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As Oil Prices Rise, Trump’s War With Iran Becomes a Worldwide Economic Hazard

The president insists conflict with Iran will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump has repeatedly said that the war he commenced with Iran would be short-lived, rendering it unnecessary for the U.S. government to mount a major economic response.
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Locals in Other States Prepare for ICE With Lots of Rumors and Little Information

After the sprawling and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, jurisdictions in other states have been bracing for a range of scenarios.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

The clashes during immigration sweeps in Minneapolis earlier this year have left local activists and officials in other cities worried that their communities could face similar crackdowns.
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F.B.I. Subpoenas Records in Arizona in Expansion of 2020 Voting Inquiry

The subpoena was issued in recent days to the Arizona State Senate, which oversaw a sprawling but controversial audit of the vote result in Maricopa County.

© Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times

Election workers counting ballots in Phoenix in 2020. An F.B.I. subpoena indicated that the Justice Department had added Arizona to its efforts to re-examine the 2020 race.
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As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors

A new report says the lack of information provided for a required annual examination was so “pervasive” that auditors declined to opine on the agency’s financial numbers.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

Kari Lake has vowed to shut down federally funded newsrooms that she accused of being anti-American and “rotten.”
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Trump Threatens to Crowd Out Republicans’ Midterm Message

As the G.O.P. gathered in Miami for a party retreat where lawmakers hoped to focus on the economy, the president was threatening to block his own party’s legislative agenda.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Polls suggest that Republicans’ chances of keeping control of the House are growing more slim.
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Hip-Hop Icons Tell Justices That Texas Turned Rap Lyrics Into a Death Warrant

Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

“It’s an interpretation of the human spirit, said Killer Mike, the performer and political activist, about James Broadnax’s lyrics. “It is not an admission of guilt.”
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A Night Light in the Sky? Reflect Orbital Wants to Launch a Big Space Mirror.

The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

The start-up Reflect Orbital wants to launch mirror-bearing satellites which it says could address one of the biggest weaknesses of solar power: that electric generation stops when the sun goes down.
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New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators

A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department’s decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last year that he was restricting visas from foreign nationals whose calls for global content moderation policies, he said, amounted to “flagrant censorship actions.”
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His Mother Vanished When He Was 14. 33 Years Later, He Found Her.

Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to locate her.

© Nic Antaya for The New York Times

Antonio Wiley at the gravesite of his mother, Anita Wiley, who died in 1987.
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Countries in Asia Try to Contain the Economic Fallout of the Mideast Conflict

Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.

© Benoit Tessier/Reuters

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage between Iran and Oman. Historically 20 million barrels pass through it each day, most of it bound for Asia.
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‘The Old Game Is Back’: Oil Is a Potent Geopolitical Tool Again

The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas.

© Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press

An oil tanker off the coast of El Segundo, Calif., last week. The United States is the world’s biggest producer of oil and natural gas but is still feeling the effects of the war in the Middle East.
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Homes Searched in Pennsylvania After Bomb Near N.Y.C. Mayor’s House

Federal authorities conducted searches after a homemade bomb that failed to detonate was thrown outside Gracie Mansion, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence. No one was hurt in the incident.

© Vincent Alban/The New York Times

NYPD Bomb Squad officers near Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, N.Y. on Sunday.
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