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health
Cyclospora Investigation Turns to Farms in Mexico
The F.D.A. is planning to inspect farms and a lettuce shredding facility to determine how lettuce supplied by the produce company Taylor Farms to Taco Bell became contaminated and where it was shipped.
By Christina Jewett and Dani Blum
business
Taylor Farms to Remove Some Products After Link to Cyclospora Cases
The Salinas, Calif., company grows produce in more than 12 states, and in Mexico and Canada. Some Taylor Farms lettuce suspected of causing sickness ended up at Taco Bell.
By Julie Creswell, Christina Jewett and Kevin Draper
business
China’s Latest A.I. Breakthrough Threatens America’s Lead
China’s Moonshot AI unveiled a freely available artificial intelligence model that seemed to narrow the gap with cutting-edge offerings from U.S. tech companies.
By Meaghan Tobin and Cade Metz
arts
X and Music Publishers Retreat From Lawsuits
Elon Musk’s social media platform and the music companies agreed to dismiss dueling claims, from 2023 and 2026. They have not said why.
By Ben Sisario
business
After Repeated Crises, Boeing Looks to Turn a Corner
The company recently opened a new production line to keep up with strong demand for its 737 Max, though orders for its new planes lag rival Airbus.
By Niraj Chokshi
business
Court Temporarily Reinstates Pentagon’s Escort Policy for Journalists
An appeals court said the Defense Department could require escorts for reporters who visit the Pentagon while The New York Times sues to overturn the rule.
By Erik Wemple
business
America’s Enterprising Spirit Is Booming After Decades-Long Slump
Hundreds of thousands of people are creating companies each year, ending a decades-long drought.
By Sydney Ember
technology
Roger Summit, Who Invented an Early Online Search Service, Dies at 95
A research scientist at Lockheed, he came up with the idea for a computer system that would search scientific and technical literature almost instantaneously.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
your-money
States Rush to Fill Graduate Loan Gap Opened by G.O.P. Budget Bill
Minnesota and Connecticut are two of the states expanding their loan options. “We see it as a substitute program,” one official said.
By Ann Carrns
business
A.I. Is Running on Borrowed Money
Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.
By Jeff Sommer
business
Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending
Investors are growing uneasy about increasing competition from China in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence.
By Joe Rennison and Katie Robertson
business
A New Blow to Tracking Gun Sales
The House has passed a bill that would bar the use of merchant codes specifically for firearm retailers, an effort to pre-empt state adoption of the tool.
By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly and Brian O’Keefe
business
A Tech-Infused Pool Hall Start-Up Raises $55 Million
Poolhouse, which was created by the founders of Topgolf and uses technology to track players’ scores, aims to sell its platform to others.
By Michael J. de la Merced
business
China’s Leader Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape A.I.’s Future
Xi Jinping said the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”
By Steve Lohr
business
Oil Prices Rise to Highest Level in a Month as Shipping in the Persian Gulf Nears a Halt
Shipping traffic was at its lowest level in more than a month and oil prices moved higher as the Iran war continued to disrupt the supply of energy.
By Jenny Gross
world
Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight
Chinese officials called the election-meddling accusation baseless, while analysts said Beijing was trying to preserve a fragile détente.
By Alexandra Stevenson
sports
When a World Cup Team Needs a Trim, the Barbershop Comes to Them
Maram Hammadi, who grew up playing on dirt fields in Iraq before opening a barbershop outside Seattle, heard Egypt needed a barber. He cleared his books.
By Remy Tumin
business
Cooler Inflation May Not Be Enough to Stave Off Fed Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold rates steady at its July meeting, but officials have not written off the possibility of a move soon after.
By Colby Smith
climate
How to Abandon Your Climate Commitments and Get Away With It
Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.
By David Gelles
business
New Prime Minister Faces Old Problems: How to Make Britain’s Economy Grow
Conversations with economists, and people around him, shed light on how Andy Burnham might tackle entrenched challenges.
By Eshe Nelson
business
Truth Social Parent to Sell Faster Access to Trump’s Posts
The product, Truth API, could give Wall Street trading firms an edge in seeing President Trump’s posts on the social media platform he partly owns.
By Rebecca F. Elliott
business
Netflix Revenue Grows 13% to $12.6 Billion
The company’s second-quarter earnings were largely in line with Wall Street’s expectations.
By Nicole Sperling
science
Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant
In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.
By Jeré Longman
us
White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review
Academics, city leaders and congressional lawmakers number among the thousands to urge the Trump administration to reconsider a plan to assert more control over grants.
By Tony Romm
business
Americans Are Spending, and Not Just on Necessities
Lower gas prices have been a relief for households struggling with higher living costs. But now they are creeping higher again.
By Talmon Joseph Smith and Ben Casselman