| Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87
- Ms. Francis, who had a natural way with a wide variety of material, ruled the charts with songs like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You.”
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:56:44 +0000
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| How Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Persuaded Trump to Sell A.I. Chips to China
- With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:49:24 +0000
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| Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Sign Mutual Defense Pact as U.S. Steps Back
- The new treaty includes a pledge by both countries to regard a threat against one as a threat against the other, in the latest sign of European nations uniting amid growing instability.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:49:11 +0000
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| F.D.A. Panel to Reassess Hormone Therapy Warnings
- Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:24:20 +0000
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| Even After Bondi Gains Trump’s Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question
- The sustained backlash has exposed the hazards of the attorney general’s focus on courting President Trump, with the assumption that he maintains the total backing of his base.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:23:44 +0000
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| ‘Why Do You Continue to Lie?’: Fight Over Subway Crime Erupts at Hearing
- A leading Manhattan congressman who has taken the subway for years and the transportation secretary, who frequently criticizes the system, clashed over how dangerous it is at a House hearing in Washington.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:15:59 +0000
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| As ‘Pretty Little Baby’ Goes Viral, Connie Francis Is Joining TikTok
- A forgotten song became an unlikely hit, and the 87-year-old singer was happy to be back in the spotlight.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:54:23 +0000
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| The Senate Surrenders on Spending, and Trump’s New Epstein Strategy
- Plus, paying people to quit meth.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:27:42 +0000
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| Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
- The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:22:49 +0000
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| Why Israel Attacked Syria
- For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:18:13 +0000
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| Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least 61
- Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:08:27 +0000
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| A Supreme Court Mystery
- We explain a curious type of court case.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:58:33 +0000
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| Syria’s President Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus
- President Ahmed al-Shara said the attack threatened to escalate sectarian violence in his sharpest criticism of Israel since coming to power.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:57:29 +0000
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| Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.
- Investors, not the Fed, control the interest rates that matter most to businesses and consumers. They might demand higher returns if the central bank’s independence comes into question.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:03:34 +0000
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| Elissa Slotkin Wants Democrats to Reclaim Their ‘Alpha Energy’
- In a wide-ranging interview, the junior senator from Michigan took stock of her party’s deep-seated woes, warning Democrats not to be “so damn scared.”
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:03:29 +0000
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| Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom
- Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:01:52 +0000
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| How Two Cabins Turned Into an Epicenter of Grief
- The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:01:50 +0000
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| Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threats Rekindle Support for President Lula
- Once called the planet’s most popular politician, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil faced long odds in next year’s election. President Trump’s tariffs are changing that.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:01:43 +0000
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| The YouTube Host Defining Conservative Christianity
- How Allie Beth Stuckey is holding the line on the right.
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:01:19 +0000
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| ‘Morally Offensive and Fiscally Reckless’: 3 Writers on Trump’s Big Gamble
- Will the Republican sprawling policy bill give Democrats a whole new traction in next year’s midterms?
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:01:15 +0000
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