Global Markets Dip as Traders Gauge Fallout From U.S. Strikes on Iran

Any disruption to traffic in the Strait of Hormuz would have significant economic effects, especially for Asian nations dependent on oil from the Middle East.

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‘The Better Life Is Out of Reach’: The Chinese Dream Is Slipping Away

Promised a path to prosperity through hard work and education, China’s working class youths are hitting immovable ceilings.

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Small Protests Against the U.S. Attack in Iran Sprouted Up Over the Weekend

The last-minute demonstrations drew hundreds of people in some cities, fewer in others. Many expressed displeasure with the Iranian leadership but were against any more U.S. involvement in another war.

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Monday Briefing

American strikes in Iran.

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Fred Smith, Billionaire Founder of FedEx, Is Dead at 80

His vision for how to ship packages overnight led to not just a new company, but also a new sector of the world economy and a now-familiar English verb.

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How Trump Decided to Strike Iran

When Israel began its assault on Iran, President Trump kept his distance. But within days he was on a path that led to an extensive bombing mission aided by political and military ruses.

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Judge Orders Abrego Garcia Released on Smuggling Charges Before Trial

The order to release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from criminal custody as he awaits trial was a rebuke to the Trump administration. But he is likely to remain in immigration custody.

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Around Military Bases in the U.S., Unease Over What Comes Next

Service members, veterans and their families expressed differing views on the airstrikes but shared concern over the safety of American troops.

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3 Dead in Central New York After Severe Storms Lash the Area

Three people, including 6-year-old sisters, were killed after trees fell on homes during severe weather that struck early on Sunday, officials said.

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U.S. Officials Concede They Don’t Know Whereabouts of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director of general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said he believed Tehran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material had been moved before the strikes.

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