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Mr. Trump had been promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton via the Russian government. Campaign opposition research is standard, but not from hostile nations.

We introduce you to two unlikely players in the events: an entertainment publicist and a Russian pop star.

Criticism of his son has left President Trump angry and protective, but he is relieved that the worst appears to be over, people who spoke with him say.

The president arrived in France this morning to celebrate Bastille Day with President Emmanuel Macron, who offers a rare outstretched hand from Europe.

New health bill is expected.

The likely defection of two Senate Republicans has left their leaders no margin for error when they unveil another version of legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act today.

Their struggle highlights an important lesson: Tax cuts for the rich, paired with reduced services for the poor, are politically unpalatable.

Chinese dissident dies at 61.

Liu Xiaobo, Chinas most prominent political prisoner and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, died under guard at a state hospital today at 61.

Mr. Liu, who kept vigil on Tiananmen Square in 1989 to protect protesters from soldiers, was convicted in 2009 of inciting subversion. He had been calling for democracy, the rule of law and an end to censorship.

Sheldon Silvers conviction is overturned.

A federal appeals court today overturned the 2015 corruption conviction of the once-powerful New York State Assembly speaker, who was accused of obtaining nearly $4 million in illicit payments.

The court cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that narrowed the definition of the kind of official conduct that can serve as the basis of a corruption prosecution.

Reviewing campus rape policies.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is re-evaluating former President Barack Obamas tough approach toward sexual assault at colleges and universities.

The issue is deeply divisive: Women often say their trauma is not taken seriously, while many accused say the rules go too far.

Brazils ex-president is convicted.

Luiz Incio Lula da Silva was found guilty on Wednesday of corruption and money laundering, and was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. We look at his rise and fall.

The Daily, your audio news report.

In todays show, we discuss the history and logistics of digging up dirt on political opponents.

Listen on a computer, an iOS device or an Android device.

Hundreds of U.S. tech companies united to protest the governments plan to scrap net neutrality rules.

Theres a new breed of employers: They build a team, do the job and say goodbye.

Uber said today that it had formed a partnership with a rival to offer ride-hailing services in Russia and several other Eastern European countries.

U.S. stocks were up on Wednesday. Heres a snapshot of global markets.

Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.

Meditation can help athletes, and everyone else, withstand stress.

Does your phone run out of power midday? Choose your charger wisely.

For something light, go with an herb and radish salad with feta and walnuts.

The blackout of 1977.

In todays 360 video, visit The Times archive to see how we covered two chaotic days 40 years ago.

It has been 40 years since the New York City blackout of 1977. Visit The New York Timess archive known as the morgue to see how we covered two chaotic days.

Partisan writing you shouldnt miss.

Read about how the other side thinks: Writers from across the political spectrum discuss Donald Trump Jr.s emails.

An exciting life and lonely death.

Jackson Vroman traveled the world, playing basketball, partying and drawing friends into his circle. His death at 34 cast a lonely light on his life.

And the nominees are

Nominations for the 69th Emmy Awards will be revealed at 11:30 a.m. Eastern today. Well cover the announcement live.

With Game of Thrones out of contention, the best drama category is wide open.

Raising a bilingual child.

Speaking two languages like a native is a relatively rare and beautiful thing. Its worth it, but its a lot of work, a developmental psychologist said.

Best of late-night TV.

Speaking to Stephen Colbert, John Oliver said his teams off-air jokes about the Trump administration had proved more prescient than he had imagined.

Quotation of the day.

This is a big change. Maps will need to be redrawn.

Adrian Luckman, a researcher monitoring the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, which lost a chunk of ice the size of Delaware this week.

Recent reports that the Pentagon spent millions to license a camouflage pattern that replicates lush forests to be worn in largely arid Afghanistan got us thinking about the famous design.

As it turns out, the word camouflage appeared in The Times for the first time 100 years ago.

The concept of disguising matriel and soldiers to blend in with their surroundings originated in the 1800s and was further developed during World War I.

In May 1917, a New York lawyer who visited the French battlefront wrote about it for The Timess Magazine section.

The French used camouflage on a wide scale, with a unit made of artists known as camoufleurs. In August 1917, the U.S. Army issued its own call for enlistment in a camouflage force, seeking young men who are looking for special entertainment in the way of fooling Germans.

Camouflage later became common in art and fashion. A 2007 exhibit at the Imperial War Museum in London noted links to Cubism. (Picasso exclaimed upon seeing a camouflage cannon in Paris: It was us who created that.)

The artist Andy Warhol also used it, substituting bright colors for earth tones, which removed the military symbolism but retained the notion of hiding.

Karen Zraick contributed reporting.

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