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Tariffs on China Set to Rise Sharply Tuesday if No Deal Is Reached

President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China.

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Ford Rejigs E.V. Plans After Suffering Billions in Losses

Ford, which once had a lead on other established automakers, said on Monday that it will use new materials and methods to lower the costs of electric vehicles.

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Paramount Strikes Seven-Year Deal to Stream UFC Fights

The seven-year $7.7 billion deal is an early win for the company’s new chairman, David Ellison, who took over last week. CBS will also show some marquee fights.

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Higher Tariffs Loom as U.S.-China Trade Truce Nears Expiration

President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China, which expires on Tuesday.

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What the Nvidia Chip Payoff Deal Says About Trump’s Trade War

A deal for Nvidia and AMD to give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China raises questions about national security and trade policy goals.

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North Korea’s Next Leader?

Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, is perhaps being primed to take control of the regime one day.

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Miguel Uribe, Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event, Dies at 39

Mr. Uribe, a presidential hopeful, was shot in June at a campaign rally in Bogotá in an attack that shocked the nation.

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A Sidelined Zelensky Warns That Russia Will Try to Deceive the U.S.

Ukraine fears that the Kremlin will try to convince President Trump at U.S.-Russian talks in Alaska that Ukraine, not Russia, is the obstacle to peace.

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Trump Prepares to Meet Putin, and Al Jazeera Says Israel Killed Its Journalists in Gaza

Plus, a Labubu heist.

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Israel’s Plan for Gaza City Is Still Unclear

The Israeli government said last week that it wanted to capture Gaza City, but how and when it will proceed has yet to be decided.

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Blown Away by Bubble Art

Performers are delighting crowds with bubble blowing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using a mixture of dish soap, water and lube — and occasional acrobatics.

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Mamdani Will Visit 5 Boroughs on Anti-Trump Tour

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor, will seek to highlight the ways he believes President Trump’s agenda hurts New York City.

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The A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional.

Critical thinking is not going to save us.

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Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump’s Tariffs

Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the income ladder will have an easier time navigating the economic waves.

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Children Were Sexually Abused in New Hampshire State Care. How Much Are They Owed?

New Hampshire is backing away from a promise to pay victims hundreds of millions of dollars. Other states are also rethinking payouts to those harmed under their care.

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For Lupita and Junior Nyong’o, ‘Twelfth Night’ Is Child’s Play, Revisited

The siblings “really enjoyed make-believe” as kids. Now they are playing Shakespeare under the stars at the newly reopened Delacorte Theater in Central Park.

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The Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities

May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research.

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I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t.

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Kennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court

The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.

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Trump Got It Right When He Killed the De Minimis Trade Provision

The de minimis policy let China benefit at our expense.

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Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online

Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.

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This Ohio Farm Community Is a Mecca for the ‘MAHA Mom’

In a neighborhood that appeals to people from both the right and the left, residents strive for a finely tuned state of political harmony.

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How Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America

Trump may be able to escape the consequences of his actions; the rest of us cannot.

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A Haven for English in the Most French of North American Cities

For Quebec City’s tiny English-speaking community, a former jail turned library serves as an essential sanctuary in a metropolis where the domination of French is enshrined in law.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

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Australia to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

After similar announcements by France, Britain and Canada, Australia said it would act at the United Nations General Assembly session next month.

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Will Judges Approve Trump’s Choice for U.S. Attorney in Manhattan?

Jay Clayton, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District, was named on an interim basis after Senator Chuck Schumer blocked his nomination.

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Spain Is Going Its Own Way

The government’s humane and pragmatic approach to immigration is an example for others to emulate.

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AOL Will Shut Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)

The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the internet, will be discontinued on Sept. 30.

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China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets

Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of attacks by the Houthi militia.

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