| U.S. GDP Growth Slowed in Second Quarter of 2026
- Gross domestic product grew at a slower rate in the second quarter and persistent price pressures are unsettling financial markets.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:29:06 +0000
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| Why Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Is Stalled
- The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:11:47 +0000
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| For Museum Boss Who Became a Trump Target, It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
- Kim Sajet left as director of the National Portrait Gallery when she found herself in the White House cross hairs. Now she’s watching another Smithsonian chief go through it.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:06:14 +0000
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| Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking
- Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:54:58 +0000
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| Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability
- The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:21:47 +0000
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| Markets Challenge Warsh’s Approach to Taming Inflation
- Kevin M. Warsh has made controlling inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:10:56 +0000
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| NATO Says Russian Missile Hit Poland During Ukraine Attack
- Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck overnight.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:03:40 +0000
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| Wildfires in Greece Kill 3 Firefighters as Blazes Still Burn in France and Spain
- Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:49:17 +0000
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| Russia Strikes Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said five members of a family had been killed in the latest large-scale aerial assault by Moscow.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:46:50 +0000
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| U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems
- Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:44:12 +0000
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| How Older Americans Hoard the Future
- Aging politicians are just the “tip of the iceberg.”
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:45:21 +0000
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| L.A. Warehouse Fire Leaves Behind Rats, Flies and an Unending Stench
- The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is still dealing with the smell of rotting food and fears over possible toxins after a cold-storage facility burst into flames in June.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:28:35 +0000
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| DOJ Seeks to Use Court to Deport Mother of Convicted ISIS Supporter
- The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:15:22 +0000
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| When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic
- An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:03:49 +0000
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| A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time
- To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:59:06 +0000
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| Retribution
- We look at the ongoing fight between the Trump administration and James Comey.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:57:15 +0000
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| Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
- An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:03:08 +0000
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| Who Put Candy on a Diet?
- “Healthy” confections, whether marketed as “better-for-you” or “functional,” have overwhelmed grocery and convenience stores, and even found their way into gyms and supplement shops.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:57 +0000
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| What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing
- Show trials are bad for democracy.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:51:11 +0000
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| European 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.
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:18:59 +0000
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