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Restaurant Review: Kabawa in the East Village
Our critic reviews Kabawa in the East Village, where Paul Carmichael brings a singular skill (but no fussiness) to the food he grew up on.
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What Happened in Trade Talks Between Japan and the U.S.
Tokyo had expected smooth tariff negotiations but is experiencing whiplash, becoming a central target of President Trump’s trade frustrations.
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Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs
Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.
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Driving Cross Country? Here Are the Apps You Want.
On a road trip from New York to Los Angeles (and back), a writer found digital tools that helped her navigate and find a cornucopia of “weird attractions.”
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Why a Third-Party Bid Is Unlikely but Not Impossible
Answering reader questions about the obstacles and opportunities for new parties like the one formed by Elon Musk.
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What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.
The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.
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Dan Osborn to Seek Pete Ricketts’s Nebraska Senate Seat, Stressing Class Issues
A steamfitter and former union leader, running as an independent but with Democratic support, will take on the Republican incumbent, a billionaire’s son.
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Inside the Collapse of the F.D.A.
How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency.
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The Businessman Grateful for Trump’s Tariffs
A small company in northern Mexico had faced steep competition from China in making straps, plugs, fasteners, grommets, zip ties and clamps. Now, U.S. tariffs have driven a spike in his business.
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Unraveling Quantum Entanglement: How Particles Connect Across Space
I remember the first time I heard about quantum entanglement. I was sitting in a college physics class, trying not to let the math intimidate me too much. The professor explained, in terms I could barely grasp, how two particles could become so deeply connected that the state of one would instantly influence the other,…