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Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items
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7/30/2026 8:02 AM
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| A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why. |
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U.S. GDP Growth Slowed in Second Quarter of 2026
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7/30/2026 9:29 AM
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| Gross domestic product grew at a slower rate in the second quarter and persistent price pressures are unsettling financial markets. |
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Why Todd Blanche’s Attorney General Confirmation Is Stalled
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7/30/2026 9:11 AM
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| The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process. |
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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans
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7/30/2026 10:51 AM
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| Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November. |
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How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate Race
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7/30/2026 9:21 AM
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| How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race. |
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Who Put Candy on a Diet?
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7/30/2026 2:00 AM
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| “Healthy” confections, whether marketed as “better-for-you” or “functional,” have overwhelmed grocery and convenience stores, and even found their way into gyms and supplement shops. |
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Why Democrats Won’t Stop Forcing Votes On Trump’s Iran War Powers
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7/30/2026 10:17 AM
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| Even after winning approval of a measure calling on President Trump to end the war, they continue to call votes to force Republicans to answer for it. |
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Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability
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7/30/2026 8:21 AM
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| The port where the Wednesday strike occurred is near the Suez Canal, through which a significant amount of the world’s shipping moves. |
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U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems
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7/30/2026 7:44 AM
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| Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink. |
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A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time
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7/30/2026 10:11 AM
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| To meet the growing needs of his congregation, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it. |
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DOJ Seeks to Use Court to Deport Mother of Convicted ISIS Supporter
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7/30/2026 11:26 AM
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| The case is an early test of a court that has never been used before, where much of the evidence is presented in secret and defendants cannot challenge how it was collected. |
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A ‘Zombie Court’ for Terror Cases Awakens
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7/30/2026 9:57 AM
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| Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case. |
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Russia Strikes Ukraine With Missiles and Drones, Killing at Least 8
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7/30/2026 7:46 AM
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| President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said five members of a family had been killed in the latest large-scale aerial assault by Moscow. |
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NATO Says Russian Missile Hit Poland During Ukraine Attack
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7/30/2026 8:03 AM
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| Russian missiles have briefly entered Polish airspace in the past. Investigators have yet to definitively identify the object that struck overnight. |
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Colin Gray, Father of Teenage Shooter in Georgia, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
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7/30/2026 10:27 AM
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| Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated. |
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Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking
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7/30/2026 8:54 AM
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| Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves. |
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When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic
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7/30/2026 4:03 AM
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| An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled. |
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Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
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7/30/2026 2:03 AM
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| An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying. |
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A Fire Burned Next Door. Now They Live With the Stench of Rotting Meat.
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7/30/2026 10:09 AM
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| The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is still dealing with foul odor and fears over possible toxins over a month after a cold-storage facility burst into flames. |
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What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing
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7/29/2026 2:51 PM
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| Show trials are bad for democracy. |
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How Older Americans Hoard the Future
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7/30/2026 6:45 AM
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| Aging politicians are just the “tip of the iceberg.” |
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Retribution
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7/30/2026 3:57 AM
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| We look at the ongoing fight between the Trump administration and James Comey. |
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Were You Stuck Footing the Bill on a Group Trip? Tell Us About It.
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7/28/2026 10:06 AM
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| Traveling with friends can be tricky. We’re curious how you manage financial friction — and how you make sure your besties settle up. |
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‘This Is Very Strange’: Ancient Smallpox May Have Been Less Deadly
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7/30/2026 11:00 AM
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| Scientists have found smallpox viruses in the remains of people in Chile from around 500 years ago, revealing how the virus may have evolved into a global killer. |