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Israel Launches New Ground Operations in Lebanon Despite Truce

For months, Israel has conducted near-daily strikes against what it says are Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah has not responded militarily since a November truce.

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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.

Trump Didn’t Always Tout Tariffs. Now He Sees Them as a Way to Flex Power.

Instead of treating tariffs as part of a broader trade policy, President Trump views them as a valuable weapon he can wield on the world stage.

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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.

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

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.

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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

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.

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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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