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Jeffrey Epstein is still causing trouble for Donald Trump
His administration cannot shake rumours of a cover-up—in part because MAGA types enthusiastically endorsed it
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What went wrong in the Texas floods?
DOGE may not have been to blame but local politicians have a case to answer
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America cannot dodge the consequences of rising tariffs for ever
Their economic impact has been delayed but not averted
Finance & economics
Trump’s trade deals try a creative way to hobble China
To appease the world’s biggest market, countries must anger the world’s biggest trader
Middle East & Africa
Donald Trump’s approach to Africa is very, well, African
What a meeting with five leaders says about his administration’s interest in the continent
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American men are hungry for injectable testosterone
A legion of new health clinics are serving it up
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Trump embarrasses the Pentagon with a U-turn on Ukraine
His decision to resume arms shipments is a victory for common sense—while it lasts
Finance & economics
The great dealmaker is conspicuously short of trade deals
Donald Trump issues threats—and grants deadline extensions
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ICE’s big payday makes mass deportation possible
What the controversial agency will do with even more funding
Graphic detail
Why was the flooding in Texas so deadly?
A mixture of geography, catastrophic rainfall and a lack of preparedness
