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How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

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“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning, as he posted a photo of the three nations’ leaders meeting in China.

When Congress Should Be Notified About National Security Operations, Explained

6 September 2025 at 06:39
The Trump administration failed to tell lawmakers about a 2019 SEAL Team 6 incursion into North Korean territory that went awry.

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President Trump with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, in 2019.

With Jair Bolsonaro on Trial, Brazil Braces for U.S. Sanctions

6 September 2025 at 07:39
While the Supreme Court weighs the fate of the former president on charges of plotting a coup, Brazil’s government is preparing for more penalties.

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Police officer stand outside Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday.

New Summer Camp Safety Laws Follow Texas’ Tragic Floods

6 September 2025 at 06:26
The families of “Heaven’s 27,” the children and counselors lost at Camp Mystic, pressed the Legislature to toughen flood rules over the objections of some Hill Country camp operators.

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Gov. Greg Abbott discussing the new law, which includes a requirement for youth camps to move existing cabins away from dangerous floodplains.

Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Shut Off Engines Expresses Regret in Court

6 September 2025 at 06:44
The former Alaska Airlines pilot had consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the flight. Judges approved plea agreements in his case on Friday.

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Joseph D. Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, was sitting in an extra seat in the cockpit during a flight on Oct. 22, 2023, when he tried to cut fuel to the engines, the authorities said.

As Powerball Nears Record, Ticket Buyers Dream of New Houses and Winning in Secret

The Powerball jackpot hit $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday’s drawing, making it the second-largest and inspiring many to play.

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If no one matches all six numbers of the Powerball drawing on Saturday, the jackpot could become the largest in history.

American Eagle Sales Fall Slightly After Sydney Sweeney Ad

6 September 2025 at 03:32
The second quarter ended nine days after the ad was released, leaving little time to see the full impact of the campaign.

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An American Eagle ad featuring the actress Sydney Sweeney in New York in August. Critics accused the campaign for appearing to champion white beauty standards.

Abrego Garcia Now Facing Shifting Threats of Deportation

6 September 2025 at 06:15
A court had ruled that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could not be sent back to his homeland, but now the administration sees a loophole. On Friday, Mr. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers were told that he would be sent to the small African nation of Eswatini.

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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore last month.

What to Know About a Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean

6 September 2025 at 06:21
The United States has deployed eight warships, several surveillance planes and one attack submarine to the region as tensions with Venezuela grow.

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The Navy warship U.S.S. Sampson docked at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City last month.

Federal Report on Drinking Is Withdrawn

6 September 2025 at 04:51
The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

© Colin Clark for The New York Times

The report that has been sidelined is one of several that have upended a long-dominant narrative about alcohol that suggested that moderate drinking was not harmful and might even have health benefits.

How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood

6 September 2025 at 04:26
Armani amassed a cavalcade of celebrity spokespeople. Many came through a former journalist named Wanda McDaniel.

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Giorgio Armani and Samuel L. Jackson met through Wanda McDaniel, who helped Mr. Armani pioneer a new way of collaborating with celebrities.

Newsmax Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Dismissed

6 September 2025 at 04:12
A federal judge left the door open for Newsmax to refile its complaint that Fox had created a monopoly in right-leaning television news.

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Fox News was accused of deploying anticompetitive tactics to bar rivals in conservative cable news.

A Second Weak Jobs Report Challenges Trump’s Claim the Economy Is Booming

6 September 2025 at 06:01
After a bad employment report in August, President Trump fired the official in charge of the numbers. This month’s data was just as disappointing.

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The economy added only 22,000 jobs in August. President Trump’s high tariffs and mass deportations appear to have created noticeable pressure on employers.

U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

6 September 2025 at 03:44
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.

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Democrats on the House China committee said the office of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was “stripping away the guardrails that protect our nation from foreign influence.”

Chicago Braces for Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Protesters held demonstrations and city leaders spoke against the prospect of a surge of federal agents.

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Police encountered demonstrators trying to block government vehicles from leaving an I.C.E. facility in Broadview, Ill., outside Chicago, on Friday.

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

By: Cade Metz
6 September 2025 at 03:31
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

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Anthropic’s Claude chatbot has become one of the world’s most popular A.I. systems.

A Revived Focus on an Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism

6 September 2025 at 03:34
Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed results but have not found a causal connection.

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The FAFSA Form Is Coming on Time This Year. For a Change.

5 September 2025 at 21:00
The federal form, used to determine financial aid, will be available to the public on Oct. 1. Technical glitches that delayed the form for the past two years are said to have been resolved.

U.S. Oil Giant ConocoPhillips Will Lay Off Up to 25% of Its Work Force

4 September 2025 at 03:19
ConocoPhillips of Houston on Wednesday announced plans to reduce its global work force by up to 25 percent.

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ConocoPhillips said it would cut up to 25 percent of its global work force by the end of the year.

CBS Abruptly Changes Editing Rules After Attacks From Administration

The Sunday show “Face the Nation” will no longer edit recorded interviews with newsmakers. The administration accused the network of deceptively editing an appearance of the homeland security secretary.

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Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation” last weekend.

Duchess of Kent Dies at 92; a Royal Who Comforted a Wimbledon Loser

6 September 2025 at 06:09
A member of an aristocratic family, she married the Duke of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Dispensing with royal decorum, the duchess embraced Jana Novotna after she lost the 1993 Wimbledon women’s final to Steffi Graf.
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