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Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom
Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow Two Cabins Turned Into an Epicenter of Grief
The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Brazil Tariff Threats Rekindle Support for President Lula
Once called the planet’s most popular politician, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil faced long odds in next year’s election. President Trump’s tariffs are changing that.
New York Times Top StoriesThe YouTube Host Defining Conservative Christianity
How Allie Beth Stuckey is holding the line on the right.
New York Times Top Stories‘Morally Offensive and Fiscally Reckless’: 3 Writers on Trump’s Big Gamble
Will the Republican sprawling policy bill give Democrats a whole new traction in next year’s midterms?
New York Times Top StoriesDozens of People Are Killed in Iraq Shopping Mall Fire
The local governor announced three days of mourning for those killed, who include children.
New York Times Top StoriesFaith Leaders Can Now Endorse. Will That Swing the NYC Mayor’s Race?
The I.R.S. has cleared faith leaders to endorse political candidates to their congregations. New York clergy are wrestling with the choice to use their newfound influence.
New York Times Top StoriesSquabble Over Safety in N.Y.C. Subway Erupts at Congressional Hearing
Government officials from opposite sides of the aisle clashed in Washington over just how dangerous the New York City subway system is.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Fact-Checks Trump on His Uncle and the Unabomber
Jordan Klepper and other hosts poked holes in the president’s claim that his uncle had been the future terrorist’s professor at M.I.T.
New York Times Top StoriesHas Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?
Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party?
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Doing Something No One Wants
In his commitment to domination, he is missing an opportunity to shape a new multipolar order that protects America’s interests.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Aircraft Carriers Push Into Waters Long Dominated by U.S.
Recent drills near Japan reflect China’s ambitions to extend its navy’s reach and exert greater influence, in the Pacific and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesGermany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Meet to Cement Ties as U.S. Steps Back
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability.
New York Times Top StoriesK-Beauty Fans Stock up on Cosmetics After Trump’s Tariff Threat
American consumers of Korean cosmetics and skin-care products are bulk buying, as President Trump threatens 25 percent tariffs on imports.
New York Times Top Stories‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.
A popular and contentious game, Revenge on Gold Diggers, sheds light on misogyny, inequality and the feeling among many men that they are economic victims.
New York Times Top StoriesCanadian Retailer Couche-Tard Abandons Its $47 Billion Bid to Buy 7-Eleven
Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $47 billion bid spurred changes at the chain’s Japanese owner. Now, the question is whether that momentum will carry forward.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says Coca-Cola Agreed to Use Cane Sugar in Coke Made in U.S.
The company began using corn syrup in Coke in 1980, blending it with sugar to help defray the cost of rising sugar prices.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future
Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.
New York Times Top StoriesLightning Kills 1 and Injures 13 on Archery Range in New Jersey, Police Say
The victims range in age from 7 to 61, according to the authorities.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.C. Panel Withdraws Proposal to Switch to Open Primaries
The panel, created by Mayor Eric Adams, said it would introduce other ballot initiatives, but not a proposal that would allow all voters to participate in primaries regardless of party.
New York Times Top StoriesBilly Jones, Baby’s All Right Owner and NYC Nightlife Impresario, Dies at 45
He opened Baby’s All Right and three other nightclubs, a restaurant and a record store in a dozen years, helping the city maintain its cultural verve.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?
President Trump has threatened to increase Mexico’s tariff rate to 30 percent starting Aug. 1, claiming the country hasn’t sufficiently tackled drug cartels.
New York Times Top StoriesBroadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival, Starring Audra McDonald, Will Close
The show is the sixth musical to announce a closing date since last month’s Tony Awards, reflecting financial challenges facing producers.
New York Times Top StoriesManhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired
Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Tries to Sell the Benefits of Trump’s Megabill but Ignores the Costs
In a visit to Pennsylvania, Vice President JD Vance stressed tax cuts and savings accounts for newborns, with no mention of trims to Medicaid and nutritional assistance programs many Trump voters rely on.
New York Times Top StoriesPaulette Jiles, 82, Dies; Novelist Evoked the West in ‘News of the World’
A poet and memoirist as well, she drew a wide readership with her historical fiction, notably with a Civil War-era tale that was adapted for a movie starring Tom Hanks.
New York Times Top StoriesImmigrants File Class-Action Lawsuit to Stop ICE Courthouse Arrests
The detentions have become a relatively easy way for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to detain immigrants who are appearing for court dates.
New York Times Top StoriesLawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Question Evidence in Criminal Case
The exchanges unfolded at a hearing in Federal District Court in Nashville intended to determine whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should be freed from criminal custody as he awaits trial.
New York Times Top StoriesAdams Eclipses Mamdani in Recent Fund-Raising, as Cuomo Lags Behind
Mayor Eric Adams reported raising $1.5 million over the last month, but his inability to qualify for matching funds may hamper his re-election bid.