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Moderna’s Shift to Cancer Company Lifts Stock Up 177%

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....

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Walmart Posts Slowest Sales Growth in Years as Americans Tighten Wallets

Walmart Posts Slowest Sales Growth in Years as Americans Tighten Wallets

Walmart and other big U.S. retailers have warned that consumers were being cautious, even if personal balance sheets see...

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Oil Prices Jump After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat

Oil Prices Jump After Trump’s Latest Iran Threat

Bond markets remained volatile, as investors assessed the geopolitical turmoil....

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How Trump Is Trying to Crush California’s Climate Policies

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...

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The Teens Taking On A.I. Data Centers

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 depend...

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We’re Doing Drugs

We’re Doing Drugs

We look at a new study about Americans’ use of cannabis....

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$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

$40,047,425,768,420 in U.S. Debt, and an Experimental Vaccine for Skin Cancer

Plus, could tweaking flight paths reduce global warming?...

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Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Falter

Russian Missiles Kill at Least 13 in Kyiv as Air Defenses Falter

Moscow is taking advantage of Ukraine’s depleted stock of interceptors and is intensifying attacks, worsening the civili...

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Bare Grocery Shelves Are a New Wartime Hardship for Ukrainians

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....

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Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

Trump Threatens Economic Pain for Countries That Help Iran

The president did not specify what actions he would take, and he has on other occasions abandoned threats to dramaticall...

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China Sentences Evergrande Founder to Life in Prison

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 ...

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America Is About to Get More Expensive

America Is About to Get More Expensive

The impact from the bond market sell-off could prove more enduring, wide-ranging and globally consequential than prior e...

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Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.

Trump Wants to Influence Brazil. It’s Way Ahead of Him.

The country’s coming election will not be decided by the American president....

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Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89

Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89

Werner Kalecinski is a social media sensation among young Germans. How did he go from heartbroken widower to partying on...

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Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

The decision was a win for Republicans, who have been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain the party’s ...

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In Wyoming’s G.O.P. Primaries, an Emphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right

In Wyoming’s G.O.P. Primaries, an Emphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus had ambitions for a total takeover of elected state government. But its candidates were rejec...

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Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children

Trump Officials Scrap Effort to Recruit Pentagon Lawyers to Represent Migrant Children

The reversal of the plan, which had not been publicly disclosed, comes amid mounting confusion about how the administrat...

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What to Know About Iran’s Economic Ties With Gulf Countries

What to Know About Iran’s Economic Ties With Gulf Countries

The United Arab Emirates, Iran’s most important regional trading partner, announced a total embargo on transactions with...

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Why Treasury Yields Are Rising, and What That Means for the Economy

Why Treasury Yields Are Rising, and What That Means for the Economy

Interest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages....

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by ...

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Prince Harry and Meghan Will Move Back to U.K. After 6 Years in U.S.

Prince Harry and Meghan Will Move Back to U.K. After 6 Years in U.S.

The prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained, wil...

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Mamdani Sues City Council Over $10,000 Bonuses to Teachers’ Aides

Mamdani Sues City Council Over $10,000 Bonuses to Teachers’ Aides

New York City says the Council’s legislation violates collective bargaining law. The dispute could set up the first high...

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Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

Alabama Democrats Look for a Black Backlash Over Voting Rights

Democrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Right...

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More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries

More of Trump’s Chosen Candidates Lose Republican Primaries

A series of recent losses has eroded the president’s winning record, raising new questions about his hold over the party...

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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers

Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers

Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to ...

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How the U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

How the U.S. Navy Is Helping Get Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

With Iran making ship traffic perilous, a U.S. operation offers a way out for some energy exports, stealthily shepherdin...

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More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting

More Fed Officials Lost Patience About Elevated Inflation at Latest Meeting

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July gathering showed broadening support for higher borrowing costs to stamp out ling...

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As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing

As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing

A growing number of Americans report they are unable to quit or cut down....

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North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washing...

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Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger

Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger

After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions l...

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A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’

A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’

Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents ...

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Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning

Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning

Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patie...

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Markets Rally After U.S. Treasury Tries to Ease Bond Market Stress

Markets Rally After U.S. Treasury Tries to Ease Bond Market Stress

Government bond yields fell and stocks jumped on a move by the Treasury Department to double the amount of debt that it ...

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Trump’s Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce

Trump’s Lust for Vengeance Is Turning Into a Farce

Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government....

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China Wants Its Tech Champions to Raise Money at Home

China Wants Its Tech Champions to Raise Money at Home

Blockbuster market debuts by two technology companies show how Beijing is turning to local investors to finance its A.I....

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Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life

Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life

Despite the actress’s efforts to move on from a turbulent relationship with Brian Hickerson, they were together when she...

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‘I’ve Hit My Limit’: Some New Yorkers Opt for Fun at Home to Save Money

‘I’ve Hit My Limit’: Some New Yorkers Opt for Fun at Home to Save Money

When wages are low and activities are pricey, the frugal find new ways of socializing....

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With Limited Options, Trump Tries Economic Pressure on Iran — Again

With Limited Options, Trump Tries Economic Pressure on Iran — Again

Iran has survived decades of sanctions. Faced with more, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender, analysts said....

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After the Storm

After the Storm

We look at the aftermath of Hurricane Lala....

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U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles

U.A.E. Halts Trade Ties With Iran and Says It Was Targeted With Missiles

The Emirates has long been a major trading hub for Iran, and analysts say it has been key to Iranian efforts to evade in...

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