Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. The surprise announcement included an agreement to work toward lower tariffs. But given President Trump’s negotiating style, it was hard to say if the deal was a genuine truce. General Motors cited commodity prices, a sign that tariffs may be starting to hurt production. Ford and Fiat Chrysler pointed to weakness in China. Increases in worker pay have given the European Central Bank confidence to end its main stimulus measure. Yet there is no consensus on why it took so long. Corporate income tax collections are near a 75-year low, as a share of the economy, after a new law reduced rates and allowed companies to deduct investments immediately. A federal judge ruled that the case, which argues that Mr. Trump is improperly benefiting from his company’s Washington hotel, should be allowed to proceed. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed requiring that borrowers prove that they have fallen into financial distress or that their colleges knowingly deceived them to get aid. Mr. Davis — an all-purpose lawyer, lobbyist, crisis consultant and TV-talker — has helped Mr. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, mount an aggressive defense in the news media. Senators demanded information from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about President Trump’s meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Bill Shine scolded Kaitlan Collins after she asked President Trump about Michael Cohen during an Oval Office photo-op. A nearby 38,000-acre wildfire turned one of the country’s most popular national parks into a virtual ghost town on Wednesday. As rescuers continued to search for the missing, Greeks were asking how so many scattered fires had broken out in so short a span and spread with such velocity. Even the famously stoic Japanese are having a hard time with 106-degree heat. The drug may be the first to successfully attack both the brain changes and the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Further research will be needed to know if it’s truly effective. The discovery suggests that watery conditions beneath the icy southern polar cap may have provided one of the critical building blocks for life on the red planet. We fought for young women in the patriarchy first. But budding patriarchs could use some help too. The children at the border are just the latest casualty of this deeply misguided approach to public policy. Oil companies are backing a plan that seeks to insulate them from lawsuits for damages from carbon dioxide emissions. Senate leaders are undermining efforts to bring full accountability for sexual harassment by members of Congress and other federal workers. The more Trump lies, the more he is empowered to lie. The Trump administration’s proposed domestic gag rule is an assault on the patient-provider relationship. The Catholic Church needs an inquest into what the pederast cardinal's colleagues knew, and when. Trump’s G.O.P. is not the party of Reagan and Bush, but of a much older, darker American political tradition. My company, Cummins, and many other U.S. manufacturers needs strong ties to global markets to grow. James Baldwin understood the difference between empathy and approval. Today, we would rather condemn than understand. Phone calls, sneaker bots and making friends with salesclerks: Critical Shopper chases down the Balenciaga Triple S. Big tech companies are asking themselves where their responsibilities start and stop. Sorting that out will be complicated and may end up increasing their power. The social network said that advertising and user growth slowed in the second quarter, and that efforts to improve privacy would stunt profits further. Its stock price tumbled. The introduction of articles of impeachment was seen as much as a political maneuver as an act of congressional oversight. But it could give the president more ammunition to attack the Justice Department. She was a key member of Femen, whose members held topless demonstrations against authoritarian leaders and the exploitation of women. Lawyers for Mr. Nassar, who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, say the judge overstepped legal bounds in a long, emotional sentencing hearing. Educators fear that the changes, which the Trump administration devised to curb intellectual property theft, will hinder innovation, intensify anti-Chinese aggressions and deter talented applicants. Early results did not point to an outright victory for Mr. Khan, who is widely seen as benefiting from the help of Pakistan’s powerful military. Religious fanaticism or mental disorder? After the Islamic State claimed the gunman who shot 15 in Toronto as one of its one, the debate was rekindled. The shortcomings, noted in a federal filing, include noncompliance linked to employee overtime and tenant protections during the eviction process. Strategies for traveling without letting your phone keep you from enjoying your trip. Tips from experts on skin cancer prevention and using sunscreen that you’re less likely to have heard. Ken Ravizza may not be as famous as Joe Maddon, the Cubs manager. But like Maddon, he changed the way people approach and think about baseball. China is getting richer, and its economy is going higher-end. But the online bazaar Pinduoduo has found that plenty of people still love cheap stuff. Every video tour of an abandoned shopping center is a chance to gaze upon the wreck of our past selves. More Recent Articles |
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