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Will Trump Have to Run From the Economy?
It’s the issue voters cared most about in 2024, and there are signs of trouble.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs Powerball Nears Record, Ticket Buyers Dream of New Houses and Winning in Secret
The Powerball jackpot hit $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday’s drawing, making it the second-largest and inspiring many to play.
New York Times Top StoriesOff-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Shut Off Engines Expresses Regret in Court
The former Alaska Airlines pilot had consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the flight. Judges approved plea agreements in his case on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Congress Should Be Notified About National Security Operations, Explained
The Trump administration failed to tell lawmakers about a 2019 SEAL Team 6 incursion into North Korean territory that went awry.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together
Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods
The families of “Heaven’s 27,” the children and counselors lost at Camp Mystic, pressed the Legislature to toughen flood rules over the objections of some Hill Country camp operators.
New York Times Top StoriesAbrego Garcia Now Facing Shifting Threats of Deportation
A court had ruled that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could not be sent back to his homeland, but now the administration sees a loophole. On Friday, Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers were told that he would be sent to the small African nation of Eswatini.
New York Times Top StoriesSecond Weak Jobs Report in Two Months
Also, Israel strikes a Gaza City landmark. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat the Unemployment Rate Isn’t Telling Us
The latest job report shows that unemployment remains steady, but it’s not telling the full story. Lydia DePillis, economy reporter for The New York Times, explains how low job growth is being offset by the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesA Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean: What to Know
The United States has deployed eight warships, several surveillance planes and one attack submarine to the region as tensions with Venezuela grow.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Immigration Policy Is a Factor in Slow Job Growth
Economic data suggests labor supply and immigration changes are affecting job growth. The Federal Reserve can’t fix that, but Trump can.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn
The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood
Armani amassed a cavalcade of celebrity spokespeople. Many came through a former journalist named Wanda McDaniel.
New York Times Top StoriesCan’t Decide Where to Go for the Winter Holidays? Let T Magazine Help!
If you’re eager to get away this December or January but are overwhelmed by the options, read on.
New York Times Top StoriesNewsmax Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Dismissed
A federal judge left the door open for Newsmax to refile its complaint that Fox had created a monopoly in right-leaning television news.
New York Times Top StoriesAnthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
New York Times Top StoriesChicago Braces for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Protesters held demonstrations and city leaders spoke against the prospect of a surge of federal agents.
New York Times Top StoriesSecond Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump’s Claims of a Booming Economy
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.
New York Times Top StoriesA Revived Focus on an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism
Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerican Eagle Sales Fall Slightly After Sydney Sweeney Ad
The second quarter ended nine days after the ad was released, leaving little time to see the full impact of the campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesJoseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83
He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, inspiring similar protests across the nation.
New York Times Top StoriesPowerball Hits $1.8 Billion. Here Are the 10 Biggest U.S. Lottery Jackpots.
The most recent Powerball jackpot increased to $1.8 billion. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years.
New York Times Top StoriesAsk Us Your Personal Style Questions
Our Styles writers think deeply about what we wear and why. Ask them anything.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Know About Trump’s Crime and Immigration Crackdown Across the U.S.
The president has sent soldiers and federal agents to some cities, and promised to do the same in others, prompting lawsuits and stirring outrage among local leaders.
New York Times Top StoriesLabor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown
Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.
New York Times Top StoriesCBS Abruptly Changes Rules for Editing ‘Face the Nation’ Interviews
The change came less than a week after an interview aired with Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. The administration accused the network of deceptively editing her appearance.
New York Times Top StoriesDuchess of Kent, Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser, Dies at 92
A member of an aristocratic family, she married the Duke of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Koreans Are Among Hundreds Detained in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant
Nearly 500 workers were apprehended at a construction site for a South Korean battery maker in Georgia, officials said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.
New York Times Top StoriesGoogle Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Laws
European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in the online advertising market.