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Two Tankers Hit in Apparent Drone Strike in Egypt
An explosion at a port on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast set fire to two ships, including a U.S. gas storage tanker, according to maritime tracking firms.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesGovernment Borrowing Cost Hits Two-Decade High After Fed Rate Decision
The surge in Treasury yields suggests investors doubt that the Federal Reserve can keep inflation contained.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Unveils $22.5 Billion Redesign of Dulles Airport
The project would make the airport easier to navigate and include a new United lounge, officials said. It’s part of the president’s plans to remake the Washington area.
New York Times Top StoriesFed Holds Rates Steady but Three Officials Back Increase
Kevin M. Warsh’s second meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve was colored by internal divisions over the path forward for policy.
New York Times Top StoriesSalman Rushdie’s Attacker Found Guilty of Aiding a Foreign Terror Group
Hadi Matar stabbed Mr. Rushdie repeatedly at a literary conference in 2022 and could spend the rest of his life in prison.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Our Epstein Outrage Has Obscured
It’s easy to shake our fists at a monster. It would be more effective to actually help exploited girls.
New York Times Top StoriesTeenage Lifeguard Fights Intense Waves to Bring Boy to Safety
A lifeguard with a relentless grip on a young boy brought him to safety amid enormous waves that ripped across a Santa Cruz beach over the weekend.
New York Times Top StoriesMeta’s Profit Falls 14 Percent as A.I. Spending Continues
The Silicon Valley company’s costs rose more steeply than revenue growth, as it continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia’s Strikes in Iraq Mark Entry Into U.S.-Iran War.
The kingdom’s defense ministry said airstrikes in Iraq targeting Iran-backed militias were in retaliation for attacks on Saudi oil facilities this week.
New York Times Top StoriesMicrosoft Increases Spending on A.I. as Profit Jumps 31.6%
Like other big technology companies, Microsoft is hoping its aggressive spending on artificial intelligence is starting to translate into revenue.
New York Times Top StoriesFauci Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions on Covid Origins at Senate Hearing
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesFamilies Face Anxiety, Angst as Loved Ones Are Deployed to Fight Iran
As the war with Iran has continued, some are finding that the stress is bringing back old anxieties.
New York Times Top StoriesWork Halted at Another Office Conversion in Midtown Manhattan
The Department of Buildings ordered work to stop on certain floors at 750 Third Avenue. It’s the third conversion project to have work halted since one became dangerously unstable earlier this month.
New York Times Top StoriesVote on Blanche in Doubt After Senators Express Skepticism Over I.R.S. Provision
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the attorney general nominee of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the deal he cut to settle President Trump’s suit against the agency.
New York Times Top StoriesShipping Risks Spread Across Crucial Middle East Oil Routes
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait are disrupting the passage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
New York Times Top StoriesSaudi Arabia’s Strikes in Iraq Mark Entry Into U.S.-Iran War.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue
A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.
New York Times Top StoriesSanctions Bill Would Give Trump Sweeping New Tariff Powers
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian energy.
New York Times Top StoriesEuropean Wildfires Amplified by Emptying Countryside and Fewer Farms
A warming planet and a shift away from farming have set the stage for larger fires on the continent. “We must learn to coexist with them,” one report said.
New York Times Top StoriesStudents: Is A.I. Changing Your Life? Tell Us.
We’re looking for college and high school students to tell us about A.I.
New York Times Top StoriesObama Endorses Josh Turek in Iowa Senate Race With Basketball Video
The former president is trying to help Josh Turek net a Senate seat in Iowa, which Democrats see as one of their best pickup opportunities of the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesCanada’s Answer to Trump’s Tariffs: More Energy Deals With Europe
The Carney government’s agreement with a German natural gas company will also reduce Europe’s dependence on a Qatari supply made more uncertain by war.
New York Times Top StoriesCould Jettisoning CNN Save the Paramount Merger?
It’s a thorn in the side of David Ellison’s paused dream.
New York Times Top StoriesGlen Hansard, Frontman of Irish Band the Frames, Dies at 56
The Irish singer-songwriter, who won an Oscar for the song “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Anyone Spare a Buck For Texas?
One of America’s most competitive Senate races features a surprising dynamic: The big Republican committees aren’t spending yet.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Trump Squeezes Cuba, He Plans to Send Cuban Deportees to Uruguay
The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has deported Cubans to Africa. Now it’s negotiating with a South American country.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of Comey, New Filing Says
The demand suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.
New York Times Top StoriesGlen Hansard, Frontman of Irish Band the Frames, Dies at 56
The Irish singer-songwriter, who won an Oscar for the song “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash.
New York Times Top StoriesI Hope This Column Ages Poorly
You may as well say that history ages poorly, too, or demand warning signs outside museums.