| Fed Officials Try to Keep Focus on Economy as Trump Intensifies Attacks
- The administration’s effort to oust a Fed governor as part of a pressure campaign for lower borrowing costs created an inescapable distraction at this year’s Jackson Hole conference.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:10:49 +0000
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| Flat Fire in Oregon Doubles in 24 Hours to More Than 18,000 Acres
- More than 1,000 homes in Oregon were under some kind of evacuation because of the Flat fire, which was one of many wildfires burning in the West, amid hot weather.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:04:06 +0000
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| New York Is a Big City. Its Graft Has Become Small-Town Stuff.
- The city’s corruption once had ambition to match its soaring skyscrapers. Indictments this week described cut-rate schemes with far lower returns — and there was that cash in a potato-chip bag.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:52:04 +0000
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| Police Release Names of 5 Killed in Tour Bus Crash Near Buffalo
- Those killed in the accident on Friday ranged in age from 22 to 65 and included three people from New Jersey, a Chinese student at Columbia University and a person from India.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:26:31 +0000
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| The All-Female Hacker House Trying to Break A.I.’s Glass Ceiling
- FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating a supportive community to build their start-ups.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:21:13 +0000
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| Justice Dept. Sent Congress Epstein Files That Were Already Public, Democrats Say
- The ‘overwhelming majority’ of the material provided to a key investigative committee in response to a subpoena had already been released, according to Democratic members.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:17:48 +0000
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| Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims
- The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:55:41 +0000
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| Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to ‘Coerce’ Guilty Plea
- Officials dangled an offer to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the lawyers said in a filing, then threatened to send him to Uganda if he did not.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:47:34 +0000
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| We Can Disagree on Trump’s Motives. But a Pattern Is Still Emerging.
- Just how can we tell which of Trump’s moves matters?
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:52:46 +0000
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| The Menendez Brothers’ Momentum Built for Years. It Was Dashed in 2 Days.
- Young people energized a push for redemption — and the release of Lyle and Erik. Parole commissioners took a different view and a harder line.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:18:52 +0000
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| The ‘Lioness’ at the Center of a City Hall Battered by Scandal
- Before Ingrid Lewis-Martin was indicted on bribery charges, she was one of the most powerful people in Mayor Eric Adams’s orbit. Now she may hasten his fall in New York.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:11:05 +0000
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| At Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball, a Pop Star Is Reborn
- The singer and songwriter proved she’s operating at the peak of her powers during a two-and-a-half-hour set that drew sharp connections between her past and present.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:51:52 +0000
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| Faced With Trump’s English Mandate, Mexico’s Truckers Report to Class
- Companies, fearing penalties that could put them out of business, race to make sure their drivers have enough English to communicate with U.S. officials.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:45:04 +0000
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| After Gaza Famine Report, U.S. Is Mostly Silent and Israel Defiant
- The White House has not commented on a report finding famine in Gaza. Analysts say that absent U.S. pressure, Israel is unlikely to change course.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:49:57 +0000
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| Intel's Downfall Underlines How Even Tech Giants Can Fade
- The Silicon Valley chipmaker’s journey from icon to a government project, with the sale of a 10 percent stake to the Trump administration, underlines how even the mightiest in tech can fall.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:29:37 +0000
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| Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans
- The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:08:13 +0000
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| Would You Believe This Spy’s Name?
- Spy fiction thrives on vermismilitude — shy are so many writers so incompetent when it comes to naming foriegn characters?
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:04 +0000
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| Green Funerals Are Becoming a Popular Choice for Environmentally Conscious Americans
- More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:02:12 +0000
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| Can Redesigns of Wagner Park and East River Park Save Lower Manhattan?
- Two new parks fortifying the city’s coastline survived a bureaucratic gantlet that reveals why progress so often feels stuck.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:01:38 +0000
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| Where U.S. Medicines Are Made and How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Them
- President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
Sat, 23 Aug 2025 09:00:48 +0000
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