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Trump Threatens to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook If She Does Not Resign
President Trump said he would fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, if she did not resign. But his ability to fire a Fed governor is limited.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesJerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech
Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.
New York Times Top StoriesBook Club: Read ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ by Jane Austen, With the Book Review
In September, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Jane Austen’s classic, about the tortured romance of two people frazzled by miscommunications and assumptions.
New York Times Top Stories‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says
It was the clearest sign yet that President Trump’s push for an imminent summit was faltering.
New York Times Top StoriesGlobal Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean?
A panel of food security experts have determined that part of Gaza is suffering from famine, and that it could spread to the rest of the enclave within weeks.
New York Times Top StoriesJay Powell Takes Center Stage with Friday’s Jackson Hole Address
The Fed chief is expected to address inflation, interest rates and the economy in his speech on Friday. Will he also confront President Trump’s attacks on central bank independence?
New York Times Top StoriesNorth Korea Honors Its Soldiers Who Fought in Ukraine
The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, publicly consoled bereaved families, as well as awarding medals to soldiers returning from the force he has sent to aid Russia.
New York Times Top StoriesCollapsing Boundaries
We look at the relationship between digital stars and their followers.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump Is Shaking Trust in the Economy, and Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Shut Down
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Crowdfunded War Map That Ukrainians Check Every Morning
The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.
New York Times Top StoriesGaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says
At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.
New York Times Top StoriesMAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question
Rachael Bedard and David Wallace-Wells on Covid disillusionment and the rise of the MAHA movement.
New York Times Top StoriesYear Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says
The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.
New York Times Top Stories4 Takeaways From Erik Menendez’s Parole Board Hearing
Lyle Menendez has his hearing Friday. Several of the concerns raised in denying parole to Erik suggest Lyle faces considerable hurdles in his own bid for release.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Attacks on the Fed and BLS Threaten Key Source of Economic Strength
The president’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics carry risks. But collectively, the moves could be even more damaging, economists warn.
New York Times Top Stories‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Everyone Bobbing Their Heads. Especially Parents.
Some parents are reliving a golden era of boy bands and girl groups — “but now I’m handing out juice boxes instead of dancing like a rave with a glow stick,” one said.
New York Times Top StoriesAmtrak’s Mardi Gras Train Returns, Joyfully, 20 Years After Katrina
Driving may be faster, but the inaugural train trips between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans this week drew travelers eager for a different kind of adventure.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Hobbyist Restorer Who Rocked the Art World With an A.I. Innovation
Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Gerrymandering Push Is a Form of Cheating
Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Long Can This Uncanny Stock Market Prosper?
The U.S. market is top-heavy, with Nvidia occupying a bigger weight than any company in modern history. Risks abound, our columnist says.
New York Times Top StoriesJeff Hiller Came Out of Nowhere. It Only Took 20 Years.
His role in the dramatic HBO comedy “Somebody Somewhere” earned him his first Emmy nomination. It was also, more or less, his first major role.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Does It Seem Like Jellyfish Are All Over the East Coast?
“I don’t think it’s time to push the panic button yet,” an expert said, after rising reports of swarms and stings for beachgoers in parts of the Eastern Seaboard.
New York Times Top StoriesPodcasting Is a Talent Business. SiriusXM Is Intent on Winning.
The company famous for car radio and Howard Stern has recently climbed the podcast charts by betting hundreds of millions of dollars on shows like “Call Her Daddy” and “SmartLess.”
New York Times Top StoriesA Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.
New York Times Top StoriesNathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition
The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.
New York Times Top StoriesCongo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.
The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.
New York Times Top StoriesPair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
In Edison, thousands of immigrant workers toil in hundreds of warehouses, sorting millions of boxes arriving from nearby ports.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Two or Three Days, a Surfer’s Paradise in New York City
Thanks to Hurricane Erin, conditions are ideal for the urban surfer: giant waves and no swimmers.
New York Times Top StoriesThaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy
But the reprieve for Thaksin Shinawatra, who remains a political force, did not mean that the legal troubles for him and his family were over.
New York Times Top StoriesErik Menendez Has Been Denied Parole. Here’s What to Know.
A California parole panel said Mr. Menendez should not be released from prison, 36 years after he and his brother, Lyle, killed their parents. Lyle’s parole hearing is Friday.