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  1. Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:49:26 -0000

    Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
  2. Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:55:38 -0000

    An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.
  3. For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:30:45 -0000

    President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.
  4. Judge’s Order Complicates Justice Dept. Plans to Again Charge Comey

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:59:19 -0000

    Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him.
  5. Amid Fractures on the Right, Tucker Carlson Continues His Attacks

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 03:02:28 -0000

    On Theo Von’s show this week, Mr. Carlson lashed out at a major supporter of the president, the F.B.I. and “unimpressive, dumb, totally noncreative people” leading the nation.
  6. Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:58:49 -0000

    Four Canadian provinces are selling off the American liquor they pulled from shelves in protest over President Trump’s tariffs. Some bourbon drinkers are thrilled.
  7. New Photos From Epstein Estate Show Ties to Trump, Clinton and More Powerful Men

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:06:15 -0000

    The images, released without context by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, revealed little new about the deceased sex offender’s ties to prominent men in politics, entertainment and finance.
  8. T.S.A. Is Providing Air Passenger Data to Immigration Agents for Deportation Effort

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:45:47 -0000

    The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.
  9. Transportation Dept. Threatens to Withhold Funds From N.Y. Over Noncitizen Licenses

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:35:25 -0000

    The Trump administration gave New York 30 days to pause issuing all non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, among other demands, or risk losing $73 million in highway funds.
  10. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:55:55 -0000

    A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
  11. For Republicans, Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Health Care Is a Problem

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:48:11 -0000

    The prospect of soaring health care costs could exacerbate Americans’ feelings about affordability, an issue that President Trump has tried to downplay. But Democrats plan to keep the issue front and center.
  12. In Florida’s Panhandle, a Hearing on School Vaccine Mandates Gets Heated

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:16:49 -0000

    The hearing was the first concrete step toward repealing some of the state’s vaccine requirements. Rolling back others would require legislative action.
  13. House G.O.P. Releases Health Plan That Would Allow Subsidies to End

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:09:53 -0000

    The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums.
  14. How Matt Dinniman’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Became a Blockbuster

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:49:52 -0000

    Matt Dinniman introduced his series about an alien reality TV show free on the web. But readers ate up the goofy humor, now to the tune of 6 million books sold.
  15. Harvard Replaces Leader of Health Center Said to Have Focused on Palestinians

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:18:45 -0000

    The center at the university’s public health school was also a focus of the Trump administration after having been examined in a Harvard antisemitism report earlier this year.
  16. In a Hamlet Built on Forbidden Love, a Cyclone Buried It All

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:55:42 -0000

    Three generations of a family built their homes and lives in Sri Lanka’s highland tea country. The biggest storm in decades wiped out their hamlet in a landslide.
  17. Record Flooding Swamps Western Washington

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:07:27 -0000

    Gov. Bob Ferguson and other state officials cautioned that more rainfall was expected after rivers hit record flood levels across the region, while residents worried about the long-term future.
  18. Scenes From Washington After a Week of Torrential Rain and Flooding

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:00:34 -0000

    More than 100,000 residents were told to leave their homes across Washington State this week as rivers overflowed.
  19. King Charles Shares ‘Good News’ About His Cancer Treatment in Video Message

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:39:19 -0000

    The British monarch said that his treatment would be reduced in the new year, in a recorded message emphasizing the value of cancer screening.
  20. The Fine Art of Managing Christie’s

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:34:26 -0000

    As more people tune in for the “theater” of high-end auctions, Bonnie Brennan is trying to convert them into clients.
  21. Thomas L. Friedman Says We’re in a New Epoch. David Brooks Has Questions.

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:02:12 -0000

    Two columnists debate this strange moment.
  22. Rescuers Work to Evacuate Flooded Areas of Washington

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:33:02 -0000

    Also, T.S.A. is giving passenger data to immigration agents. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
  23. National Guardsman Who Was Shot in D.C. Making ‘Extraordinary Progress,’ Doctor Says

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:41:42 -0000

    Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who suffered a head wound in the shooting near the White House last month, has moved from acute care to rehabilitation.
  24. Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:06:04 -0000

    A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended.
  25. For 2 Hours, a Soccer Match Offers Palestinians a Rarity: Joy

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:11:54 -0000

    The national soccer team made it to the knockout stages of the Arab Cup for the first time, uniting fans from Gaza to the West Bank to Cairo to Arab cities in Israel.
  26. After False Earthquake Alert in Nevada, Lawmakers Demand Answers on How it Was Sent

    Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:00:15 -0000

    The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week.
  27. America’s Betting Craze Has Spread to Its News Networks

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    CNN and CNBC have partnered with Kalshi, a prediction market, encouraging their viewers to wager on current events in real time.
  28. Konrad Kay and Mickey Down, the Finance Bros Behind HBO’s “Industry”

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Konrad Kay and Mickey Down failed as financiers—but they’re making a killing by depicting the profession on HBO.
  29. How to Leave the U.S.A.

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.
  30. And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.
  31. Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
  32. Will Trump Torpedo North American Trade?

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    As a crucial negotiating deadline looms, envoys from three countries are scrambling to preserve a continent-wide economy.
  33. Is the Supreme Court Unsure About Birthright Citizenship?

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:24:27 -0000

    Maybe the Justices simply want to reiterate what the Court has already said—or maybe not.
  34. The Trump Administration’s Chaos in the Caribbean

    Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Pete Hegseth’s conduct is a case study in how the government’s growing sense of heedlessness and unaccountability is shaping disastrous policy.
  35. Mikie Sherrill Intends to Move Fast

    Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Sherrill, the governor-elect of New Jersey, argues that if Democrats don’t learn to work at Donald Trump’s pace, “we’re going to get played.”
  36. The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:57:57 -0000

    A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
  37. How M.B.S. Won Back Washington

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:43:55 -0000

    After the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi leader became a pariah. He’s been slowly rehabilitated, and is now being celebrated in the Oval Office.
  38. How the Conflict in Sudan Became a Humanitarian Catastrophe

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    After a coup devolved into open warfare, countries across the region have pursued their own policy and commercial interests by backing one side or the other.
  39. What the Democrats’ Good Night Means for 2026 and Beyond

    Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:05:20 -0000

    The senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics on what the Party might’ve learned, and how the electorate is changing.
  40. Chris Paul Was Sent Home for Being Himself

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:26:11 -0000

    How the Clippers ruined the Hall of Fame point guard’s final season.
  41. If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?

    Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences.
  42. What Happens When an “Infinite-Money Machine” Unravels

    Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    After Michael Saylor’s software company Strategy stockpiled hundreds of thousands of bitcoins, he was hailed as an alchemist. Then things went awry.
  43. The Weird Spectacle of the World Cup Draw

    Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    At the event, the matchups seemed beside the point, eclipsed by FIFA’s bizarre Peace Prize ceremony for Donald Trump and other cringey moments.
  44. Going Nuclear Without Blowing Up

    Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    How Rafael Grossi risks his life tracking the world’s most dangerous material.
  45. The Curse of Trump 2.0

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:54:19 -0000

    What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane and radical views anymore?
  46. Building a State of Fear in “Extremist”

    Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    Alexander Molochnikov’s short film reinterprets an act of protest that called attention to the invasion of Ukraine, and led to the imprisonment of Sasha Skochilenko, a young Russian artist, in 2023.
  47. War Is Peace, the Dozing Don Edition

    Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:37:11 -0000

    The outcry grows over Trump’s undeclared war in the Caribbean.
  48. What America Can Learn from Its Largest Wildfire of the Year

    Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    When Dragon Bravo ignited, in Grand Canyon National Park, officials decided to let it burn. Then the fire spread out of control.
  49. The Dishonorable Strikes on Venezuelan Boats

    Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:08:32 -0000

    New reporting suggests that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated multiple rules of war.
  50. What Can Economists Agree on These Days?

    Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    A new book, “The London Consensus,” offers a framework for rethinking economic policy in a fractured age of inequality, populism, and political crisis.
  51. The Undermining of the C.D.C.

    Sun, 30 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.