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Trump Signs Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models
The order, which signaled a shift from the hands-off approach the White House had previously taken toward A.I., followed debates over how to gain control of A.I. models without disrupting innovation.
By Sheera Frenkel and Tripp Mickle
business
Housing Official Who Attacked Democrats Invokes a Disputed Family Legacy
The Trump nominee Bill Pulte has called out a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general for issues with their mortgage documents. Some leaders of the family’s home-building business bristle at how he has enhanced his reputation.
By Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Kailyn Rhone
us
White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants
A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump’s agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values.
By Tony Romm
us
Will Schumer Allies Get a Win in Iowa? What to Watch in Today’s Midterm Primaries
Democrats have a competitive Senate primary race in Iowa, where the party is hoping to make gains, while a smokejumper is running in a contested House primary in Montana.
By Reid J. Epstein
us
Iowa Democrats Seek an Outsider in an Anti-Establishment Year
Tuesday’s Senate primary features two candidates with compelling personal stories. Both have stressed their independence.
By Michael Kruse
nyregion
How Three Chess Friends Battled Demons and Saved Two Lives
A homeless chess hustler, a scholar and an aging recluse found hope in a trashed apartment by Central Park.
By John Leland and Juan Arredondo
arts
Obama Center’s Two Sides: A Lovely Park and a Forbidding Tower
In Chicago, the $850 million Obama Presidential Center aims to remake a neighborhood with a 19.3-acre community hub and a brooding 225-foot museum.
By Michael Kimmelman and Lyndon French
world
After an Agonizing Week of Threats, Kyiv Is Finally Bombarded by Russia
Moscow’s repeated warnings of a major strike, combined with the delay before it happened, seemed intended to inflict a psychological toll on the Ukrainian capital.
By Maria Varenikova and Kim Barker
world
Russia Is Showing Signs of Weakness in Ukraine. So It Hits Harder.
The war has not been going the Kremlin’s way, with battleground losses and mounting casualties. With fiercer strikes, Moscow hopes to gain a better position for negotiations.
By Lara Jakes
business
What Ireland and Germany Can Teach Us About Birthright Citizenship
President Trump has argued that the United States is “stupid” for granting citizenship at birth. Most countries don’t do so, but that can create problems.
By Lydia DePillis, Megan Specia and Tatiana Firsova
world
Out of the Audience, Into the Orchestra: Aspiring Musician Saves the Show
After a musician fell ill during a live performance of the score from “La La Land,” the composer Justin Hurwitz asked for a sight reader. A 21-year-old student stepped up.
By Claire Moses
world
How Israel’s Strategy in Lebanon Was Thwarted, by Hezbollah and Trump
An Israeli campaign that started with high hopes has devolved into a kind of impasse, with Hezbollah looking more capable than it did when the war began.
By David M. Halbfinger
magazine
A Whole Generation Seems to Be Using ‘POV’ Wrong
Gen Z might be using the abbreviation for “point of view” incorrectly. But linguists think it’s exciting.
By Nitsuh Abebe
business
Trump Megadonor Gave $5.5 Million Estate to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group
A Mellon heir transferred the adjacent Connecticut properties, covering about 300 acres, at no cost to Children’s Health Defense last year.
By Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Theodore Schleifer
health
Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.
A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked.
By Stephanie Nolen
world
Kenyan Court Deals New Blow to Plans for U.S. Ebola Unit
The court further delayed the Trump administration’s proposed quarantine unit for Americans exposed to the virus. The plan has sparked angry protests in Kenya.
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Brian O. Otieno
opinion
‘You’ve Got to Move With the Times’: 14 Baby Boomers on Their Generation and America Today
The group discusses their generation, the world today and the problems younger generations face.
By Katherine Miller, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Adrian J. Rivera
opinion
Ian Bremmer on the Risks America Poses to the World
The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.
By Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Annie Galvin
briefing
Inside the Ebola Outbreak
We discuss the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
By Sam Sifton
arts
Late Night Updates America on the Lineup for Its 250th Birthday Bash
“Instead of music, the entertainment will be an 80-year-old man yelling about windmills,” Jimmy Kimmel said after President Trump said he would headline a summer concert series.
By Trish Bendix
world
Canada’s Leader Warns of a ‘Crisis of Antisemitism’
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments followed calls for action from Jewish organizations and after a government report found that antisemitism had surged in Canada in recent years.
By Yan Zhuang