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A Starfish, a President, and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina
A livestream of an undersea project has captivated Argentina as President Javier Milei wields a chain saw on the budget for science.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTaiwan Strained by 20% Tariffs, No Trade Deal and Political Uncertainty
Taiwan’s export manufacturers are facing steeper U.S. tariffs than their neighbors got and getting squeezed by an appreciating currency.
New York Times Top Stories‘Is It Happening?’: Trump’s Tariffs Bring Uncertainty to Beaujolais
President Trump’s unpredictability and threats, and the falling dollar, make planning difficult for French winemakers in an already challenging environment.
New York Times Top StoriesWant to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room.
In Cooperstown, N.Y., fans of the Glimmerglass Festival, a celebration of music, are finding it hard to compete for hotel space with other fans there to watch a legend — their 12-year-old.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win
Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu, Aiming to Capture Gaza City, Reverts to a Failed Military Strategy
Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. His cabinet’s decision to capture Gaza City risks ending in a familiar deadlock.
New York Times Top StoriesFor More Than a Century, New Yorkers Have Said the Rent Is Too Damn High
New York City’s renters have been shaping local politics since the rent strikes of the early 1900s. A new museum exhibit illustrates some of the early struggles.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Is Mamdani’s Vision for New York City’s $40 Billion School System?
Zohran Mamdani has not released a detailed plan for public education, but his biggest proposal centers on weakening mayoral control and giving power to teachers and parents.
New York Times Top StoriesJapan Says Trump to Correct ‘Extremely Regrettable’ Error in Tariff Order
Tensions have been mounting between the United States and Japan as both sides appear to have starkly different interpretations of a trade deal finalized last month.
New York Times Top StoriesColbert on the Tariffs: ‘Set Your Clocks Back to “More Expensive”’
President Trump is hitting Brazilian imports particularly hard, which is “bad news for meat-based Americans,” Stephen Colbert said.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Are Finally, Slowly, Changing Their Minds on Israel
Amy Klobuchar has taken a crucial step toward the view of the party’s base.
New York Times Top StoriesF.A.A. Plans to Hire 8,900 Air Traffic Controllers but Still Expects Shortages
The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to “supercharge” hiring and training between now and late 2028. It would not be enough to end a shortage of controllers.
New York Times Top StoriesShould Soccer Star Son Heung-min Have Held an Umbrella for a Female Reporter?
A photo of Son Heung-min set off a heated debate online that laid bare the intense emotions surrounding South Korea’s gender divide.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last
Dozens of Bhutanese men ejected from the United States are now in refugee camps in Nepal, which doesn’t want them but has nowhere to send them.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Cuomo Match Mamdani’s Social Media Savvy? He’s Trying.
Andrew M. Cuomo’s decisive loss to Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral primary has led to a campaign rebranding that includes a fresh social media persona.
New York Times Top StoriesCanyon Fire in Ventura County Prompts Evacuation Orders for Thousands
The Canyon Fire was initially reported at about 30 acres but had rapidly grown to 1,050 acres in a few hours on Thursday, officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesStill Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes
President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week.
New York Times Top StoriesCuomo and Trump, Two ‘Queens Boys,’ Go Way Back
President Trump has urged Andrew Cuomo to stay in the New York City mayor’s race. Here are seven moments when their paths crossed over the years.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutor Takes Over Local Police Force in New Jersey After 2 Killings
An investigation into the shooting deaths of two people and the apparent suicide of a suspect, a state trooper, “raised serious concerns” from the county prosecutor’s office.
New York Times Top StoriesSpringsteen Isn’t Who I Thought He Was
I stopped listening to Bruce Springsteen’s music. I heard something more.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Nominates Stephen Miran to Temporarily Join Fed Board of Governors
If confirmed, Stephen Miran, the current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, would temporarily fill a position left vacant by Adriana Kugler, who is stepping down early.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump 401(k) Order Opens Door for Crypto, Private Equity and Real Estate
The executive order is intended to give investors more options, but experts say employers will tread carefully before adding alternative assets.
New York Times Top StoriesNational Weather Service Is Hiring Hundreds of New Staff
The federal forecasting agency plans to restore some of its losses from this year’s Trump administration cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesBrandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s Ex-Husband, Dies at 48
The announcement of Mr. Blackstock’s death came one day after Ms. Clarkson said she would be postponing the remainder of her residency in Las Vegas.
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu Said Israel Wanted to Take Military Control of Gaza
Also, Kennedy has broken with the mainstream on vaccines. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesNicholas Clapp, 89, Dies; ‘Real-Life Indiana Jones’ Pursued a Lost City
A documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, he was consumed by the desire to find an ancient city in the Arabian desert known as Atlantis of the Sands.
New York Times Top StoriesBig-Game Hunter Is Killed by Buffalo During Safari
Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Require Universities to Submit Data on Applicants’ Race
The administration has become increasingly focused on admissions data in its effort to bring the higher education system in line with President Trump’s political agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada Wildfires: Military Is Brought In to Battle Blazes
Amid thousands of evacuations and the spread of smoke to the United States, the Canadian armed forces and the Coast Guard were summoned to help battle the blazes.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy More People in the World Are Feeling Hopeful (Except Us)
I would say the most important social trend over the past decade has been the disconnect between our nation’s economic health and its social health.