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Harvard making changes Trump officials want, even without a deal

Harvard has sued, fighting the Trump administration's demands. But the university has also enacted a host of items on the White House wish list

STRONG ROOTS: Chef Olia Hercules' Ukraine memoir by way of her family tree

Strong Roots is its own kind of dam, against the rushing anguish of war and generational trauma

Facing a 'reading crisis,' Denmark to make books cheaper by cutting tax

The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax

The rise of right-wing nihilism and its threat to western democracy

German economist Laurenz Guenther studied survey data across 27 European countries. He found that members of parliament were not more progressive than the general public on economic issues

Powell faces high-stakes gamble on US economy in final Jackson Hole speech

Powell's high-stakes balancing act will be on full display on Friday when he makes his final address as Fed chair to the world's leading economic policymakers

Indian women athletes aim for bigger slice of booming sports market

Female athletes are using social media to increase viewership and seek better sponsorship deals in a field long dominated by men

A balanced exchange: The trade that binds Indian and American economies

President Trump focuses on the trade in manufactured goods, where India sells more to the U.S. than it buys. But the countries share a balanced trade in services

Mark Zuckerberg reshapes Meta's AI division amid superintelligence push

On Tuesday, Meta announced internally that it is splitting its AI division which is known as Meta Superintelligence Labs into four groups, two people with knowledge of the situation said

Silicon Valley needs to get over its obsession with superhuman AI

In 1950 the computing pioneer Alan Turing proposed the imitation game, a test in which a machine proves its intelligence by how well it can fool human interrogators into believing it's human

Putin's Ukraine proposal backed by Trump centers on Donbas: Here's why

The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what Russian president calls "root causes" of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of territorial and political demands

Can Zelenskyy trust Trump? Ukraine's fate may depend on the answer

President Trump has offered only vague assurances of security guarantees for Ukraine if President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to cut a deal with Russia

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine, hours before Zelenskyy's WH visit

Ukrainian officials pointed to the attacks as a further sign that Russia had no intention of halting hostilities

Gen Z embraces 'little treats' trend despite risks of overspending

With rising costs, a shaky job market and financial milestones feeling out of reach for many young adults, small purchases offer Gen Z a temporary sense of control or indulgence, Dorsey said

To Lose a War: How the US slowly lost its way in Afghanistan conflict

A gripping account of two decades in Afghanistan, tracing the Taliban's fall, America's missteps, and the enduring human cost in Jon Lee Anderson's To Lose a War

GenAI paradox: Companies pouring billions into AI; it has yet to pay off

The winners so far have been the suppliers of AI technology and advice. They include Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, which offer AI software, while Nvidia is the runaway leader in AI chips

Harvard University nears $500 million deal with Trump administration

Negotiators for the White House and the university have made significant progress in their closed-door discussions over the past week

How Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk lost sheen after creating wonder drug

The pioneering Danish drugmaker was once the most valuable company in Europe, but analysts say a number of missteps reversed its fortunes

Can you make peace with your smartphone? Two books explore the idea

With this book, the author calcifies some of the deposits heavy phone use has left on her soul

Tycoons who profit from India's increasing demand for Russian oil

This week, Jamnagar was the backdrop for a grittier story: Its oil - some of which is imported from Russia - has become a sticking point in US-Indian relations

Trump's sweeping new tariffs take effect, fuelling global trade tensions

The latest monthly measure of inflation showed that appliances, clothing and furnishings became more expensive in June