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Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried To Use His Extramarital Affairs Against Him

The billionaire philanthropist testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing about the Justice Department’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump Says He May Not Renew Canada-Mexico Trade Deal

The president’s comments come at a crucial moment in talks between the three countries over the renewal of their free-trade agreement.

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White House Again Shrugs Off High Prices Amid War With Iran

As inflation outpaces workers’ wages, the Trump administration insists that its agenda is working.

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Will Trump’s Repairs to Washington D.C.’s Reflecting Pool Work?

President Trump has said that construction is complete. Now comes the real test. Will the longstanding problems finally be solved?

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Inflation Accelerates to Fastest Pace in 3 Years as Energy Prices Bite

Companies appear hesitant to pass those price increases on to weary consumers, whose wages aren’t keeping up.

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Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk’s Friend, Is Set to Reap Billions From SpaceX’s IPO

Antonio Gracias, an investor who has built a $65 billion stake in the company, exemplifies the economic upside of being Mr. Musk’s ally.

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Duane Michals, Photographer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 94

A self-taught artist, he brought narrative to modern photography with sequences of staged black-and-white images, often accompanied by wry or lyrical captions.

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Could Control of Congress Run Through Northern Maine?

The state’s vast rural areas, which make up the swing Second Congressional District, will be important in November.

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They Tried To Catch a Child Predator on a Livestream. They Trapped Themselves Instead.

What happened when livestreaming vigilantes ambushed an innocent man.

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Hegseth Visits Guantánamo Bay Amid U.S. Tensions With Cuba

The trip comes as the Trump administration pushes for political and economic changes on the island.

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Investors Feed A.I. Firms’ Voracious Appetite for New Money

In the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry, companies like SpaceX and Alphabet are borrowing cash and raising equity from investors at the fastest pace in decades.

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The Supreme Court Doesn’t Own the Constitution

It starts with “We the people” for a reason.

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SpaceX’s IPO Will Turn 4,400 Employees Into Millionaires

While Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket company’s market debut is set to the change the lives of its current and former employees, too.

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Americans Are Paying More to Travel This Summer

Airfares shot up 27 percent from a year earlier in the latest inflation data.

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Inflation Keeps Prospects of a Fed Rate Cut Low

The Consumer Price Index is one of the last major data releases ahead Kevin M. Warsh’s first meeting as chair of the Federal Reserve.

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Hong Kong Charges 7 People and 2 Companies Over Deadly Apartment Fire

The 25 charges include manslaughter and conspiracy. They are the first to emerge from a monthslong investigation into a blaze that killed 168 people.

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A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms

A new politics of morality is rising in the Democratic Party.

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Senior Russian Military Official Is Killed in Car Explosion Near Moscow

The death of the officer appeared to add to a string of targeted assassinations of high-profile opponents of Ukraine inside Russia.

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Why Complete Election Results in Maine Could Take More Than a Week

Winners in the Republican and Democratic primary races for governor and in a Democratic congressional primary have not yet been determined.

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Violence in Belfast After Brutal Stabbing Attack: What to Know

There was unrest in Belfast and elsewhere after video of a brutal stabbing circulated online, amplified by far-right activists.

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Night of Violence Grips Belfast After Stabbing Attack

Cars and a bus were set on fire and families were driven from their homes as the stabbing attack caused tensions to spill onto the streets.

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Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to U.S. Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome

Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who is widely admired in his home country, would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game.

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Visiting a Soldier’s Funeral in Ukraine

The New York Times reporter Kim Barker visited a church in Lviv, Ukraine, that holds military funerals at the same time each day.

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Stray Drones Are Setting Off Alarms in Europe, and the U.S. Deports a World Cup Referee

Plus, why Americans are clamoring for European sunscreen.

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Pope Leo Is Blessing the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. To Some, the Church Is a Curse.

The pontiff will offer a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.

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Oil Wavers and Stocks Sink After Wave of Strikes Across Middle East

The attacks, which strained a two-month cease-fire between Iran and the United States, were the latest jolt to energy markets.

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On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away

Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.

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The White House Panic Over the Epstein Files: Six Takeaways From the New York Times Investigation

Senior officials clashed in a series of meetings as they struggled to manage a crisis over the president’s refusal to release the documents.

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Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong

It is time for California to catch up to its own past.

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