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Nvidia and AMD Stocks Soar as Trump Administration Lifts A.I. Chip Sale Restrictions

The tech giants said they can resume selling high-end semiconductors to China, in what appears to be a major about-face for the Trump administration.

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s C.E.O., scored a potentially big win for the chipmaker amid President Trump’s trade war.

Trump’s Shift on Ukraine Is Good News for Europe, for Now

After European leaders stepped up military spending, President Trump aligned himself more closely with them on the war. But his tariffs threats have left bruises.

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Firefighters in Odesa, Ukraine, this month after a Russian strike. President Trump warned Moscow that he would impose new economic punishments if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

Israel Targets Syria and Lebanon in Wave of Airstrikes

In Syria, Israel launched rare attacks on forces of the new government, while in Lebanon it took aim at the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

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Syrian government forces entered the predominantly Druse city of Sweida on Tuesday. Israel intervened after days of deadly sectarian clashes in the southern Sweida region.

Clearer Skies Expected in Northeast as Storms Move Southward

Lingering showers were forecast for the New York City area, but heavy rain and threats of flash flooding were predicted to shift south on Tuesday.

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Stormy weather in New York City on Monday. A few lingering showers are expected across parts of the New York City area, New Jersey, Long Island and southern Connecticut on Tuesday.

Would Europe Actually Retaliate Against Trump’s Tariffs?

European Union officials have drawn up plans to impose levies on American imports, but questions abound about whether they would go through with them.

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Shipping containers at a port in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. European Union officials say that if President Trump follows through on his tariff threats, it could upend trans-Atlantic trade.

PBS and NPR’s Last-Ditch Fight to Save Funding

As a vote to cut more than $500 million per year in federal funding nears, stations are making their pitches to lawmakers, listeners and “Viewers Like You.”

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Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, at its headquarters in Arlington, Va. She has been promoting a campaign to save federal funding for public media.

Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics After Losses of 2024

Among the ideas being promoted: knocking on every single door in a House district and awarding cash prizes for the most effective new ways to reach voters.

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Door knocking — both where to do it and whether it is still effective in a digital age — is being studied by Democratic strategists to identify what went wrong in 2024.

Blazes in Northern Ireland Recall an Old Message: You Are Not Welcome Here

A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target Irish Catholics in the territory.

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A fire set in the streets during an anti-immigrant riot last month in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Violence there erupted after two boys were charged with the attempted oral rape of a teenage girl.

The D.E.I. Industry, Scorned by the White House, Turns to ‘Safer’ Topics

To avoid government scrutiny, companies are asking for fewer trainings focused on race and gender and more on neurodivergence and generational differences.

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“If you have something being billed as a generational differences training,” said Arin Reeves, who has been a D.E.I. consultant for 26 years, “it is less likely to raise eyebrows.”
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