| Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs
- Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:19:53 +0000
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| ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
- The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:53:47 +0000
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| Voters Head to the Polls on Either End of the Country
- Also, it’s crunch time for U.S.-Canada trade. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:46:20 +0000
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| Bond Sell-Off Sends Borrowing Costs to Highest Level Since 2007
- Yields on the 30-year U.S. Treasury and government bonds across the world rose to multiyear highs as investors fret about inflation, deficits and A.I. spending.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:44:00 +0000
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| How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
- A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:42:47 +0000
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| Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says
- A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:29:41 +0000
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| Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan
- A day after President Trump’s envoy, Jared Kushner, visited Israel to advance a stalled plan for demilitarizing and rebuilding Gaza, the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas commanders.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:13:16 +0000
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| Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77
- The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band’s blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:12:57 +0000
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| Forty First Dates and Still Searching
- As he looks for The One, Joseph Pascaretta is investing in pricey matchmaking services. Will it help him find love?
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:51 +0000
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| Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability?
- The damage was real and long-lasting.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:07 +0000
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| Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
- Although the fate of the ballroom is tied up in court, the Trump administration argues that the project is too far along to be stopped now.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:47:54 +0000
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| Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’
- Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the firm were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:40:04 +0000
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| Hayden Panettiere Grew Up in Front of the Camera. It Took a Toll.
- The “Heroes” and “Nashville” star, who died Sunday at 36, endured personal struggles that were compounded by her public profile.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:22:50 +0000
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| Trump Fired His Inspectors General. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.
- President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:04:45 +0000
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| Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
- A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:28:42 +0000
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| Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content
- Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:17:12 +0000
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| How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy-Speak Less Traumatizing
- Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:09:38 +0000
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| Two Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz Are Attacked as Oil Prices Rise
- Maritime officials on Tuesday announced the recent attacks, which killed at least one sailor. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway remains perilous.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:56:22 +0000
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| Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters
- Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:48:00 +0000
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| Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.
- We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:25:45 +0000
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