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Seth Meyers Won’t Be Distracted by Trump Fiddling on the Roof

Meyers said that if he saw Trump on his roof, he’d assume the president “was pulling a reverse Santa Claus. — you know, going house to house taking toys away from kids.”

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I’ve Seen How Russia Is Torturing Prisoners of War

Prosecuting torture is a legal obligation, not a diplomatic nicety or something that can be negotiated.

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Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War

The duties, which the president announced last week, took effect for about 90 countries just after midnight.

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China’s Exports Surged in July as Companies Raced to Beat Trump Tariffs

China is shipping more goods to Southeast Asia and other regions that often re-export them to the United States. China still sells three times as much to the United States as it buys.

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Americans Are Eating Slightly Less Ultraprocessed Food, C.D.C. Data Shows

Despite the small decline, ultraprocessed foods still make up the majority of the calories people consume.

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Eddie Palmieri’s 13 Essential Songs and Albums

A native son of the Bronx, Palmieri was a crucial innovator in New York’s Afro-Caribbean music history. The pianist, composer and bandleader has died at 88.

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United Airlines System Outage Leads to Grounded Flights Nationwide

The airline said it expected additional flight delays through Wednesday night “as we work through the issue.”

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Eddie Palmieri, Latin Music’s Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.”

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Federal Agents in L.A. Conduct a Big Immigration Raid at a Home Depot

A rented Penske truck was used to ferry agents to the Home Depot where the raid was conducted, days after an appeals court upheld an order limiting some enforcement tactics.

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Trump’s Redistricting Campaign Tests His Power in the States

The effort by President Trump and his allies is the latest example of them trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every possible political advantage.

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The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion

The Rationalists, a community focused on the risks of artificial intelligence, regularly gather with tech figures and other like-minded people in a complex that covers much of a city block.

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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat

The tariff would not apply to businesses that made a commitment to build and invest in the United States.

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Trump’s Tariff Gamble Puts America’s Ties With India at Risk

As the president pursues his goals on Russia and trade, America’s relationship with an important partner in Asia could end up as collateral damage.

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On the Hunt for Spies, Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist

After the war with Israel, Iranian authorities have swept up hundreds of people deemed suspected infiltrators. But the arrest and hanging of the nuclear scientist Roozbeh Vadi was a rare move.

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Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting more than 400,000 workers.

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Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed

The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.

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Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout

The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

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Where the Redistricting Wars Might Go After Texas

Texas Democrats may have bought their party some time with their walkout, but both parties are mobilizing to redraw U.S. House maps ahead of the midterms.

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Trump Directed His Wrath at India

Also, the president said he intends to meet with Putin and Zelensky. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Judges Press for Answers on Federal Involvement in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

As environmentalists made the case on Wednesday to stop operations, what was most striking was how many significant questions remained unanswered about the immigration detention center.

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Cuomo Meets With Business Leaders as He Seeks to Undermine Adams

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo told New York City executives that donating to Mayor Eric Adams’s re-election campaign could be a “suicide mission,” one attendee said.

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Adams Is Again Denied Matching Funds as Cuomo Lobbies Executives

As New York’s mayor was dealt another setback in his long-shot campaign for re-election, Andrew Cuomo met with business leaders to argue that he’s a better choice for centrist voters.

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New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

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Trump Weighs Getting Involved in New York City Mayor’s Race

The possibility that the president will seek to intercede could inject an element of unpredictability into an already fractious contest.

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Trump to Double India’s Tariff to 50% Over Russian Oil Purchases

Tariffs on Indian exports to the United States will surge to 50 percent by late August, as part of an effort by President Trump to pressure Russia into resolving its war in Ukraine.

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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

President Trump has been stymied for months in his efforts to find a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, after more than three years of war.

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Oregon Man Accused of Killing 3 Women Is Now Charged With Murdering a Fourth

The killings spread fear in the area after the bodies were found over several months in early 2023.

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Rains and Broken Roads Complicate Flood Rescue in Indian Himalayas

About 190 people have been rescued so far, officials said, but they warned that the death toll could rise.

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Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment Ministers

The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.

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