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| President Trump announcing new tariffs at the White House in April. Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times |
Trump fought in court for his trade agenda
A federal appeals court temporarily agreed to preserve many of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners. The move paused an earlier decision by a separate court that would have forced the White House to wind down duties deemed to be illegal.
While it did not rule directly on the government’s request or the merits of the tariffs, the appeals court temporarily spared the administration from having to halt the levies, which it has used as political leverage in dozens of trade negotiations.
That means that Trump can, for now, maintain many of the tariffs he has imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and continue to threaten “reciprocal” rates, which he announced on most nations and then suspended in early April.
But it is not the final word in the legal dispute, which is expected to land at the Supreme Court.
Reactions: Trade experts and trading partners around the world were left in limbo by the court decision that blocked tariffs. More than a dozen countries are involved in active talks with the administration, which is demanding that other nations lower their taxes and restrictions on U.S.-made goods in exchange for a reduction in tariffs.
Courts: The judiciary has emerged as the primary check on Trump’s power. During the first 130 days of his second term, courts ruled against at least 180 of his actions.
More Trump administration news:
| In a win for Harvard University, a judge said she would temporarily prevent the government from enforcing its ban on the enrollment of international students there.A Colombian asylum seeker took a wrong turn into Canada and spent three weeks in the custody of the U.S. border authorities.The Trump administration canceled a nearly $600 million contract for the drugmaker Moderna that was intended to develop a shot for humans against bird flu. |
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| A Ukrainian soldier watching for Russian drones in the Kharkiv region this month. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times |
Russia’s summer offensive seemed to be underway
After months of incremental gains, Russian forces are advancing on Ukrainian battlefields at their fastest pace this year. They are bombarding Ukrainian cities with some of the biggest drone and missile strikes of the war, and they have opened another front in northern Ukraine, despite the first direct peace talks between the countries since 2022.
Russian forces are pushing into territory in the east with the goal of conquering the remainder of the Donetsk region this year. Few analysts expect them to achieve a decisive victory this summer.
For more: Trump has little to show for his embrace of President Vladimir Putin.
How China uses labor to control Uyghurs
The Chinese government has sent tens of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs from Xinjiang to work in factories across China, many of which make goods for well-known brands like Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and McDonald’s. The scope of this campaign is far larger than previously known, according to a joint investigation by The Times, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and Der Spiegel.
The work programs, originally meant to fight poverty, have become crucial to Chinas efforts to control the persecuted minority group. They have also given China a way to circumvent Western bans on goods made with forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang.
We mapped the Uyghurs’ movements, and our correspondent David Pierson, who covers China, explained in this video how the program works.
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| Gaza: Israel bombed the enclave while its new aid operation opened up another distribution site, which was overrun by crowds of hungry Palestinians. The U.S. sent an Israel-backed cease-fire proposal to Hamas. Britain: The police filed charges against Paul Doyle, a 53-year-old accused of driving his car into a crowd at a Liverpool F.C. parade. Climate: A new study found that the world’s glaciers are on track to shrink significantly. Sean Combs: A former personal assistant to the music mogul testified that he had subjected her to sleep deprivation, violence and repeated instances of sexual assault. South Korea: Four people were killed when a navy plane crashed into a hillside. Crime: A U.S. judge sentenced an Indian national to 10 years for his role in a smuggling operation that ferried Indians into the U.S. via Canada. One family’s journey ended in tragedy. Mexico: For the first time in the country’s history, voters will elect more than 2,600 judges and magistrates on Sunday. Some candidates have been accused of cartel connections. Space: A sizable world, probably a dwarf planet like Pluto, has been found in a part of the solar system that was once thought to be empty. |
Business & Technology
| Trade: Though they stepped back from a full-blown tariff war, the U.S. and China are using export controls to disrupt each other’s key industries. Tech: Nvidia reported a 69 percent surge in sales from a year ago, to $44.1 billion. Media: The Times has agreed to license its editorial content to Amazon for use in A.I. platforms. |
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| Soccer: This is how the French soccer giant Paris St.-Germain managed to improve after losing legends like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Keylor Navas. Olympics: What motivates the track athlete (and serial winner) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone? Take a look. Tennis: Day 5 of the French Open brought wins for Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. Here’s the latest. |
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| Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan |
Elon Musk has his sights set on the long term. Not next year, or even next century, but several hundred million years from now. “The sun is gradually expanding,” he recently told an interviewer, “so we do at some point need to be a multiplanetary civilization, because earth will be incinerated.”
Read about the billionaire’s techno-futuristic philosophy.
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| By the pint: A U.S. microbrewery has made inroads in English pubs by buying into a soccer team. It’s working. Flush with promise: After decades of trying to court leery American consumers, high-tech Japanese toilet makers are finally seeing a shift. Mountain mystery: Forest rangers rescue almost every hiker who gets lost or injured in the Adirondack Mountains. One 22-year-old student was an exception. Imaginary run: Why did a man create a program to trick apps with fake workouts? |
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Cook: For an easy Friday dinner, make these all-in-one chicken thighs and potatoes in a rosemary-perfumed sauce.
