NYTIMES (Brian X. Chen) - Online Scams Have Evolved in the A.I. Era. Here’s What to Do.
A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson and Michael Rothfeld) - 4 Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Howard Lutnick
The New York Times examined the dealings of 818 companies controlled by the U.S. commerce secretary, documenting a history of bare-knuckle tactics that extended into his time in government.
NYTIMES (Michael Rothfeld and Ana Swanson) - Bare-Knuckle Tactics and Brash Promises: How Howard Lutnick Operates
Before becoming U.S. commerce secretary, Mr. Lutnick controlled 818 companies. A review of their dealings sheds light on his freewheeling first year in government.
NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault) - ‘Vibrant as Ever’: Harvard’s Jewish Life Thrives as Trump Investigates
Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere.
NYTIMES (Maria Abi-Habib and Eric Schmitt) - Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes With U.S. Against Drug Gangs
The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.
NYTIMES - The Novels Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer
New fiction from Maggie O’Farrell, Ann Patchett, Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and much more.
NYTIMES - The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer
Memoirs, histories, true crime, investigations and much more.
NYTIMES (Kellen Browning and Emma Goldberg) - ‘Up for Grabs’: Can Democrats Sway Young Men Who Have Soured on Trump?
Many Gen Z men who voted for the president are dismayed by his time in office. But they are not hearing an appealing pitch from Democrats, either: “Both parties kind of get it wrong.”
NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Oil Prices Climb on Renewed Hostilities in Middle East
Oil prices jumped after the U.S. said it shot down four Iranian attack drones, casting doubt once again on the prospects for a peace deal.
NYTIMES (Vivian Nereim, Isabel Kershner and Elian Peltier) - The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.