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A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism

A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.

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Vance Heads to New Talks With Iran. At Stake: Peace and His Own Standing.

The vice president is again center stage, after abruptly leaving the first round of high-level Iranian peace talks without an agreement.

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Live Nation. Amazon. Americans Are Standing Up to Corporate Lawbreaking.

Lina Khan and Doha Mekki on three court rulings that illustrate the power juries and local officials have to enforce antitrust laws.

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Trump Administration to Begin Refunding $166 Billion in Tariffs

The government will debut a system to repay importers two months after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs at the heart of the president’s trade policy.

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Why a Democratic Senate, Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility

Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show.

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Why Gas Prices Go Up Fast and Take So Long to Fall

Fuel station owners take some of the hit for consumers when oil prices surge. On the way down, they try to get their money back.

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Northeast Swings From 90 Degrees to Freezing Cold in Just a Few Days

Central Park and other spots around the region set record-high temperatures last week. Freeze watches were in place on Monday. What’s going on?

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Ukraine, Short on Troops, Is Turning to Robots to Help Its War Efforts

Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way.

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Big Names Wait in the Wings as Virginians Decide Their House Maps

With Virginians voting Tuesday to accept or reject redistricting, candidates from both parties await the voters’ judgment to decide whether — or where — to run for Congress.

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Could ‘A River Runs Through It’ Have Been a Hit Today?

The autobiographical novella, first published 50 years ago, arguably created a new type of guy: the literary fly fisherman.

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The Unlikely Recovery of America’s China-Shocked Towns

The jobs are coming back, despite President Trump’s tariffs and harsh immigration enforcement.

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‘Reefer Madness,’ the P.S.A. That Backfired Spectacularly

The comically self-serious and outrageous 1936 morality tale, which warned the public about marijuana, became an unintentional parody and midnight-movie classic decades later.

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C.E.O.s Are the Heads of Companies. Should They Also Be the Face?

Most chief executives are not recognizable to their customers. But when they step into the limelight, the rewards — and the risks — can be great.

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Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack

The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.

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Epstein Wanted Connections at Harvard. Files Show Many Faculty Members Were Happy to Help.

New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.

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Javier Milei Tamed Argentina’s Inflation. Now He Wants to Reshape Its Values.

Argentina’s right-wing president has tamed the country’s runaway inflation. Now he wants to transform its values.

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Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller

Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.

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The Iran War Sent Shock Waves Through Asia That Are Likely to Spread

The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.

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Does the Trump Administration Really Want More Teen Pregnancies?

The new Title X guidance from the Trump administration mentions contraception only once.

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In Turkey, Middle Powers Ponder Diplomacy With a Rogue U.S.

The U.S. remains an essential player. The problem, one analyst said, is how to deal effectively with a power that is “indispensable, coercive and unpredictable at the same time.”

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Mexico Car Accident Kills 4 Drug Investigators in Chihuahua.

Two of the victims were American and two were Mexican, the authorities in Chihuahua said. The accident took place on a treacherous mountain road.

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U.S. Military Strikes a Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 3

The latest attack raised the death toll to at least 180 in the campaign by the United States against people it accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.

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A Humanoid Robot Races to a Record Half-Marathon Finish

The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.

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Oil Prices Jumped and Stock Futures Fell on Renewed Iran Conflict

Traders, hopeful on Friday that a peace deal was near, were digesting the developments over the weekend.

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From Pulpit to Pews, Trump and Pope Are on the Minds of Catholics

At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.

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Michigan Gas Clerk Helps Save Kidnapped Teen Girl Who Mouthed ‘Help’

A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.

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Can U.S. Blockade Iranian-Linked Ships Anywhere in the World? Yes, But …

Maritime and military law experts say an expansion of the naval blockade announced last week raises legal and practical questions but has ample historical precedent.

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Democrats Eye a Broader Battlefield to Capture Congress in November

Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.

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Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66

A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.

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Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump’s earlier claim that price increases would be “short-term.”

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