The Real Reason Behind Trump’s Yen Intervention
The U.S. is bolstering the yen, as it did with the Argentine peso. The reasons are not solely economic.
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Woman Who Killed Husband 2 Decades Ago Admits to Murdering Wife
A California woman who was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2004 pleaded guilty this week in another stabbing death.
After Trump Calls Canadians ‘Nasty,’ Mark Carney Says the Word Fits Trade Talks
Canada’s prime minister laughed off Trump’s description of Canada but suggested that trade talks between the two countries are acrimonio…
Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship
The orders come after the Supreme Court ruled June 30 that President Trump’s previous efforts to end birthright citizenship were unconstit…
Voter-Registration Error Could Cost Immigrants a Shot at a Green Card
New Jersey improperly added as many as 6,600 noncitizens to its voter rolls. Those people could now be forced out of the country.
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt
Also, an A.I. model created viruses not found in nature. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
Trump Issues Tariffs on Key Ingredient for Electronics and Solar Panels
The administration will impose a minimum import price for polysilicon, a key component for semiconductors and solar panels, as well as tarif…
Some House Republicans Are Backing a Challenger in Cory Mills’s Re-election Bid
Two Republican lawmakers have endorsed a primary opponent of Representative Cory Mills, who has been accused of assault and is under investi…
Florida Man Accused of Cutting Diver’s Air Supply in Lobster Dispute
The authorities say that a confrontation over a diving spot off Miami ended with a boater shutting off a surface-breathing apparatus, leadin…
F.C.C. Removes Limit on Broadcast TV Ownership
The move lifts a rule that said a single television-station owner could not reach more than 39 percent of U.S. households.
Retrial Ordered in Child Killing With Parallels to Lindsay Clancy Case
Massachusetts justices ruled that the jury should have heard evidence of mental illness in the case of Latarsha Sanders, who was convicted i…
Justice Department Accuses Duke Law School of Racial Discrimination
The federal government said the school’s admissions policies, which promote diversity, allowed for racial preferences.