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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.

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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.

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Bears Are Terrorizing Romania. It’s Humans’ Fault.

Romania’s growing bear population has turned conservation into confrontation for people living in the shadows of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Intel’s CEO Defends Himself After Trump Calls For Resignation

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s top executive, said he was committed to the company after Mr. Trump called for him to step down over reported Chinese investments.

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Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation.

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Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan

International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”

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The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks

“Here on the ground, we don’t feel any real changes from all these high-level meetings and statements,” a soldier said.

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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.

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One Way to Retire With Friends

We go inside The Bird’s Nest, a community in Texas.

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As 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.

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Trump 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.

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Israel Approves Gaza City Takeover, and Trump to Deploy Federal Agents in D.C.

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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Can 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.

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Cory Mills Should Be at Least as Famous as George Santos

When you’re MAGA, they let you do it.

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Manhunt 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.

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Trump 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.

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The 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.

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E.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.

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Trump’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.

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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.

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Taiwan 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.

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‘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.

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Want 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.

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Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win

Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.

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Netanyahu, 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.

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For 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.

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What 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.

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Japan 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.

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Colbert 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.

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