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Thousands of Miles From the Iran War, Asia’s Currencies Feel the Strain

Soaring oil prices and a surging dollar are testing Asia’s foreign-exchange reserves, which were built up after the 1997 crisis.

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5 Notable Moments From Candace Owens’s Warm Interview With Hunter Biden

In a nearly two-hour conversation, Mr. Biden discussed his addiction to drugs and alcohol, and Ms. Owens apologized for her past remarks about him.

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Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System

The discussions suggest that the United States and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.

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Cuba Celebrates Raúl Castro After the U.S. Accuses Him of Murder

Cuban officials closed ranks around Mr. Castro, their embattled former president, who was indicted on murder charges in the downing of two civilian planes 30 years ago.

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Alberta Separation: What to Know Ahead of Oct. 19 Vote on Staying in Canada

Premier Danielle Smith announced that she would ask citizens to vote on whether they want to stay in Canada, or hold a referendum to secede.

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Police Seized Guns From Home of San Diego Mosque Shooter in 2025

In 2025, Caleb Vazquez’s obsession with mass shooters and Nazism prompted reports to the authorities. His father surrendered a dozen firearms.

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Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’

Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

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In San Diego, a Final Prayer Before Laying Heroes to Rest

Thousands of mourners filled a San Diego park to recite a funeral prayer for the three men killed by gunmen at a mosque on Monday.

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In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump

President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.

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Outside Colbert’s Final Show, Fans From Near and Far Line Up for a Farewell

Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.

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GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat It

House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.

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Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s Fund

The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.

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Cuban Pilot in Florida Is a Defendant in Raúl Castro Indictment

The pilot, Luis González-Pardo, was one of the defendants in the indictment that included former Cuban President Raúl Castro.

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Cuba Needs a New Story

How can Cubans move forward if they aren’t ready to reckon with their past?

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Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump’s Fund

Also, Democrats release a draft report on what they did wrong in 2024. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind

Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.

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Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son Don Jr.’s Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’

President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.

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We Want to Hear From Delivery Workers in New York City.

The New York Times is examining the working conditions of delivery app workers.

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D.N.C. 2024 Election Autopsy Reopens Wounds of Harris Loss

The report partly blamed aides to Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris for her defeat. But it was widely seen as a poorly executed examination, bringing fresh scrutiny to Democrats.

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Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.

The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.

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‘Peanuts’ Music Owner Sues Interior Department and 3 Companies for Copyright Infringement

The owner of the “Peanuts” catalog would really like it if companies and the U.S. government stopped using its music without permission.

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Exxon Is Nearing a Deal to Pump Oil in Venezuela, Marking a Victory for Trump

The U.S. oil giant is negotiating a deal to pump oil in Venezuela, ending a standoff with its socialist rulers and marking a victory for President Trump.

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Submit Your Summer Reading Bucket List

Tell us what you read this summer, and enter the drawing for this year’s prize.

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Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein

Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning.

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U.S. Imposes Entry Restrictions for Some Citizens Amid Ebola Outbreak

The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

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5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Autopsy of Kamala Harris’s 2024 Loss

A draft report released by the Democratic National Committee argued that Ms. Harris did not sufficiently separate herself from President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

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When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed

When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

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NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Sees Fewer Storms, but There’s a Catch

El Niño may keep the Atlantic quieter, but it could bring more storms to the Pacific.

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Republicans Balk at Trump Fund, Weighing Ways to Limit It

G.O.P. senators were exploring using their immigration bill to fence off a fund the president wants to tap to pay people who claim government mistreatment.

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