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U.S. and Iran Blow Past War Deadline, and the Rise of Islamophobia in Texas

Plus, Hayden Panettiere dies at 36.

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Tehran in July. The United States and Iran appear to be gearing up for a protracted campaign of economic attrition that could easily tip over into renewed warfare, analysts said.
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As China Pushes to Expand in Asia, Trump Focuses on Iran

Asian allies are beginning to wonder whether the United States would or could defend them in a war.

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The Sierra Madre, a Philippine naval ship, in the South China Sea in 2023. Last month, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel began circling the ship and confronted Philippine service members.
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She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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Jellie Whitehurst, the owner of The Sewing Box, making flight suits for the Blue Angels in 2019. She started doing that work in 1989.
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Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.

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The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in San Diego in 2021. The aircraft carrier, with a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been at sea for more than eight and a half months.
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Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions.

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An expert on China’s hacking ecosystem said that historically Beijing had copied various cybersecurity policies from the United States, but that the new Trump policy was a reversal of that arrangement.
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