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Today — 10 July 2025NYT | Top Stories

Canada Thinks Its Trade Talks With Trump Are Unique. Does That Matter?

9 July 2025 at 21:02
Tariff negotiations between the two top trading partners are on a different track from those the U.S. is pursuing with other nations. But Canada may not get a better outcome.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Trump during a Group of 7 meeting last month in Kananaskis, Canada.

Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party

10 July 2025 at 00:41
The two men spoke about Mr. Musk’s push to create the America Party before the midterm elections. Mr. Yarvin has expressed support for a monarchy, along with provocative ideas about race.

Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?

When deadly floods swept through Texas, the National Weather Service issued a series of warnings that should have automatically triggered alerts to be sent to cellphones as the Guadalupe River began to rise. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter for The New York Times, explains how catastrophe ensued despite those warnings.
Yesterday — 9 July 2025NYT | Top Stories

X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says She Is Leaving Elon Musk’s Platform

Linda Yaccarino, whom Elon Musk hired to run X in 2023, grappled with the challenges the company faced after Mr. Musk took over.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Linda Yaccarino at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2024. She grew close to Mr. Musk in 2023, when as an executive at NBCUniversal, she pledged to keep running ads on Twitter as other advertisers were refusing to do so.

What Happened to Tesla’s Annual Shareholders Meeting?

9 July 2025 at 21:38
A group of state treasurers and investors is complaining that the company, facing falling sales, is about to miss a legal deadline to hold a shareholder forum.

© Mikayla Whitmore for The New York Times

Tesla sales have fallen, and the stock price has slumped. An annual meeting would normally give shareholders a chance to ask Elon Musk, the C.E.O., and Tesla’s board of directors about those issues.

Umbrellas Optional? East Asia’s Monsoon Rains Are No Longer a Sure Thing

By: John Yoon
9 July 2025 at 19:55
Parts of South Korea and Japan have had short rainy seasons this year. Scientists say that climate change has helped make the summer rains more unreliable.

© Jun Michael Park for The New York Times

Seoul in June, when the rainy season would typically begin.

Putin Escalates His War Against Ukraine, Undeterred by Trump’s Words

The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Ukrainian officials collect pieces of an exploded Russian drone after multiple strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

Texas Flooding Shows the Dangers Posed by Hill Country Rivers

9 July 2025 at 17:01
The rivers etching the terrain are a beloved feature of the rapidly growing region. But last week’s flooding was an agonizing reminder of the dangers they pose.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

The Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Tex. In the region of Texas known as the Hill Country, the rivers that etch an otherwise arid terrain are a defining feature.

Israel Launches New Ground Operations in Lebanon Despite Truce

By: Euan Ward
9 July 2025 at 21:03
For months, Israel has conducted near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah has not responded militarily since a November truce.

© Rabih Daher/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon last week. Israel has conducted near-daily strikes in southern Lebanon since it agreed to a cease-fire in November.

European Court Holds Russia Liable for Human Rights Violations in Ukraine and MH17 Attack

9 July 2025 at 21:21
In symbolic rulings, Moscow was again blamed for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 and for an array of war-related human rights violations, including the transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

© Mauricio Lima for The New York Times

A section of Flight MH17 after it was shot down in 2014 over eastern Ukraine.

Death Toll Reaches at Least 119 in Texas Floods, With 173 Missing

9 July 2025 at 23:53
Officials defended their actions in the hardest-hit county, where no survivors have been found since Friday and questions are mounting over disaster preparation and flood warnings.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Search crews sought flood victims along the Guadalupe River near Center Point, Texas, on Tuesday.

Russia Makes Record Attack on Ukraine as Trump Castigates Putin

9 July 2025 at 20:28
The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.

© Alina Smutko/Reuters

Taking shelter Tuesday night inside a Kyiv metro station during an air raid alert during a Russian attack on Ukraine.

Trump Takes Reins on U.S. Economy With Policy Bill and Tariffs Renewal

President Trump has achieved much of his agenda, leaving the fate of the economy squarely in his hands.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump has forged ahead with the grand and potentially disruptive economic experiment that he previewed during the 2024 campaign.

Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify

The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks for its next leader.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shown a new willingness to deliver broadsides against the policies of the Federal Reserve.

Trump Treats Tariffs More as a Form of Power Than as a Trade Tool

9 July 2025 at 21:17
Instead of viewing tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump sees them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.

© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

The Port of Baltimore. President Trump’s comments about tariffs over the decades show he has often been fairly vague on the topic, and only more recently came to describe them as the centerpiece of his approach to trade.

A Green Light to Fire Federal Workers, and Trump’s Problem With Putin

Plus, the big business of youth sports.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

The Environmental Protection Agency, one of many departments a Supreme Court decision may affect, has not announced a detailed plan for layoffs.

Rivers Are the Soul of the Texas Hill Country, and a Source of Heartache

9 July 2025 at 17:01
The rivers etching the terrain are a beloved feature of the rapidly growing region. But last week’s flooding was an agonizing reminder of the dangers they pose.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

The Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Tex. In the region of Texas known as the Hill Country, the rivers that etch an otherwise arid terrain are a defining feature.

As Truth Social Business Struggles, Trump Media Goes Big on Crypto

9 July 2025 at 17:01
The pivot to crypto highlights the reality of Truth Social, one of President Trump’s highest-profile business interests: It doesn’t generate much revenue.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Trump Media & Technology Group, President Trump’s social media company, incurred a $31 million net loss in the first quarter of the year and has yet to post a profit since going public.

Gary Shteyngart Believes in Living the Good Life

8 July 2025 at 23:44
Mr. Shteyngart was once told he might be. With his sixth novel, “Vera, or Faith,” out now, he’s spent the last few years spending it well.

© Amir Hamja for The New York Times

Gary Shteyngart’s wrote the manuscript for his new novel, “Vera, or Faith,” in just 51 days. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said David Ebershoff, Mr. Shteyngart’s longtime editor at Random House.
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