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How a Chinese Brand Reshaped Hong Kong’s Food Delivery Scene

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Par :Zixu Wang
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Meituan, the Chinese food delivery giant, tested its global expansion in Hong Kong, where its Keeta service displaced a rival before moving to other markets.

© Billy H.C. Kwok for The New York Times

With China’s consumers being more frugal, brands from the mainland are seeking new business overseas.
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Wednesday’s Earthquake Could Be One of the Largest on Record

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Par :Yan Zhuang and Martin Fackler
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It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.

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The devastated Takekoma area in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in 2011, three days after an earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the region.
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Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

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Par :Christina Jewett
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After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.

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“Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the F.D.A. in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family,” a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said on Tuesday evening.
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Senate, Rejecting Whistle-Blower Alarms, Confirms Bove to Appeals Court

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Par :Devlin Barrett
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The Trump loyalist was narrowly approved as Republicans brushed aside concerns about his conduct as a senior Justice Department official.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

At the Justice Department, Emil Bove III played an outsize role in the Trump administration’s aggressive effort to take control of the agency it argues has been “weaponized” against President Trump and other conservatives.
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Trump Bypasses Congress to Keep Interim Prosecutors in California and Nevada

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Par :Devlin Barrett and Danny Hakim
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A similar approach in New Jersey has led to cancellations of court proceedings, as judges question whether the president’s designee for U.S. Attorney has any authority.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The decision comes in the face of a looming Wednesday deadline, when the temporary appointments of the two interim appointees in Los Angeles and Las Vegas were set to expire.
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What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?

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Par :Ephrat Livni
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The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

The aftermath of a strike by Israel on a building in Gaza City in June.
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Grassley Spurns Whistle-Blowers in Bove Confirmation Fight

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Par :Devlin Barrett
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The senator’s treatment of whistle-blowers detailing allegations against Emil Bove, the Trump loyalist and appeals court pick, has had a chilling effect, critics say.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Senator Charles E. Grassley accused Democrats of trying “to weaponize my respect for whistle-blowers and the whole whistle-blowing process against me and, in return, against” Emil Bove.
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Senate Confirms Susan Monarez as C.D.C. Director

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Par :Chris Cameron
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Dr. Monarez, who has been the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump took office, was the president’s second pick for the job.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

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Trump Admits Financial Penalties on Russia ‘May or May Not’ Work

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Par :Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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President Trump’s threats have raised questions about how much leverage the United States has left with Moscow.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Mr. Trump appeared to accept that the personal diplomacy he has tried to wield has failed, and issued an ultimatum that if Russia did not agree to a peace deal in two weeks, the United States would impose tariffs and sanctions on the country.
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U.S. and China Fail to Reach Immediate Deal to Prolong Trade Truce

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Par :Melissa Eddy and Alan Rappeport
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After a “constructive” round of talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “Nothing is agreed until we speak with President Trump.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, in Stockholm on Monday.
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Even New York’s Strict Gun Laws Couldn’t Prevent the Midtown Shooting

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Par :Stefanos Chen and Jonah E. Bromwich
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New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation. But Monday’s mass shooting showed their limits, security experts said.

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A police investigator examined the car left behind by the gunman, who drove across the country before he entered a Manhattan office building on Monday and began shooting.
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University of California Settles With Jewish Students Over U.C.L.A. Protests

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Par :Anemona Hartocollis
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Jewish students and a professor said the university had allowed a hostile protest. After the settlement was announced, the Department of Justice separately said it had found the university violated civil rights laws.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

Pro-Palestinian students at U.C.L.A. also sued the university after a violent encounter at the protest encampment.
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After Park Avenue Shooting, Anti-Muslim Disinformation Spread Rapidly

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Par :John Leland
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Once it became clear that the only Muslim involved in the attack was one of the victims, right-wing commentators sought to shift the focus to Zohran Mamdani.

© Dakota Santiago for The New York Times

In the first hours after the shooting at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, when it was still unclear what exactly had happened, disinformation swirled on social media.
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Every Vote Counts in Brooklyn. Even Those Cast by Dead People.

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Par :Jay Root
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The New York Times found several questionable absentee ballots that were tallied in a Republican City Council primary, including one from a dead woman.

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The New York City Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the results of a Republican primary for a City Council race in Brooklyn that included more than two dozen suspicious ballots.
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The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman

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Par :Juliet Macur · John Branch and Ken Belson
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Shane Tamura is not the first former football player to shoot himself in the chest and request that his brain be examined.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

A neuropathologist will study slices of Shane Tamura’s brain to determine if he had C.T.E. Above, Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University presenting her findings in 2017 from her examination of another former football player, Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots.
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