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Iran War and Trump’s Tariffs Threaten a Resilient U.S. Economy
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7/24/2026 2:05 AM
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| As renewed fighting with Iran sends oil and gas prices soaring, President Trump has imposed new global tariffs that could push up prices further. |
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Trump’s Global Tariffs: What’s the Latest on the Trade War
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7/24/2026 4:14 AM
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| The president has unveiled a complicated system to forge ahead with his trade war, after the Supreme Court struck down his original levies. |
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Trump Administration Imposed New Tariffs of Around 10% on Over 80 Nations
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7/23/2026 9:04 PM
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| The administration launched new duties tied to countries’ imports of goods made with forced labor, replacing a 10 percent tariff immediately after it expired. |
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Brent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
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7/24/2026 2:28 AM
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| Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S. markets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry. |
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The Cost of Trump’s New Tariffs, and the $100 Million Popcorn Bucket Market
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7/24/2026 4:15 AM
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| Plus, the Friday news quiz. |
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‘We’re Trapped in Hell’: Iranians Say Life Is Put On Hold by Months of War
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7/24/2026 2:04 AM
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| Devastated by cycles of violence and economic crisis, many are giving up on work and their futures as the United States batters Iran again. |
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A Fallen Soldier’s Angst, Love and Longing to Return Home From the Iran War
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7/23/2026 5:04 PM
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| Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in recent days, one of 18 U.S. soldiers who have lost their lives since the beginning of the war in Iran. |
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Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website
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7/23/2026 5:15 PM
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| Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed. |
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How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate
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7/24/2026 2:05 AM
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| The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself. |
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Democrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government
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7/24/2026 2:05 AM
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| Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms. |
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U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists
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7/23/2026 3:56 PM
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| A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press. |
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An A.I. Music F.A.Q.: Can I Remix Madonna? Is This All Legal?
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7/24/2026 3:24 AM
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| Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is legal and who will actually listen. |
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Phones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control
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7/24/2026 3:17 AM
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightly constructed image is being punctured as a Gen Z-led protest movement uses videos and memes to seize the digital narrative. |
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Prominent Indian Activist Breaks Hunger Strike After 26 Days
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7/23/2026 4:46 PM
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| The activist, Sonam Wangchuk, said that he had broken his fast “after long negotiations” with officials and “in view of possible violence in the country.” |
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In ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ Nolan Knows Civilization Is at Stake
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7/24/2026 2:01 AM
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| In very different films, the director’s penchant for playing with time is in service to a larger concern about human bonds across eras. |
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Voters Think All Politicians Are a Little Corrupt, but Trump Might Be Pushing It
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7/24/2026 2:01 AM
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| There’s a difference between ordinary influence peddling and the first family’s outright self-enrichment. |
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Can This New Enzyme Turn Back the Clock in Bodily Tissues?
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7/24/2026 2:00 AM
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| In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases. |
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Venezuela’s Earthquakes Show Wealth Divide, Even in Death
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7/24/2026 2:02 AM
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| Latin America’s deep-seated inequalities prevailed over the grimly equalizing force of the Venezuela earthquakes, and set even the dead apart. |
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Faced With Heat and Wildfires, France Turns to Spain to Learn How to Cope
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7/24/2026 1:43 AM
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| A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather. |
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In Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo
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7/24/2026 2:00 AM
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| Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.” |
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Our Vast Collective Jeffrey Epstein Failure
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7/24/2026 4:14 AM
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| We need to hold accountable the web of accomplices who enabled his crimes. |
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Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong
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7/24/2026 2:04 AM
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| Morris Katz helped Zohran Mamdani win, and then tried to do the same for Graham Platner. What has he learned? |
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A Big Day for Math
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7/24/2026 4:44 AM
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| Yesterday was a big day for mathematics. We look at the winners of the Fields Medals. |
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Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Trump’s ‘Pinky Herman’
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7/23/2026 10:34 PM
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| “You got to give Trump credit: He misspeaks in ways nobody ever thought possible,” Fallon said of the president’s calling the famous man-child character “Pinky,” instead of “Pee-wee,” Herman. |
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Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?
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7/24/2026 2:05 AM
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| The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport. |