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July 12, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time

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FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

As Trump Sows Tariff Confusion, Rules of Global Commerce Give Way to Chaos

Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration Tactics in L.A. Immigration Raids

A federal judge temporarily halted the administration from making indiscriminate arrests based on race and denying detainees access to lawyers, in a lawsuit that could have national repercussions.

Editors’ Picks

‘The Gilded Age’ Enriches Its Portrait of Black High Society

Phylicia Rashad has joined the cast as an aristocratic matriarch. In an interview, she, Audra McDonald and Denée Benton discuss the show’s depiction of Black families.

Opinion | The Christian Backlash Taking Hold

The irreconcilable difference between Trumpian politics and Christianity.

World

Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.

Fuel to Air India Plane Was Cut Off Before Deadly Crash, Report Says

A focus on the Boeing 787’s fuel switches in a preliminary assessment raised questions about the pilots’ actions, but much is still unknown about Flight 171.

Behind Trump’s Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro

Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

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U.S.

Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’

For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past childhood still describe with awe.

Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the accused mastermind and a Pentagon official.

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Politics

Fallout Over Handling of Epstein Case Erupts Into the Open

An irate attorney general is said to have confronted the deputy director of the F.B.I. at a tense White House meeting earlier in the week.

Judge Signals She Will Protect Abrego Garcia From Hasty Second Deportation

The judge, Paula Xinis, said some legal safeguard was needed because the Trump administration had already shown in this and other deportation cases that it could not be trusted.

A Half Dozen Trump Officials Hold More Than One Big Job

President Trump has put top administration officials in charge of multiple federal agencies and offices — an approach that has little precedent.

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Business

How a Reddit Rallying Cry Helped Amateur Traders Win in the Market

Individual investors were the ones who piled into stocks when they plunged in early April, while big Wall Street institutions missed out on the gains.

The Mystery of Trump’s 25% Tariff Threat on Kazakhstan

The Central Asian nation, rich in critical minerals, is deepening its ties to China but does relatively little trade with the United States.

How the $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for Newborns Will Work

The payments, part of the new domestic policy law, are for U.S. citizens born this year through 2028. The idea is that the money in the accounts will have many years to grow.

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Technology

Trump’s Purge of Foreign Workers Arrives at Amazon’s Warehouses

The tech giant has quietly shed warehouse employees whose work authorizations were revoked after the Trump administration ended a Biden-era immigration program.

Is A.I. the Future of Web Browsing?

A test of the app Dia illustrates that the humble web browser may be the path to making artificial intelligence more natural to use.

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Sports

With Better Cars and Drivers, the World Endurance Championship Turns a Corner

After many manufacturers had bolted from the series, the W.E.C. made changes, and they came pouring back.

Sébastien Buemi, the Renaissance Man of Motorsports

He races in the World Endurance Championship, Formula E and is a development driver for Red Bull’s Formula 1 team.

As a Driver, Eduardo Barrichello Took a Long Route to the World Endurance Championship

He is the son of the former F1 racer Rubens Barrichello, who bought his son a go-kart at 9. Eduardo will now be driving an Aston Martin at São Paulo.

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Arts