| Jerome Powell Suggests Fed Will Soon Cut Interest Rates in Jackson Hole Speech
- Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:00:32 +0000
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| Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says
- At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:50:19 +0000
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| ‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says
- It was the clearest sign yet that President Trump’s push for an imminent summit was faltering.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:48:35 +0000
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| A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era
- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it’s taking on new, and surprising, targets.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:26:06 +0000
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| Collapsing Boundaries
- We look at the relationship between digital stars and their followers.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:56:24 +0000
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| Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean?
- A panel of food security experts have determined that part of Gaza is suffering from famine, and that it could spread to the rest of the enclave within weeks.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:50:50 +0000
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| Taking on the Fed, Trump Combines Retribution Tactics With a Power Play
- The president’s second term has been marked by his eagerness to go after his foes and his assertions of presidential authority. Both traits are on display as he seeks control over the central bank.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:46:07 +0000
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| Trump’s Gerrymandering Push Is a Form of Cheating
- Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:34:08 +0000
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| Pair of Immigration Raids Disrupt a New Jersey Shipping Hub
- In Edison, thousands of immigrant workers toil in hundreds of warehouses, sorting millions of boxes arriving from nearby ports.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:30:24 +0000
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| Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and BLS Threaten Key Source of Economic Strength
- The president’s efforts to control the Federal Reserve and Bureau of Labor Statistics carry risks. But collectively, the moves could be even more damaging, economists warn.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:20:03 +0000
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| How Trump Is Shaking Trust in the Economy, and Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Shut Down
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:03:12 +0000
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| The Crowdfunded War Map That Ukrainians Check Every Morning
- The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:43:02 +0000
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| MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question
- Rachael Bedard and David Wallace-Wells on Covid disillusionment and the rise of the MAHA movement.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:04:28 +0000
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| Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers, Trump Official Says
- The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:03:59 +0000
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| 4 Takeaways From Erik Menendez’s Parole Board Hearing
- Lyle Menendez has his hearing Friday. Several of the concerns raised in denying parole to Erik suggest Lyle faces considerable hurdles in his own bid for release.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:03:52 +0000
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| ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Has Everyone Bobbing Their Heads. Especially Parents.
- Some parents are reliving a golden era of boy bands and girl groups — “but now I’m handing out juice boxes instead of dancing like a rave with a glow stick,” one said.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:03:27 +0000
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| The Hobbyist Restorer Who Rocked the Art World With an A.I. Innovation
- Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:02:16 +0000
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| Jeff Hiller Came Out of Nowhere. It Only Took 20 Years.
- His role in the dramatic HBO comedy “Somebody Somewhere” earned him his first Emmy nomination. It was also, more or less, his first major role.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:01:52 +0000
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| Podcasting Is a Talent Business. SiriusXM Is Intent on Winning.
- The company famous for car radio and Howard Stern has recently climbed the podcast charts by betting hundreds of millions of dollars on shows like “Call Her Daddy” and “SmartLess.”
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:01:42 +0000
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| Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship
- The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:53 +0000
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