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  1. Inside the Implosion of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:33:22 -0000

    Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.
  2. Platner’s Exit Sets Off Scramble for New Senate Candidate in Maine

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:18:15 -0000

    The state Democratic Party has said it will pick a replacement through a nominating convention before a July 27 deadline. Candidates are already lining up.
  3. Tanker Attacks Risk Overplaying Iran’s Hand, Analysts Say

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:15:59 -0000

    Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.
  4. Inspector of Buckling Midtown Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other NYC Sites

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:09:44 -0000

    A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.
  5. Ukrainians Cautiously Welcome Trump’s Announcement About Patriot Missile Systems

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:57:59 -0000

    President Trump said the United States would license Ukraine to produce Patriots, which can intercept ballistic missiles. But it could be months or years before those are ready.
  6. For Ukraine, Other Patriot Makers Are a Cautionary Tale

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:41:21 -0000

    Two American allies, Germany and Japan, already have permission to build the American interceptors, a license that President Trump says he will also grant to Kyiv.
  7. Trump’s NATO Summit, and Everyone Else’s

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:42:07 -0000

    While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for defense.
  8. Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:31:27 -0000

    The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara. The swap deepens questions about the retrofitting of the new plane.
  9. As France and Morocco Take the Field, Colonial Past and Global Present Will Mix

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:48:31 -0000

    History hangs over the World Cup quarterfinal between France and its former protectorate. These days, national teams intermingle and overlap.
  10. Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:41:40 -0000

    With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”
  11. A $3.2 Trillion Deal-Making Frenzy Is Spurred by the A.I. Economy

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:52:25 -0000

    This year’s boom includes the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade. But questions persist about whether it can continue.
  12. Renewed Fighting With Iran Shows Cracks in Peace-Trade Rally

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:18:52 -0000

    Investors have taken heart from the fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran before. Will they do so again?
  13. A Conservative Role Model for Ending the Fertility Crisis

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:13:26 -0000

    Emma Waters, pregnant with her third child, is crafting policy to encourage early parenthood. Some think she is pushing an ideology that does not meet reality.
  14. Gaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:24:45 -0000

    The Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas militant but was aware of reports that “uninvolved civilians” were harmed.
  15. Factory Fire in China Kills 28

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:05:22 -0000

    The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to make every effort to investigate the cause of the blaze in Fujian Province.
  16. Too Many Books?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:14:19 -0000

    Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.
  17. Big Tech Is Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:18 -0000

    The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.
  18. The Graham Platner Experiment Failed

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:10:01 -0000

    The Graham Platner experiment has failed. “There have been so many errors of judgment at every step of the way,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues following the implosion of the senate candidate’s campaign in Maine.
  19. The Democrats Can’t Go On Like This

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:23:45 -0000

    The trouble in Maine goes beyond a single candidate.
  20. Are We at War Again?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:52:53 -0000

    We look at the state of the conflict with Iran.
  21. Sifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:21:30 -0000

    The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.
  22. An Inconvenient Moment for an Extreme Global Heat Wave

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Will it light a fire under politicians?
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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?
  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. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. Can A.I. Keep a Parent Alive?

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    You can now make a virtual replica of a loved one. The question is what it can give you in return.
  40. Trump and NATO Court Erdoğan, Turkey’s Strongman

    Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Ankara, the leaders of the alliance appeared more concerned about Western geopolitical power than about Western democratic values.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.