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• International Booker Prize Shortlist: 6 Books to Talk About

  The nominees for the translated fiction award “don’t shut down debate, they generate it,” said the author Max Porter, who leads the judging panel.

• Some Calm Returns to Markets Even as Trade Tensions Escalate

  Stocks around the world recouped some of the losses set off by President Trump’s tariffs. China announced new measures to lift its markets.

• Jon Stewart Can’t Stomach Trump’s Stock Market ‘Medicine’

  The “Daily Show” host said America’s economy was “in the midst of a beautiful metamorphosis, turning from a simple caterpillar into a dead caterpillar.”

• Wall Street Bursts With Anger Over Tariff ‘Stupidity’

  Billionaire investors are in an unfamiliar position, watching and cringing as tariffs roll on and the stock market reels.

• In Texas, Misdemeanor Defendants Routinely Face Charges Without an Attorney

  In some parts of the state, misdemeanor defendants routinely face charges without representation.

• Bloomberg Pumps Cash Into the Long-Term Legal Fight Against Trump

  The billionaire’s gun control group plans to spend $10 million to help elect Democratic attorneys general, who are on the front lines of legal clashes with the president.

• An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program

  Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.

• Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse: At Least 13 Killed

  The authorities said search and rescue operations were continuing at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, the capital.

• The Global Sell-Off

  We explore the stock market panic over tariffs.

• Some Israelis Favor Attacking Iran, Expressing Skepticism About Talks

  Many Israelis were surprised when President Trump announced that the United States would engage in “direct” negotiations with Iran in an effort to rein in the country’s nuclear program.

• Supreme Court Clears Way for Deportations, and a Stock Market Fake-Out

  Plus, a new push to clone ancient animals.

• China Accuses U.S. of Blackmail After Trump Threatens More Tariffs

  China sees little to gain in capitulating to President Trump’s tariff threats, labeling them “blackmail” and vowing to “fight to the end.”

• ‘Liberation Day’ Was Messy, but Trump’s Tariffs Can Still Work

  It’s a matter of timing and communication.

• Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump. It Has Yet to Pay Off.

  With inauguration donations and Mar-a-Lago visits, leaders of the biggest tech companies sought favor with the president in an attempt to steer regulation and tariffs, to little avail.

• Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants

  Wait times for the hulking turbines needed to turn natural gas into electricity have doubled in the past year as companies scramble to build data centers for A.I.

• Prince Harry’s Court Case Over Security in the UK, Explained

  Harry arrived at London’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday for the start of a two-day hearing in his case over his police protection in Britain.

• They Work All Day and Go Home to Shelters

  Thousands of working people in New York City now live in shelters, unable to afford apartments despite holding down jobs that pay them $50,000 or more.

• How Japan Built a 3D-Printed Train Station in 6 Hours

  As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer?

• Supreme Court Overturns Block on Trump Administration’s Venezuelan Deportations

  A majority of the justices concluded that the Venezuelan migrants had brought their cases in the wrong court but that they were entitled to an opportunity to challenge their removal.

• Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70

  He provided both the explosive percussion on hits like “Call Me” and the laid-back rhythm on the reggae-influenced “The Tide Is High.”

• Justice Department Lawyers Are Struggling to Defend Trump’s Policies in Court

  Inside the department’s civil division, litigators are squeezed between judges demanding answers and bosses’ instructions to protect the Trump agenda at all costs.