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The U.S. Signs a Nuclear Pact With Saudi Arabia
Also, Trump threatens to retaliate against civilian targets in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAlphabet Quadruples Profit to $112 Billion, Fueled by A.I. Investments
Google’s parent company, which has spent heavily on artificial intelligence, also showed growth across its businesses, particularly in cloud computing.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East
Video footage and satellite images reveal new details about Iranian strikes on U.S. targets during the latest flare-up in fighting.
New York Times Top StoriesDoreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ’80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61
Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Pass Stock Trading Bill Tied to SAVE Act and Voter ID Measure
The measure has drawn bipartisan backing amid a public outcry against the practice, but Democrats opposed it after Republicans added a voter ID requirement.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War
Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Passes Defense Bill Amid Iran War Divide
Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Says Surprise Billing Law Is Being ‘Gamed’ by Doctors
For the first time, officials have acknowledged problems with the No Surprises Act, which has led to huge payments.
New York Times Top StoriesNothing Can Prevent the New Wildfires. We Have to Adapt.
Suppression is not enough.
New York Times Top StoriesDubai Firm Cuts Deal for New Port to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
A Dubai-based logistics giant unveiled a deal with the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to develop a new port system that would bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesDeep in This Lake, a Contagious Cancer Is Spreading
Transmissible tumors have been reported in a handful of animal species, but never before among fish. Is it possible in humans?
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Banks Threaten to Cut Off Palestinian Economy
Two Israeli financial firms have long served as partners to Palestinian banks, handling transactions that make possible the West Bank’s imports and exports.
New York Times Top StoriesSony Revives Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles as Box Office Sales Rebound
The iconic Cinerama Dome and adjacent 14-screen theater complex will reopen in 2028 after a renovation. The venue closed in 2020 because of the pandemic.
New York Times Top StoriesGen Z-ers Are Ditching Sex. They Might Be On to Something.
Is celibacy cool now?
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Pressures Some Immigrants to Self-Deport With Fines Up to $1.8 Million
Tens of thousands of immigrants have received letters to pay up or leave, as the government enlists debt collectors and seizes tax refunds.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Christopher Nolan Proved the ‘Odyssey’ Haters Wrong
The success of “The Odyssey,” and the potent political ideas at its core, only prove how tiresome the prerelease debate about “woke” really was.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Republicans Have Tied the Defense Policy Bill to Trump’s SAVE Act
House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump’s voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.
New York Times Top StoriesHow the Trump Administration’s Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia May Work
The Trump administration is expected to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on a civilian nuclear program. Such deals, known as 123 Agreements, are designed to prevent the development of weapons.
New York Times Top StoriesSouth Carolina and Nevada Fight to Kick Off Democrats’ 2028 Presidential Calendar
The calendar order could be hugely important to the 2028 presidential primary race. Democratic insiders will try to sketch out a schedule this week, and rival states are sniping at one another.
New York Times Top StoriesWith 2 Hires, Mamdani Blends Economic Development With Economic Justice
Anthony E. Shorris, a former deputy mayor and a partner at McKinsey, and Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, will lead the city’s Economic Development Corporation.
New York Times Top StoriesLouvre Gallery Reopens After Brazen Jewel Heist
Thieves stole crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum in October, forcing its closure. Tourists finally returned on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Plans to Stick With Tariffs, Trade Representative Says
Jamieson Greer, the president’s top trade negotiator, told the Senate that the United States remained intent on tariffs as it prepared to replace duties the Supreme Court struck down.
New York Times Top StoriesOpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT’s ‘Dangerous’ Health Advice
The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition.
New York Times Top StoriesRubio and Chinese Diplomat Make Plans for Trump and Xi’s Washington Summit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent much of a meeting with China’s foreign minister discussing the summit, but did not bring up President Trump’s claims of election interference by China.
New York Times Top StoriesCoveted U.S. Nuclear Deal Is a Coup for Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia had for years sought the controversial deal to transfer American nuclear technology to the kingdom. It is expected to be sealed on Wednesday.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Lifting Markets and the Economy and Raising Risks for Both
Investment in artificial intelligence and related companies is lifting the stock market and spending across the economy.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Enduring Popularity of ‘The Surrendered Wife’
The best-selling author Laura Doyle believes women can be too controlling. Many women — of all types — credit her with saving their marriages.
New York Times Top StoriesTariffs Will Long Outlive Trump
We will be stuck with tariffs long after this president is out of office.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hiker Confronts His Fear of Heights at Ausable Chasm in Upstate N.Y.
A jittery hiker signed up for a via ferrata tour on the cliffs of an Adirondacks gorge. Here’s what he learned on the ledges, rungs and exposed bridges.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s 50% Tariffs on Canada: What to Know, and What’s Next
The president said punishing 50 percent tariffs would begin by Aug. 19, a significant escalation of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. that he started over a year ago.