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Oil Prices Edge Higher as Cease-Fire Remains Tenuous
Oil prices rose after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran, calling into question the tenuous cease-fire in the war.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTech Workers Have Fears About A.I., Too. They Can Do Something About It.
Even the developers of A.I. want regulation. They’re starting to take action.
New York Times Top StoriesCatastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places
The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
New York Times Top StoriesA French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right
Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
New York Times Top StoriesEager for Arms Deal, Taiwan Stresses Need for U.S. Support
After President Trump hinted that weapons sales to Taiwan could figure in negotiations with China, officials emphasized their island’s strategic importance.
New York Times Top StoriesBeverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79
As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
New York Times Top StoriesNextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant
A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.
New York Times Top StoriesPeter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93
For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward both computer security and individual digital privacy. And he developed solutions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground
The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
New York Times Top StoriesConspiracy Trial Will Test Trump’s Aggressive Tactics Against Protesters
Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
New York Times Top StoriesTwo Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show
Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. At least four parachutes were deployed before the planes crashed.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Jared Polis Came to Release Election Denier Tina Peters from Prison
Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters came after months of tense discussions, including one with President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Letlow And Fleming in the Louisiana Senate Race
He was defeated in the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming are now in a runoff for the party’s nomination.
New York Times Top StoriesInside the Met Opera: Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?
Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
New York Times Top StoriesA Young Socialist Mayor, Starbucks and the Tension Over Soaking the Rich
Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.
New York Times Top StoriesStraus Family Creamery Issues Voluntary Ice Cream Recall
Straus Family Creamery asked customers to throw out some tubs sold in May across 17 states. No injuries have been reported, the company said.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act
Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.
New York Times Top StoriesRunoff in Peru Offers Two Starkly Differing Visions for the Nation
The presidential election pits Keiko Fujimori, a conservative, against Roberto Sánchez, a leftist, after a crisis marked by delays and protests.
New York Times Top StoriesDemon Attacks. Teleportation. Astrology. The Supernatural Is Back.
One of the oldest and most durable features of human experience is re-emerging.
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s the Trade Deal That Trump and Xi Should Have Reached
For this to happen, however, both men would need personality transplants.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.
The nine-hour prayer event will feature speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that connects the nation’s founding with Christianity.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Tightens Grasp on G.O.P. as Cassidy Loss Shows Cost of Defiance
The defeat showed the president’s dominance in his party, even as a broader range of views about Mr. Trump could be a major Republican liability in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesStrong Storms and Tornadoes Forecast for Nebraska, Kansas and Other States
Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas face the greatest risk of extreme weather, with the worst expected on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesErdogan Wants Turkey to Have More Babies. Few Parents Are Listening.
Using cash grants and subsidized loans, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is trying to increase the birthrate. It’s not working.
New York Times Top StoriesGood Luck, Grads!
Is the post-college job market as bad as it seems?
New York Times Top StoriesIn Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.
New York Times Top StoriesWe Need More ‘Rabid Partisans’ Like Shane Massey
Defeating a sclerotic rump of a party is no achievement. Instead, one-party rule enables corruption. It fosters stagnation.
New York Times Top StoriesReports of the Death of Civics Are Greatly Exaggerated
The decline of civic education hit bottom about a decade ago and is at last on the rebound. This fact brings me hope.
New York Times Top StoriesTo Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.