Today's Headlines: Acosta Defends His Role in Brokering Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

'It Could Have Been Any of Us': Disdain for Trump Runs Among Ambassadors

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Top News Acosta Defends His Role in Brokering Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal By KATIE ROGERS, MAGGIE HABERMAN and PETER BAKER R. Alexander Acosta, the labor secretary, rebuffed calls for his resignation by Democrats, who criticized his decision as a prosecutor in 2008 to accept a lenient sentence for Mr. Epstein. 'It Could Have Been Any of Us': Disdain for Trump Runs Among Ambassadors By DAVID E. SANGER Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador who resigned Wednesday, was not alone in his criticism of the Trump administration and its habit of leaving foreign envoys in the dark. Fed Chair Powell Signals Rate Cut as Economic Risks Loom By JEANNA SMIALEK and MATT PHILLIPS Jerome H. Powell sent stock markets higher with comments that trade tensions and global economic issues continue to weigh on the United States economy. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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