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Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?
The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesOne Way to Retire With Friends
We go inside The Bird’s Nest, a community in Texas.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid
An increasing number of Palestinians are dying from hunger-related causes. Others are weak from months of extreme deprivation and vulnerable to illnesses in a territory short on crucial medical supplies, fuel and clean water, aid workers say.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Host Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for ‘Peace Signing’
President Trump appeared eager to project confidence that an agreement could be reached in a long-intractable conflict.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions?
The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesCory Mills Should Be at Least as Famous as George Santos
When you’re MAGA, they let you do it.
New York Times Top StoriesManhunt Leaves a Montana Town in Limbo a Week After Bar Shooting
Experts on mass shootings said it’s rare for the gunmen who carry out such crimes to elude the authorities for so long.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education
President Trump’s most recent executive order wades into a debate over how elite colleges should weigh grades and test scores versus the obstacles students have overcome.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Fight to Save Hawaii’s Coconut Palms
An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and spreading fast. Researchers are racing to contain it.
New York Times Top StoriesE.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump
The database, which helps companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions, will continue under a consortium that includes Stanford University.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s E.P.A. Filing Fewer Lawsuits Against Polluters
In its first six months, the Trump administration has filed 11 civil cases against polluters compared with the Biden administration’s 30.
New York Times Top StoriesA 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 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.