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U.S. Added 339,000 Jobs in May, Defying Expectations of a Slowdown

The robust hiring suggests that employers remain eager for workers even in the face of high interest rates and economic uncertainty.

 

Fed May Still ‘Skip’ June Rate Increase Even Amid Strong Hiring

Federal Reserve officials are expected to leave interest rates unchanged at their June meeting. The fresh jobs data might make the choice harder.

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Investors have soured on China’s stocks, renewing fears about the country’s economic recovery.

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As the price of oil slides, officials from OPEC, Russia and other countries may be weighing further production cuts.

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Debt Limit Bill Heads to Biden to Sign After Late-Night Senate Vote

The final vote came after leaders overcame concerns that the package would under-fund the Pentagon. President Biden pledged to sign the bill quickly.

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President Biden is expected to give an Oval Office address on Friday evening in the wake of the deal’s congressional passage.

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See how each senator voted on raising the debt limit.

Blinken Catalogs Russia’s ‘Strategic Failures,’ Including NATO Expansion

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered an address in Finland, NATO’s newest member, and said the war in Ukraine had greatly diminished Russia’s power.

 

‘Lots of Explosions and Shooting Outside’: Giving Birth in Wartime Ukraine

The mental burden of Russia’s invasion has exacted a heavy toll on civilians. Pregnant women are among those facing the toughest trials.

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Will a Dollar General Ruin a Rural Crossroads?

A fight over a proposed chain store is also about what “country” means to different people in a small community.

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A view of the land where a proposed Dollar General would be.

Why North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Claims Are Raising Alarms

The country’s state media claims its missiles are now easier to launch and harder to intercept. Whether true or not, it is worrying to the U.S. and its allies.

Art Review

With Hannah Gadsby’s ‘It’s Pablo-matic,’ the Joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum

The Australian comedian turns curator in a show about Picasso’s complicated legacy. But it’s women the exhibition really shortchanges.

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The entry to the Brooklyn Museum show “It’s Pablo-matic,” with a large painting by Cecily Brown showing a swirling mass of faces.

Even in Prison, She’s ‘an Indomitable Voice’ for Freedom in Iran

Fighting for change has cost Narges Mohammadi her career, separated her from family and deprived her of liberty. But jail has not silenced her.

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Analysis

Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case

A conversation in which former President Trump is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut his defense.

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THE MORNING

At least three investigations could bring more criminal charges against former President Trump.

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Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?

The tech giant is debuting a virtual reality device just as interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading.

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An illustration shows a dark brown nest holding two eggs that have been cracked open. The eggs are off-white with reddish-brown spots. Gray feathers lie in the nest, which sits on a gray rock. The rock is strewed with egg shell fragments and another gray feather. The background consists of green grass, trees and other plants and a white picket fence.

An Avian Murder Case on a Quiet Back Porch

A nest was assaulted. Was it the cowbird or the sparrow?

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Opinion
David French

David French

To Watch a Trump Town Hall on Fox Is to Enter an Entirely Different World

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Josh Chafetz

The First Name of a Supreme Court Justice Is No Longer Justice

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Megan K. Stack

‘The View’ Has Narrowed

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David Brooks

David Brooks

Let’s Smash the College Admissions Process

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Vidya Krishnan

In India’s Gang Rape Culture, All Women Are Victims

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Daniel Bergner

A Major Problem With Compulsory Mental Health Care Is the Medication

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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

Republicans Have a Twisted View of the Safety Net

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Phoebe Lett and Jeremy Ashkenas

We Spoke With 5 People Who Work With A.I. Here’s What Keeps Them Up at Night.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

Danielle Dowling
Danielle DowlingReporting on the arts

Look out: Here comes the Spider-Man. Which one? In the timeline-traveling “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” so many of them.

Here’s more on that film and other entertainment highlights this weekend →

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