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Trump Gives Iran More Time to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Also, transgender athletes were barred from women’s Olympic events. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIran Keeps a Tight Grip on Strait of Hormuz, Pressuring Shipping and Energy Sectors
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
New York Times Top StoriesScientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.
The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery.
New York Times Top StoriesStandoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump’s Freestyle Diplomacy
A jumble of emissaries — a friend, a family member, a dove and a hawk — on the Iran crisis reflects President Trump’s improvisational approach.
New York Times Top StoriesAir Canada C.E.O. Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash
Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Questions Why U.S. Is Blocking Maduro’s Defense Funding
The U.S. government has blocked Venezuela from paying for its former leader’s defense lawyers. In a hearing, a judge said repeatedly that the former president’s right to his own defense was “paramount.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Disgusting Reason a Staten Island Creek Turned Bright Green
The emerald tint to the Clove Lakes Park stream helped confirm long-held suspicions about what might be leaking from toilets.
New York Times Top StoriesSeeking a Sounding Board? Beware the Eager-to-Please Chatbot.
A new study of popular AI models shows that their feedback on social situations is far from impartial.
New York Times Top StoriesSafety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Defends His Use of Mail-In Voting: ‘Because I’m President’
President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.
New York Times Top StoriesOscars Will Move to a Venue Outside Hollywood
The event will be held in downtown Los Angeles starting in 2029 as part of a deal between the academy and AEG, a developer of entertainment venues.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools
The Justice Department’s demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Allies Worry Russia Is Preparing to Deliver Drones to Iran
The drones are an improved version of a weapon that Iran sent to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project
President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesMortgage Rates Jump Again as Iran War Effects Ripple Through Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States hit 6.38 percent, the fourth increase since the war began.
New York Times Top StoriesDash Crofts, of the Soft-Rock Duo That Sang ‘Summer Breeze,’ Dies at 87
Seals & Crofts had a number of Billboard Top 20 songs in the 1970s before their chart topper brought them global fame.
New York Times Top StoriesRoman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts
Bishops are trying to understand what’s behind the wave. People joining the church described their reasons as highly personal.
New York Times Top StoriesFour Problems for Trump in Birthright Citizenship Case
The president must confront a 1952 federal law, the possibility that millions will lose their citizenships, stateless foundlings and a fluid future.
New York Times Top StoriesUnder Carney, Canada Finally Hits NATO’s 2% Spending Target
Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Can America Be So Miserable When It’s So Rich?
The just resentments of a shrinking middle class.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table
Steve Witkoff, a diplomatic envoy, used the Board of Peace to announce an agreement that could raze a Pakistan-owned Manhattan hotel. Now the country is involved in negotiating peace talks with Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesCannonball with Wesley Morris: ‘Love Story’ Is Actually a Horror Story
The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Dakota Governor Signs Bill Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote
The law, which mirrors national Republican priorities, requires newly registered voters to show that they are U.S. citizens in order to cast a ballot in state or local races.
New York Times Top StoriesBinance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
New York Times Top StoriesLocal Opposition Is Slowing A.I. Data Centers. Wall Street Has Noticed.
Tech companies are running into resistance from neighbors and may not be able to build at the pace they promised investors.
New York Times Top StoriesDamaged Runway at LaGuardia Reopens After Plane Wreckage Is Removed
Officials expect the airport in New York to be fully operational later on Thursday. One of its two runways had been closed since Sunday, when a jet hit a truck, killing two pilots.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Strait of Hormuz Closed Because Iran Is Using the U.S. Playbook
Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz by raising risks for ship operators. In doing so, it has taken lessons from American financial policy.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Lawmakers Go to U.S. for First Time Since Invasion of Ukraine
The State Department had to lift sanctions on Russian lawmakers invited by a Kremlin-friendly member of Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Heads for Another Energy Shock in a Vulnerable State
The region’s stores of natural gas are running at the lowest level in years, and filling them up is increasingly daunting as the U.S.-led war in Iran pushes up prices.