| Oil Prices Jump After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat
- Bond markets remained volatile, as investors assessed the geopolitical turmoil.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:27:19 +0000
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| How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies
- At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has long led the nation in environmental protections.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:25:33 +0000
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| Did Bessent Put the Fed in a Bind?
- The Treasury Department’s plan for bond interventions have calmed markets. But Wall Street is worried about the fallout for inflation and more.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:16:38 +0000
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| Russian Missiles Kill at Least 15 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Dwindle
- Moscow is taking advantage of Ukraine’s depleted stock of interceptors and is intensifying attacks, worsening the civilian death toll.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:13:01 +0000
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| The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans
- In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:03:58 +0000
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| After Six Years, Harry and Meghan Are Coming Home. What Changed?
- Just last year, Prince Harry said he couldn’t imagine ever bringing his family back to Britain.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:17 +0000
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| The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers
- Gen Z-ers are forming after-school clubs, speaking at community meetings — and sometimes wrestling with their own dependence on the technology.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:13:48 +0000
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| We’re Doing Drugs
- We look at a new study about Americans’ use of cannabis.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:11:15 +0000
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| $40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer
- Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming?
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:41:35 +0000
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| China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison
- Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese economy.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:28:27 +0000
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| Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians
- After years of pounding power plants and cities, Russia’s air war has taken aim at Ukraine’s supermarket warehouses.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:28:09 +0000
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| The Scales Can’t Fall From Our Eyes Fast Enough
- More Republicans and Democrats are seeing reality for what it is. Does it matter?
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:19 +0000
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| Trump’s Order to Cut Military Exercises With South Korea Carries Risks, Experts Say
- President Trump’s decision to curtail the military exercises came as allies question the U.S. commitment to longstanding alliances.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:19 +0000
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| Moderna’s Shift to Cancer Company Lifts Stock Up 177%
- The company’s fortunes cratered as demand for Covid-19 vaccines plummeted. But it was busy working on something else.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:12 +0000
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| As Iran and U.S. Settle Into an Uneasy Standoff, Who Will Blink First?
- For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as both sides seem to believe they can hold out longer than the other.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:07 +0000
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| Ken Paxton’s $1,000 Pen Incident Resurfaces in Texas Senate Race
- The pen Mr. Paxton pocketed more than a decade ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:04:05 +0000
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| A Simple, One-Word Trick to Turn Everyday Life Into Grand Fantasy
- How “lore” turns fact into fiction — and vice versa.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:03:52 +0000
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| Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
- A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:18 +0000
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| Harry and Meghan’s Break With Britain and Planned Return: a Timeline
- The couple will remain non-working royals. It is unclear where they will live.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:27:55 +0000
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| Jimmy Fallon Teases Trump’s Efforts to Rekindle North Korea Bromance
- “Man, you know you’re depressed when you’re texting an old hookup from seven years ago,” Fallon said of the president and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:05:13 +0000
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