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  1. Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:04:32 -0000

    The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.
  2. How the Iran War Is Morphing Into a Volatile Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:59:40 -0000

    The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.
  3. War and Sanctions Accelerate China’s Currency Push

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:16 -0000

    China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
  4. Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:51:30 -0000

    The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
  5. Trump Reposts Anti-Immigrant Tirade Calling China and India ‘Hellhole’ Places

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:42:24 -0000

    The president touched off a furor with his post sharing a podcast episode in which the host referred to China and India as “hellhole” places.
  6. Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:13:42 -0000

    The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
  7. Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:52:34 -0000

    Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
  8. Concern Grows Over Republican Congressman’s Mysterious Absence

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:01:29 -0000

    A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.
  9. Dan Goldman Will Personally Match Each Donation as He Fights to Keep House Seat

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:01:04 -0000

    Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.
  10. DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:29:39 -0000

    Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.
  11. Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:20:56 -0000

    The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
  12. Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:40:57 -0000

    A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI.
  13. Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:35:44 -0000

    The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.
  14. Europe Mulls What Mutual Defense Looks Like Outside NATO

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:01:06 -0000

    European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.
  15. Saudis Withdraw Offer of Millions to Metropolitan Opera

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:07 -0000

    The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks.
  16. A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:10 -0000

    A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.
  17. Touring Africa, Pope Leo Raised His Voice, but Didn’t Like the Echo

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:49:09 -0000

    On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.
  18. Communication Failures Preceded Deadly Crash at LaGuardia, N.T.S.B. Says

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:32:07 -0000

    The report focuses on the lack of transponders in the fire trucks, which investigators suggested could have allowed an automatic warning system to alert the controller of an imminent collision.
  19. Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:35:21 -0000

    Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm.
  20. Doug Allan, Polar Cameraman for David Attenborough’s Films, Dies at 74

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:16:58 -0000

    He was renowned for his skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, polar bears and other cold-weather creatures — and for his ability to tolerate extreme discomfort.
  21. New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:38:51 -0000

    The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.
  22. Anne Hathaway, Queen of Effort, Is Finally Ready to Vibe

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:46:46 -0000

    Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
  23. Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping.

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:10:08 -0000

    He made his company a juggernaut, but he did so by risking America’s economic and political security.
  24. I’m One of Cuba’s Political Prisoners. When Will I Go Free?

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:05 -0000

    Nearly five years in Cuban prison have taught me that the government won’t loosen its hold on power.
  25. Tornado Hits Enid, Oklahoma, as Severe Weather Threatens Central U.S.

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:18:40 -0000

    The tornado damaged homes and struck an Air Force base in Enid, Okla., the local sheriff said. Some people were injured.
  26. In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Are Helping to Block an Assisted Dying Bill

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
  27. ‘Didi vs. Modi’: A Test for the Hindu Right in India’s Bengali Heartland

    Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:09:51 -0000

    The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.
  28. How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.
  29. The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.
  30. Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A project meant not to end.
  31. When Your Digital Life Vanishes

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
  32. LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work.
  33. What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump.
  34. J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
  35. The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:06:55 -0000

    Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
  36. What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
  37. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  38. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  39. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  40. Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system.
  41. The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
  42. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  43. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  44. Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:38:13 -0000

    It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond.
  45. A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza.
  46. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  47. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  48. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
  49. Whom Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:57 -0000

    As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
  50. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:52:26 -0000

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  51. How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.