The pyrotechnics industry relies heavily on Chinese fireworks imports and warns that this could be the last big bang Fourth of July.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/business/trumps-china-tariffs-effect-fireworks.html
Hamas wants to ensure that the latest cease-fire proposal has sufficient guarantees that negotiations will lead to a permanent end to the Gaza war.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-ceasefire-negotiations.html
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/middleeast/israel-syria-border-us-barrack.html
The real-life inspiration for the famous toxic bachelor on “Sex and the City” left the Big Apple for the Green Mountain state.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/fashion/mr-big-sex-and-the-city-inspiration-vermont.html
Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.https://www.nytimes.com/article/heat-wave-europe-what-to-know.html
Power plant operators in Switzerland and France idled reactors so that discharged cooling water would not harm wildlife in already-hot rivers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/climate/extreme-heat-nuclear-shutdowns.html
Most of those fleeing the blaze were tourists. Firefighters struggled against heavy winds to bring the flames under control.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/world/europe/tourists-evacuated-crete-wildfire.html
We explain how economists evaluate the national debt.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/briefing/sizing-up-the-debt.html
Edward Kelley had been convicted of plotting to kill the law enforcement officers who had investigated his case.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/jan6-assassination-plot-sentence.html
Gunfire from a passing car ripped into a crowd of partygoers in the River North neighborhood, the police said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/chicago-shooting.html
Central bankers who gathered in Portugal this week focused on ways that Europe could improve its competitiveness with the United States and China.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/business/europe-economy-trump-competition.html
The company has a dizzying array of streaming sticks, boxes, and soundbars to choose from, but don’t worry—these are the ones to buy.https://www.wired.com/gallery/how-to-pick-the-right-roku/
How many ports do you need? What does 4K UHD even mean? Here's everything you need to know.https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-buy-the-right-tv/
Going all-in on Apple’s services bundle could be a smart move, especially for families. We break down what’s included and how much it costs.https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-apple-one/
Everyone should have a food scale in the kitchen, whether you’re a baker or not. We asked a former chocolatier to test several—these are her favorites.https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-kitchen-scale/
Even listeners who hate the idea of AI music are getting served tracks like “Taste My Ass” and “I Caught Santa Claus Sniffing Cocaine” on Spotify and other streamers.https://www.wired.com/story/from-sensual-butt-songs-to-santas-alleged-coke-habit-ai-slop-music-is-getting-harder-to-avoid/
The quintessential superhero has always stood for truth and justice, but the final part of his catchphrase has morphed to match a more connected world—and his place in ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/heres-how-supermans-iconic-motto-of-truth-justice-and-the-american-way-evolved-over-time-180986927/
Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have served a different purposehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/four-bewildering-bronze-lions-heads-with-slightly-different-facial-expressions-found-in-ancient-roman-grave-in-israel-180986922/
In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the Atlantic Ocean, though other factors may also be at playhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-shed-light-on-the-mysterious-cold-blob-in-the-north-atlantic-amid-a-search-for-its-cause-180986923/
The ceramic vessels contained the bones of pre-Columbian Indigenous people, as well as fish, frog and turtle remainshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fishermen-in-the-brazilian-amazon-discover-enormous-funerary-urns-beneath-a-toppled-tree-180986926/