Japan’s exports fell for a third consecutive month in July amid fears over the impact of higher U.S. tariffs.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/japans-exports-fall-for-third-consecutive-month-c9becb0e
The new guidance builds on the agency’s policy of vetting social media for evidence of antisemitism.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-immigration-social-media-vetting-9da2d2d1
The billionaire has sought to maintain ties with Vice President JD Vance, a potential heir to Donald Trump’s MAGA political movement.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-third-political-party-69bf9bd8
Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.https://www.wired.com/story/fema-now-requires-disaster-victims-to-have-an-email-address/
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With a new tech leader taking the reins, the bank is looking to double down on high-value AI use cases and iterate quickly when things aren’t working.https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-man-behind-bank-of-americas-13-billion-tech-agenda-3d770a2d?mod=rss_Technology
The billionaire has sought to maintain ties with Vice President JD Vance, a potential heir to Donald Trump’s MAGA political movement.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/elon-musk-third-political-party-69bf9bd8?mod=rss_Technology
A battle is heating up in the streaming world as millions of Americans sign up for multiple services through a single provider instead of separate apps.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/business/media/streaming-tv-subscription-bundle.html
Troops have reached the city’s outskirts, an Israeli official said, adding that more reservists are being asked to report for duty to cover for other soldiers who will be involved in going into Gaza City.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-city.html
President Trump praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for bombing Iranian nuclear sites, and credited himself as well.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/middleeast/trump-war-hero-netanyahu-iran.html
The effort is intended to help the G.O.P. win five more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. Other states, red and blue, are likely to redraw their own maps.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/texas-republicans-redistricting-maps.html
China’s “bedside eavesdroppers,” the online posse parsing rumors for power shifts, have a lot to work with as Xi Jinping pushes aside his own political appointees.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/business/xi-jinping-china.html
With pro-democracy movements long squashed, the government is targeting any hint of subtler expressions of discontent. Even establishment figures say it may be too much.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/asia/hong-kong-soft-resistance.html
The actor’s improv background makes him more comfortable in comedy, but his performance in this twisty sci-fi mystery brought his first Emmy nomination.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/arts/television/zach-cherry-severance-emmy-nomination.html
Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/magazine/georgia-russia-autocracy-dictatorship.html
Unregulated sexual stimulants are flooding West Africa, posing major health risks that officials are scrambling to address.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/africa/fake-viagra-smuggling.html
What is the purpose of a poem, an illustration or a nonsensical phrase in a score? If it makes musicians stop and think, that’s a good start.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/arts/music/notation-in-classical-music.html
Deepfakes are getting more realistic, and more difficult to stop. Congress needs to take steps now.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/amy-klobuchar-deepfakes.html
Heat waves are increasingly dangerous for those without water, shade and air-conditioning.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/extreme-heat-class-divide.html
Mexico and Canada have long viewed each other with indifference or even distrust. They’re now talking about teaming up.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/americas/canada-mexico-tariffs-trump.html