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Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents
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7/3/2026 1:21 AM
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| President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy, particularly a sitting American president. |
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MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains
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7/2/2026 4:11 PM
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| A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House. |
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JD Vance and Melania Trump Also Had Sharp Earnings Increases in 2025
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7/2/2026 1:53 PM
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| But the revenue brought in by the vice president and the first lady paled in comparison to that of President Trump. |
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As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran
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7/2/2026 5:33 PM
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| Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant. |
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Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
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7/3/2026 3:47 AM
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| “Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps. |
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With Attacks on Crimea, Ukraine Hopes to Pressure Putin to End the War
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7/3/2026 12:03 AM
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| Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin. |
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Blistering Heat Expected to Persist Into the Fourth of July
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7/3/2026 1:39 AM
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| While relief could come to the Great Lakes and the far Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot. |
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Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’
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7/3/2026 3:42 AM
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| Scientists have said the conditions are the result of a climate that is “fundamentally different” from the time before fossil fuel use started rapidly warming the world. |
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NYC Hits 100 Degrees, Its Hottest Day in Nearly 14 Years
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7/2/2026 1:21 PM
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| The last time the park recorded 100 degrees was July 18, 2012. |
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On Eve of Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner Kicks Off Weekend of Events
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7/2/2026 7:05 PM
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| The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered. |
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What Does It Cost to Take Over Madison Square Garden?
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7/3/2026 12:00 AM
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| It’s not just rent. There’s security, insurance, permits and other costs, not to mention extra police presence. |
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Mamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.
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7/2/2026 5:47 PM
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| Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known. |
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding: What We Know So Far
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7/2/2026 6:44 PM
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| The couple has revealed very little about their wedding plans, but that hasn’t stopped fans from searching for clues. |
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The Perishable, Never-Ending Genius of Lionel Messi
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7/3/2026 2:01 AM
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| How are his legions of fans savoring what could be the last World Cup of their idol? I dove into a sea of screaming Messis to find out. |
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It’s Day 1 of the Supreme Leader’s Funeral, and Allies Descend on Iran
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7/3/2026 6:35 AM
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| Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies get underway. |
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U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators
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7/2/2026 11:53 AM
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| Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared. |
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Why One Global Shipping Choke Point Isn’t a Blueprint for Another
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7/3/2026 2:01 AM
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| The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast. |
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Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?
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7/3/2026 2:00 AM
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| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power. |
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David Hearn, Olympian Canoeist, Is Indicted After Arrest at Trump’s Reflecting Pool
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7/2/2026 1:51 PM
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| David Hearn, a former canoeist, is accused of vandalizing the algae-challenged pool, which President Trump has said he would repair and beautify with fresh sealant. But the algae returned and the paint peeled. |
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Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela
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7/2/2026 3:34 PM
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| The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll. |
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Tell Us About How You Pursue Happiness
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3/10/2026 12:04 PM
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| As America nears its 250th year, we want to hear from you about this particular phrase in the country’s founding document. |
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How Communities Across the U.S. Are Ringing in America’s 250th
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7/3/2026 2:00 AM
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| Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri. |
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A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?
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7/3/2026 2:01 AM
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| Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans. |
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F.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia
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7/2/2026 4:54 PM
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| The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged. |
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Texas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post
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7/2/2026 4:55 PM
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| Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a firebrand former opponent, Don Huffines, to be state comptroller, underscoring a G.O.P. push for unity ahead of the midterms. |
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How Public Pools Create Summer Communities in New York
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7/3/2026 6:13 AM
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| Dry Dock Pool in Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s 51 free outdoor pools where more than one million New Yorkers cool off with swimming, sunblock and community. |
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This Pathetic Groveling Is No Way to Rebuild a Party
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7/3/2026 3:01 AM
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| The Democrats’ constant solicitations for cash do not make their supporters feel like they are on a winning team. |
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The America That’s Still Possible
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7/3/2026 2:03 AM
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| On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country. |
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Happy 250th, America
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7/3/2026 3:51 AM
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| A special newsletter to mark the semiquincentennial. |
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Are You a Recent College Graduate Who Moved Back Home? We Want to Hear From You.
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6/18/2026 2:36 PM
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| If you lived with your parents for nine months or more after graduation, please tell us how you came to the decision and whether the job market influenced your thinking. |
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A Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition In Housing-Challenged Berlin
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7/3/2026 2:00 AM
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| Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize. |