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  1. Oil Prices Jump After Renewed Strikes in Gulf Put Shipping Recovery at Risk

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:50:44 -0000

    Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
  2. As Israel Loses Support in the U.S., Rahm Emanuel Criticizes Netanyahu

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:23:59 -0000

    The former Chicago mayor, a Democrat exploring a 2028 presidential run, is in Tel Aviv calling for an end to unconditional U.S. support of Israel.
  3. Trump’s arrival in Turkey for NATO summit adds drama and spectacle

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:07 -0000

    The second President Trump landed in Turkey, the center of gravity shifted right to where he likes it best: himself.
  4. NATO Allies Show Trump They Are Trying to Pay Up for Defense

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:32:08 -0000

    Some countries are making significant progress on raising their military spending. A few are stretching the definition of military spending to try to meet their targets.
  5. What to Know About the ‘Frozen Zone’ in Midtown Manhattan

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:09:00 -0000

    A building at risk of partial collapse prompted the city to restrict pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. Some buses were diverted or delayed, but subway lines remained uninterrupted.
  6. Haley Stevens Goes on Attack Against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Senate Debate

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:18:43 -0000

    At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.
  7. New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:05:53 -0000

    Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
  8. Top Maine Democrat Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:26:12 -0000

    A top state party official said that Graham Platner’s team had “repeatedly” tried to “put their thumb on the scale,” but he would not influence how the party chose a new Senate candidate.
  9. These Maine Democrats Might Replace Graham Platner in the Senate Race

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:38:18 -0000

    Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally are already exploring potential alternatives.
  10. Marine Le Pen’s Court Battle Is Latest Clash Between Populists and Watchdogs

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:51:15 -0000

    The far-right leader’s battle with the French judiciary evokes standoffs across the populist world, including ones with President Trump and Nigel Farage.
  11. Le Pen Says She Will Run for Presidency After Court Lifts Ban

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:49:09 -0000

    An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That means the French far-right leader can run for president in 2027.
  12. The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:23 -0000

    The president’s call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself.
  13. ICE Officer Kills a Mexican Man in Houston

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:10:20 -0000

    The agency said the man was an “illegal alien” who had tried to run over the agent, though no evidence was immediately offered.
  14. Judge Orders D.H.S. to Restore 4 States’ Access to Citizenship Data

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:59:10 -0000

    The ruling, based on an agreement the Trump administration signed with Florida last year, contradicted an earlier order by a judge in Washington that required the access be suspended.
  15. Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:08:40 -0000

    The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.
  16. Andrea Shaw, Plaintiff in Anti-Vaccine Suit, Is Charged With Murder of Her Twins

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:42:44 -0000

    A lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins’ deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.
  17. Suspect Interacted With Charlie Kirk’s Group Before Killing, Prosecutors Say

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:57:11 -0000

    In a hearing, prosecutors used videos to trace the steps of the man they accuse of assassinating Mr. Kirk, while defense lawyers tried to poke holes in DNA evidence.
  18. Germans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:01:06 -0000

    Not for the first time, Budweiser is trying to make it in Germany. But this is a tough time to sell German drinkers on the image and taste of American beer.
  19. The 39-ish Most Stylish People of 2026, So Far

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:11:04 -0000

    On red carpets, on set, onstage and even up in space, they captured our attention with their looks.
  20. Democratic Socialists Are on the Rise. We’ve Seen This Movie Before.

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:06 -0000

    Mainstream party leaders can’t dodge a fight with their left.
  21. A.I. Is Giving Us Answers Right Away. That’s Making Us Dumber.

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:03 -0000

    What used to be a meandering journey is now an immediate arrival at your destination.
  22. Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:57:48 -0000

    The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut.
  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 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. Searching for Survivors After Venezuela’s Historic Earthquakes

    Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:49:13 -0000

    With nearly fifty thousand people still missing, an improvised rescue operation comprising civilians, local firefighters, and foreign brigades is racing to sift through the wreckage.
  46. An Ecuadorian Fishing Boat Disappears Amid Trump’s Strikes in the Pacific

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

    The President claims to be targeting vessels involved in drug trafficking. Were the fishermen who went missing with the Fiorella collateral damage?
  47. Donald Trump Has Officially Lost the Plot

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

    His refusal to sign a bipartisan affordable-housing bill demonstrates his obliviousness to the economic concerns of voters.