China Is Buying Appliances and iPhones. What Happens When the Subsidies Stop?

Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But in recent weeks, some cities have started to cut back on the subsidies.

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Hacker Makes Antisemitic Posts on Elmo’s X Account

The owner of “Sesame Street” said it was working to restore control of Elmo’s social media account after the cyberattack on the fuzzy red monster, a beloved character on the children’s show.

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It’s Paradise Lost as Climate Change Remakes Europe’s Summers

In peak vacation season, many of the continent’s most desirable getaways are becoming places to get away from.

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Monday Briefing: America’s Brain Drain and the World

Plus, Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon.

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Texas Floods Bring Grief and Prayer to Local Churches

At services in the stricken Hill Country and elsewhere, ministers spoke Sunday morning about sorrow and solace, community and hope, as more rain beat down.

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Biden Says He Made the Clemency Decisions Recorded With Autopen

Donald J. Trump and his allies have begun investigations to support their claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. was incapacitated and his staff conspired to take presidential actions in his name.

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Excerpts From The Times’s Interview With Biden on Clemency Decisions

The former president said he “made every single one of those” decisions and that Republicans were questioning them because “they’ve done so badly” and wanted to shift the focus.

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Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Former President, Dies at 82

A former military strongman, he won one democratic election in 2015, and another in 2019, but struggled to make good on promises to tackle corruption and terrorism.

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Monday Briefing: America’s Brain Drain and the World

Plus, Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon.

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King Charles III Will Host Trump for U.K. State Visit in September

Buckingham Palace confirmed the dates of President Trump’s trip to Britain, which will be his second state visit.

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