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  1. The Generals Who Are Now Running Iran

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:55:37 -0000

    The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
  2. How People in Lebanon Are Reacting to Talks With Israel

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:34:07 -0000

    The Lebanese are deeply divided over whether rare direct talks with Israel are a good thing.
  3. $106 Billion Loan Reflects E.U.’s View That Peace in Ukraine Is Far Away

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:13:40 -0000

    Unlike previous European assistance packages, this one is heavily weighted toward military spending, meant to put Ukraine on solid footing for a long fight.
  4. Will Bulgaria’s New Leader Cast His Lot With Europe or Russia?

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:35:22 -0000

    With a record of pro-Russia statements, Rumen Radev handily won elections this week. Now Bulgarians and his E.U. partners wait to see which way he will turn.
  5. Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:49:05 -0000

    Since Ukraine attacked the refinery in Tuapse, starting a huge fire, residents have reported drops of dark, oily toxins falling from the sky.
  6. House Republicans Ask ActBlue C.E.O., Regina Wallace-Jones, to Testify

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:49 -0000

    Hours after Republican lawmakers asked the Democratic fund-raising group’s chief executive to testify, ActBlue sent a sharp letter dismissing the inquiry as a “partisan attack.”
  7. Candidates for California Governor Debate: 5 Takeaways

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:32:48 -0000

    The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.
  8. An Independent Senate Hopeful Tries to Scare Off Montana Democrats

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:20:26 -0000

    Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.
  9. The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:36:38 -0000

    Vaccine skeptics, ‘organic moms’ and environmental activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.
  10. After Cesar Chavez’s Fall, What to Do With the Art That Honored Him?

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:09:55 -0000

    Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had to revisit their works after accusations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
  11. Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:16:47 -0000

    A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
  12. How the Brothers Behind Manhattan’s Aicon Art Gallery Found Themselves in Infinite Feuds

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:03:08 -0000

    For a decade and a half, Prajit and Projjal Dutta have led the market for South Asian art in the United States. Now they rarely speak to each other, except through lawyers.
  13. Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve Paramount Deal

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:59:10 -0000

    The vote brings the tech scion David Ellison one step closer to uniting some of the world’s biggest news and entertainment properties.
  14. He Was Exonerated in a Murder and Elected to Office. He May Never Serve.

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:50:10 -0000

    Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to eliminate the role.
  15. Some Labubu Dolls Contain Cotton Banned By Forced Labor Law, Testing Shows

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:58:03 -0000

    A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.
  16. Trump Wants Private Equity and Crypto Accessible in 401(k)s. There Are Risks.

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:05:02 -0000

    Alternative investments could appear on some 401(k) menus in the year ahead. Here’s what that means for investors.
  17. Anne Hathaway, Queen of Effort, Is Finally Ready to Vibe

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:46:46 -0000

    Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
  18. ‘People Here Do Not Consider Themselves Poor. They Consider Themselves Broke.’

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:27:19 -0000

    Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
  19. I’ve Photographed Protests Around the World. This Still Surprises Me.

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:29:10 -0000

    Scenes from life in a global era increasingly shaped by confrontations with authoritarian power.
  20. Mamdani Considers Delaying Pension-Fund Payments to Ease Budget Gap

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:59:37 -0000

    With New York City facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is exploring ways to delay the city’s payments to municipal pension funds.
  21. A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:30:56 -0000

    The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them “home.”
  22. Sewage Spill Is Over, But Contamination Lingers In Potomac

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:03:52 -0000

    Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.
  23. Restrictions on Transgender Students Violated Law, New York Finds

    Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:05:22 -0000

    Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
  24. LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work.
  25. How Professional Wrestling Prepared Linda McMahon for Trump’s Cabinet

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd.
  26. The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop.
  27. Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A project meant not to end.
  28. When Your Digital Life Vanishes

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.
  29. What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

    Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump.
  30. J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride

    Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image.
  31. The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:06:55 -0000

    Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops.
  32. Whom Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:57 -0000

    As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard.
  33. What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
  34. The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:42:29 -0000

    Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Benjamin Netanyahu has not gone far enough.
  35. Israel’s War in Lebanon Has Not Stopped

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    While America and Iran negotiate a ceasefire, Beirut remains under siege.
  36. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:40:23 -0000

    Pakistan’s military has wooed Donald Trump, and fallen out with its former Taliban allies, as the country looks to wield more influence in the region.
  37. Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup?

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system.
  38. The Spurs Are the Most Exciting Team in the N.B.A.

    Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite a string of injuries, Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio’s star center, has helped energize a young, gifted roster. Is a championship on the horizon?
  39. How Jomboy Is Changing the Way Baseball Is Watched

    Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:49:59 -0000

    Major League Baseball, in the hope of expanding the game’s appeal and reaching younger fans, bought a minority stake in the popular media company founded by Jimmy O’Brien.
  40. An Economist’s Quest to Solve America’s Wage Problem

    Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Arindrajit Dube argues that the answer is empowering workers and setting mandatory wage standards across industries.
  41. A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza.
  42. Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way.
  43. Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy

    Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word.
  44. America’s Orange Jesus

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:25:07 -0000

    Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour.
  45. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:52:26 -0000

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  46. How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply?

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse.
  47. “The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:27:19 -0000

    After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
  48. The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:04:45 -0000

    Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism.