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Scientists are Learning to Rewrite the Code of Life
In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces 90-Day Extension for Mexico in Trade Talks
The extension gives Mexico more time to reach a trade deal with the United States and avert, for now, heavier tariffs President Trump has threatened to impose starting on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesCounty Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when the Guadalupe River burst its banks.
New York Times Top StoriesShe Came Face to Face With the Park Avenue Gunman and Survived
Sebije Nelovic, who has cleaned the Manhattan office building that was the site of the shooting for 27 years, was dusting a table that Monday evening. Then she heard gunfire.
New York Times Top StoriesHow India Became One of the Biggest Buyers of Russian Oil
President Trump upended trade negotiations with India by making the purchase of crude oil a sticking point.
New York Times Top StoriesFeeding the Maine Lobster Roll Boom
At one of the most renowned lobster shacks — and across the country — the star dish just keeps getting more popular.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Researchers Are Negotiating $250 Million Pay Packages. Just Like NBA Stars.
A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming
The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Dies After Apparent Fall From Whitney Museum
The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday afternoon, the police said. The museum said it would be closed on Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesMore Than 150,000 Federal Workers Accepted Trump’s Resignation Incentives
A new government estimate, along with a study by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, provides a long-awaited window into the scale of the departures.
New York Times Top StoriesEast Coast Forecast: New York, Washington and Philadelphia Could See Heavy Rain
Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City could see excessive amounts of rain through Friday, forecasters warned.
New York Times Top StoriesThe California Governor’s Race Was in Limbo. Now It’s Wide Open.
Until she decided not to run, former Vice President Kamala Harris had loomed over the race as a likely favorite. Now, a host of hopefuls are jockeying for advantage.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia Chips Are Front and Center in China at Crucial Moment in the A.I. Race
Chinese companies showcased A.I. gains in Shanghai this week. More chips will only help them improve faster, industry insiders say.
New York Times Top StoriesVirginia Giuffre’s Family Responds to Trump’s Claim That Epstein ‘Stole’ Her
President Trump’s remarks raised questions about his knowledge of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, the family said in a statement.
New York Times Top StoriesMuseums Lobby Against Strengthening a Holocaust Art Recovery Law
Museums want Congress to simply renew a law meant to help Holocaust victims and their heirs retrieve works stolen by the Nazis, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to toughen it.
New York Times Top StoriesKamala Harris Sells a Memoir About the 2024 Campaign
The former vice president has written a book about her run for president in 2024. It will come out next month.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Implant Offers Hope for Easing Rheumatoid Arthritis
The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.
New York Times Top StoriesLegal Watchdog Files Bar Complaints Against Justice Dept. Lawyers
The move represented a rare attempt to seek accountability for rank-and-file lawyers who have represented the Trump administration in court.
New York Times Top StoriesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Vacate Jury’s Verdict or Retry Him
In a 62-page motion, the music mogul’s legal team argued that his conviction under the Mann Act — which bars interstate commerce related to prostitution — should be overturned.
New York Times Top StoriesKey Inflation Measure Rose in June, Adding to Pressure on Fed
The price index was the latest indication that President Trump’s tariffs are beginning to show up in consumer prices.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Tells Russian Official to ‘Watch His Words,’ but He Bites Back Instead
The former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev offers President Trump a useful foil to criticize without rebuking Vladimir Putin, one analyst said.
New York Times Top StoriesA Trump Ally Pressed for a Mexican Citizen’s Release from ICE Custody
The office of Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana asked the Department of Homeland Security to release the detainee, who is married to a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Envoy Expected in Israel as Hunger in Gaza Deepens
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, is expected to visit an aid-distribution site in the enclave, with international pressure to agree on a new cease-fire growing.
New York Times Top StoriesModi’s ‘True Friend’ Trump Deals India a Big Blow With Tariff Threats
India’s prime minister has made a big effort to build closer ties using his rapport with the U.S. president, but critics say he is getting little in return.
New York Times Top StoriesAnger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel at Risk of Isolation
Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Eve of Tariff Deadline, Trump’s Trade War Faces Key Court Test
A federal appeals panel will hear arguments from states and businesses that seek to invalidate the president’s tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesTrade Deadline
We explain the latest on tariffs.
New York Times Top StoriesMurky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals
Recent global trade deals with the United States were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from partners like Japan.
New York Times Top StoriesAmid Scramble for Food, Prices in Gaza Reach Extraordinary Heights
Obtaining humanitarian aid can be difficult and dangerous, and though some essentials are available at markets, they are prohibitively expensive for many Gazans.
New York Times Top StoriesA Trade Deadline Frenzy, and Trump’s Push to Redraw Congressional Maps
Plus, why the tsunami wasn’t bigger.