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  1. Real Estate Crash Weighs on China’s Economic Growth

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:47:38 -0000

    Falling apartment prices have erased the savings of millions of Chinese households, but exports lifted the economy to 5 percent growth last year.
  2. What Vietnam’s Communist Party Congress Hopes to Achieve

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:01:07 -0000

    One of Asia’s most dynamic nations is weighing how to balance government control with raising per capita G.D.P. by about 70 percent in five years.
  3. China’s Population Shrinks Again as Policies Fail to Reverse Decline

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:54:10 -0000

    With fewer babies and more deaths, China’s population fell for a fourth straight year as policymakers face a demographic crisis in the making.
  4. European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:54:00 -0000

    European Union ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Sunday, and leaders from across the 27-nation bloc will meet in Brussels later this week.
  5. Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump Amid Greenland Threats

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:24:32 -0000

    The American president’s vow to get Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory, has thrown the tiny, pro-American Nordic nation into crisis.
  6. In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:39:51 -0000

    Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era.
  7. Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota Protests, Then Backtracks

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:42:16 -0000

    Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.
  8. Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:39:46 -0000

    In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
  9. One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:56:14 -0000

    Pull up a stool at Ye Old Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide.
  10. White House Warns CBS: Air Trump Interview in Full, or ‘We’ll Sue’

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:00:49 -0000

    In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would “sue” the news outlet if it did not air an interview unedited.
  11. One Month Later, CBS Airs Postponed ‘60 Minutes’ Report With Few Changes

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:31:11 -0000

    A 13-minute segment about Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration had been pulled at the last minute by CBS News’s editor in chief, Bari Weiss.
  12. San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator, Claude

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:51:27 -0000

    The 30-year-old albino resident of the California Academy of Sciences died last month. On Sunday, thousands paid tribute.
  13. What We Know About the Deadly High-Speed Train Crash in Spain

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:43:12 -0000

    The collision, caused by the derailment of one of the trains, was the deadliest in Spain since at least 2013.
  14. As Davos Convenes, Deference to Trump Has Replaced Everything

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:01:19 -0000

    The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centered on global integration, climate change and international cooperation. Not anymore.
  15. Can Davos Help Protect the Planet?

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:32 -0000

    The World Economic Forum, which takes place in Switzerland, aims to meet at least some of the goals its leaders set for the rest of the world.
  16. Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:02:14 -0000

    In his new memoir, the Pennsylvania governor suggests that when Kamala Harris’s team vetted him to be her running mate, aides focused on Israel to an extent he found offensive.
  17. Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:48:38 -0000

    The potential 2028 presidential candidates showcased a Democratic midterm strategy that would assail G.O.P. votes in favor of cutting Medicaid and allowing health care subsidies to expire.
  18. Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:50:24 -0000

    The president urged Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana to run against Mr. Cassidy, in a move that is likely to further complicate his relationship with Senate Republicans.
  19. With Her First Novel, Jennette McCurdy Wants to See You Squirm

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:38:37 -0000

    The author of the memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” hopes her debut novel, about a teen’s sexual relationship with her teacher, will make readers uncomfortable.
  20. Book Review: ‘Half His Age,’ by Jennette McCurdy

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:05:37 -0000

    Jennette McCurdy follows “I’m Glad My Mom Died” with “Half His Age,” a debut novel that confirms her gift as a chronicler of disaffected girlhood.
  21. The Man Delivering FedEx Into the Age of Drones, Robots and A.I.

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 14:59:33 -0000

    Raj Subramaniam took over three years ago from FedEx’s founder, who ran the company for nearly 50 years. Since then, technology, tariffs and other disruptions have “fundamentally shifted” patterns of global trade.
  22. Why Are New Zealanders Moving to Australia? More Money, Better Vibes.

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:01:13 -0000

    More than 1 percent of New Zealand’s population left over the year ending in October. Many of the migrants were chasing salaries and opportunities in neighboring Australia.
  23. How a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:00:09 -0000

    Everyone expected “The Kholops,” a drama exploring oppression, to be shut down soon after it opened in St. Petersburg. Instead, it is two years into a sold-out run.
  24. How to Prevent Aging Parents and Relatives from Making Financial Mistakes

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:58 -0000

    Getting family members to listen to you when you think they are headed down a dangerous financial path can be difficult. But there are preventive steps you can take.
  25. What the ‘Dude’ Who Shot Renee Good Couldn’t Hear

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:29:02 -0000

    The ICE agent who shot Renee Good did not seem to hear what she was really saying.
  26. Martin Luther King’s Son to the Supreme Court: Preserve Our Democracy

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:33:31 -0000

    Martin Luther King’s son and Norm Ornstein, a leading scholar of voting rights, discuss a case that could hollow out the Voting Rights Act.
  27. Winter Storm Brings Snow and Cold Temps as Far South as Florida and Georgia

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:23:50 -0000

    Snow fell as far south as Florida and Georgia on Sunday but mostly melted by the afternoon. The same storm system brought snow to the Northeast, with a second round expected Sunday night.
  28. Guatemala Declares State of Emergency to Address Gang Violence

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:15:00 -0000

    The country has seen a surge of unrest in recent days, including uprisings at prisons and the killing of police officers, which the authorities have blamed on gangs.
  29. Ralph Towner, Eclectic Guitarist With the Ensemble Oregon, Dies at 85

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:08:39 -0000

    A composer and pianist as well, he was a prolific recording artist who integrated jazz, classical and world music traditions in a career that spanned seven decades.
  30. Prince Harry’s Court Case Against Daily Mail Publisher: What to Know

    Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:01:20 -0000

    A trial is set to begin on Monday in Harry’s case accusing Associated Newspapers of phone hacking and other unlawful activities. Other claimants include Elton John and Liz Hurley.
  31. Vinson Cunningham on Barry Blitt’s Obama “Fist Bump” Cover

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Here’s one big risk a public satirist of racism takes: by displaying tropes and crude imagery, he reveals just how well he knows and can deploy them himself.
  32. The Lights Are Still On in Venezuela

    Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro, some residents fear that one unelected despot has been swapped for another.
  33. How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there?
  34. The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and rafting adventures go wrong.
  35. How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his agenda in Venezuela and around the globe.
  36. Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran but Not in Minneapolis

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    During the President’s second Administration, universal principles such as self-determination and due process are wielded only opportunistically.
  37. A D.H.S. Shooting Puts Portland Back Under the Microscope

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After a year under siege, the city’s police department contends with the tactics of federal immigration agents.
  38. Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House.
  39. How Colombia’s President Reached an Uneasy Détente with Donald Trump

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:55:23 -0000

    After the attack in Venezuela, its neighbor state reckons with U.S. aggression.
  40. Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act?

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:40:07 -0000

    An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.
  41. How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE

    Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:46:06 -0000

    A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.”
  42. What Makes the Iranian Protests Different This Time

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:43:40 -0000

    Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.
  43. The Former Trump Skeptics Getting Behind His War in Venezuela

    Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:47:02 -0000

    A onetime adviser to Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney argues that the U.S. has been “too cautious” in its use of force since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  44. How a Sixtysomething Football Coach from a So-So School Turned Indiana into World-Beaters

    Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Curt Cignetti has the Hoosiers on the verge of a national championship. Everyone wants to know the blueprint for his stunning success.
  45. What Comes After the Protests

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis will continue to bring people to the streets. Can it bring change?
  46. The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Silicon Valley envisions artificial intelligence ushering in an era of economic plenty. But what if the benefits are largely confined to corporations and investors that own the technology itself?
  47. Aaron Rodgers, Football’s Rorschach Quarterback

    Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Pittsburgh Steelers gambled on the forty-two-year-old, one of the N.F.L.’s most polarizing players, to try to end their playoff disappointments. Will it pay off?
  48. What It’s Like to Be Trump’s Closest Ally Right Now

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Britain still relies on the U.S. for so much. How long can it hold on?
  49. The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment

    Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:43:08 -0000

    The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it.
  50. Iran’s Regime Is Unsustainable

    Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Political repression and a teetering economy have sparked widespread protests and chants of “Death to the Dictator.”
  51. The Supreme Court Gets Back to Work

    Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.
  52. The Bloody Lesson the Ayatollah Took from the Shah

    Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:48:58 -0000

    With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.
  53. How an Attack on Obamacare Saved Abortion in Wyoming

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the most conservative state in the U.S., libertarianism can lead in surprising directions.
  54. Donald Trump Was Never an Isolationist

    Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.
  55. Minneapolis Reacts to ICE’s Killing of Renee Nicole Good

    Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:20:36 -0000

    The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.