| Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending
- A sell-off in Asia led by chipmakers spilled into Europe and U.S. markets on Friday.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:20:32 +0000
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| In One of Houston’s Oldest Latino Barrios, Mourning After ICE Shooting Mixed With Fear and Anger
- After a federal agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the grief and anger in Magnolia Park has been less visible, but no less intense.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:06:30 +0000
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| A Russian Political Battle Ends With a Visit From Masked Men
- Boris B. Nadezhdin, an outspoken opponent of the war in Ukraine, says he knows why he was detained: “Among our leadership, there is panic and chaos.”
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:02:30 +0000
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| Big Tech Firms Like Oracle Turn to Bonds to Finance A.I. Data Centers
- Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:55:24 +0000
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| New Prime Minister Faces Old Problems: How to Make Britain’s Economy Grow
- Conversations with economists, and people around him, shed light on how Andy Burnham might tackle entrenched challenges.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:50:10 +0000
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| ‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.
- In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after a direct appeal by President Trump to Xi Jinping.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:46:56 +0000
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| Xi Jinping of China Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape the Path of A.I.
- Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:27:04 +0000
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| Ontario Wildfires Burn On, and New Ones Spring Up
- More than 180 fires continued to devastate swaths of the province, prompting evacuations in at least 15 communities.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:26:31 +0000
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| How Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics
- A plain-spoken politician from a modest background in northwest England, Mr. Burnham became Labour leader — and Britain’s incoming prime minister — on Friday.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:08:40 +0000
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| ‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frame
- Few directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:03:28 +0000
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| Can Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations?
- For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:10 +0000
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| Two Dead and Scores Rescued as Flooding Engulfs Central Texas
- Flooding from relentless rain, which Gov. Greg Abbott said was likely to break records, left a trail of damage in many communities in the Hill Country region.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:52:56 +0000
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| What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security
- Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:24:48 +0000
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| Greek Life
- We look at the place of Homer’s epic “Odyssey” in our cultural lives.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:02:00 +0000
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| Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.
- In the end, the documentary evidence that President Trump claimed would prove his case appeared bound to disappoint those who expected bombshell revelations.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:32:39 +0000
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| The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine
- A new generation has been cutting red tape to speed weapons to the front. But the old guard pushed back, and now Ukraine’s young defense minister is out.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:29:24 +0000
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| Trump’s Obsession With Relitigating the 2020 Election Carries a Cost for Democracy
- In demanding steps to address the integrity of voting, President Trump persisted in relitigating his 2020 election defeat while finding ways to cast doubt on the 2026 outcome.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:06:03 +0000
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| A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball
- As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated icosahedron.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:37 +0000
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| Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants
- Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:42 +0000
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| Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone
- The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.
Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:57 +0000
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