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  1. How Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:56:33 -0000

    A plain-spoken politician from a modest background in northwest England, Mr. Burnham became Labour leader — and Britain’s incoming prime minister — on Friday.
  2. New Prime Minister Faces Old Problems: How to Make Britain’s Economy Grow

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:50:10 -0000

    Conversations with economists, and people around him, shed light on how Andy Burnham might tackle entrenched challenges.
  3. What a Times Reporter Saw in Iran, and Takeaways from Trump’s Speech on Election Security

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:24:48 -0000

    Plus, the Friday news quiz.
  4. Trump’s Obsession With Relitigating the 2020 Election Carries a Cost for Democracy

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:06:03 -0000

    In demanding steps to address the integrity of voting, President Trump persisted in relitigating his 2020 election defeat while finding ways to cast doubt on the 2026 outcome.
  5. Takeaways From Trump’s Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:12:52 -0000

    Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.
  6. Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:32:39 -0000

    In the end, the documentary evidence that President Trump claimed would prove his case appeared bound to disappoint those who expected bombshell revelations.
  7. In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:43:07 -0000

    The president also called for ABC and NBC to lose their broadcast licenses, after complaining that the networks were not airing his remarks.
  8. Ontario Wildfires Burn On, and New Ones Spring Up

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:26:31 -0000

    More than 180 fires continued to devastate swaths of the province, prompting evacuations in at least 15 communities.
  9. Xi Jinping of China Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape the Path of A.I.

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:38:54 -0000

    Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a “symphony of global collaboration.”
  10. Big Tech Firms Like Oracle Turn to Bonds to Finance A.I. Data Centers

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:26:56 -0000

    Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.
  11. Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:52:26 -0000

    A sell-off in Asia led by chipmakers spilled into Europe and U.S. markets on Friday.
  12. Christopher Nolan on ‘The Odyssey’ and IMAX Technical Challenges

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:28:06 -0000

    He and the cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema combined new inventions (like fire-mimicking lights they developed) with century-old techniques.
  13. ‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frame

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:03:28 -0000

    Few directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan.
  14. Want More of the ‘Odyssey’? Read These Books Next

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:25 -0000

    Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca.
  15. Iran-U.S. Talks: How 4 Negotiators Would Approach Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:06:32 -0000

    First step: Agree on a goal.
  16. Dubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:33 -0000

    The Persian Gulf city attracted migrant workers with the promise of opportunity. Many now say the war has brought job losses and salary cuts.
  17. Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:29:05 -0000

    Federal officials worked with Michigan investigators to trace the outbreak to iceberg lettuce, which may also have gone to other vendors.
  18. The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:29:24 -0000

    A new generation has been cutting red tape to speed weapons to the front. But the old guard pushed back, and now Ukraine’s young defense minister is out.
  19. Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:01:29 -0000

    From an underground parking garage, Ukraine’s newly dismissed defense minister aired the most dramatic, public critique of the military command to emerge during the war.
  20. A Russian Political Battle Ends With a Visit From Masked Men

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:02:30 -0000

    Boris B. Nadezhdin, an outspoken opponent of the war in Ukraine, says he knows why he was detained: “Among our leadership, there is panic and chaos.”
  21. Manhattan Building’s Buckled Columns Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:11:53 -0000

    Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing.
  22. In One of Houston’s Oldest Latino Barrios, Mourning After ICE Shooting Mixed With Fear and Anger

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:33:57 -0000

    After a federal agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the grief and anger in Magnolia Park has been less visible, but no less intense.
  23. Johan Guerrero, Maine ICE Shooting Victim, Relentlessly Pursued a Better Life, Partner Says

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:30:57 -0000

    The partner of Johan Guerrero, who was killed by an immigration agent this week, described him as a tireless worker and doting father who would do anything for his 3-year-old daughter.
  24. A Mathematical Tribute to the Soccer Ball

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:37 -0000

    As the World Cup final approaches, take a moment to appreciate the beautiful symmetries of humanity’s favorite truncated icosahedron.
  25. ‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:46:56 -0000

    In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after a direct appeal by President Trump to Xi Jinping.
  26. Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:50:01 -0000

    Mass migration, which defines modern Venezuela, has heavily marked the earthquake, too, saving many who had left, but also making their grief harder.
  27. Can Democrats Finally Understand the Latino Voter in an Era of Mass Deportations?

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:06:03 -0000

    For decades, Democrats have misunderstood Latino voters. Trump’s deportation campaign offers a chance for them to get it right.
  28. Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:53:10 -0000

    The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.
  29. Greek Life

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:02:00 -0000

    We look at the place of Homer’s epic “Odyssey” in our cultural lives.
  30. Late Night Is Amused by Alleged White House Teleprompter Grift

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:13 -0000

    Hosts responded on Thursday to a teleprompter operator reportedly winning around $100,000 betting on what President Trump would say in his speeches.
  31. The History of the Carriage Horses in Central Park

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:24 -0000

    After 165 years, the tourist ritual — which now costs $77.22 for the first 20 minutes — may be coming to an end. Here’s a tour through the archives.
  32. How Mudlarking Became London’s Hottest Hobby

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

    Searching for ancient objects in the Thames used to be a niche pastime. Then came Instagram, permits, and a desperate desire for connection with the past.
  33. Rope-a-Dope

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Are the Enhanced Games an existential threat to fairness or a cure for death?
  34. Inside ICE’s Largest Detention Center

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    On a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design.
  35. When A.I. Is a Member of the Family

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps.
  36. The Art of Ana Mendieta Comes Into Focus at the Tate Modern

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Four decades after her death, her bold innovations are finally coming into focus.
  37. Donald Trump’s Ad-Lib Strategy on Iran

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

    The President promised to end what had been a quarter century of forever wars in the Middle East. Now the U.S. is mired in an intractable conflict of his own making.
  38. How Ukraine Brought the War to Russia

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Long-range drone and missile strikes on Russian soil have shifted the balance of the conflict—will they be enough to end it?
  39. Democratic Schadenfreude and the Latino Vote

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

    Trump’s once strong approval rating among Latinos has collapsed, but Democrats can’t count on their support.
  40. The Remaking of Lindsey Graham

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:30:19 -0000

    Once a harsh critic of Donald Trump, the South Carolina senator became one of the President’s most dependable allies—a sign of what it takes to remain influential in today’s Republican Party.
  41. The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D.

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the “public man-made death” that they’ve caused.
  42. How Political Is This Supreme Court?

    Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:57:53 -0000

    The legal commentator Elie Honig thinks that the Trump-appointed Justices are getting unfair criticism.
  43. Do Netanyahu’s Domestic Opponents Offer a Real Alternative?

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:51:53 -0000

    Moshe Tur-Paz is one of many centrist Israeli politicians criticizing Donald Trump’s deal to temporarily stop the war with Iran.
  44. Is Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:50:54 -0000

    The Russian President is facing growing domestic discontent after a series of successful attacks by the Ukrainian Army, including a major attack on Moscow.
  45. Spain’s Beautiful Balance

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:07:32 -0000

    Lamine Yamal, the team’s wunderkind, is thrilling, but discipline and patience have seen them through to the final.
  46. V.A.R. and the Rise of Our New Tech Overlords

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

    The World Cup replay system has fostered a very contemporary kind of paranoia about who controls the machines.
  47. Donald Trump’s Needless War with Iran Is His Biggest Economic Blunder

    Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the midterm elections approach, gas prices have started to rise again, and the President’s poll ratings are in the cellar.
  48. The Story of France vs. Morocco

    Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:49:57 -0000

    The match began as a snooze, then became a romp. But the brilliance of the French team, and of its biggest star, Kylian Mbappé, shone through.
  49. I Won’t Cry for You, Argentina

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The team is headed back to the World Cup final, but one lifelong fan has fallen out of love.
  50. An O.M.B. Plan to Defund Science—and Anything Trump Doesn’t Like

    Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under a new proposal, Administration officials could deny government grants to any group or project on the ground that it didn’t fit the President’s agenda.
  51. Can Office-to-Residential Conversions Survive the Pfizer-Building Crisis?

    Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The thirty-seven-story tower in midtown was stabilized, after almost falling over earlier this week. Now Nathan Berman, the real-estate developer behind its renovation, will have to deal with the fallout.
  52. Michigan Is the Next Big Test for the Democratic Party

    Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Senate primary race between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed reflects the Party’s growing ideological schism, but it’s also a contest of competing campaign styles.
  53. The Race to Be the First Democratic Primary State

    Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the debate over the first-in-the-nation primary became a battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
  54. Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
  55. An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Will it light a fire under politicians?
  56. Trump and NATO Court Erdoğan, Turkey’s Strongman

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Ankara, the leaders of the alliance appeared more concerned about Western geopolitical power than about Western democratic values.