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War and the Economy

We look at the conflict’s global economic impact.

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In Oman yesterday.
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War Brings New Water Crises to an Already-Parched Iran

Iran has accused the United States of bombing a desalination plant on Qeshm Island. The country was already facing a severe water shortage.

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An enormous sinkhole and land subsidence in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran, in 2021.
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Mississippi and Georgia Elections: What to Watch in Today’s Primaries

It’s Primary Day in Mississippi, where a younger Democrat is trying to oust a House veteran, and in Georgia, where Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former seat is up for grabs.

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Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, is defending his seat against Evan Turnage.
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Trump Antisemitism Inquiry Demanding List of Jews at Penn Heads to Court

The Trump administration, which said it is investigating harassment, sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish students and staff.

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The University of Pennsylvania campus. The school has been fighting a request that it hand over contact information for Jewish students and staff.
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iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.

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Some families are reining in their children’s screen time at home only to find it expanding at school.
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Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

Though high rates of the disease persist among the nearby Indigenous communities, the Canadian government is weighing rules that may allow energy giants to release treated mining waste into the river system.

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A Syncrude facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
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U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy

More solar energy was added to U.S. grids than any other technology, but the amount installed fell by 14 percent, according to a new report.

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A solar field in Riesel, Texas, in 2023. Solar power is projected to account for just over half of the new power projects that will be added this year.
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Trump’s War in Iran, and Rising Gas Prices, Collide With Midterm Agenda

The attack on Iran has led to a surge in energy prices at a moment when the cost of living is a major issue heading into the fall elections.

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A tanker and a cargo ship in Muscat, Oman, on Monday. The war in Iran has affected the shipping of oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
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Trump Seeks to Calm Oil and Gas Markets but Says Iran War Will Go On

The president said the U.S. could accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to keep oil flowing. “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” he said.

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Oil tankers sat anchored in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday as Iran vowed to block the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict.
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Two Supreme Court Justices Debate Handling of Trump Emergency Cases

In a rare joint appearance, Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett M. Kavanaugh offered sharply different views on how the court should handle emergency requests.

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, left, moderator Judge Paul L. Friedman, center, and Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Monday, where the two justices differed over how the court is handling emergency requests.
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