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  1. Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:36:07 -0000

    In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
  2. Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:05:33 -0000

    Also, Republicans plan a major ad blitz. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
  3. Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:33:55 -0000

    A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
  4. Their Sons Are Dying on Battlefields in Ukraine. They Still Back Russia’s War.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:11:27 -0000

    The Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured.
  5. Release of Suspects in U.K. Prompts New Questions Over Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Base

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:05:26 -0000

    The British counterterrorism police said the five British nationals arrested near R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday were being released on bail but remained under investigation.
  6. UK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:12:32 -0000

    Two villages and a town near R.A.F. Fairford were thrust into the spotlight after the authorities said they were investigating a possible terrorist plot targeting the base.
  7. Possible Terrorist Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in U.K.: What We Know

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:57:21 -0000

    Five British men who were detained near R.A.F. Fairford, a base used by American forces in the war against Iran, were being released on bail but remained under investigation.
  8. The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:41:57 -0000

    In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
  9. Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:29:45 -0000

    The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.
  10. Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:47:29 -0000

    The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification.
  11. Trump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:04:31 -0000

    The Bureau of Prisons policy, which has been blocked by lower courts, would give transgender prisoners access to psychotherapy and antidepressants instead of certain gender-transition medical treatments.
  12. ‘Showgirls’: The Gratuitous, Surreal Bomb That Was Maybe Brilliant

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:49:56 -0000

    The reception to Paul Verhoeven’s lurid 1995 melodrama starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon was humiliating, but it’s since become a thought-provoking camp favorite.
  13. In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:15:58 -0000

    Even some devoted conservatives know more about Sherrod Brown, the Democratic challenger, than the Republican incumbent, who needs the MAGA base to turn out.
  14. Min Jin Lee Was Underestimated for Half Her Life. Then She Started to Write.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:06:37 -0000

    A torch bearer for the great 19th-century tradition of social realism, she’s become one of the most important novelists of her generation.
  15. Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:29:56 -0000

    After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
  16. After a Life in Isolation, a Tennessee Woman Waits for Her Execution

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:31:38 -0000

    Christa Pike could be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Her supporters say she has changed in isolation; her victim’s family wants her to die.
  17. Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:32:37 -0000

    Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
  18. Proud Boys Convicted Over Jan. 6 Go From Prosecutions to Pardons to Premiere

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:48:45 -0000

    The gala screening of the documentary “American Martyrs” was the latest effort by Trump supporters to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.
  19. Hackers Could Overwhelm Our Power Grid. This Is How to Stop Them.

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:53:47 -0000

    The Trump administration should build a stronger alliance with clean energy companies in spite of its culture war with them.
  20. Trump Revealed Something Essential About Elites

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:00:04 -0000

    There are always elites. The people get to decide which ones rule.
  21. Could Homeownership Reverse the Decline in Birthrates?

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:21:50 -0000

    Researchers looked back at the baby-boom era and found that federal mortgage programs played a part in the country’s population upswing after World War II.
  22. How Paweł Pawlikowski Learned to Film Europe’s Fractures

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Polish director has made a career out of examining the mysteries of borders, both spiritual and political.
  23. At the Department of Justice, Many Lawyers Are Wondering If It’s Time to Quit

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The quandary faced by government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice.
  24. Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads?

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Million Dollar Highway, prone to rockfall and avalanches, is the site of horrific crashes and courageous rescues.
  25. Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Parenting is a practice. You learn from your mistakes and then repeat them anyway.
  26. A Night Living in Penn Station

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For the outreach workers trying to place homeless New Yorkers in shelters, each evening presents familiar faces and fresh challenges.
  27. The President vs. the Press

    Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Donald Trump’s behavior cannot be called unexpected at this point. What was noteworthy last week, however, was the way that the media responded.
  28. Iran’s Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:45:36 -0000

    After a heated week at the U.N. General Assembly, a new ceasefire proposal came and apparently went.
  29. Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers

    Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died.
  30. Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:06:29 -0000

    The senator uses her seniority in Congress to bring significant resources to her state. Is that enough for voters who hate her party?
  31. What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
  32. Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I.

    Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation?
  33. How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us?

    Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings?
  34. Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD?

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:46:03 -0000

    After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades.
  35. The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:25:21 -0000

    The President’s party, facing a midterm reckoning, is begging for a way out of his Iran-war doom loop.
  36. How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.
  37. Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?

    Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people.
  38. Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus

    Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:42:36 -0000

    In a riveting U.S. Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe, the twenty-three-year-old showed that his composure and problem-solving are as central to his game as his extraordinary athleticism.
  39. Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:11:57 -0000

    The entertainment agent and executive talks with David Remnick about his dealings with the President, the tech mogul, and Mohammed bin Salman, and operating within “shades of gray.”
  40. There Is No A.I. “Race”

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    We’re constantly told that Chinese advances would have catastrophic consequences. But the first to innovate is rarely the one who wins.
  41. What China’s Vibe-Coding Capital Can Tell Us About the A.I. Boom

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:25:32 -0000

    Tech workers have flocked to Liangzhu, a small town outside Hangzhou, looking to escape China’s corporate culture and build their future with A.I.
  42. The Worlds That Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Want

    Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the President stages a gala welcome for the Chinese leader, it appears that, in curious ways, the two men mirror each other.
  43. Is Trump’s Latest Press Attack Just Another Distraction?

    Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:29:05 -0000

    After CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were barred from the White House, the entire TV press pool announced a boycott of the President.
  44. The Lost Descendants of Thomas Jefferson

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:08:19 -0000

    Scientists have new proof that the President had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country.
  45. A Populist Revival in Iowa

    Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
  46. Our A.I. Problem

    Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction?