Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?

Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.

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How the Candidates Would Run New York City, in Their Words

The contenders for mayor responded to a Times questionnaire asking about affordability, public safety, education and other issues.

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Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault

Jim Sanborn planned to auction off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the solution.

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Faulty Engineering Among Causes of Titan Submersible Implosion, NTSB Concludes

Federal investigators blamed experimental designs, undetected damage and construction flaws for the death of all five people aboard the submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage.

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Smucker’s Sues Trader Joe’s Over ‘Copycat’ Uncrustables

It said in a lawsuit that the company was infringing on multiple trademarks it held, including one for a “round pie-like shape with distinct peripheral undulated crimping.”

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Nestlé to Slash 16,000 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Push

The company’s new chief executive, Philipp Navratil, announced the reductions as part of a plan to turn around the world’s largest food company.

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The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China

Nexperia, a computer chip maker headquartered in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.

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Inside the Reporting on Assad’s Top Officials Who Fled Syria

New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the fall of the regime.

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France’s Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year.

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China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up

Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President Trump.

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