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Democrats Must ‘Toughen Up’ Against Trump, Obama Tells Donors

Frustrated that prominent Democrats have not fought harder, former President Barack Obama said in a speech that his party’s leaders needed to step up.

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Former President Barack Obama told donors at a recent event that it was incumbent on Democrats to produce tangible results for people if they hope to win elections and remain in power.
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There’s Still Hope for PEPFAR

Congress must reject cuts to PEPFAR, which has supported H.I.V. treatment and prevention worldwide for more than 20 years.

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Trump Promises to Help Europe Speed Weapons to Ukraine

“I’m disappointed in President Putin, because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago,” President Trump said.

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President Trump in the Oval Office with Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, on Monday.
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Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes

Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked about abandoning Meta’s most powerful open source A.I. model in favor of developing a closed one.

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Meta has made a $14.3 billion investment in the A.I. start-up Scale AI, which was founded and led by Alexandr Wang, center.
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More Woody Guthrie Songs? Yes, From a Trove of Homemade Recordings.

A new, intimate album will include 13 previously unheard songs and a rewrite of “This Land Is Your Land.”

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In 1951 and 1952, Woody Guthrie filled 32 reel-to-reel tapes with songs and conversational messages. The publishing company, now TRO Essex Music Group, kept the tapes through the decades.
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Officials in Flooded Texas Defend Response Amid Threats

A commissioner in Kerr County, where the worst flooding occurred, said people were “cursing us for our decisions.” Official evacuations did not occur for hours after the first Weather Service warning.

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The aftermath of the flooding on July 5.
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Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor’s Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to announce his commitment to a third-party run against Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, who soundly defeated him in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman, by more than 12 percentage points.
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The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.

The economy’s resilience so far to President Trump’s global trade war risks emboldening him and unleashing the sort of economic devastation that economists have long feared.

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Economists warn it is just a matter of time before tariffs, if they take effect at the levels President Trump has threatened, start to bite.
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Clashes Between Bedouin and Druse in Syria Kill More Than 50, Health Official and Rights Group Say

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.

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A member of the Syrian security forces walks past a burning car near Al Mazra in Sweida Province on Monday. The violence in the heartland of the Druse community threatens to further exacerbate tensions stemming from the civil war.
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Zelensky Announces Plan for Major Government Shake-Up in Ukraine

An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

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Mr. Zelensky said on Facebook that he would nominate for prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko, a loyalist now serving as a first deputy prime minister.
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Bitcoin Price Soars Past $120,000 at Outset of House’s ‘Crypto Week’

The cryptocurrency has extended its rally as lawmakers consider legislation that would bring digital tokens further into the mainstream.

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are soaring, and backers have suggested that President Trump deserves much of the credit.
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Companies in Europe Are Frozen as Tariff Uncertainty Drags On

After European Union leaders said they would keep negotiating instead of immediately retaliating against President Trump’s latest threat, businesses remain unable to develop long-term plans.

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A production lines at the Mercedes-Benz assembly plant, in Rastatt, Germany. Exports from Germany to the United States have dropped in recent months.
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Democrats Accuse Trump of Ceding Global Influence to China

The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void.

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Senate Democrats say President Trump has given China diplomatic openings by slashing international aid and assailing top research universities.
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Living ‘A Day Without a Mexican’ in L.A., 21 Years Later

The 2004 indie film imagined an absurd, Latino-less California. As fears of immigration raids empty out parts of Los Angeles, the film’s premise feels all too real, its creators say.

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The filmmaker Yareli Arizmendi, one of the creators of the film “A Day Without a Mexican,” in Los Angeles in July.
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