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Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children. Subsequent waivers from the State Department have clarified that the work can continue, but the funds and legal paperwork to do so are still missing. With the near closure of …

The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, as American consumers snapped up imported products and a strong U.S. dollar weighed on export growth. Data released Wednesday morning by the Commerce Department showed that U.S. imports of goods and services grew 6.6 percent to a record $4.1 trillion, as Americans bought large amounts of auto …

As the five-year anniversary approaches of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, The New York Times is interested in exploring the extent to which life has changed. (We also want to hear from you if you have lost someone to Covid or another cause of death in the last five years.) Have your daily routines changed? Do …

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted grieving for many Americans, as more than a million people died from Covid, a figure that is very likely undercounted. The New York Times is interested in exploring how your relationship to grief may have changed in the last five years. (We also want to hear from you on the extent to which your life …

Beijing responded swiftly on Tuesday to the tariffs President Trump had promised, announcing a fusillade of countermeasures targeting American companies and imports of critical products. Mr. Trump’s 10 percent tariff on all Chinese products went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the result of an executive order issued over the weekend aimed at pressuring Beijing to crack down on fentanyl …

Canada has launched a trade war against its closest ally, the United States, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing 25% retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods in response to President Donald Trump’s new import taxes. Trump signed an emergency order imposing 25% tariffs on most Canadian imports and 10% levies on Canadian energy, effective February 4 at …

Almost all automakers are going to feel a pinch from the new tariffs imposed by President Trump on Saturday on goods imported from Canada, Mexico and China. Auto manufacturers ship tens of billions of dollars worth of finished automobiles, engines, transmissions and other components each week across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. Billions of dollars more are imported …

When Dennis Nixon started working at a regional bank in Laredo, Texas, in 1975, there was just a trickle of trade across the border with Mexico. Now, nearly a billion dollars of commerce and more than 15,000 trucks roll over the line every day just a quarter mile from his office, binding the economies of the United States and Mexico …

The United States, in coordination with the Dutch National Police, launched a crackdown against a Pakistan-based network of online marketplaces selling hacking and fraud-enabling tools. The action involved the seizure of 39 domains and their associated servers used by the cybercrime network, read a press release issued by the US Department of Justice on Friday. The hacking tools, according to …

A state grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New York doctor for providing abortion pills to a Louisiana resident. The case appears to be the first time criminal charges have been filed against an abortion provider for sending pills into a state with an abortion ban. The charges mark a new chapter in an escalating showdown between states that …