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  1. What Is Fauci Being Accused of and Why Is He Being Held in Contempt?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:09:14 -0000

    The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
  2. Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:32:53 -0000

    The Rhine conveys vessels and cargo that power European industry. Record low water levels are disrupting supply chains, adding costs and presenting fresh risks to growth.
  3. Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:18:35 -0000

    A brutal summer has exposed how much pressure European countries are under from forces largely out of their grip: war in Iran and Ukraine, record heat and more.
  4. Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:55:02 -0000

    One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
  5. Abdul El-Sayed’s Winning New Political Uniform

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:04:11 -0000

    Could the black T-shirt and jeans be the next big thing in Washington?
  6. In Texas’ Most Eligible Senate Race, It’s Bachelor vs. Divorcé-to-Be

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:01:53 -0000

    Ken Paxton is divorcing. James Talarico is dating a onetime staffer. Both have had their romantic lives scrutinized as part of their high-stakes campaigns.
  7. Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:43:44 -0000

    The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.
  8. Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:03:13 -0000

    The Iran-backed militia said they had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.
  9. Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:08:46 -0000

    The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.
  10. Israeli Settler Charged in Death of Activist Awdah Hathaleen

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:59:25 -0000

    The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.
  11. A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and Started a ‘Stand Your Ground’ Debate

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:07:24 -0000

    Gun-friendly Wyoming has a “stand your ground” statute that allows people to use force to defend themselves. So why is a trans woman being prosecuted after being shoved to the ground?
  12. Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:12:13 -0000

    Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
  13. Amid Intensifying Russian Strikes, Ukraine’s Pleas for Air Defenses Are Falling Flat

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:47:39 -0000

    Western allies are more hesitant to give up interceptor missiles they may need for their own defense as war rages on multiple fronts.
  14. Sydney Towle, Who Chronicled Her Cancer on TikTok, Dies at 26

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:37:07 -0000

    For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live.
  15. ‘I Have Cancer,’ the TikTok Star Said. Then Came the Torrent of Hate.

    Thu, 01 May 2025 23:29:59 -0000

    Sydney Towle’s videos have drawn an enormous audience on TikTok, where her followers praise and support her. On Reddit, an army of skeptics was determined to paint her as a fraud.
  16. Alcohol. Manliness. Flushable Wipes. Since When Are These ‘Scams’?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:18:56 -0000

    Americans have been taken with scams for years. Now, the word is being used for any system that ends with somebody profiting at their expense.
  17. El Nino Might Mean More Storms Near California Than the Atlantic Coast

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:48:19 -0000

    It hasn’t been that long since Hurricane Hilary made a run at Southern California. Could this year see a repeat?
  18. A Growing Problem in Fighting Wildfires: Drones

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:25:10 -0000

    Aircraft violating restrictions have disrupted firefighting efforts in Spokane County, Wash., this week, officials said.
  19. Bros and Their Foes

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:05:19 -0000

    Democrats and Republicans are both playing with fire.
  20. Scott Galloway: America Abandoned Its ‘Unremarkable’ Young Men

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:57:22 -0000

    And what society can do to help a struggling generation.
  21. Were You Born After 9/11? We Want to Hear From You.

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:05 -0000

    We’re writing about what Sept. 11 means to younger generations. Your insights can help.
  22. Incident at Texas School Underscores Concerns About Police Officers on Campuses

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:10:56 -0000

    The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools.
  23. Max Miller’s Victim Mentality

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:24:23 -0000

    The Republican congressman’s bitter domestic dispute—in which he’s accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, the daughter of an Ohio senator—is testing his party’s willingness to defend the indefensible.
  24. The American Art of Blowing Stuff Up

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Fireworks by Grucci has been in the pyrotechnics business for six generations.
  25. The Future, Made in China

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications.
  26. The Man Who Was Kidnapped Twice

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Thousands of people in Nigeria have been held for ransom by bandit groups. One professor escaped his captors—only to be abducted again.
  27. How Roy Cohn Taught Donald Trump Everything

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The lawyer who showed an outer-borough striver how to ignore the rules, avoid a paper trail, and make up a good story for the media.
  28. The Electability of Abdul El-Sayed

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:05:43 -0000

    The former public-health official won Michigan’s Democratic primary with an unapologetically progressive platform—and a total defiance of the Party establishment.
  29. Why Donald Trump Talks So Much About Foreign Election Interference

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The White House is distorting intelligence assessments instead of working to protect the midterm elections.
  30. What Does It Even Mean to Be a Moderate?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan Senate primary has turned into a referendum on a word that has never had a fixed meaning.
  31. Why Is Europe Burning?

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We put all these ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and the result is massive fires that far exceed the extinguishing capacity of firefighting teams,” a Spanish firefighter said.
  32. What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:19:00 -0000

    A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system and economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian government.
  33. Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
  34. Will Left-Wing Democrats Reinvent the Party or Hurt Its Chances in November?

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Bernie Sanders’s erstwhile campaign manager explains why he thinks it’s the former.
  35. 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.
  36. Subaru Socialists and the Great Disappointed

    Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The voters who are determining the future of the Democratic Party.
  37. Kevin Warsh Is Facing More Than a Communication Problem

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Fed chair’s biggest challenge is demonstrating his independence from Donald Trump.
  38. The World Cup Is Not for Sale

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:17:46 -0000

    Gianni Infantino’s private-equity scheme backfired—but the commodification of soccer is already well under way.
  39. The Kids Are Kind of All Right

    Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Recently, there has been much hand-wringing about downwardly mobile young adults living with their parents into their twenties or thirties. What’s really going on?
  40. G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “Little Blue Dot,” by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are.
  41. Michigan Primary-Election Live Results: Abdul El-Sayed Wins

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:18:48 -0000

    The former public-health official’s victory in a closely watched Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate carries major implications for the direction of the Party.
  42. The Failures of the Fauci Hearing

    Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Senator Rand Paul may have approached the matter with theatrics and ill will, but Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision not to testify was a loss.
  43. Glen Hansard’s Street-Corner Stories

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:41:00 -0000

    Both as a young busker and as a famous singer-songwriter, Hansard understood how to make people stop and listen and feel one single thing.
  44. The Outlandish Case Against James Comey

    Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The prosecution’s central claim “would be laughable,” one former federal judge noted, if it weren’t intended “to deprive a man of his liberty.”
  45. Inside OpenAI’s Hack of Hugging Face

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:01:36 -0000

    Hugging Face’s chief science officer recounts the cybercrime that signals a terrifying new era for A.I.
  46. How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The agency was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.
  47. Trump’s Isolationism Is Losing the Great E.V. Race

    Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The United States risks becoming a theme park of internal combustion, as the rest of the world moves on.