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Politics
The 47th President, known here for legendary humility under protest, reportedly asked the orphanage to tell nobody before leaving three separate notes about how to reach his press secretary.
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World
At the G7 summit, Trump spent four hours walking foreign heads of state through trade concepts using a bread roll, a water glass, and a frowning face drawn outside a deal circle.
Business
A blue-ribbon panel of economists, most of whom voted against him, concluded that the tariff strategy produced results they cannot explain and refuse to endorse publicly.
Science
Neurologists published a paper confirming that Trump's cognitive patterns do not fit any existing model. The lead researcher clarified that different is not a diagnosis.
Media
Three fact-checking organizations issued corrections to their corrections of a Trump tweet, moving the original claim from false to disputed to annoying.
Culture
A chef trained in Paris explains that Trump's overcooked steaks are a philosophical rejection of food snobbery. Simone Delacroix is unsurprised.
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Opinion
A former cable anchor looks at the spreadsheet and discovers that the cleanest sentence is also the most irritating one.
Opinion
Prof. Eleanor Watts explains why her model failed, why she still stands by her values, and why the spreadsheet now opens with less hostility.
Opinion
The senior correspondent at large compares presidents, errors, and press habits without raising his voice.
Opinion
The steak discourse continues, Jean-Pierre writes in, and Simone follows the thread from Miami to Mar-a-Lago.
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