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  1. Europe’s Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their control.
  2. Ukraine Is Pleading for Air Defenses. Will the World Listen Anymore?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:56:43 -0000

    Western allies are more hesitant to give up interceptor missiles they may need for their own defense as war rages on multiple fronts.
  3. A New Plan for Closer U.S.-Israel Military Cooperation, and the First mRNA Flu Vaccine

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:11 -0000

    Plus, what happens when you have an A.I. boss.
  4. Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:04:44 -0000

    One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
  5. A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local Roles in Midterms

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:56:20 -0000

    These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.
  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. Fauci Faces Contempt of Congress Vote on Thursday

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:59:15 -0000

    A Senate panel scheduled a vote after Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a hearing last week. Here are the legal issues involved.
  8. Senate Panel Has Obtained Copy of Fauci’s Cellphone

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:37:25 -0000

    The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
  9. Helicopter Carrying Trump Flew Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:35:08 -0000

    Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
  10. Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change.

    Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:58:59 -0000

    A White House official says no final decision has been made about which plane will go on display at the Trump presidential library. That leaves the fate of the Qatari jet unclear.
  11. Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:17:31 -0000

    Despite data to the contrary, the Treasury Secretary made the case that the K-shaped economy no longer exists.
  12. A Trans Woman Brandished a Firearm. Gun Rights Devotion Disappeared.

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:02:19 -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?
  13. 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.
  14. Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:08:45 -0000

    Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.
  15. Venezuela’s Response to Earthquakes Exposes Government’s Shortcomings

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:02:25 -0000

    The government turned to the world to respond to twin quakes. But years of shrinking budgets and political repression weakened its ability to rescue countless people trapped in rubble.
  16. At Shambhala Music Festival, a Plan To Make Drugs Like Ketamine and MDMA Safer

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:56 -0000

    Most raves turn a blind eye to drugs. At Shambhala, free testing offers peace of mind — but can’t eliminate risk altogether.
  17. Does He Have the Most Stressful Job in Sports?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:02:35 -0000

    Brian Cashman has presided over four titles and zero losing seasons. Yankees fans want more.
  18. Bros and Their Foes

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:01:28 -0000

    Democrats and Republicans are both playing with fire.
  19. Scott Galloway on What It Takes to Raise Good Men

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:35:20 -0000

    The author and academic attributes some of his success to a system that supported “unremarkable” young men.
  20. A.I. Gas Guzzlers

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:36:28 -0000

    We look at what’s powering data centers.
  21. Why Are More Young Women Developing Heart Disease?

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:02:29 -0000

    Rates are on the rise, but prevention is possible. Here’s what experts recommend.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  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. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.”
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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?
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.”
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.