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How Trump Tariffs Could Affect Small Businesses — and Their Customers
Consumer electronics, electrical equipment, and textiles and apparel are among the top categories of goods imported into the United States from China.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesElon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting
The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Are Book Blurbs, and How Much Do They Matter in Publishing?
An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Trade War Could Affect Climate Change
President Trump’s tariffs could threaten supply chains in the renewable energy industry and disrupt oil and gas markets.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Canada and Mexico’s Leaders Took Different Routes to a Tariff Deal With Trump
The Canadian and Mexican leaders negotiated with President Trump in diverging ways. In the end, they both secured an outcome they could present as victories back home.
New York Times Top StoriesKultida Woods, Mother of Tiger Woods, Dies at 80
In announcing her death, Mr. Woods spoke of her sacrifices and support throughout his life and career.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Artist Alonzo Davis’s Life and Work in Pictures
In the 1960s, he built the Brockman Gallery, a vital venue for Black artists in Los Angeles. Here are glimpses into his life, art and legacy.
New York Times Top StoriesPatriots Owner’s Son Challenges Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesSweden Shooting: At Least 10 Killed at Adult School
The shooting took place at a school for adult education in the city of Orebro on Tuesday. An official said he did not think it was a terrorist attack.
New York Times Top StoriesAccidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency’s Defender
Brian Driscoll was accidentally catapulted into the acting director’s chair on Jan. 20 and has defended the bureau from the potential of mass firings, inspiring memes and satirical clips.
New York Times Top StoriesA Trump. A Dead Duck. And an Uproar in Italy.
A video shows Donald Trump Jr. sitting in hunting gear beside a dead protected bird. Italian lawmakers want answers.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Too Controversial for the Super Bowl?
After sweeping the Grammys on Sunday, Lamar’s ubiquitous Drake diss could be the centerpiece of the halftime show. That, it bears mentioning, is pretty strange.
New York Times Top StoriesThe U.S. Economy Is Racing Ahead. Almost Everything Else Is Falling Behind.
The gap between Americans’ prosperity and quality of life has grown since the 1990s.
New York Times Top Stories‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings
Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular left.
New York Times Top StoriesLawsuit Accuses Neil Gaiman of Sexual Assault Facilitated by His Wife
Scarlett Pavlovich, who accused Mr. Gaiman of rape and assault in a report last month, said in the suit that his wife had played a role in “procuring and presenting” her.
New York Times Top StoriesWas a Guantánamo Confession Voluntary? A Judge Will Soon Decide.
The 9/11 case is at a crossroads in the long running challenge over whether a key confession is tainted by C.I.A. torture
New York Times Top StoriesAs Israel Expands West Bank Operation, Two Soldiers Are Killed
Israel’s military said this week that its campaign targeting militants, which local Palestinians have called one of the most destructive in recent memory, was moving eastward.
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to use.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Syrian Leader to Meet Erdogan in Turkey
It’s the first meeting of Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey has military posts in Syria and hosts millions of Syrian refugees.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Doctors Raise Grave Doubts Over Conviction of ‘Killer Nurse’ Lucy Letby
After assessing the cases of 17 babies cited at her original trial, a panel of world-renowned specialists said that they had found no evidence that Ms. Letby had murdered anyone.
New York Times Top StoriesJob Training Exists for Students With Disabilities. Many Never Get It.
Washington makes money available to the states to help young people with disabilities enter the work force. New Jersey has the worst record of helping connect families with such help.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It
A new law says TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. President Trump has thrown out a lot of options for a potential sale.
New York Times Top StoriesInside Musk’s Government Takeover, and Frantic Tariff Negotiations
Plus, “Onyx Storm” smashes onto shelves.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-Fire
The president will welcome the Israeli prime minister to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Reshaping U.S. Government, Just 2 Weeks Into His Presidency
The new president has left virtually no corner of the nation’s capital untouched in a wide-ranging effort to tear down the federal government and refashion it to his liking.
New York Times Top StoriesToo Busy Blurbing Books to Write One
For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why she’s taking a break.
New York Times Top StoriesRFK Jr.’s Nomination Faces Critical Vote by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee is voting Tuesday on whether to move Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination forward. All eyes are on Senator Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. doctor uneasy with Mr. Kennedy’s vaccine views.
New York Times Top Stories3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.
New York Times Top StoriesBuffalo Bills Fans Have It Tough, Especially in Antarctica
Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t like the outcomes.
New York Times Top StoriesSome Travelers Capture Their Vacation Memories With Sketching
Some travelers are picking up a creative pastime, sketching, in order to slow down and fully appreciate their destinations.