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  1. In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:28:17 -0000

    A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.
  2. Escalating Assaults on Ukrainian Cities Are Taking an Enormous Toll

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:05:44 -0000

    At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.
  3. ‘Absolute Nightmare’: Inside the Russian Warehouses Bombarded by Ukraine

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:01:31 -0000

    Middle-of-the-night evacuations and fears about death have become the norm for workers at Russian e-commerce companies targeted by Ukraine.
  4. How Trump Has Alienated Republican Voters Ahead of the Midterms

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:07:06 -0000

    Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
  5. In Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on Defensive

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:53:22 -0000

    Half of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran have become central to the state’s Senate race.
  6. How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:29:08 -0000

    A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
  7. Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:22:55 -0000

    Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
  8. Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraud

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:22:17 -0000

    Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused an array of companies and universities of committing visa fraud.
  9. Canadian Poet Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:56:27 -0000

    The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.
  10. Why Anne Carson, the New Nobel Laureate, Is the Easiest Difficult Poet

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:59:27 -0000

    Carson has mind-boggling range and formal audacity, our poetry columnist writes, but however much she toys with obscurity she remains too hilarious to be intimidating.
  11. New to Anne Carson’s Books? Start Here.

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:56:09 -0000

    The Canadian poet won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s where to start.
  12. For Two Sisters, a “Biological Age Test” Measured More Than Their DNA

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:06:25 -0000

    They thought it might explain why their health had diverged. Instead, it stirred up feelings that weren’t so easily quantified.
  13. U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After Long and Grueling Deployment

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:54:19 -0000

    The aircraft carrier, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.
  14. France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis Amid Protests and Turmoil

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:05:29 -0000

    French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.
  15. French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:31:01 -0000

    Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.
  16. The Wave of Student Protests Roiling France

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:11:59 -0000

    Anger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.
  17. At Nearly $300,000, Some Recent Duke Graduates Out-Earned All Their Peers

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:06:16 -0000

    Federal data show Duke math majors earning a bigger median income four years after graduation than any other majors from any school. It’s a small cohort.
  18. Trump’s Speech Is Getting Filthier

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:32:50 -0000

    What to make of the president’s uptick in profanity?
  19. That Daily Brain Rot Break Is Taking Us Back to the Dark Ages

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:24:19 -0000

    Welcome to the postliterate era.
  20. Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:22:08 -0000

    As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.
  21. How the Billions from the Opioid Settlement Are Being Spent

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Some of the money, which is difficult to track, has gone to recovery programs, but much of it has gone to law enforcement—for squad cars, jail costs, drones, and more.
  22. A Woman with a Past

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    My cousin Laura had a diva’s charisma and a siren’s voice. She also had a mysterious past. When she died, she left me to tell the story of her defiant reinvention.
  23. The Battle for the Post-Trump Right

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For decades, the Heritage Foundation was a conservative powerhouse. Can it stay relevant in the influencer age?
  24. Year of the Horse

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    After a young tourist was killed in a Central Park carriage accident this summer, the City Council is considering whether to ban horse-drawn carriages forever.
  25. The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Most Democratic voters say that they favor a wealth tax, but a California ballot initiative has plenty of liberal opponents.
  26. Back to School, in Gaza

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    My nephews study in a big tent surrounded by bombed-out houses. They have no access to chairs or desks, so they sit on the dirt.
  27. Will Netanyahu Escape His Reckoning?

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In his bid for reëlection, the Israeli Prime Minister is doing everything in his power to smear his opponents and evade blame for the security fiasco of October 7th.
  28. ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
  29. Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:50:47 -0000

    A witness said that what happened in Tennessee’s death chamber this week was “not normal.” Of course it wasn’t.
  30. Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:16:05 -0000

    Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
  31. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
  32. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  33. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  34. The Soccer Club Fighting Against the Premium Experience

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the global game gets entwined with global capital, some fans are finding relief in the ninth tier of English football.
  35. Baseball Is Better with a Little Risk

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Analytics have transformed how teams manage pitching, unlocking new approaches and fantastic creativity. But the experience of playing and watching the game is about more than what the numbers can tell us.
  36. Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War

    Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:36:56 -0000

    The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target.
  37. Individual Choices Won’t Fix America’s Public Schools

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a struggling local school and has come to regret it. But personalizing the problem is the wrong approach.
  38. “Fear Fokol” Looks Inside the Private-Security Forces That Patrol Johannesburg

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The patrolmen hired to protect the city’s wealth operate in a culture of paranoia, inequality, and fragile but well-armed masculinity.
  39. The Fighting in Ethiopia Is Part of a Far Bigger Conflict

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Powers in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and beyond are being drawn toward the conflict, which diplomatic efforts have failed to stop.
  40. The Quiet Unravelling of a Haitian Life in America

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Emmanuella was the only one in her family with Temporary Protected Status. Now that it’s gone, she’s leaving her job without a word, desperately dating to find a husband, and beginning to go underground.
  41. The Well-Funded Fight to Keep Latinos Voting Republican

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Amid deportations and Trump’s lagging popularity, one Koch-backed group has recruited Michigan Latinos to reach more than a hundred thousand voters for Mike Rogers.
  42. How the “Cornell Seven” Rape Case Became a National Scandal

    Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness.
  43. Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:30:55 -0000

    The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups.
  44. Mayors vs. Nationalists

    Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Leaders of cities around the world are standing up for democracy, even if the leaders of their countries are not.
  45. The President vs. the Press

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s behavior cannot be called unexpected at this point. What was noteworthy last week, however, was the way that the media responded.