Amid layoffs at Microsoft and other large tech companies, experts are debating whose jobs are most likely to be spared.

Business
Your Job Interviewer Is Not a Person. It’s A.I.
by Natallie Rocha
You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your job interviewer.

Business
New Deadlines, New Letters — Same Tariff Uncertainty
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced and Danielle Kaye
The Trump administration is keen to strike deals as it dangles an extension to trading partners. But it’s also issuing threats to some of them.

Business
Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears
by Ana Swanson
The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses this week for making trade deals.

Business
Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade
by Ian Austen
A tanker is headed to South Korea with a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada, which hopes to reduce its export reliance on its neighbor.

Business
RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Creswell
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.
Business
How Trump’s Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers, From Food Aid to Dog Chow
by Elizabeth Williamson and Gabriela Bhaskar
Kansans created Food for Peace, for 70 years a font of rural income and pride. Now at least one grain broker is trying to sell grain that once fed the world as dog food.

Business
Can Taiwan Really Disconnect Its Economy From China?
by Meaghan Tobin, Amy Chang Chien and Xinyun Wu
Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.

Business
Bessent Says He Expects Trade Deals by This Week’s Deadline
by Steven Moity
But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until Aug. 1.

Business
She Wanted to Save the World From A.I. Then the Killings Started.
by Christopher Beam
At first, Ziz LaSota seemed much like any other philosophically inclined young tech aspirant. Now, she and her followers are in jail, six people are dead, and Rationalists are examining whether their ideas played a role.

Business
How Brands Are Taking Back Social Media From Influencers
by Yola Mzizi and Hiroko Masuike
Instead of relying on celebrities, brands are controlling the message by making their own social media videos. You may not even realize they’re selling you something.

Business
Southwest’s C.E.O. on Why Now Is the Time for Bag Fees and Assigned Seats
by Jordyn Holman
Bob Jordan recently introduced major changes to the way the low-cost airline works, which caused a stir among loyal fliers and left them wondering what sets it apart from competitors.

Business
The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy
by Meaghan Tobin
As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Alibaba, is where its aspiring tech titans mingle and share ideas.

Business
OPEC Plus Agrees to Pump More Oil in August
by Stanley Reed
The increase, which the group said was a response to “a steady global economic outlook,” was higher than some analysts expected and could lead to lower oil prices.

Business
How Many Dates Should You Go On Before You Start Talking About Money?
by Kailyn Rhone
Couples tend to dance around discussing how much they earn or owe early in a relationship. But experts agree that talking about money sooner is better than later.

Business
Iran Looks to BRICS for Allies, Testing a New World Order
by Ana Ionova
The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity.
Business
Canada’s Indigenous Groups Demand a Say in Carney’s Race to Build
by Norimitsu Onishi and Renaud Philippe
Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to fast-track nation-building projects to remake Canada’s economy. Indigenous groups want a seat at the table.

Business
China Has Paid a High Price for Its Dominance in Rare Earths
by Keith Bradsher
Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.

Business
China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained
by Keith Bradsher
Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.

Business
S. Daniel Abraham, Who Reaped Riches With Slim-Fast, Dies at 100
by Robert D. Hershey Jr.
He turned a small family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just add milk.”
Opinion
Opinion
Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America
by Jessica Grose
The most vulnerable mothers have the most to lose from Medicaid cuts.

Opinion
As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent
by Zeynep Tufekci
The National Weather Service put out good forecasts. But a vital employee was missing.

Opinion
Biden’s Chief Economist: The Chart That Convinced Me Our Debt Is a Serious Problem
by Jared Bernstein
I’m no longer sanguine about the threats posed by the nation’s deficits.

Opinion
The World’s Best and Brightest Are Moving, but Not to America
by Lydia Polgreen, Carlos Lozada, Vishakha Darbha, Derek Arthur and Jillian Weinberger
Immigration isn’t a crisis. It’s the future.
Opinion
If Zohran Mamdani Wins, Then What?
by Ross Barkan
He would become the leftist others look to, either as a savior or as a villain.

Opinion
Netanyahu’s Victory Is Israel’s Loss
by Mairav Zonszein
The 12-day war is over. But there’s no peace in sight.

Opinion
For Israel, It Pays to Be a Winner
by Bret Stephens
Diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East are the result of military victories.

Opinion
Musk’s Third Party Starts With a Good Idea
by Ross Douthat
Is there a way to elect an independent bloc of senators?

Opinion
Trump’s Big Bill Is Now Law. What Was Learned?
by
Readers see varying lessons in President Trump’s domestic policy bill. Also: Cuts that hurt community health.

Opinion
Democrats Have ‘a Massive Blind Spot When It Comes to Male Issues’
by Thomas B. Edsall
If men had supported Kamala Harris at the same level as women, Harris would have won the popular vote, and possibly the Electoral College.

Opinion
How the Attention Economy Is Devouring Gen Z — and the Rest of Us
by Ezra Klein
The economics writer Kyla Scanlon on how attention has come to shape politics, our economy, Gen Z and more.

Opinion
Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country
by Lawrence H. Summers
A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation.

Opinion
How to Make Senate Republicans Pay for Their Awful Bill
by Michelle Goldberg
As Dan Osborn begins a new Senate campaign, he thinks some Republicans have buyer’s remorse.

Opinion
The G.O.P. Fought for This Bill. When Trump’s Cuts Came? Silence.
by Jillian Weinberger
The unlikely rise and tragic fall of a bipartisan solution on gun violence.

Opinion
The Grip That Race and Identity Have on My Students
by Thomas Chatterton Williams
We cannot return to the innocence of the Obama era even if that is what we want.
Opinion
The Last Words of a Dying Glacier
by Lutz Stautner
A glacier is disappearing. An artist is trying to preserve its sound.
Opinion
Crying Glacier
by Lutz Stautner
What does a melting glacier sound like? Artist Ludwig Berger attempts to record a disappearing environment.

Opinion
This Is BYD, the Chinese Car That’s Taking Over the World
by Michael Dunne
China’s national champion carmaker BYD embodies a state-led industrial model that America may no longer be able to compete with.

Opinion
In Texas, Another Tragic Warning on Climate Change
by
Readers react to the unfolding flooding disaster in Texas. Also: Empathy for immigrants; anticipating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Opinion
Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying
by MaryAnn Tierney
With each passing day, the federal government is becoming less prepared to face the next big disaster.
Opinion
Now You See Josh Hawley, Now You Don’t
by Frank Bruni
The Missouri senator’s evasions expose a disgraced Senate.

Opinion
The Questions Started With the Wren
by Margaret Renkl
In this season of life and loss, the strangest moments arrive without answers.
Opinion
After a Friend’s Death, I Started Dead Lifting With Dante
by Sebastian Langdell
After a friend’s death, a medieval literature professor learns to love the gym — and finds unexpected connections to his studies.
Opinion
The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller
by Jason Zengerle
The most powerful man in the West Wing is getting what he wants. Is Trump?
Opinion
You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This
by Craig Spencer
The moral argument for global health is the strongest we have.
Opinion
Blake Lively vs. the ‘Misogyny Slop Ecosystem’
by Kat Tenbarge
It seems inevitable that this environment will deter other women from speaking up.
Opinion
Big Tech Wants to Profit From the Loneliness It Helps Cause
by Samantha Rose Hill
Artificial intelligence solutions are being pushed on customers that make them lonelier. That’s all part of the plan.

Opinion
Keir Starmer Is Fading Away
by Moya Lothian-McLean
After a year in power, Keir Starmer appears to be losing not just political weight but material substance, too.

Opinion
A Law School’s Award for a Racist Paper
by
Readers react to an award for a law student’s essay claiming that the rights recognized in the Constitution apply only to white people. Also: Climate change.
Opinion
One of the Worst Industries in the World Gets Its Comeuppance
by David French
Porn platforms just got what they deserved at the Supreme Court.

Opinion
Jeff Flake: The Republican Fever Must Break
by Jeff Flake
What Senator Thom Tillis’s retirement says about today’s Republican Party.
Opinion
Walt Whitman Would Have Hated DOGE
by Elisa New
Trump’s cuts to the N.E.A. and the N.E.H. will leave America depleted.
Opinion
Israel Is Fast Alienating the Democratic Base
by Peter Beinart
What we can learn from the New York Democratic mayoral primary.

Opinion
Americans Fought Off This Awful Idea in Trump’s Bill
by Terry Tempest Williams
Public lands are the inheritance of all Americans and should never be sold by Congress.
Opinion
How to Make Better Decisions, According to a Neuroscientist
by Emily Falk
Making decisions that align long-term goals and short-term rewards is challenging, but it can lead to better choices and richer lives.
Opinion
The Civil War That Never Ended
by Jamelle Bouie
A Q&A with Zaakir Tameez about Charles Sumner and the antislavery movement.


Opinion
‘F1’ Is a Triumph of the Movie Star
by Bruce Handy
Brad Pitt, icon, is one thing that still works in America.

Opinion
Donald Trump, Our Foundering Father
by Maureen Dowd
The president celebrates July 4 by stroking his ego and choking the poor.

Opinion
Girls in Africa Aren’t Asking for Pity. They’re Asking for a Chance.
by Nicholas Kristof
I went to West Africa to report on girls’ education. I left convinced that the Western feminist movement has grown far too comfortable fighting only for itself.

Opinion
A Road Map for Undoing the Damage of the Big, Awful Bill
by Jason Furman
The big, beautiful bill is a horror. It’s also an opportunity.

Opinion
Trump’s Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe
by The Editorial Board
The Trump administration’s political witch hunt is risking the bureau’s effectiveness and the public’s safety.

Opinion
Conservatives Are Prisoners of Their Own Tax Cuts
by Ross Douthat
The various ways that the G.O.P. legislation doesn’t address itself to America’s most important problems.
Opinion
The Hard and Hopeful Realities of Dementia
by
Readers offer contrasting views on a guest essay by Lynn Casteel Harper.

Opinion
Filling Jobs, and Bridging the Blue-Collar Gap
by
Readers respond to an article about jobs in manufacturing. Also: Young minds and digital addiction.

Opinion
What Sean Combs Got Away With
by Rachel Louise Snyder
That the hotel tape is not by itself enough to convict the celebrity — of something — speaks to the system’s failures.

Opinion
Is This Really How We’re Legislating Now?
by Brendan Buck
Congress is no longer in the business of thoughtful legislating. Its role has been reduced to putting political points on the board for the president.

Opinion
The Pointless Triumph of the Hapless President Trump
by Matthew Walther
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Tech

Tech
How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump
by David Yaffe-Bellany and Kenneth P. Vogel
The industry’s courtship of Donald J. Trump resulted in one of the great lobbying free-for-alls in recent Washington history.

Tech
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education
by Natasha Singer
Microsoft said it would provide cash, artificial intelligence tools and computing services to schools, colleges and nonprofit groups.

Tech
Jeff Williams, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, Is Retiring After 27 Years
by Tripp Mickle
Mr. Williams was long considered a leading candidate to replace Tim Cook as the company’s next chief executive.

Tech
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X
by Kate Conger
The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user’s comments on the Texas flood.

Tech
Marco Rubio Impersonation Under State Dept. Investigation
by Edward Wong
A person or people imitating the secretary of state used artificial intelligence to send text and voice messages to foreign diplomats and U.S. officials, the department said in a cable to employees.
Tech
OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers
by Natasha Singer
The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center.

Tech
Will A.I. Replace New Hires or Middle Managers?
by Noam Scheiber
Amid layoffs at Microsoft and other large tech companies, experts are debating whose jobs are most likely to be spared.

Tech
Your Job Interviewer Is Not a Person. It’s A.I.
by Natallie Rocha
You thought artificial intelligence was coming for your job? First, it’s coming for your job interviewer.

Tech
The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy
by Meaghan Tobin
As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Alibaba, is where its aspiring tech titans mingle and share ideas.

Tech
YouTube Pirates Are Cashing In on Hollywood’s Summer Blockbusters
by Nico Grant and Tripp Mickle
More than a decade after the platform cracked down on copyright infringement, thousands of unlicensed movies, TV shows and live sports are available.

Tech
Hard Fork Live, Part 2: CEOs of Stripe and Skip
by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Chris Wood, Dan Powell and Marion Lozano
More from our first live show taping, including a robot pants demo and audience questions.
Tech
454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper
by Gina Kolata
Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.

Tech
Microsoft to Lay Off About 9,000 Employees
by Karen Weise
The reductions followed cuts of about 6,000 positions last quarter, and were indicative of a tightening job market at big technology companies.
Tech
Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All
by Carl Zimmer
To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.

Tech
Tesla Sales Fall as Elon Musk Focuses on Self-Driving Cars
by Jack Ewing
The company has devoted resources to autonomous driving rather than developing new models to attract car buyers.

Tech
How to Organize Your E-Books on Kindle, Apple and Google and Nook
by J. D. Biersdorfer
If the e-book app on your phone or tablet is overflowing and full of outdated files, use these tools to tidy it up.

Tech
Solar Industry Says Republican Policy Bill Would Cede Production to China
by Ivan Penn
A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy.

Tech
Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default
by Natallie Rocha
The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online.

Tech
China Bans Some Portable Batteries From Flights as Safety Concerns Grow
by Yan Zhuang
Airlines and governments around the world have tightened restrictions on the devices after a series of accidents. The ban in China has caught some travelers off guard.
Science
Science
How Elephants Say They Like Them Apples
by Veronique Greenwood
Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their intentions and wants.

Science
Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding, and Hunters Are Not Happy
by Alexa Robles-Gil
The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?

Science
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
by Jim Robbins and Ruth Fremson
Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts.
Science
Fiona the Pregnant Sea Reptile’s Fossil Hints at the Birth of a New Ocean
by Kenneth Chang
An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

Science
Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks
by Sarah Scoles
The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.

Science
How Parasitic Cowbirds With No Parents Learns What Species They Are
by Elizabeth Preston
Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and learn what they really are.

Science
Don’t Like Eating Insects? Your Pet Might.
by Emily Anthes
Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?
Science
Third Interstellar Object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, Is Traveling Through Solar System
by Kenneth Chang
3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.

Science
Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave
by Rebecca Dzombak
Researchers in the NOAA program were furloughed because funds to pay them were not available.

Science
Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid
by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of death other than Covid.

Science
New Research Questions Severity of Withdrawal From Antidepressants
by Ellen Barry
Warnings about withdrawal from antidepressants have rippled through society in recent years. A new study claims they are overblown.

Science
Measles Cases Hit Record High Since U.S. Eliminated Disease
by Teddy Rosenbluth and Jonathan Corum
Experts worry that if vaccination rates do not improve, deadly outbreaks will become the new normal.

Science
Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave
by Christina Kelso
The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the event.

Science
Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96
by Dylan Loeb McClain
A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory about superconductivity.

Science
Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
by Hiroko Tabuchi
The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.

Science
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
by Kristian Thacker and Simar Bajaj
On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives.
Science
Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment
by Delthia Ricks
He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s helical structure.

Science
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
by Apoorva Mandavilli
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

Science
As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme
by Raymond Zhong
Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.

Science
A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human
by Matt Richtel
Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.
Science
Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98
by Trip Gabriel
Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.

Science
Some Ways Fireworks Impact Animals and People
by Christina Kelso
Firework displays can harm animals and create bursts of pollution with lingering effects, but there are ways to mitigate them.

Science
How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape
by Brad Plumer
Here’s a rundown on the winners and losers in the legislation muscled through Congress.

Science
E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats
by Hiroko Tabuchi
The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.

Science
Lovebugs Swarm South Korea’s Capital, Drawing Residents’ Ire
by John Yoon
Municipal workers in the South Korean capital region are responding to a summer infestation by spraying water, but residents wish they would break out the poison.
Health

Health
Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid
by Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of death other than Covid.

Health
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
by Kristian Thacker and Simar Bajaj
On the road with a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer that crisscrosses West Virginia, saving lives.

Health
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
by Apoorva Mandavilli
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

Health
A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us
by Carl Zimmer
In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

Health
A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human
by Matt Richtel
Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.

Health
RFK Jr.’s Battle Against Food Dyes Hits a Roadblock: M&M’s
by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Creswell
The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding out, arguing American consumers like bright sweets.

Health
Drugmakers Notch a $5 Billion Win in Republicans’ Policy Bill
by Rebecca Robbins
More medicines will be spared from Medicare price negotiations, a change that is projected to wipe out billions in savings for the federal government.

Health
Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
by Christina Jewett
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.

Health
Measles Cases Hit Record High Since U.S. Eliminated Disease
by Teddy Rosenbluth and Jonathan Corum
Experts worry that if vaccination rates do not improve, deadly outbreaks will become the new normal.

Health
What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.
by Jeneen Interlandi
The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.
Health
Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.
by Jeneen Interlandi
How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency.

Health
North Carolina Braces For Medicaid Cuts Because of Trump’s Bill
by Eduardo Medina
President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents.
Health
Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98
by Trip Gabriel
Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.

Health
S. Daniel Abraham, Who Reaped Riches With Slim-Fast, Dies at 100
by Robert D. Hershey Jr.
He turned a small family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just add milk.”

Health
Don’t Like Eating Insects? Your Pet Might.
by Emily Anthes
Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?

Health
How to Stay Cool While Traveling in Paris, Italy, Spain and Parts of Europe
by Nia Decaille
As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.
Health
454 Hints That a Chatbot Wrote Part of a Biomedical Researcher’s Paper
by Gina Kolata
Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT was released into the world.
Health
Anne Merriman, ‘Mother of Palliative Care’ in Uganda, Dies at 90
by Miguel Salazar
A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing pain relief to poor, terminally ill patients.

Health
Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.’s Mass Firing Efforts at H.H.S. For Now
by Christina Jewett and Zach Montague
In an order on Tuesday, a judge found the Trump administration’s plans to drastically change the structure and mission of the Department of Health and Human Services was probably unlawful.
Sports
Arts
Arts
‘Superman’ Review: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Reboot!
by Alissa Wilkinson
Beginning again with the Man of Steel, this time in the hands of James Gunn.

Arts
‘Diddy Parties’ Became a Meme. The Combs Case Was About Something Else.
by Joe Coscarelli and Julia Jacobs
The sweep of graphic lawsuits accusing Sean Combs of sex abuse led to a sense that his criminal case might examine celebrity debauchery in the music industry. It did not.

Arts
Listening Back to When Janet Jackson Was for Lovers
by Rebecca Thomas
Hear six sensual songs by the pop great.
Arts
Aix Festival: How to Experience It From Afar
by Joshua Barone
Many of the offerings at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France are broadcast, or they travel to other theaters. Here are some highlights.

Arts
The Curious Animals of Amsterdam’s Art Zoo
by Nina Siegal
A new museum in a 17th-century canal house brings together fantastical taxidermy and natural history objects in an eclectic and eccentric mix.

Arts
At Jacob’s Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the Ashes
by Candice Thompson and Lauren Lancaster
The Doris Duke Theater, which burned down in 2020, has been rebuilt as a hub for dance and technology.

Arts
‘Heathers: The Musical’ Returns to New York, Fueled by a Devoted Fandom
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
An adaptation of the 1980s teen movie with an apocalyptic bent was fine-tuned in London. Now it’s returning to New York.
Arts
The Hunt for a 316-Year-Old Stradivarius Stolen in the Fog of War
by Javier C. Hernández
The violin by the famed Italian luthier was plundered at the end of World War II and presumed lost or destroyed. Now experts say they believe it has resurfaced.

Arts
Oasis Live Review: The Gallaghers Reunite, Their Songs Still Stomping and Wounds Still Healing
by Jon Caramanica
The British band, a showcase for the intoxicating but toxic chemistry of the brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, performed for the first time in 16 years.
Arts
Ozzy Osbourne Plays His ‘Final Song’ With Black Sabbath
by Hank Shteamer
The metal luminary, 76, took the stage with his original bandmates at a farewell festival in his Birmingham, England, hometown on Saturday night.

Arts
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath Play Final Shows in Birmingham, England
by Alex Marshall
Heavy metal fans crossed continents to converge on Birmingham, England, and throw devil horns in honor of the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath.

Arts
Tony Hawk Loves an Early-Morning Skate
by Sarah Bahr
“We call that the ‘Adult Swim’ hour. That’s usually when the older skaters are there.”

Arts
Will Politics Derail America’s 250th Birthday Bash?
by Jennifer Schuessler
This week, President Trump started the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not everyone wants to wave the flag his way.

Arts
‘Ne Zha 2,’ Blockbuster Chinese Animated Film, Will Get English Version
by Derrick Bryson Taylor
The English-language version will feature the voice of Michelle Yeoh and be released in the United States in August.

Arts
‘The Gilded Age’ Enriches Its Portrait of Black High Society
by Salamishah Tillet
Phylicia Rashad has joined the cast as an aristocratic matriarch. In an interview, she, Audra McDonald and Denée Benton discuss the show’s depiction of Black families.

Arts
Danielle Deadwyler on ’40 Acres and Balancing Brutality and Family
by Maya Salam
The star plays a stoic matriarch raising a militant brood to protect their land and each other against cannibals in R.T. Thorne’s new horror indie.
Arts
“Too Much” and the Reality of Looking for Love in London
by Eleanor Stanford
Like the lead character of “Too Much,” they moved across the Atlantic with visions of Jane Austen and Merchant Ivory. The reality was a little less dreamy.

Arts
Mel Robbins, Author of ‘The Let Them Theory,’ Shares 5 Tips For a Healthy Relationship
by Anna Martin, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Christina Djossa, Amy Pearl, Sara Curtis, Jen Poyant, Lynn Levy, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell, Aman Sahota, Sonia Herrero, Brooke Minters, Sophie Erickson and Felice Leon
The author and podcast host reveals how to let go of control.

Arts
Tim Blum, Leading L.A. Art Dealer, Closes His Gallery
by Zachary Small
Over 30 years, Blum Gallery was a powerhouse for Los Angeles and Japanese artists. But rising costs and lower sales in the art market forced a reckoning.

Arts
How the Women of ‘Too Much’ Made Lena Dunham’s Rom-Com Just Right
by Alexis Soloski
Lena Dunham wanted to open up the world of romantic comedies with her new Netflix series. In interviews, she and the stars Megan Stalter, Janicza Bravo and Emily Ratajkowski discuss how they did it.

Arts
Gilberto Gil Steps Away From the Stage, Vowing ‘My Music Will Continue’
by Jill Langlois
At 83, the lauded Brazilian singer and songwriter whose career in music and politics has encompassed six decades is on a farewell tour.
Arts
Ronny Chieng on Trump’s Nobel Nomination: Consider the Source
by Trish Bendix
An endorsement from Benjamin Netanyahu for the Nobel Peace Prize is like “a Husband of the Year nomination from O.J. Simpson,” the “Daily Show” host said.

Arts
Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67
by Clay Risen
More than 30 of his plays were produced on Broadway and off. Many of them dealt with the manners and mores of New York’s upper middle class.

Arts
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Will Be Sentenced in October
by Julia Jacobs
The music mogul was convicted last week on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Arts
‘Such Brave Girls’ Is an Audacious and Hilarious British Comedy
by Margaret Lyons
For fans of “Peep Show” and Sharon Horgan, this warped series about a dysfunctional family is in some ways a satire of the trauma comedy.
Arts
‘Memnon’ Review: To Fight or Not to Fight?
by Laura Collins-Hughes
In Will Power’s play for the Classical Theater of Harlem, Eric Berryman stars as an Ethiopian king drawn into the Trojan War.
Arts
Jon Stewart Thinks Congress Is Basically Pro Wrestling Without the Fun
by Trish Bendix
The “Daily Show” host said the drama around President Trump’s big policy bill was about as authentic as a World Wrestling Entertainment match.

Arts
Valery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy
by Javier C. Hernández and Elisabetta Povoledo
Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Arts
Essence Fest 2025: The Best Looks in New Orleans
by Yola Mzizi and Brandon Holland
In tiaras, cowboy boots and thrifted T-shirts, festivalgoers used style to celebrate identity, joy and community.

Arts
As Avignon Festival Turns to Dance, It Trips Up Some Onlookers
by Laura Cappelle
The festival opener “Nôt,” from Marlene Monteiro Freitas, drew both boos and applause. Elsewhere, for Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, the spectacle was kept to the stage.
Arts
Laurie Metcalf to Star in Broadway Play Produced by Scott Rudin
by Michael Paulson
The production, of the Samuel D. Hunter play “Little Bear Ridge Road” that got strong reviews in Chicago will be the first produced by Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.

Arts
How a Show About Truly Terrible People Became the Defining American Sitcom
by M.H. Miller
Over the last 20 years, television has changed, but the malignant narcissists of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” have not.
Arts
The ‘First Celebrity Athlete,’ a Century Before Social Media
by Emmanuel Morgan
A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest Americans,” the director Chris Eyre said.
Arts
She Turns Cultures and Commodities Upside Down
by Dawn Chan
A breakout moment for Stephanie Comilang, a Filipino-Canadian filmmaker, who finds a poetry beneath the surface of migration and A.I. that transcends borders.
Arts
11 Off Broadway Plays to See in July
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
Here’s what’s onstage in New York: a new musical about Joy Mangano of Miracle Mop fame, and two plays from the “Oh, Mary!” director Sam Pinkleton.

Arts
Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Books
by Jeff VanderMeer
The author of the Southern Reach novels recommends immersive, entertaining books that grapple with the psychological reality of navigating environmental crisis.
Arts
A Georgian Feast Inspired by Niko Pirosmani’s Art
by Kate Guadagnino
Rose Chalalai Singh traveled to Georgia to prepare a feast that called to mind the banquets depicted by Niko Pirosmani.

Arts
‘Too Much,’ Plus 7 Things on TV this Week
by Shivani Gonzalez
Lena Dunham’s new rom-com comes to Netflix, and two reality shows air.

Arts
Carla Maxwell, Keeper of the José Limón Flame, Dies at 79
by Brian Seibert
Her stewardship of the troupe that bears his name became a model for other dance companies, like Martha Graham’s, after their founders died.
Arts
Jim Parkinson, Logo Artist in Print’s Glory Days, Dies at 83
by Michael S. Rosenwald
His work blended classic design with a loose ’60s-style energy, giving publications like Rolling Stone an identity that radiated with gravitas and personality.
Arts
3 Dystopian Novels to Read This Summer
by Jennifer Harlan, Claire Hogan and Karen Hanley
Jennifer Harlan, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends three dystopian novels to read this summer.

Arts
Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56
by Hannah Ziegler
He played a half-human, half-demon in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a playboy plastic surgeon in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
Arts
Stuart Burrows, Welsh Lyric Tenor Who Straddled the Atlantic, Dies at 92
by Adam Nossiter
He was a mainstay at both the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, winning acclaim for his full tenor range and a rich, unforced tone, notably singing Mozart.
Arts
In Death Stranding 2, It’s Hard to Escape Hideo Kojima’s Themes
by Yussef Cole
Hideo Kojima’s message about the pitfalls of connection remains heavy-handed in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Arts
Paul Libin, an Enduring Force on and Off Broadway, Dies at 94
by Richard Sandomir
He staged a noted revival of “The Crucible” in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, ran Circle in the Square and oversaw the operations of Jujamcyn Theaters.
Arts
Sandra Neels, Eminent in Modern Dance for 60 Years, Dies at 85
by Alastair Macaulay
She was a leading dancer for Merce Cunningham, a prolific choreographer and an admired teacher.

Arts
Oasis Starts Its World Tour With Cardiff Concert
by Alex Marshall
Liam and Noel Gallagher put aside their brotherly rivalry to play the first date of their band’s long-awaited comeback tour in Cardiff, Wales.
Arts
Kesha Seeks a Chaotic Love, and 9 More New Songs
by Jon Pareles
Hear tracks by Foo Fighters, Ethel Cain, Tyler Childers and others.

Arts
Ronald Ribman, 92, Dies; His Plays Mined the Absurdity of Existence
by Michael S. Rosenwald
He set his frequently neurotic characters in bleak, morally ambiguous situations where laughter, as he put it, “is a measure of the sickness of society.”

Arts
Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
by Elisabeth Vincentelli
In this month’s picks, time-loop romance and creepy postapocalyptic roommates.

Arts
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces Not Just a Sentencing, but a Host of Civil Cases
by Michaela Towfighi and Julia Jacobs
The music mogul, convicted on lesser charges at his federal trial, has been accused of sexually assaulting people in dozens of suits. He has denied the allegations.

Arts
‘A Single Man,’ a Classic Gay Novel, Becomes a Ballet
by Roslyn Sulcas
Artists including the musician John Grant have collaborated to find feelings beyond the words of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 book. Occasionally, they succeed.
Arts
How to Escape a T-Rex in ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
by Mekado Murphy
The director Gareth Edwards narrates a harrowing sequence from his film.

Arts
Superhero Movies Dominated the Box Office, but Not the Top 100 List
by Maya Phillips
The notable exceptions — “The Dark Knight” and “Black Panther” — stood out among the many sequels and spinoffs.

Arts
Lawrence Power Wants You to Pay Attention to the Viola
by Hugh Morris
Lawrence Power’s instrument has been overlooked throughout its history. He has made a career of changing that.
Arts
5 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
by The New York Times
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
Arts
The Best Games for the Nintendo Switch 2
by Sam Machkovech
Although there aren’t a lot of truly new games for the hand-held console, some acclaimed Legend of Zelda titles have received exhilarating visual upgrades.
Arts
‘Dexter’ Has Been Resurrected Again. He Has Company.
by Alexis Soloski
Networks are releasing fewer scripted series than they did several years ago, but brand extension mania has only intensified in franchises like “Dexter,” “Yellowstone” and “Power.”
Arts
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ | Anatomy of a Scene
by Mekado Murphy
The director Gareth Edwards narrates a sequence from his film.

Arts
‘And Just Like That …’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap: The Dams Break
by Ali Trachta
Charlotte decides she can no longer keep a secret. Tensions between Aidan and his ex erupt, just not the way Carrie would have wanted.
Books
Books
Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
by Dwight Garner
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.

Books
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
by Casey Schwartz
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”

Books
The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
by Sarah Weinman
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
Books
Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
by Benjamin Moser
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
Books
Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
by Alexandra Jacobs
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.

Books
Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide
by The New York Times Books Staff
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.

Books
The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)
by Olivia Waite
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.

Books
What Book Should You Read Next?
by The New York Times Books Staff
Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.
Books
Book Review: ‘A Flower Traveled in My Blood,’ by Haley Cohen Gilliland
by Jennifer Szalai
A harrowing new book tells the story of the women determined to learn the fates of the babies born to their pregnant daughters in captivity.
Books
Book Review: ‘Bring the House Down,’ by Charlotte Runcie
by Jesse Green
Drawing on her own experience as an arts journalist, Charlotte Runcie comically skewers bad men, bad faith and (unforgivably) bad theater.
Books
Book Review: ‘These Summer Storms,’ by Sarah MacLean
by Jennifer Harlan
Sarah MacLean’s “These Summer Storms” is both an inheritance drama and a sizzling romance.

Books
Book Review: ‘2024,’ by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf
by Sam Adler-Bell
“2024,” a campaign book by three seasoned political journalists, immerses readers in the chaos and ironies of the race for the White House.

Books
Book Review: ‘A Marriage at Sea,’ by Sophie Elmhirst
by Blair Braverman
“A Marriage at Sea” tells the stranger-than-fiction story of one couple who traded their lives for the ocean — and almost lost them.
Books
Book Review: ‘Vera, or Faith,’ by Gary Shteyngart
by Dwight Garner
“Vera, or Faith” follows a 10-year-old girl navigating family drama and a dystopian America.

Books
Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Books
by Jeff VanderMeer
The author of the Southern Reach novels recommends immersive, entertaining books that grapple with the psychological reality of navigating environmental crisis.

Books
Book Review: ‘Malaparte,’ by Maurizio Serra
by John Ganz
In a newly translated biography, Maurizio Serra pierces the self-mythologizing of the acclaimed writer Curzio Malaparte, who was a seductive mouthpiece for a violent ideology.
Books
Book Review: ‘Culpability,’ by Bruce Holsinger
by Elisabeth Egan
Bruce Holsinger tackles timely topics and the ties that bind in “Culpability.”
Books
3 Dystopian Novels to Read This Summer
by Jennifer Harlan, Claire Hogan and Karen Hanley
Jennifer Harlan, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends three dystopian novels to read this summer.
Books
Marlen Haushofer’s Fiction Takes On the Fog of Repression
by Peter C. Baker
The mysteries only deepen the further you get in Marlen Haushofer’s fiction, which takes on domestic repression in its many guises.
Books
Book Review: ‘Great Black Hope,’ by Rob Franklin
by Elias Rodriques
With humor and range, Rob Franklin’s novel, “Great Black Hope,” examines the complex relationship between wealth and race in America.

Books
Book Review: ‘Rebels, Robbers and Radicals: The Story of the Bill of Rights,’ by Teri Kanefield
by Marc Aronson
“Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles.
Books
9 New Books Our Editors Loved This Week
by
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Books
Sandy Gall, Reporter Who Covered a Half-Century of Wars, Dies at 97
by Adam Nossiter
He was an intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV.

Books
Interview: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Creator Cressida Cowell on Her Favorite Books
by
Childhood summers on an island without TV made her a fervent reader. The result: a new entry in the “How to Train Your Dragon” series and a live-action movie.
Food

Food
Somebody Explain Why Everybody Loves Phil Rosenthal
by Julia Moskin
The host of “Somebody Feed Phil” and creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond” has become a global star with little more than fun-guy charm. That’s enough.

Food
Our Best Halloumi Recipes
by Allison Jiang
Whether you cook it until melty or leave it gorgeously firm, it’s always delicious.

Food
Great Mangoes Are a Treasure. Here’s How to Savor Them.
by Yewande Komolafe
Let Yewande Komolafe’s recipes — for a mango shortcake, a tomato-mango salad and a hot, savory relish — extend the best part of the year.

Food
20 Wines to Drink Right Now
by Eric Asimov
The best summer wines are lighter weight, less tannic, lower in alcohol and take to a chill, and they are always refreshing.

Food
Our Best Cucumber Salad Recipes
by Ali Slagle
Its juicy crunch cuts through the smoky char of so many of the season’s mains, but these tips let it shine in its own right.

Food
What Is Great Hmong Food? These Chefs Have the Answer.
by Brett Anderson
Yia Vang and Diane Moua have created a moment in the Twin Cities for the emergence of a cuisine virtually unknown outside its own immigrant community.

Food
What Are SNAP Benefits and What Might Change?
by Julia Moskin
President Trump’s policy bill makes significant cuts to the food aid program, once known as food stamps, used by about 42 million people.

Food
LooksMapping Rates Restaurants on How Hot the Customers Are
by Annie Armstrong
LooksMapping, an A.I.-powered website, rates not the food, but the attractiveness of the diners.

Food
Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
by Samin Nosrat
These recipes from Samin Nosrat, the “Salt Fat Acid Heat” author, will have you reaching for your greens all summer long.
Food
Could a Michelin Star Actually Save the Restaurant in ‘The Bear?’
by Meghan McCarron
In Season 4 of the hit FX show, accolades are on the mind of Carmy Berzatto and his staff. But how much do they help real businesses?

Food
These Homemade Protein Bars Are Simple, Sweet and Salty
by Genevieve Ko
This simple recipe from Genevieve Ko gets the bulk of its protein from nuts, not powders, for an especially delicious on-the-go snack.
Food
Aquarelle Brings the European Seaside to Avenue B
by Florence Fabricant
The Paris Café returns to the Seaport district, Sailor’s Choice offers another vintage boat for dinner and more restaurant news.

Food
Five Fast and Easy Recipes That Are On Repeat
by Mia Leimkuhler
Dak bulgogi (Korean BBQ chicken), crunchy queso wraps and corn and miso pasta salad are on repeat all summer.

Food
Easy Chicken Arroz Rojo Recipe
by Melissa Clark
Kay Chun’s chicken arroz rojo combines summer’s corn, jalapeños and early tomatoes with boneless thighs and rice for an effortless and filling weeknight dinner.
Food
We Just Updated Our List of the Best Restaurants in L.A.
by Tejal Rao
Casual yet extravagant Korean feasts, high-end comfort food without the fuss and another reason to love masa.

Food
In Koreatown, Musaek’s Menu Looks to the Sea
by Florence Fabricant
Comal showcases the Mexican larder, Asano brings a cafe to Sandro’s and more restaurant news.

Food
Healthy Keema Palak Recipe for Ground Chicken and Spinach
by Melissa Clark
Keema palak is just the thing for the Monday after a long weekend (or Mondays in general).

Food
Healthy Tofu With Soba Noodles Recipe
by Sam Sifton
An ideal low-effort, high-yield meal to close out a busy weekend.

Food
The Best Gazpacho Recipe for Summer
by Mia Leimkuhler
When it’s hot and you’re hungry and thirsty and craving salt and sweetness and cold and smoothness, this is the very best thing to make.

Food
Last-Minute July 4 Recipes
by Sam Sifton
And more recipe inspiration (besides burgers) for your Independence Day weekend.

Food
Where Have All the Dollar Eats Gone?
by Luke Fortney
Our new “Where to Eat” writer scours the city for meals that can be enjoyed for a buck.

Food
11 Easy Salad Dressing Recipes
by Tanya Sichynsky
Creamy lemon miso, jalapeño ranch, honey mustard, carrot ginger, miso sesame. Any of these, on your favorite veggies, is an easy win.

Food
Easy Berry Sheet Cake for July 4
by Mia Leimkuhler
You don’t need any fancy equipment to make this beautiful sheet cake (and you don’t need to remember to soften your butter first, either).
Travel

Travel
T.S.A. Officially Tells Air Travelers They Can Keep Their Shoes On
by Christine Chung
Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.
Travel
Hertz and Other Rental Car Agencies Turn to AI for Damage Detection
by Gabe Castro-Root
Hertz and other agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and A.I. to flag even tiny blemishes, and customers aren’t happy.

Travel
Chasing Solitude, and Dinosaurs, in Comanche National Grassland
by Mya Guarnieri and Nina Riggio
The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill of total solitude.

Travel
Did You Visit a U.S. National Park This Summer? We Want to Hear About It.
by Danial Adkison and Eileen Sullivan
Budget and staffing cuts have left some national park sites struggling with routine maintenance and other challenges during their busiest season. Share your experience.

Travel
Meet the Volunteers Who Help Keep U.S. National Parks and Public Lands Running
by Stephanie Pearson
Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the weeding to a retired rear admiral who keeps people — and animals — safe.

Travel
Driving Cross Country? Here Are the Apps You Want.
by Jennifer A. Kingson
On a road trip from New York to Los Angeles (and back), a writer found digital tools that helped her navigate and find a cornucopia of “weird attractions.”

Travel
How to Fly Long-Haul With a Baby
by Alisha Haridasani Gupta
A little planning and a few handy tricks might make the daunting task less stressful.

Travel
TSA to End Shoe Removal Requirement at Airport Security Checkpoints
by Christine Chung
Most passengers had been required to remove their footwear at checkpoints since 2006, a policy later eased only for members of trusted traveler programs.
Travel
How to Plan a Vacation With a Group (and Stay Friends)
by Rachel Sugar
An etiquette guide, with tips from seasoned trip organizers.
Travel
A Georgian Feast Inspired by Niko Pirosmani’s Art
by Kate Guadagnino
Rose Chalalai Singh traveled to Georgia to prepare a feast that called to mind the banquets depicted by Niko Pirosmani.
Travel
To Get to This Caribbean Island, They Took a Plane, a Ferry and a Jeep
by Concepción de León
The multi-leg journey was worth it for the co-founders of the outdoor goods brand ITA Leisure, who hosted an intimate gathering on the island of Bequia.

Travel
As Fire Videos Compete With Beach Photos, Greeks Who Rely on Tourism Are Worried
by Niki Kitsantonis and Lynsey Chutel
More than 1,500 people were evacuated when a fire broke out on the southeastern tip of Crete, most of them tourists.

Travel
Slurping Toward Nirvana on the Maine Oyster Trail
by Danielle Dowling and Greta Rybus
Savoring all things fresh and briny while on a mission to visit all four of Maine’s oyster regions in just one long weekend.

Travel
Guides for the Perfect Summer: Outdoor Meals, Fashion Tips and More
by T Magazine
A roundup of practical guides for the season, featuring tips for hosting, organizing a last-minute vacation and more.

Travel
North Korea Beach Resort Opens With Fanfare but No Foreigners
by Choe Sang-Hun
The Kalma Beach resort town, one of Kim Jong-un’s most ambitious projects aimed at attracting foreign tourists, may not draw the waves of visitors he wants.

Travel
The Pope Returns to Castel Gandolfo for Summer. And There Will Be Tennis.
by Elisabetta Povoledo
For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

Travel
How to Stay Cool While Traveling in Paris, Italy, Spain and Parts of Europe
by Nia Decaille
As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and where to look for respite.

Travel
Searching for Old-Style Barbecue in North Carolina
by Ingrid K. Williams and Lauren Vied Allen
On a rural road trip in the eastern part of the state, a writer explores the food and culture of an old-school tradition.

Travel
Amtrak to Begin Mardi Gras Service Route Connecting New Orleans to Alabama
by Gabe Castro-Root
The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Real Estate

Real Estate
Can a Spate of New Builds Finally Revitalize Gowanus?
by Victoria M. Walker and Katherine Marks
As cleanup continues in the notoriously polluted Gowanus Canal, amenity-filled developments are drawing new residents to the neighborhood. Is that a good thing?

Real Estate
For These Pros, No Home Improvement Request Is Too Niche
by Matt Yan
From baby proofing to feng shui, homeowners and renters can hire professional help for just about anything.

Real Estate
For Family Reunions, Just Walk Down the Hall
by Joanne Kaufman
Living in the same apartment building as a family member has provided the right balance of privacy and comfort to some New Yorkers.

Real Estate
Lorna Simpson’s Brooklyn Art Studio Is on the Market
by Vivian Marino
The four-story modern house in Fort Greene, which the artist had built two decades ago, is asking $6.5 million.

Real Estate
A Day Before Trial, Alleged Accomplice of Alexander Brothers Is Cleared
by Debra Kamin
Ohad Fisherman had been charged with sexual battery along with Oren and Alon Alexander stemming from an alleged 2016 assault.

Real Estate
A Scramble for a Woman, 77, Who Lost Her ‘Forever’ Apartment
by Achy Obejas
When Patricia Brennecke returned to the rental market in the Bay Area, she was frustrated by how expensive apartments were, in an almost entirely digital market.
Real Estate
In Tough Times in Alabama, It Helped to Live in a Ballroom
by Tim McKeough
After 20 years in Los Angeles, an actor moved home to Birmingham to be close to his ailing mother.
Real Estate
$1 Million Homes in California
by Angela Serratore
A three-bedroom kit house in Los Angeles, a two-bedroom cottage in Santa Rosa, and a three-bedroom home in Palm Springs.

Real Estate
My Timeshare Is an Albatross. How Do I Get Rid of It?
by Jill Terreri Ramos
People who buy timeshares often don’t realize that the asset can quickly become a liability.

Real Estate
Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market
by Ronda Kaysen
Search activity for American listings has plummeted in the wake of President Trump’s unpredictable trade war, according to new data.

Real Estate
Three Small Gardening Projects Anyone Can Do
by Tim Heffernan and Clark Hodgin
Whether indoors or outdoors, you can add a little life to your windowsill, your balcony or your yard in just a few steps.
Real Estate
$1 Million Homes in Finland
by Michael Kaminer
A custom-built, six-bedroom house in Espoo, a renovated one-bedroom apartment in Helsinki, and a rustic lake home in Kittilä.
Real Estate
$900,000 Homes in New York, Illinois and Oregon
by Angela Serratore
An Italianate home in Kingston, a condo in Chicago and an expanded 1925 house in Salem.

Real Estate
The Brooklyn Allergist’s Office That Was Once Home to a Spy
by John Freeman Gill
An antislavery spy who worked for the British in New York in the 1800s lived in a house that is now home to an allergy doctor descended from Horace Greeley.
Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx
by Heather Senison
This week’s properties are in Murray Hill, Sutton Place and Concourse Village.
Real Estate
Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut
by Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski
This week’s properties are three bedroom homes in Cutchogue, N.Y., and Ridgefield, Conn.

Real Estate
The N.Y.C. Neighborhoods Where Home Prices Have Soared
by Michael Kolomatsky
From dense areas in Manhattan to waterfront neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, prices have grown exponentially.

Real Estate
A Potential Mamdani Mayorship Strikes Fear in the Real Estate Industry
by Debra Kamin
The Democratic nominee has called for freezing the rent on a million apartments.
Real Estate
$500,000 Homes in Maine, Minnesota and Virginia
by Angela Serratore
A farmhouse in Sedgwick, a foursquare in St. Paul and a Craftsman in Norfolk.
Automobiles

Automobiles
What are Kei Cars and Trucks and How Can You Get Them?
by Scott Cacciola
In an era of supersized pickups and SUVs, Kei cars and trucks bring a (very) little piece of Japan to the United States. Getting one on the road can be complicated.
Automobiles
Should the Government Stop Subsidizing a Car Feature That ‘Everyone Hates’?
by Ben Blatt
The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function.

Automobiles
Ford Will Keep Battery Factory Even if Republicans Ax Tax Break
by Neal E. Boudette
Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.

Automobiles
Tesla Begins Limited Robotaxi Service in Austin
by Jack Ewing
The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.

Automobiles
Hybrid Cars, Once Derided and Dismissed, Have Become Popular
by Neal E. Boudette
Automakers and car buyers are taking a second, harder look at hybrids after leaving them behind for electric vehicles.

Automobiles
BYD and Other Chinese Carmakers Expand Sales in Europe Despite Tariffs
by Jack Ewing
BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European Union imposed higher tariffs on electric vehicles from China.

Automobiles
Tesla’s Robotaxi, Long Promised by Elon Musk, Joins a Crowded Field
by Jack Ewing and Ariana Gomez
Mr. Musk says the driverless taxis could begin ferrying passengers on Sunday in Austin, Texas, where other companies already have similar cars on the road.

Automobiles
Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom
by Rebecca F. Elliott
Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.

Automobiles
Charging Your EV May Be Getting Easier, Even if It’s Not a Tesla
by Lawrence Ulrich
It is becoming easier to find fast chargers for electric vehicles, and they are more likely to work — and not just for Teslas.

Automobiles
The Trump-Elon Musk Feud Creates More Problems for Tesla
by Jack Ewing
Already suffering from steep declines in sales and profit, the carmaker could now face the president’s wrath.

Automobiles
Germans Are Buying More Electric Cars, but Not Teslas
by Melissa Eddy
Drivers in the country, Europe’s largest car market, are avoiding vehicles from Tesla, which has seen a drop in sales in other countries as well.

Automobiles
Elon Musk Left the White House, but Tesla’s Protesters Aren’t Finished
by Neal E. Boudette
The activists behind the Tesla Takedown campaign say they intend to expand beyond protests at the company’s showrooms.

Automobiles
Driverless Semi Trucks Are Here, With Little Regulation and Big Promises
by Tim Balk
As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won’t need sleep, won’t speed and won’t get road rage. But experts and truck drivers say they are not a panacea.
Automobiles
Hertz and Other Rental Car Agencies Turn to AI for Damage Detection
by Gabe Castro-Root
Hertz and other agencies are increasingly relying on scanners that use high-res imaging and A.I. to flag even tiny blemishes, and customers aren’t happy.

Automobiles
Driving Cross Country? Here Are the Apps You Want.
by Jennifer A. Kingson
On a road trip from New York to Los Angeles (and back), a writer found digital tools that helped her navigate and find a cornucopia of “weird attractions.”

Automobiles
In F1, a Reinvigorated Williams Climbs Into Fifth Place
by Phillip Horton
The once-dominant team has languished at the bottom of the standings in recent years, but a new owner and leader have helped turn its fortunes around.

Automobiles
A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages
by Marta Giaccone
A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.

Automobiles
24 Hours of Le Mans: Aston Martin’s Car Is Turning Heads
by Ian Parkes
The last time the team won the race overall, in 1959, Carroll Shelby was driving. Now it’s bringing a new car, the futuristic-looking Valkyrie.

Automobiles
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is Long, and So Is Getting Ready for It
by Phillip Horton
Teams start getting ready for the next Le Mans as soon as the race is over
Obituaries

Obituaries
Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96
by Dylan Loeb McClain
A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory about superconductivity.

Obituaries
Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94
by Alan Cowell
He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.
Obituaries
Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a ‘Beautiful’ DNA Experiment
by Delthia Ricks
He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s helical structure.
Obituaries
Jim Parkinson, Logo Artist in Print’s Glory Days, Dies at 83
by Michael S. Rosenwald
His work blended classic design with a loose ’60s-style energy, giving publications like Rolling Stone an identity that radiated with gravitas and personality.

Obituaries
Carla Maxwell, Keeper of the José Limón Flame, Dies at 79
by Brian Seibert
Her stewardship of the troupe that bears his name became a model for other dance companies, like Martha Graham’s, after their founders died.

Obituaries
Julian McMahon, ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ Star, Dies at 56
by Hannah Ziegler
He played a half-human, half-demon in the WB supernatural series “Charmed” and a playboy plastic surgeon in the FX series “Nip/Tuck.”
Obituaries
Stuart Burrows, Welsh Lyric Tenor Who Straddled the Atlantic, Dies at 92
by Adam Nossiter
He was a mainstay at both the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House, winning acclaim for his full tenor range and a rich, unforced tone, notably singing Mozart.
Obituaries
Anna Ornstein, Psychoanalyst Who Survived the Holocaust, Dies at 98
by Trip Gabriel
Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that everyone can change for the better.

Obituaries
Joseph Giordano, Surgeon Who Helped Save Reagan’s Life, Dies at 84
by Clay Risen
He had built one of the country’s leading trauma centers in Washington, which made it possible for his team to respond quickly after the president was shot.

Obituaries
Paul Libin, an Enduring Force on and Off Broadway, Dies at 94
by Richard Sandomir
He staged a noted revival of “The Crucible” in a Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1958, ran Circle in the Square and oversaw the operations of Jujamcyn Theaters.
Obituaries
Sandra Neels, Eminent in Modern Dance for 60 Years, Dies at 85
by Alastair Macaulay
She was a leading dancer for Merce Cunningham, a prolific choreographer and an admired teacher.

Obituaries
S. Daniel Abraham, Who Reaped Riches With Slim-Fast, Dies at 100
by Robert D. Hershey Jr.
He turned a small family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just add milk.”

Obituaries
Ronald Ribman, 92, Dies; His Plays Mined the Absurdity of Existence
by Michael S. Rosenwald
He set his frequently neurotic characters in bleak, morally ambiguous situations where laughter, as he put it, “is a measure of the sickness of society.”
Obituaries
Jim Shooter, Editor Who ‘Saved the Comics Industry,’ Dies at 73
by Clay Risen
He brought order and profits to Marvel in the 1980s and helped establish the genre as a popular-culture tent pole for decades to come.

Obituaries
David Mabuza, Former Deputy President of South Africa, Dies at 64
by John Eligon and Zimasa Matiwane
Hailing from a small, rural province, Mr. Mabuza had a remarkable rise to national power. But much of it came crashing down amid corruption allegations.

Obituaries
Mark Brokaw, Theater Director Known for Slight-of-Set Magic, Dies at 66
by Joanne Kaufman
On and off Broadway, he worked with playwrights like Kenneth Lonergan and Paula Vogel, combining complex storytelling with the simplest possible productions.

Obituaries
Michael Madsen, Actor Known for ‘Reservoir Dogs’ and ‘Kill Bill,’ Dies at 67
by Alex Williams
He had the air of a timeless movie bad guy in movies like “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill.” “I’m a bit of a throwback to the days of black-and-white movies,” he said.

Obituaries
Sandy Gall, Reporter Who Covered a Half-Century of Wars, Dies at 97
by Adam Nossiter
He was an intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV.

Obituaries
Patricia Peterson, Innovative Fashion Editor at The Times, Dies at 99
by Penelope Green
She oversaw fashion coverage beginning in 1957, when hemlines made headlines. She later made groundbreaking ads for Henri Bendel with her photographer husband, Gösta Peterson.
Obituaries
Dave Scott, Hip-Hop Choreographer, Is Dead at 52
by Alex Williams
A former basketball standout with no formal dance training, he came to provide moves for rappers like Bow Wow and dance-battle films like “You Got Served.”