| Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country
- A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:28:50 +0000
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| A Lost Summer Idyll
- We explore the particular horror of a disaster at a summer camp.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:02:45 +0000
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| Norman Tebbit, Former U.K. Minister and Close Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94
- Lord Tebbit held a series of roles in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, but left high office after his wife was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:58:32 +0000
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| 5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says
- Officials said the deaths occurred during combat in the north of the enclave but offered few other details.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:31:49 +0000
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| Trump’s New Trade Threats, and the Return of Land Mines
- Plus, your next job interview might be with A.I.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:15:19 +0000
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| Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs
- Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:30 +0000
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| What Happened in Trade Talks Between Japan and the U.S.
- Tokyo had expected smooth tariff negotiations but is experiencing whiplash, becoming a central target of President Trump’s trade frustrations.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:24:32 +0000
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| Sweden’s Secret to Well-Being? Tiny Urban Gardens.
- Known as koloniträdgårdar, they provide city dwellers access to nature, fresh produce and community.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:11:30 +0000
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| Europe Needs Rare Earth Metals. Can a Factory in Seaside France Supply Them?
- The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:04:20 +0000
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| Dan Osborn to Seek Pete Ricketts’s Nebraska Senate Seat, Stressing Class Issues
- A steamfitter and former union leader, running as an independent but with Democratic support, will take on the Republican incumbent, a billionaire’s son.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:37 +0000
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| Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:31 +0000
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| ‘Diddy Parties’ Became a Meme. The Combs Case Was About Something Else.
- The sweep of graphic lawsuits accusing Sean Combs of sex abuse led to a sense that his criminal case might examine celebrity debauchery in the music industry. It did not.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:17 +0000
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| The Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs
- A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:29 +0000
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| OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers
- The American Federation of Teachers said it would use the $23 million, including $500,000 from the A.I. start-up Anthropic, to create a national training center.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:08 +0000
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| The Last Words of a Dying Glacier
- A glacier is disappearing. An artist is trying to preserve its sound.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:04 +0000
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| South Korea Keeps Its Chin Up as Trump Wields Tariff Threat
- The country’s new president, in office for a little over a month, had just dispatched his senior deputies to Washington to try to work out a trade deal.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:49:15 +0000
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| Jon Stewart Thinks Congress Is Basically Pro Wrestling Without the Fun
- The “Daily Show” host said the drama around President Trump’s big policy bill was about as authentic as a World Wrestling Entertainment match.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:36:03 +0000
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| Macron’s U.K. State Visit: Migrants and the War in Ukraine Are on the Agenda
- President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which begins Tuesday, will be heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:01:13 +0000
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| The Brothers Who Came Face to Face in Myanmar’s War
- Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise reunion was joyful, if bittersweet.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:01:06 +0000
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| Trump and Netanyahu Meet Amid Gaza Cease-Fire Negotiations
- The two confronted an array of high-stakes Middle East issues. But first they took a victory lap, including the Israeli leader telling President Trump he had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:11 +0000
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