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Russia and Ukraine are preparing to discuss a potential cease-fire on power infrastructure, and each is seeking to portray the other side as untrustworthy ahead of talks.

The Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate are among those that need assessments of their vulnerability to a strike by a large ship like the one that hit the Key Bridge.

Tariffs, tax credits and deregulation are among the industry’s top priorities.

An agreement to suspend attacks against energy infrastructure would halt a strategy employed by Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv has tried to hit at Russian oil revenues, and Moscow has tried to break Ukrainian morale.

In a call with President Trump, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days if Ukraine does the same. That falls short of the unconditional cease-fire Ukraine had already agreed to.

An incoming government wants to borrow much more to revamp the economy and rebuild the military. That means a change in the country’s Constitution — and its culture.

The agreement between centrist parties, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was billed as a response to America’s shrinking security guarantees.

The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is closing fast.

Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed.

The bombardment came just days after the United States said it was suspending intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

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