ConnexionHow Trump Can Prevent a War Over Taiwan
The current collision course was never inevitable, and Trump’s penchant for defying norms could help ensure peace.
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Starvation and Bombs in Besieged Sudanese City As Residents Cry for Help
At least 260,000 civilians trapped in El Fasher face a dire choice: risk being starved or bombed if they stay, and raped or killed if they flee.
Residents waited for free meals in El Fasher, Sudan, last month. The city has been besieged by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2024.
The World Wants More Vaccines. An Anti-Vaccine America Isn’t Helping.
Most governments are trying to fight vaccine hesitancy with science and investment, while the United States heads in the opposite direction.
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services has stripped away support for vaccine development, promotion and distribution.
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Tariffs Are Uniting Two Whiskey Heavyweights: Scotch and Bourbon
Whiskey distillers say their industry is so intertwined that U.S. tariffs will hurt producers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kilchoman Distillery in Scotland is famous for its single-malt Scotch. About 60 percent of the barrels it uses to make the Scotch are from Kentucky.
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Did Britain Win the Trade War? Why It’s Tough to Declare a Victor.
Popular products from Britain and the European Union show how uneven and unpredictable U.S. tariffs have become, even when part of trade deals.
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15 Best Red Carpet Looks at the Emmys: Pedro Pascal, Selena Gomez, Lisa & More
Power suits, pixie cuts, bedazzled bodies and more.
Pedro Pascal styled a creamy double-breasted suit with rounded shades.
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Emmy Awards Winners 2025: The Full List
Here are the winners from the 77th Emmy Awards, which took place Sunday night.
The cast and crew of “The Pitt,” HBO Max’s new medical drama, on the Emmys stage on Sunday night. The series won the award for best drama.
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Hochul Endorses Mamdani for Mayor of New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York backed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, in a New York Times essay. Her support comes as Democrats are starting to coalesce around him.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who marched alongside Zohran Mamdani during a Labor Day parade, is endorsing his candidacy.
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Protests Against an Israeli Cycling Team Shut Down a Major Race
The final day of the three-week long Vuelta a España came to a premature end as pro-Palestinian protesters blocked streets.
Palestinian supporters protesting an Israeli team’s participation at a cycling race in Montreal on Sunday.
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Kathy Hochul: Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani
I am confident that Mamdani has the courage, urgency and optimism New York City needs to lead it through the challenges of this moment.
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Bobby Hart, Who Helped Give the Monkees Their Music, Dies at 86
The hit songwriting duo he and Tommy Boyce formed in the 1960s was best known for the unexpectedly popular tunes of a made-for-TV band.
Bobby Hart, left, and Tommy Boyce in Phoenix in 1968. They were best friends who helped provide the songs for the television phenomenon that was “The Monkees.”
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Trump’s State Visit Will be Biggest UK Security Operation Since Coronation
The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has intensified consideration about potential threats, experts said. British authorities had already made extensive security plans.
Police officers carrying out security searches on Friday in Windsor, England, ahead of President Trump’s state visit.
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Trump Administration Claims Vast Powers as It Races to Fire Fed Governor Before Meeting
Trump has forged ahead with his attempts to fire Lisa Cook even as new documents call his claims of mortgage fraud into question.
Lisa Cook at a Federal Reserve meeting in Washington earlier this year.
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Postcard Sent From the U.N. Is Returned to Sender After 72 Years
Alan Ball sent the postcard to his family during the summer of 1953. Last week, it arrived at his home in Idaho.
This postcard, mailed in 1953, unexpectedly surfaced at a post office in Illinois. Postal officials believe it had spent most of the past seven decades lost in the United Nations and had only been mailed recently.
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Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80
An archaeologist, he discovered and analyzed the residue of beverages imbibed by long-vanished civilizations and then figured out how to recreate them.
White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing
In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.
The Trump administration last week requested emergency funds to go toward bolstering security for the Supreme Court.
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Pope Leo Says He Cannot Broker a Peace Deal for Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV said that while popes can be advocates for peace, it was less “realistic” for them to serve as mediators.
Pope Leo XIV presiding over a ceremony in Rome on Sunday.
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Arriving in Israel, Rubio Meets Netanyahu at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
The secretary of state is visiting Israel to consult with officials on security issues including the war in Gaza, which is testing relations with the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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The Daily’s Sunday Special: TV’s Big Night
6 Emmy-nominated shows we’re still thinking about.
Zoom’s Boom Days Are Over. What Comes Next?
Eric Yuan, who saw the firm he founded become a household name during the pandemic, is trying to change the way people use the platform.
Eric Yuan, the founder and chief executive of Zoom Communications, said there were many “unsustainable new use cases” for the videoconferencing app during the pandemic.
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The Insult Comic Who Sells Million-Dollar Homes
In minute-long video tours of Florida real estate, Breanna Banaciski lampoons the rich — and the upscale houses she wants you to buy.
Ms. Banaciski skipped college, fearful of taking on debt, and worked a series of odd jobs before she jumped to selling real estate a year ago.
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Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says
Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been “radicalized” but did not go into specifics about the suspect’s views.
F.B.I. officials outside the home of the suspect’s parents in Washington, Utah, on Friday.
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Najibullah Zazi Is Imprisoned Again After Donating to Co-Conspirators
Najibullah Zazi admitted plotting an attack on the New York City subway with two friends, and then testified against them. Now he is behind bars after putting money in their prison accounts.
Najibullah Zazi was known as the affable operator of a coffee cart in Lower Manhattan before joining the Taliban.
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After Fiery Protests, Nepal’s Leader Promises a Brief, Caretaker Term
Prime Minister Sushila Karki, a former chief justice, said she had accepted her new role reluctantly. Major political parties say the process is unconstitutional.
Sushila Karki, who is Nepal’s first female prime minister, arriving for her first day in office in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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