The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.Gold miners at work in El Callao, Venezuela.
With U.S. support, traders arrived and cut deals. That investment has so far failed to improve the bleak conditions in the mining industry.El Callao, the town at the heart of Venezuela’s gold mining industry.
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It’s Sept. 28 — 36 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
Black voters largely rejected James Talarico in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Recent interviews suggest the hard feelings may be wearing off.James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, delivering the commencement address at Paul Quinn College in Dallas in May.
In a debate with the Democrat Rebecca Bennett, the New Jersey Republican said he was willing to take on the president over funding for a Hudson River tunnel project.Representative Tom Kean Jr., a Republican, is defending his House seat against the Democrat Rebecca Bennett in a closely watched contes
The fate of two cotton brokers highlights how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scaled back its regulatory actions not just for crypto cases but also for the kinds of cases it has long policed.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, led by Michael S. Selig, has slowed enforcement. It ha
Shaken by tariffs and threats from the Trump administration, Canadian businesses are seeking markets and suppliers beyond the United States.Since Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs in response to President Trump’s tariffs, the Canadian manufacturer Pacific Bolt has had to source steel domestically a
The two countries unveiled separate lists covering thousands of products as they seek to ease trade tensions and stabilize relations ahead of further negotiations.The Port of Los Angeles. Washington’s list of imports eligible for reduced tariffs included Christmas toys and ornaments, while Beijing’s
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.President Xi Jinping of China arriving for a state visit last week. China has the world’s fastest-growing military.
The country music star’s last hospitality project is opening in Nashville, dedicated to her career as a songwriter. Will Dolly being there in spirit be enough?The SongTeller Hotel in downtown Nashville is filled with flourishes related to Dolly Parton.
Conflicting accounts from a bystander who called the police and from President Trump have led to questions about whether security services knew about the possible plot in advance.Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of R.A.F. Fairford air base in southern England, on Mon
Five British men were arrested as they approached R.A.F. Fairford, a base used by the United States in its war against Iran. The men are being held on suspicion of terrorism.Police officers at an entrance to the R.A.F Fairford base in England after the arrests on Sunday.
As the Trump administration scrambles to increase the production of munitions, these special screws are expensive and hard to source.A ball screw prototype designed by Saginaw Precision, based Michigan. Only a handful of American companies are capable of making these screws for the U.S. military.
Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?
The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured.Oksana Abaeva and her husband, Khetag Zaseyev, at the grave of her son, Albert Abaev, in Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Russian region of North
Artificial intelligence workers may have leverage to make the world safer.The Atomic Energy Commission’s nuclear research laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., in 1952.
If Democrats can embrace what affordability is really about, they might do even more than win elections.
Eleven years later, the novelist revisits a guest essay she wrote about marriage.
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The weekend’s storm is expected to continue to bring rain and the threat of floods to parts of the northern East Coast through the beginning of the week.Chris Ransom walking through a flooded street in Sea Bright, N.J., on Sunday. Dozens of the state’s coastal residents were rescued from vehicles, G
