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  1. China, Russia and Others Seek to Inflame Debate Over A.I. Data Centers

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:08:12 -0000

    State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.
  2. A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:52:25 -0000

    This year’s boom includes the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.
  3. Erika Kirk Requests All Evidence in Husband’s Killing to Be Shown Publicly

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:47:08 -0000

    A lawyer for Charlie Kirk’s family said disclosure would help quell conspiracy theories, but the judge ruled that not all evidence would be shown in the courtroom or on a livestream.
  4. Graham Platner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Democratic Senate Candidate in Maine

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:24:17 -0000

    The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already lining up.
  5. Maine Democrats Hope to Replace Platner as Senate Nominee. Has That Ever Worked?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:04:14 -0000

    Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination.
  6. Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand, Analysts Say

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:15:59 -0000

    Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.
  7. Too Many Books?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:54:56 -0000

    Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
  8. Volkswagen Is Cutting Production as Sales in China Plunge

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:09:58 -0000

    The German automaker has struggled to compete with fast-growing Chinese companies that offer more affordable and sophisticated electric vehicles.
  9. Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Patriot Missile Systems

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:57:59 -0000

    President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.
  10. This Summer, Midtown Manhattan Is Taking Center Stage

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:27:22 -0000

    Midtown, with its high-rise office buildings and tourist hotels, isn’t hip, but it has become the site of a series of dramatic spectacles this year.
  11. Grocery Stores Lower Prices as Consumers Pare Spending

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:11:51 -0000

    While shoppers may get better deals on some items, it’s unlikely their overall grocery bill will fall.
  12. As Workers Shore Up Midtown Building, Developer Reassures Investors

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:18:14 -0000

    Crews installed “temporary shoring” on more floors in the building, and the developer of the project has reassured investors that the project will be completed on time.
  13. Review: ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Adds On an Expansion

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:40 -0000

    The classic story (and recent culture-war object) remains wholesome but makes room for people who called the prairie home before the Ingalls family.
  14. A New ‘Little House’ Broadens and Updates the Prairie

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:08:22 -0000

    A Netflix adaptation of the beloved tale empowers Ma and adds new Black and Native characters to challenge prejudices. The creators know criticism is coming.
  15. MAGA’s Birthright Meltdown Is in Full Effect

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:24:57 -0000

    Is the right giving up on America?
  16. ‘There’s No Graham Platner Without Donald Trump’: 3 Writers on the Fiasco in Maine

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:19:48 -0000

    How much have the rules of politics changed?
  17. Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:11:02 -0000

    As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.
  18. An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave

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

    Will it light a fire under politicians?
  19. Are Humanoid Robots Ready to Be Deployed?

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Neo and a dozen other robots with human forms are scheduled to hit the market. Experts are nervous.
  20. The Billionaires’ Vagina Club

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With her motto, “Sexual health is health,” Dr. Sally Greenwald aims to optimize orgasms for the women of Silicon Valley.
  21. The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.
  22. Did a Climber Leave His Girlfriend to Die at the Top of a Mountain?

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An Austrian court pieces together the mysterious circumstances of a couple’s disastrous hike.
  23. Graham Platner’s Point of No Return

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:20 -0000

    Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction of American politics?
  24. The U.S. Crashes Out of the World Cup

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:49:25 -0000

    Despite a strong start to the tournament, and an egregious intervention by President Trump into FIFA’s suspension of its star striker, the U.S. men’s soccer team couldn’t keep up with Belgium.
  25. Donald Trump Celebrates America’s Two-Hundred-and-Fiftieth Birthday

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    At the Great American State Fair, in Washington, D.C., and at the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Library, in North Dakota, the President casts himself as the rightful heir to American greatness.
  26. The Unprecedented Profiteering Revealed by Donald Trump’s Financial Disclosure

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:20:31 -0000

    The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. Hillary Rodham Clinton Slams Joe Biden’s “Terrible Mistake”—and More

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    The retired politician speaks frankly about the Democratic Party, the threat of Trumpian authoritarianism, and the “failure” in Iran.
  31. A New American Soccer Culture Is Emerging

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:34:18 -0000

    A decade ago, the fandom around Major League Soccer and the U.S. men’s national team was very white and very imitative. That’s starting to change.
  32. The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team Is Rewriting Its History

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:35:12 -0000

    The Yanks won their first knockout-round match in more than twenty years. But, after a controversial red card, they will be down their breakout star in the round of sixteen.
  33. Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:22:34 -0000

    For a moment, it looked like the forty-four-year-old would pull off another stunning comeback in the tournament she has won seven times. Then reality sank in.
  34. The Joyful Pointlessness of World Cup Sticker Books

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For a parent, finding a children’s activity that hasn’t been digitized, optimized, or turned into gambling feels like a balm.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup

    Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.
  38. Why the Last Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought In India

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:03:07 -0000

    The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many ways, a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama.
  39. Why Have Liberals Abandoned a Moral Reading of the Constitution?

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From slavery to abortion, conservatives and liberals alike have reached for “natural law” to resolve many of the country’s most important cases. But, in recent years, the balance has shifted.
  40. Behind the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Transgender Athletes

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:53:55 -0000

    The decision, unanimous on Title IX but split 6–3 on equal protection, upheld bans in twenty-seven states on transgender female athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams.
  41. The Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship—but the Fight May Not Be Over

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:13:15 -0000

    The decision that rejected Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.
  42. The Supreme Court’s Check on Trump’s Power Was Too Close for Comfort

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:53:20 -0000

    Despite some rulings that limited the President’s authority, the Court made clear its commitment to a conservative agenda.