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1. Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:30:02 -0000

   A two-day conference of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kyrgyzstan shows the limits of U.S. economic warfare.

2. John Galliano Bows Out of Met Museum Show After Criticism Mounts

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:14:46 -0000

   Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts.

3. ‘The Nest of Snakes’: Warring Cartels Target Women in Mexico

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:52:03 -0000

   A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

4. Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:24:31 -0000

   Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

5. ‘Freakish Little Animals’: Ferret Owners Gather to Celebrate Their Charms

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:08:12 -0000

   At the largest annual ferret show in the United States, a shrinking community fights to survive.

6. These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:40 -0000

   A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way,” one said, “that society is doomed.”

7. ‘The Least Transparent Midterm’: How Dark Money Is Washing Over the 2026 Election

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:55:31 -0000

   At least $1 billion from anonymous donors is flowing into the midterm elections. Dark money is not new, but it now permeates nearly every major contest.

8. Senate Primary in Massachusetts Is a Generational Fight, With a Twist

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:59:15 -0000

   In Massachusetts, the octogenarian senator Ed Markey faces a challenge from a much younger centrist, Representative Seth Moulton.

9. More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Year, and They’re Getting Tossed

   Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:48:04 -0000

   State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.

10. Lionel Messi’s Retirement From Soccer Sparks Heartbreak Across Argentina

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:27:01 -0000

    Lionel Messi’s retirement from the national soccer team, though widely expected, sparked fears of a diminished squad, and heartbreak over the departure of a national icon.

11. Leader of DOJ’s Civil Rights Unit Spars With Harvard, the Left and Her Colleagues

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:39:09 -0000

    Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.

12. Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:45:45 -0000

    The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

13. A Principal Saved 900 Students Before His School Was Washed Away in Nepal

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:34:04 -0000

    Rajendra Dawadi had less than 15 minutes to act on a warning of approaching floodwaters. His swift evacuation plan saved hundreds of lives.

14. Missing in Nepal-Tibet Floods Reaches Over 4,700. Here’s What Else to Know.

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:13:41 -0000

    The authorities in Nepal and Tibet said that more than 4,400 people were missing since a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse. Rescuers are searching for survivors.

15. This Marine Died in the Iraq War. His Mother Asks, ‘What Was It For?’

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:45:12 -0000

    Travis Fuller was from my hometown. I went back and talked with his family about how they made sense of his death, 25 years after Sept. 11.

16. Americans Hate Data Centers. Why?

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:35:18 -0000

    Three fourths of Americans oppose data centers. Why?

17. Democrats Have a Trump Card for Attacks On Wokeness

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:43:21 -0000

    The party that capitulated to Trump has the most to answer for

18. Death Toll Rises in Grand Canyon Flood as Search Efforts Continue

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:23:03 -0000

    Officials announced a second death and said that more than a dozen people remain unaccounted for after heavy rain.

19. The MAHA Custody Battle

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick.

20. Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Since the nineteen-forties, smokejumpers have been parachuting into remote parts of the U.S. to contain dangerous blazes.

21. What Happened in Minneapolis

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Living through Operation Metro Surge, and what came after.

22. Susan Te Kahurangi King’s Way of Seeing

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At seventy-five, she may be New Zealand’s greatest living artist.

23. How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil?

    Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country.

24. Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech.

25. How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At only twenty-one, the tennis phenom is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open.

26. The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is disproportionately affected by it.

27. How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:48:22 -0000

    Even while refusing to admit legal fault, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has accepted, for the first time, that much of its business model is unacceptable for children.

28. Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:30:10 -0000

    The retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run-up to October’s election.

29. 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.

30. 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.”

31. 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.

32. How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?

    Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A proper calculation must take in more than just the military costs.

33. Why Isn’t Everyone Talking About Olivia Miles?

    Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The W.N.B.A. has never attracted more attention. But, increasingly, the conversation around the league can overshadow the game itself—and its players.

34. How the Job Market Will Shape the Next Generation

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Young people are already discontented. It’s not going to get better anytime soon.

35. The Humbling of Scott Bessent

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields.

36. New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant.

37. Could Data Centers Swing an Election in Wisconsin?

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As A.I. becomes increasingly unpopular among voters, the politics of data centers are scrambling political lines across the country—including in a tight race for the Wisconsin governor’s mansion.

38. What If Canada Joined the E.U.?

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic.

39. The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the city’s burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire houses to their vacant lots.

40. Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians may prove more influential this November.

41. South Carolina Republican Senate-Primary-Runoff Results: Darline Graham Wins

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:02:19 -0000

    Graham defeated Ralph Norman to earn the G.O.P.’s nomination in November’s general election.

42. Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing?

    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines.

43. Does Anybody Know Who Darline Graham Is?

    Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black box.”