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Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
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8/18/2026 1:47 PM
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| Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now. |
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Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.
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8/18/2026 12:04 PM
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| President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight. |
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It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid Trump’s New Tariffs
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8/18/2026 3:19 PM
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| Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost? |
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Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’
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8/18/2026 1:40 PM
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| Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread. |
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Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails
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8/18/2026 7:34 AM
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| Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter. |
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What Florida Has Taught Our Reporter About National Politics
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8/18/2026 11:04 AM
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| Voters may select an “R” or a “D” next to a candidate’s name, but their political views are often more nuanced than a binary choice represents. |
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Bond Sell-Off Sends Borrowing Costs to Highest Level Since 2007
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8/18/2026 2:44 PM
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| Yields on the 30-year U.S. Treasury and government bonds across the world rose to multiyear highs as investors fret about inflation, deficits and A.I. spending. |
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Gulf Oil Giants Push to Expand Overseas Stockpiles as Iran War Drags On
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8/18/2026 11:13 AM
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| Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking larger oil reserves in Japan and South Korea as regional conflict threatens supply routes. |
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Two Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz Are Attacked as Oil Prices Rise
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8/18/2026 9:56 AM
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| Maritime officials on Tuesday announced the recent attacks, which killed at least one sailor. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway remains perilous. |
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Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.
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8/18/2026 2:16 PM
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| The attack was the latest in a series of Israeli military interventions in Syria over the past two years. |
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Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan
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8/18/2026 2:13 PM
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| A day after President Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders. |
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Forty First Dates and Still Searching
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8/18/2026 2:00 PM
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| As he looks for The One, Joseph Pascaretta is investing in pricey matchmaking services. Will it help him find love? |
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Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content
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8/18/2026 10:17 AM
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| Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare. |
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Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says
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8/18/2026 2:29 PM
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| A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals. |
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ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
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8/18/2026 2:53 PM
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| The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns. |
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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
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8/18/2026 10:28 AM
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| A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request. |
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Hayden Panettiere Grew Up in Front of the Camera. It Took a Toll.
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8/18/2026 12:22 PM
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| The “Heroes” and “Nashville” star, who died Sunday at 36, endured personal struggles that were compounded by her public profile. |
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Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters
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8/18/2026 7:48 AM
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| Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart. |
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Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77
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8/18/2026 2:12 PM
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| The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century. |
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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.
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8/18/2026 7:25 AM
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| We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past. |
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Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability?
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8/18/2026 2:00 PM
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Open Story
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| The damage was real and long-lasting. |
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How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy-Speak Less Traumatizing
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8/18/2026 10:09 AM
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Open Story
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| Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally. |
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How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
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8/18/2026 2:42 PM
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| A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s. |