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Iran-U.S. Talks: How 4 Negotiators Would Approach Diplomacy
First step: Agree on a goal.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesBig Tech Firms Like Oracle Turn to Bonds to Finance A.I. Data Centers
Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.
New York Times Top StoriesXi Jinping of China Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape the Path of A.I.
Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”
New York Times Top StoriesTo Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New Landscape
With the Voting Rights Act weakened, Black representation will depend less on Black voters and more on broad, multiracial appeal or on ideological outsider campaigns.
New York Times Top StoriesOntario Wildfires Burn On, Releasing More Smoke
More than 100 blazes continued to devastate swaths of Ontario, prompting evacuations.
New York Times Top StoriesGreek Life
We look at the place of Homer’s epic “Odyssey” in our cultural lives.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine
A new generation that prizes tech, innovation and speed is displacing the military’s old guard, cutting red tape to rush weapons to the front.
New York Times Top StoriesBeijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight
Chinese officials called the election-meddling accusation baseless, while analysts said Beijing was trying to preserve a fragile détente.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.
In the end, the documentary evidence that President Trump claimed would prove his case appeared bound to disappoint those who expected bombshell revelations.
New York Times Top Stories‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.
In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after a direct appeal by President Trump to Xi Jinping.
New York Times Top StoriesSome of Us Got Tired of Lionel Messi, but He Won Us Over. Again.
Has any seemingly overhyped phenomenon done a better job living up to the hype?
New York Times Top StoriesA Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball
As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated icosahedron.
New York Times Top StoriesCooler Inflation May Not Be Enough to Stave Off Fed Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at its July meeting, but officials have not written off the possibility of a move soon after.
New York Times Top StoriesIs Venezuela a Colony Now? A Sovereign State? Modern Empires Rule in Ambiguity.
Occupation is a hassle. Large countries have many new ways to control small ones.
New York Times Top StoriesIn One of Houston’s Oldest Latino Barrios, Mourning After ICE Shooting Mixed With Fear and Anger
After a federal agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the grief and anger in Magnolia Park has been less visible, but no less intense.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations?
For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires
Until recently, France’s forest fires were mostly in the south. This week, fires are raging much farther north. France is having to rethink its firefighting strategy.
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants
Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder.
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans in North Carolina Try to Reduce Early Voting on Sundays and on Campuses
Voting-rights activists said the changes are a blatant attempt by G.O.P. leaders to make it harder for Black voters and students, who tend to vote for Democrats, to cast ballots this fall.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone
The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.
New York Times Top Stories7th Time’s a Charm for a First-Time Buyer Plagued by Bidding Wars
Even as the market shifts to buyers, first-timers need to be resilient and flexible.
New York Times Top StoriesChristopher Nolan on ‘The Odyssey’ and IMAX Technical Challenges
He and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema combined new inventions (like fire-mimicking lights they developed) with century-old techniques.
New York Times Top StoriesMy 5 Favorite Places for Art in Venice
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city full of secrets and surprises.
New York Times Top StoriesDubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War
The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts.
New York Times Top StoriesWant More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next
Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics
A plain-spoken politician from a modest background in northwest England, Mr. Burnham is set to be named Labour leader — and prime minister apparent — on Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesThe History of the Carriage Horses in Central Park
After 165 years, the tourist ritual — which now costs $77.22 for the first 20 minutes — may be coming to an end. Here’s a tour through the archives.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Is Amused by Alleged White House Teleprompter Grift
Hosts responded on Thursday to a teleprompter operator reportedly winning around $100,000 betting on what President Trump would say in his speeches.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Pursued a Pardon in Trump’s Justice System. It Added to His Problems.
Michael Castillero was convicted of defrauding investors in a $386 million scheme. Then he started courting MAGA influencers.