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How the War in Iran Is Disrupting the World’s Oil

Our business reporter Peter Eavis looks at the global implications of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway to the south of Iran. He analyzes ship activity in the strait, comparing it before and after the United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran.

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Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks

Firings, resignations and diversions to the president’s priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.

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As Trump Focuses on Cuba, DOJ Seeks Charges Against Its Leaders

The move comes as President Trump is ratcheting up his rhetorical assault on Cuba’s leadership.

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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ From Iran

Also, a weak jobs report. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

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Talarico’s Social Media Paper Trail, the Jobs Report and More Politics News

For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.

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Spain’s Spurning of Trump Has Made Me a Patriot

There are times when it is clear what it means to stand up for what is right.

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Florida Bar Retreats From Statement Saying Lindsey Halligan Was Under Scrutiny

The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.

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U.S. Gas Prices Jump Again as Oil Tops $90 for First Time in Years

The price of a gallon of gasoline hits its highest level in a year and a half on Friday. Surging oil prices suggest that the increases will continue.

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Trump’s Fantasy Is Crashing Down

The repercussions of his reckless war in Iran are just beginning.

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The State of U.S. Markets

Our business reporter Joe Rennison walks us through three charts to help make sense of the wild swings in the markets this week since the attacks on Iran commenced.

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What to know about the jobs report.

Employers shed 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.

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How The Times Tracks Down the Connections Behind Trump’s Pardons

Reporters tapped sources, combed through public records and scrutinized social media to penetrate the web of influence and money underlying the president’s clemency grants.

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Justice Dept. Pushes for Charges Against Cuban Leaders

The move comes as President Trump is ratcheting up his rhetorical assault on Cuba’s leadership.

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Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Learned to Spar in Oklahoma

He hosted a home improvement radio show, fought in cage matches and inherited a plumbing business before becoming a “MAGA warrior” in Congress.

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Lawmaker Asks Court to Block Trump From Closing Kennedy Center

The president has said he plans to shut down the center for two years starting this summer for a “complete rebuilding.”

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NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Sped Up Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

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Top National Symphony Leader Quits in New Blow to Kennedy Center

The executive director, Jean Davidson, said her departure reflects frustration at the turmoil that has engulfed the arts center.

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Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran

President Trump’s comments on Friday reflected yet another shift in the goals of U.S. military actions.

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With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public’s Support

In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

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When Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Ended, Concern for Her Did Not

The pop star’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence this week was a breaking point, years after she regained control of her life and finances.

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Weak Jobs Data Underscores Fed’s Dilemma as War Stokes Inflation Risk

The Federal Reserve is still widely expected to hold interest rates steady when its officials next meet on March 17-18.

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Defense Without U.S. Help Is a Live Topic for Canada, Japan and Australia

The leaders of Japan and Canada are making a unified front on defense cooperation as President Trump raises the pressure over military spending.

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Democrats Blame Trump For Jobs Report as Republicans Play Defense

The weaker-than-expected numbers quickly became a source of tension between the two parties ahead of the midterm elections.

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Tom Junod Would Like to Tell You About His Father

A star writer from the heyday of magazines reveals the family secret behind his award-winning stories.

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Stocks Drop as Weak Jobs Report Adds to Uncertain Outlook

Stock movements this week has been choppy as investors weighed the inflationary impact of the war in the Middle East. The jobs report has complicated matters.

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Iran’s Chokehold on Strait of Hormuz Strains Oil and Gas Shipping

The threat of prolonged attacks on oil tankers and other vessels is giving Iran an advantage, analysts say.

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Axel Springer Agrees to Buy U.K.’s Telegraph

The $766 million takeover is the latest twist for The Telegraph, an influential British newspaper whose ownership had been in limbo for years.

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Robotaxis Put on Hold as Hochul Seeks Support for Car Insurance Reforms

How two seemingly unrelated policies, one to reduce car insurance costs, the other to allow driverless taxis, became tangled up in Albany politics.

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The Jobs Report

We explain why you should consider the numbers.

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Indonesia to Block Children Under 16 From Social Media

The ban is to take effect March 28, according to a government minister, but details about how it would be implemented were scarce.

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