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Big Banks Smash Earnings Records, but ‘Tectonic’ Risks Loom
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7/14/2026 5:13 AM
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| The largest banks in the United States collectively raked in tens of billions of profits in the second quarter, despite the war in Iran and persistent inflation. |
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Warsh Reiterates Fed’s Pledge to Get Inflation Down
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7/14/2026 7:30 AM
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| Kevin M. Warsh, since becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve, has declined to say whether he supports higher interest rates to tame price pressures. |
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U.S. Workers Are More Productive Than Ever. A.I. Isn’t the Key.
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7/14/2026 5:25 AM
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| Companies have been getting more out of employees for several years. Tight labor markets, digitization and remote work are among the reasons. |
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Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies
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7/14/2026 3:00 AM
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| Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space. |
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Oil Rises Above $85 a Barrel as Gulf Clash Escalates
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7/14/2026 6:41 AM
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| Brent crude, the international benchmark, breached $85 per barrel for the first time in a month. |
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Trump’s Plan to Charge a Toll in the Strait of Hormuz: What to Know
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7/14/2026 3:32 AM
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| President Trump announced a 20 percent fee on cargo through the waterway, despite his own administration’s position that such fees violate international law. |
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Red State, Blue Governor: It Could Happen in Iowa. Would It Matter?
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7/14/2026 2:02 AM
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| Democrats have real hope for candidates for governor in red states like Iowa and Ohio, but if Republicans seize supermajorities in the legislatures, their power would be limited. |
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Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress
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7/13/2026 6:02 PM
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| Senators returned to the Capitol mourning their colleague, who played pivotal roles on multiple issues confronting lawmakers. |
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Can Democrats Win Rural Voters Turning Away From Trump? It’s a Tough Sell.
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7/14/2026 5:21 AM
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| House candidates like Beth Macy, author of “Dopesick,” have crafted messages based on lifetimes in rural regions. But messages need an audience, and many minds are closed to the party. |
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At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again.
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7/14/2026 2:00 AM
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| Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title. |
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‘I Am Frustrated’: Emails Show Blanche’s Role in Trump’s Retribution Campaign
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7/14/2026 6:50 AM
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| The cooperation of Todd Blanche will be a flashpoint in his confirmation hearing to be attorney general on Wednesday. |
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Maine ICE Shooting: What We Know About the Death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero
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7/14/2026 6:16 AM
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| A federal immigration agent shot and killed a man in a car on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine. It was the second fatal encounter in a week involving an agent and a person in a vehicle. |
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ICE Shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Through Open Passenger Window in Houston, Witnesses Say
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7/13/2026 5:14 PM
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| A congresswoman and a lawyer relayed witness accounts that diverge from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s version of the fatal encounter. |
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Ukraine Wants to Make Its Own Antimissile System, Not Just Patriots
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7/14/2026 4:56 AM
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| The Ukrainian firm Fire Point has produced weapons that hit Russian territory. Its next goal, developing an antimissile system, is a much bigger challenge, experts said. |
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Europe, Flexing Muscle in Ukraine, Is Still on Sidelines in Iran
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7/14/2026 7:13 AM
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| In a show of collective strength, President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted European allies at the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris. Yet Europe is still a hostage to America’s foreign policy. |
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How a Promising Navy Drone Boat Program Got Mired in Politics
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7/14/2026 6:18 AM
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| Navy acquisition reforms upended a $2.1 billion contract competition. When it was over, several companies with ties to the Trump administration had made the cut. |
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China Purges Top Official Over Corruption and Sex Charges
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7/14/2026 3:23 AM
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| Ma Xingrui is the third member of the Politburo to be purged since 2022. He once led the Xinjiang region and was previously head of China’s space program. |
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The Strange Phenomenon of ‘Terminal Lucidity’
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7/14/2026 2:01 AM
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| As they near death, some dementia patients recover mental faculties assumed to be long lost. Researchers want to know why. |
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Agitation in Dementia Can Be Helped by Medical Cannabis, Study Suggests
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7/14/2026 6:47 AM
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| A combination of THC and CBD eased symptoms in an especially frail population: patients with advanced dementia near the end of their lives. |
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New York to Enact Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on Data Centers
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7/14/2026 2:03 AM
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| Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the environment and energy use. |
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N.Y.C. Officials Inspecting Construction Sites After Building Buckles
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7/14/2026 6:04 AM
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| The inspections were prompted by an incident in Midtown last week, an official said. It was unclear how many sites were being looked at. |
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75 Years Later, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ Remains a Great American Novel
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7/14/2026 2:00 AM
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| Sure, “Catcher in the Rye” has its detractors. But the influence of its wised-up yet winningly innocent hero keeps it among the Great American Novels. |
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The Democratic Establishment Had This Coming
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7/14/2026 3:04 AM
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| The Democratic Party needs shaking up. |
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The Housing Crisis Is Also a Retirement Crisis
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7/14/2026 2:00 AM
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| A home has stopped being just a place to live — it has also become an asset. |
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Jon Stewart Mocks Mitch McConnell’s Recovery Photo
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7/13/2026 11:31 PM
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| The “Daily Show” host called the image “totally believable evidence that Mitch McConnell is not only alive, but the happiest boy in the hospital.” |
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In the Public Interest
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7/14/2026 3:34 AM
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| We look at the Trump administration’s attempts to pressure news organizations. |
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Dark Sky Defenders Raise Alarm Along the Border of West Texas
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7/14/2026 2:01 AM
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| Residents fear that the Trump administration’s plans to build a border wall will threaten the region’s spectacular starry skies. |