The Iran war could end up helping China's economy — despite the short-term pain

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping's administration may face short-term pressure from the Iran war — but longer-term shifts could play to his country's strengths.

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  • China is getting hit by the Iran war's oil shock, but its shift to electrification could soften the blow.
  • Some of China's clean energy stocks are jumping as the war drives more demand for renewables.
  • The conflict could chip
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NYT Pips hints, answers for March 25, 2026

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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 25, 2026

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who like sneakers.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words

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Jeffrey Epstein's top accountant and lawyer explain why they think the sex offender left them $75 million

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Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

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  • Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn manage Epstein's $630 million estate without salaries.
  • Epstein's estate faces numerous lawsuits and expenses, complicating million-dollar payouts to Indyke and Kahn.
  • They told Congress about Epstein's financial clients and plans to open his own bank.

In Jeffrey

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United CEO tells Congress to end the shutdown: 'Please get the deal done soon'

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United CEO said its "ridiculous" things had to get bad for a deal to happen in Congress.

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  • United CEO Scott Kirby criticized Congress over the TSA funding delays.
  • Kirby said that United is holding planes for passengers but cannot wait for everyone to clear the line.
  • "It's just ridiculous to me that it has to get bad before they can get a deal done," he said.

The

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Some Meta employees were told to work remotely for the day as layoffs loom

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Some of Mark Zuckerberg's Meta employees were told to work remotely on Wednesday.

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  • Meta employees in wearables and ads were told on Tuesday to work remotely on Wednesday.
  • The HR email comes as layoffs loom over the Big Tech company's 79,000 staff.
  • Meta announced a significant stock-based compensation plan for top execs on Tuesday.

Some Meta employees received a message

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Russia broke its record and launched nearly 1,000 Shaheds and strike drones in a single day at Ukraine

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The Shahed has been a staple of Russia's large-scale drone waves against Ukraine.

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  • Ukraine's air force said it had detected nearly 1,000 Shahed and other strike drones in one day.
  • It said it shot down or disabled 906 of them, at an interception rate of 95.5%.
  • Kyiv's latest account breaks Russia's previous launch record of 728 such drones.

Ukraine said on Tuesday

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