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  1. Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:08:22 -0000

    Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.
  2. Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:06:05 -0000

    Aging means “becoming a target” of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.
  3. Tom Pritzker, Hyatt Heir, Steps Down as Executive Chairman Over Links to Epstein

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:09:50 -0000

    The member of a prominent and wealthy family, Mr. Pritzker was in regular contact with the financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
  4. Columbia Punishes 2 Who Helped Epstein’s Girlfriend Enter Dental College

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:08:41 -0000

    The release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples through the worlds of business, politics and academia, including at Columbia, where he helped his girlfriend gain entry.
  5. Despite Epstein’s Toxicity, Steve Bannon Stood by Him, Texts Indicate

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:08:50 -0000

    Mr. Bannon, a MAGA podcaster, developed a seemingly chummy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking. He said it was in the name of getting Mr. Epstein to open up.
  6. Robert Duvall, ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ Actor, Dies at 95

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:31:56 -0000

    An Oscar winner, he was known for disappearing into wide-ranging roles in movies like “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” and in the television series “Lonesome Dove.”
  7. Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:57:53 -0000

    He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.
  8. Robert Duvall: A Life in Pictures

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:02:31 -0000

    The actor, who had a knack for embodying a wealth of varied characters, had a sprawling and celebrated career.
  9. In First Month as Governor, Abigail Spanberger Kicks Up Heat From the Right

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:52:26 -0000

    The new governor of Virginia, who ran as a centrist Democrat and a former intelligence officer, says the attacks are a sign of her success.
  10. Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Displays About Slavery at Washington’s House

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:50:40 -0000

    The judge said the government did not have the power to erase or alter historical truths after the administration took down displays about slavery at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia.
  11. How Much Will Trump’s Approval Rating Matter in the Midterms?

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:31:07 -0000

    It’s not too early to consider the connection, and readers also have questions about the economy.
  12. Senators Meet Zelensky With Hopeful Message on Sanctions

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:30:07 -0000

    During their visit, a pair of Democratic senators made the case for Congress to impose harsh penalties on Moscow for its continuing offensive.
  13. 2 Killed in Shooting at High School Hockey Game in Rhode Island

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:52:32 -0000

    The shooter was also dead, apparently by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said. The shooting, which the police described as a “targeted event,” happened at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket.
  14. Progress in Guthrie Case Is Fitful as Search Enters Its Third Week

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:27:08 -0000

    Late-night bursts of activity have yielded few visible results as investigators hunt for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of a “Today” show host. The sheriff said Monday that her children and their spouses are not suspects.
  15. Kansas Town Supports Mayor Charged With Voting Illegally

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:07:30 -0000

    The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off.
  16. After Trip to Germany, AOC Expresses Frustrations

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:33:49 -0000

    The congresswoman argued in an interview that presidential speculation, which included scrutiny of her slip-ups, had overshadowed her anti-authoritarian message at the Munich Security Conference.
  17. How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:01:35 -0000

    A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.
  18. Teacher Killed in Crash After Man Fled in Car From ICE, Police Say

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:41:59 -0000

    The man, who federal officials said had entered the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with first-degree homicide after the crash in Savannah, Ga., according to the county police.
  19. How Spain Is Carving a Different Path on Immigration

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:57:50 -0000

    The country is hoping its new amnesty for undocumented immigrants will avoid a public backlash.
  20. Frederick Wiseman, 96, Penetrating Documentarian of Institutions, Dies

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:03:57 -0000

    He exposed abuses in films like “Titicut Follies,” a once-banned portrait of a mental hospital, but ranged widely in subject matter, from a Queens neighborhood to a French restaurant.
  21. Dinner Is Being Recorded, Whether You Know It or Not

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:02:01 -0000

    As Meta smart glasses capture scenes in restaurants for social media, service workers and customers are becoming captive participants.
  22. What Does Body Positivity Mean in This New Weight Loss Era?

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:25:19 -0000

    Can you love your body and still want to lose weight?
  23. An Alternative to the Supreme Court’s Originalism

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:57:06 -0000

    Outside of law school classrooms, the liberal constitutional agenda is failing. Enter the American Constitution Society.
  24. Anderson Cooper Is Leaving ’60 Minutes’

    Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:10:06 -0000

    Mr. Cooper said in a statement that he was leaving as a correspondent for the show to focus on his CNN program and spend more time with his children.
  25. Manhattan’s Only Wild Turkey Has Her Own Entourage

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:51:07 -0000

    Astoria, first spotted in Queens last spring, is now a resident of Lower Manhattan, where three devoted women watch over her.
  26. Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:31:27 -0000

    Ms. Eden, 52, who was also an executive producer of the Emmy-winning show, was found in a hotel room in Athens. Greek police said they did not suspect foul play.
  27. Winter Storms Could Bring 8 Feet of Snow to Parts of California

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:11:26 -0000

    The greatest impact is expected across Northern California, where a pair of powerful storms began on Sunday night and were forecast to last into the week.
  28. What the Royal Family’s Links to Slavery Mean in the Age of Epstein

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Just as the former Prince Andrew will always be royal, so will the trafficking of African people.
  29. The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role.
  30. Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation.
  31. The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?
  32. What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.
  33. Presidents’ Days: From Obama to Trump

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The official oral history of the Obama White House is a stark and extensive reminder of the values and the principles that are being trampled.
  34. The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

    Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:09:16 -0000

    The search for the “Today” show host’s mother, nearing its second week, has transfixed the public in Arizona and beyond.
  35. Gifted and Talented in Mamdani’s New York

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:59:37 -0000

    Four mayors in a row have inflamed the debate over gifted-and-talented programs. Why does G. & T. stir such strong emotions?
  36. Pam Bondi’s Contempt for Congress

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:28:38 -0000

    The Attorney General treats oversight like roller derby.
  37. Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The machinations behind his recent military purge, and whether China sees an opportunity in Donald Trump’s aggression toward Europe.
  38. The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:22:11 -0000

    How Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female Prime Minister, won big in last weekend’s election.
  39. Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:48:28 -0000

    A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond.
  40. Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:03:11 -0000

    After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.
  41. The Jeffrey Epstein Files Are Peter Mandelson’s Final Disgrace

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Labour politician and strategist was a great survivor. Then came revelations that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein during the financial crisis.
  42. Alysa Liu Comes of Age

    Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The figure skater retired in 2022, at sixteen years old. Now she’s back at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a newfound confidence and sense of control—in her skating and in her life.
  43. “McMindfulness” and the Fate of Spirituality Under Capitalism

    Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Thich Nhat Hanh saw mindfulness as a way to understand the “interbeing” between all forms of life, but its social dimension has been largely forgotten.
  44. Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.
  45. The Epstein Files Reveal What Trump Knew

    Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A newly released F.B.I. report shows that Donald Trump contacted the police about Epstein’s crimes as early as 2006. The Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown discusses the revelations.
  46. “If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country”

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:57:31 -0000

    Donald Trump’s attempt to criminalize political expression is crossing a line that’s held since 1798.
  47. Even the Hospitals Aren’t Safe in Iran

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As the regime imposes a forced forgetting of the massacres in January, it has begun targeting not only wounded protesters but medical workers, who have borne witness to some of the worst atrocities.
  48. Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement

    Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The conservative commentator on the antisemitism in MAGA media and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with him.
  49. Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?

    Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Until now, Trump always seemed unembarrassed to crow about his side hustles. But, if the Emirati payment was kept secret, what else might be?
  50. A Bridge to Venezuela

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Colombian border city of Cúcuta braces for more turmoil.
  51. The Pope’s Man Arrives in New York

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:47:59 -0000

    In appointing Ronald Hicks to the most prominent post in the U.S. Church, is Leo XIV assembling his own Team U.S.A.?
  52. Dan Bongino’s Podcast Homecoming

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The short-lived No. 2 at the F.B.I. returns to the MAGA mediaverse he helped create. What’s changed?