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  1. The U.S. Economy Is Insulated From High Oil Prices. Americans Aren’t.

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:04:57 -0000

    The overall economy has proved resilient in recent years, even as many households have struggled. The war with Iran is following the same pattern.
  2. A Few Ships Are Trickling Through the Strait of Hormuz With Iran’s Approval

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:18:17 -0000

    Countries and companies have been negotiating with the Iranian authorities to secure passage. Some patterns are emerging.
  3. Striking Down Pentagon Press Limits, Judge Vindicates Independent Journalism

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:13:14 -0000

    The ruling cut deeper than left-versus-right politics, declaring that the policy imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unconstitutional.
  4. Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:07:23 -0000

    A federal judge tossed parts of the Pentagon’s restrictions on news outlets, saying they violated the First Amendment, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.
  5. Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Airfields to Stop a U.S. Invasion of Greenland

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:09:17 -0000

    The Danes brought blood supplies, explosives and live ammunition to Greenland as part of contingency plans in case President Trump acted on his threats to seize the island.
  6. Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:52:06 -0000

    Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
  7. Chuck Norris, Action Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ Dies at 86

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:05:13 -0000

    He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and “Missing in Action” and in the long-running TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
  8. Fresno Took 30 Years to Name Cesar Chavez Blvd. Undoing It Took a Day.

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:05:56 -0000

    The reckoning for the labor leader’s sex abuse was swift in Fresno, Calif., the heart of the Central Valley region where the farmworker movement was born. Towns across the nation face similar debates.
  9. Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:59:10 -0000

    An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
  10. Inside the Arrest That Led to Banksy’s Possible Unmasking Decades Later

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:59:08 -0000

    In 2000, Banksy was a largely unknown street artist hanging around downtown Manhattan when the police nabbed him for trying to deface a billboard.
  11. Laid Off in Midlife, China’s Reform Generation Braces for Downward Mobility

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:06 -0000

    The future once seemed boundless for those who grew up during China’s reform era. Now in middle age, they are pinned between economic stagnation and institutional age discrimination.
  12. Copenhagen Grapples With the Abuse Allegations Against Noma’s Chef

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:06 -0000

    René Redzepi faced swift fallout in the United States following reports of violence. But in Denmark, where he is a major cultural figure, the reaction has been more muted.
  13. San Francisco Driver Gets Probation After Killing a Family of 4

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:05:14 -0000

    Mary Fong Lau, 80, will perform 200 hours of community service as part of her sentence. Her speeding vehicle crashed into a family as they waited for a bus ride to the zoo in 2024.
  14. Evacuations Ordered on Oahu as Heavy Rain Brings Flash Flooding

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:35:15 -0000

    A dam on the northern part of the island was close to failing, emergency officials said.
  15. What Does the California Heat Mean for Fire Season?

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:52:58 -0000

    The state is warming up and drying out earlier than usual. Here’s what that means for fire season.
  16. Nicholas Brendon, Beloved Sidekick on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ Dies at 54

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:40:14 -0000

    He played the part of Xander Harris, one of Buffy’s closest friends, on the hit television show about a teenage girl who protects the world from monsters.
  17. ‘The Bachelorette’ Took a Risk on Taylor Frankie Paul. It Backfired.

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:20:57 -0000

    Ms. Paul’s built-in fan base and viral interpersonal drama presented an opportunity for the long-running reality TV show, until video of a past assault derailed the season.
  18. Influencers Caught in ‘Bachelorette’ Fallout After ABC Pulls New Season

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:45:57 -0000

    When ABC abruptly pulled a planned season of “The Bachelorette,” some whose livelihoods are wrapped up in the series were thrown for a loop.
  19. ‘Once and for All’ Means Never

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:18:31 -0000

    Hamas has survived waves of killings of its leaders. More than force will be necessary to overturn the Islamic regime of Iran.
  20. The Future of the Democratic Party Is Emerging

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:44:37 -0000

    On a new generation of leaders on the left.
  21. ​At Least 10 Killed in South Korean Factory Fire

    Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:49:26 -0000

    Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing.
  22. 700 Dogs and Cats Are Rescued in Animal Cruelty Raid in Los Angeles County

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:31:17 -0000

    Animal control officers responded to a pet-adoption facility in Lake Hughes, Calif., after receiving complaints about neglect and overcrowding. No charges have been filed.
  23. David Botstein, Gene-Mapping Pioneer, Dies at 83

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:23:11 -0000

    His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome.
  24. ‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:02:59 -0000

    Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 assassination.
  25. Why Israel Is Attacking Lebanon

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:57 -0000

    Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel helped fuel a disastrous political crisis in Lebanon. Now the Netanyahu government is using it to justify a larger conflict.
  26. Lisa Kudrow Is Back—Again

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Twenty-two years after the end of “Friends,” the actress returns with a new installment of “The Comeback.”
  27. What’s Behind Trump’s New World Disorder?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A foreign policy freed of liberal pretenses and imperial ambitions could lead to restraint—or, as the Iran attack shows, simply license hit-and-run belligerence.
  28. How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Poodle crossbreeds have grown overwhelmingly popular, sparking controversy in dog parks and kennel clubs alike.
  29. How Zac Posen Went from Making Ball Gowns to Remaking the Gap

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The fashion designer was brought on as Gap Inc.’s creative director to help restore the company’s cultural relevance. Has the Gapaissance arrived?
  30. The Unravelling of Dubai as a Safe Haven

    Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What drew many people to the city was not luxury but, rather, stability and the feeling of remove from war. As Iran attacks the U.A.E., that sense of distance is eroding.
  31. The Iran War Is Another Reason to Quit Oil

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What if the drone is to warfare as the solar panel is to energy?
  32. Israel’s Gulf-State Gamble in the Iran War

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted that the conflict could draw Israel closer to its Arab neighbors. That may be wishful thinking.
  33. Seeking a Second Passport

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.
  34. Why David Boies Thinks We Should Support Trump’s Iran War

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:35:58 -0000

    The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job.
  35. How Israel Used the War in Gaza to Accelerate Settlements in the West Bank

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way.
  36. How Donald Trump’s Iran War Is Destabilizing the Gulf

    Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:03:29 -0000

    Despite their animosity toward Iran, America’s allies in the Middle East are worried that the region is headed for wider conflict.
  37. The Lawlessness of Trump’s War in Iran

    Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The ferocity of U.S. and Israeli attacks has raised questions about whether the two countries are even attempting to minimize civilian casualties.
  38. How Should We Remember the Hippies?

    Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They’ve often been a punch line, but by fusing their political convictions to a broader cultural identity they seemed to find something that we’ve lost.
  39. Trump’s Inexcusable Unpreparedness for the Iranian Oil Crisis

    Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
  40. How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars

    Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A flurry of well-timed and anonymous bets on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.
  41. Luke Kornet Has Something to Say

    Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After speaking out about the Atlanta Hawks’ promotion of a strip club, the backup center for the San Antonio Spurs drew unexpected attention to his blog, which is shaped by his faith, sense of humor, and personal reflection.
  42. The Right to a Bed in Zohran Mamdani’s New York

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The closing of the Bellevue shelter marks the end of an era. But what comes next?
  43. What the War Has Done to Iranians

    Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A civilian in Tehran chronicles a country trapped between bombardment and repression—too terrorized to move, let alone start an uprising.
  44. Illinois Primary-Election Results: Juliana Stratton Wins

    Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:19:41 -0000

    The state’s lieutenant governor has won the Democratic race to fill Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat; Republicans elect Darren Bailey to challenge Governor J. B. Pritzker.
  45. Can We Save Kids from Social Media?

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children.
  46. The New Yorker’s “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Wins a 2026 Oscar

    Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:28:08 -0000

    The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie.
  47. Trump’s Mass-Detention Campaign

    Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Even with Kristi Noem gone, the Administration’s immigration agenda shows no signs of flagging—in fact, it is leading toward a new humanitarian and legal crisis.
  48. How White South Africans Are Reshaping the Mississippi Delta

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas.
  49. Anthropic and Donald Trump’s Dangerous Alignment Problem

    Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump Administration wants Claude to act like an obedient soldier. But, if you ask for a killer robot, the company argues, you might get more than you bargained for.