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Albany Woman Charged in Plot to Bomb New York State Capitol
FBI says Jessica Bowie surveilled the building for weeks and bought bomb materials before her arrest
Bessent Vows Toughest Sanctions in History Against Iran
Treasury secretary says new measures will collapse Tehran's government, with details due Monday
NYC Awards $8.4 Million in Grants to Small Business Corridors
Ninety six awards will pay for street cleaning, lighting, public art and wayfinding across the five boroughs
Trump Orders Pentagon to Cut Back Drills With South Korea
The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise began hours after the announcement, and Seoul later ended it early
Pentagon Orders 30 Universities to Audit Foreign Research Ties
Schools have until Aug. 31 to report findings or risk losing eligibility for federal research funding
Indonesia Quake Death Toll Rises to 70 as 40,000 Remain Displaced
Survivors on Flores Island wait for aid as more than 1,600 aftershocks keep residents out of their homes
Iran Deadline Expires With Strait of Hormuz Still Closed
Trump threatens Oman as Tehran says it has reached an understanding on future shipping routes
U.S. and Canada Race to Avert 50% Tariffs by Midnight
Auto duties have emerged as the main obstacle as negotiators work against a deadline set by President Trump.
Preservation Group Asks Justices to Keep Ballroom Halted
The National Trust told the Supreme Court the administration is racing to finish the East Wing project before an injunction takes effect.
Mamdani Officials Skip Council Hearing on Second-Home Tax
The Finance Department cited pending litigation and submitted written testimony instead, leaving lawmakers to question empty chairs.
Mamdani Leaves City for Weeklong Vacation Upstate
First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan will run daily operations until the mayor returns Aug. 23.
Kushner Meets Netanyahu After Rare Talks With Hamas Chief
The U.S. envoy is pressing Israel to accept a 15-point road map that Hamas has endorsed and Netanyahu has rejected.
Indonesia Quake Toll Rises to 53 as Rescuers Reach Villages
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores destroyed more than 900 homes and drove about 5,000 people into shelters.
Navy Weighs Costly Carrier Redesign to Match Trump's Taste
Moving the command tower forward would echo World War II ships and could cost billions, officials said.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restart Ballroom Construction
The administration told the justices the $400 million East Wing project is a national security structure and must not be halted.
Blanche Declines to Pledge Justice Department Independence
The new attorney general said he would take President Trump's views into account when directing federal law enforcement.
OpenAI Says Business Customers Now Outspend Consumers, Months Ahead of Plan
Finance chief Sarah Friar told shareholders the company's annualized revenue has reached $40 billion, capping a week that cost OpenAI two senior executives
Nvidia Discloses $21 Billion SpaceX Stake, Deepening Ties to Its Own Customers
A quarterly filing shows the chipmaker holds 122.8 million shares in Elon Musk's rocket and AI company, its second-largest disclosed equity position
Twelve Hours a Day in a Library: A Doctor Starts Over at 37
Dr. Mikheil Tavdi arrived in New York in 1994 with little English and $200 a month left after rent. He spent the next two years in a library, 12 hours a day, working his way back to medicine.
Leverage, Then Equity
From Caracas to the South Caucasus, the president has paired hard leverage with commercial structure -closing files his predecessors left open for decades