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Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.

After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

© Eric Lalmand/Belga, via Associated Press

A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.

Drivers Count Their Pennies as Gas Hits $4 a Gallon Because of War in Iran

Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

In Harlingen, Texas, and everywhere else, drivers are strategizing about how to stay on the road at a reasonable price.

NASA Is Launching Astronauts to the Moon, but Americans Aren’t That Excited

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover met with young space enthusiasts at the Kennedy Space Center in January. While overall opinions of NASA remain high, polls find human exploration of the moon ranks pretty low.

Bernie Sanders, in the Bronx, Presses Kathy Hochul to Tax the Rich

Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking at a rally at Lehman College, lent his support to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s effort to raise taxes on millionaires. The mayor was not present.

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Senator Bernie Sanders, who has traveled across the United States to argue for higher taxes on the wealthy, spoke to a large crowd at Lehman College in the Bronx on Sunday.
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