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The Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market
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New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesIran War and Trump’s Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy
As renewed fighting with Iran sends oil and gas prices soaring, President Trump has imposed new global tariffs that could push up prices further.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate
The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government
Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesIs the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?
The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.
New York Times Top Stories‘We’re Trapped in Hell’: Iranians Say Life Is Put On Hold by Months of War
Devastated by cycles of violence and economic crisis, many are giving up on work and their futures as the United States batters Iran again.
New York Times Top StoriesPlatner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong
Morris Katz helped Zohran Mamdani win, and then tried to do the same for Graham Platner. What has he learned?
New York Times Top StoriesVenezuela’s Earthquakes Show Wealth Divide, Even in Death
Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart.
New York Times Top StoriesIn ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ Nolan Knows Civilization Is at Stake
In very different films, the director’s penchant for playing with time is in service to a larger concern about human bonds across eras.
New York Times Top StoriesVoters Think All Politicians Are a Little Corrupt, but Trump Might Be Pushing It
There’s a difference between ordinary influence peddling and the first family’s outright self-enrichment.
New York Times Top StoriesCan This New Enzyme Turn Back the Clock in Bodily Tissues?
In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases.
New York Times Top StoriesOur Vast Collective Jeffrey Epstein Failure
We need to hold accountable the web of accomplices who enabled his crimes.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo
Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.”
New York Times Top StoriesThe Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington
Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesFaced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope
A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather.
New York Times Top StoriesBrent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S. markets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Trump’s ‘Pinky Herman’
“You got to give Trump credit: He misspeaks in ways nobody ever thought possible,” Fallon said of the president’s calling the famous man-child character “Pinky,” instead of “Pee-wee,” Herman.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate
The influencer, accused of human trafficking and rape, is under investigation in three countries along with his brother, Tristan. They were arrested in Miami last week.
New York Times Top StoriesBrent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S. markets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Global Tariffs: What’s the Latest on the Trade War
The president has unveiled a complicated system to forge ahead with his trade war, after the Supreme Court stuck down his original levies.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use
The agency is considering whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to produce BPC-157, TB-500 and other previously banned peptides.
New York Times Top StoriesA Fallen Soldier’s Angst, Love and Longing to Return Home From the Iran War
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in recent days, one of 18 U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives since the beginning of the war in Iran.
New York Times Top StoriesProminent Indian Activist Breaks Hunger Strike After 26 Days
The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.”
New York Times Top StoriesLos Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of Decline
Los Angeles had an increase in homeless residents between early 2025 and early 2026. The rise could hurt Mayor Karen Bass as she runs for re-election.
New York Times Top StoriesDid the World Cup Live Up to Tourism Expectations? Here Are the Winners and Losers.
Host cities, hotels, tourism boards and more had lofty expectations for the World Cup, but some struck gold, while some fizzled. Here’s the breakdown.
New York Times Top StoriesNumber of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website
Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.
New York Times Top StoriesKagan Says Supreme Court Has Stood Up to Trump in Key Cases
At an annual meeting of judges and lawyers, the liberal justice defended her conservative colleagues from criticism that they have rubber-stamped President Trump’s agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocratic Voters Keep Defying the Party Establishment
The House Democratic campaign arm has stepped up its interventions in high-profile contested primaries. But this week, it suffered its third primary defeat in two months.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump to Impose Tariffs on More Than 80 Countries
Also, oil hits $100 a barrel. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesA Lakers Jacket, Bought for $3 at Goodwill, Fetches Nearly $90,000 at Auction
Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.