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With Canada No Longer Able to Rely on U.S., Carney Pushes New Markets

Prime Minister Mark Carney suggested he’s unlikely to add additional retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, but he is trying to help affected companies develop new products and find new buyers.

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Bolsonaro House Arrest Casts Shadow Over Brazil-U.S. Trade Talks

The Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order could complicate efforts to negotiate over President Trump’s punishing tariffs, set to go into effect this week.

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Up on the Roof, Trump Surveys the Home He’s Making His Own

White House reporters looked up from the driveway to see a familiar figure in a most unfamiliar location.

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At the Tesla Diner, the Future Looks Mid

The new Los Angeles restaurant from the electric car giant is a smash burger and content machine, drawing Elon Musk’s fans and protesters.

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House Committee Issued a Subpoena for the Epstein Files

Also, Tennessee executed a prisoner despite ethical health concerns. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Humanities Endowment Funds Trump’s Priorities After Ending Old Grants

The $34.8 million allocated by the National Endowment for the Humanities leans toward presidents, statesmen and the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary.

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ICE Offers, Then Quickly Withdraws, Cash Bonuses for Swiftly Deporting Immigrants

The short-lived effort underscored the mounting pressure on ICE to meet President Trump’s aggressive deportation targets.

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Where Can Gaza Go From Here?

No thoughtful person can be pro-Palestinian without also being anti-Hamas.

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Grand Canyon Wildfire Spreads to More Than 126,000 Acres

The Dragon Bravo fire has been burning for more than a month, fueled by record-low humidity that has hampered containment efforts.

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Allan Ahlberg, Whose Children’s Books Were Best Sellers, Dies at 87

Over five decades, he produced some 150 books, many of them illustrated by his wife, Janet Ahlberg, including classics like “Each Peach Pear Plum.”

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British Opera Company Cancels ‘Tosca’ Collaboration in Israel After Criticism

The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza.

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America Will Suffer From Trump’s Assault on Facts

The Trump administration is engaged in an increasingly wide-ranging campaign against data that contradicts its political agenda.

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Eric Adams Assembles Religious Leaders to Bless His Candidacy

New Yorkers of various faiths heaped praise on the incumbent mayor, whose path to re-election appears steep, and compared him to biblical figures.

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California Democrats Look to Redraw House Map Amid Texas Redistricting War

It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.

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4-Day Manhunt Yields No Confirmed Sighting of Montana Suspect

The man accused of fatally shooting four people in a bar disappeared into a rugged forest. An official said the search for him was law enforcement’s “top focus.”

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Ion Iliescu, Who Steered Romania After Revolution, Dies at 95

As a three-term as president, he guided the country toward democracy, but he was called an authoritarian at heart and accused of brutality during the revolt that put him in power.

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Akiko Takakura Survived Atomic Bombing. This is Her Story.

Akiko Takakura survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is her story, in her words.

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Why the G.O.P. Isn’t Doing Many Town Halls

The booing started in seconds at Representative Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Neb. Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, reports from the auditorium after the Republican congressman’s town hall, which she said was one of the most raucous political events she’s ever witnessed.

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F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats

It was unclear how the agency would respond. Democratic lawmakers left the state to stop Republicans from redrawing district maps to their advantage.

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Ghislaine Maxwell Opposes Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Papers

The disgraced financier’s former companion said disclosure would harm her legal rights. “Jeffrey Epstein is dead,” her lawyers wrote. “Ghislaine Maxwell is not.”

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Upstaged by Raccoons? The Joys of Playing Shakespeare in Central Park.

‘You realize you’re being upstaged by an animal that’s completely unpredictable’: As the Delacorte Theater reopens, actors and others recall their favorite memories.

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OpenAI to Open-Source Some of the A.I. Systems Behind ChatGPT

In a major shift, the company is “open sourcing” two A.I. systems, freely sharing the technology with outside researchers and businesses.

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House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files

The committee’s Republican chairman requested that the documents from the Justice Department and former government officials be delivered by Aug. 19.

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U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs

Imports from other countries fell around 4 percent from the previous month as President Trump’s steep tariffs discouraged businesses from ordering goods.

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The Raging Gifford Fire, Like Many, Began Near a Highway

The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the cause.

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Columbia and Brown to Disclose Admissions and Race Data in Trump Deal

A widely overlooked part of a settlement with the two universities could profoundly alter how elite schools determine who gets accepted.

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China’s Fight Against Chikungunya Virus Tests a City’s Post-Covid Patience

In a citywide campaign to curb a mosquito-borne virus, residents of Foshan face inspections and warnings for failure to comply.

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Titan Submersible Deaths Were Preventable, Coast Guard Report Says

The 2023 implosion killed five people on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, prompting a sprawling search of the north Atlantic Ocean.

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Does Japan Want American Cars? Trump’s Push to Open Foreign Markets Faces Test.

President Trump is celebrating deals that lower trade barriers on American staples like cars. Experts question how much of an effect this will have.

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Man Wanted for Tennessee Quadruple Homicide Is Arrested

The authorities had been searching for Austin Drummond in connection with the killing of four people and the abandonment of a baby in a yard.

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