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  1. Putin Retaliates With New Strikes After Ukraine Takes the War to Russia

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:17:01 -0000

    Ukraine is taking the war to Russia, but so far President Vladimir V. Putin’s response has been to keep attacking, including with deadly ballistic missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on Thursday.
  2. Drones Over Europe Raise Concerns About Russian Activities

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:30:05 -0000

    A new study, backed up by analysts and political leaders, says frequent drone flights over NATO military assets mark a Russian campaign to probe defenses and gather information.
  3. A Quiet Surge in ICE Arrests, and Trump’s First Flight on Plane Given by Qatar

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:11 -0000

    Plus, the fight over “Y.M.C.A.”
  4. Republican Senate Candidates Start Their Own Super PACs to Gain Cash Advantage

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:01:29 -0000

    Most of the party’s top candidates are starting their own super PACs instead of relying on a powerful group run by Washington leaders. The move allows them to seize control of their financial destinies.
  5. Republicans’ Home-Field Edge for Senate Seems Just Enough for Now

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:01:19 -0000

    Democratic candidates are generally popular, Times/Siena polling finds, but retaking the Senate remains a big challenge.
  6. Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Crucial Michigan Senate Race

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:45:29 -0000

    The endorsement is the first in a contested Senate primary by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this year, in a state that Democrats believe they must hold this fall to win a Senate majority.
  7. Iran Prepares to Bury Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Killed at Iran War’s Outset

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:53:38 -0000

    Long-delayed funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed during U.S.-Israeli strikes at the war’s outset, are set to begin Friday. For the regime, it is a critical moment to demonstrate that it has endured.
  8. U.S. Says Iran May Swap Ideology For Investment. History Shows Otherwise

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:50:05 -0000

    Senior U.S. officials have said Iran would be richly rewarded for changing its stance on the United States. Iran’s leaders have rejected such a bargain in the past.
  9. U.S. Resumes Dollar Transfers to Iraq After Monthslong Suspension

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:01:11 -0000

    The Trump administration had halted the shipments to Iraq as part of its efforts to pressure the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran.
  10. A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:03:54 -0000

    Some data suggest artificial intelligence is already causing job losses. Other sources show the opposite. Why is it so hard to figure out what’s going on?
  11. Can Companies Embrace A.I. Without Layoffs? This One Says It Is Trying to.

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:01:05 -0000

    The German software giant SAP says it is betting that employees can reinvent jobs instead of eliminating them. Experts are divided on whether it will work.
  12. Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:31:42 -0000

    The agency has doubled its daily arrest numbers without the fanfare of last year’s large urban operations, sowing fear in immigrant communities.
  13. The Not-So-Simple Logistics Behind Taylor Swift’s N.Y.C. Bash

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:35 -0000

    The pop star is poised to host a wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden. The logistics in Midtown Manhattan over the July 4 weekend are complex.
  14. Swifties Delight in Taylor’s Wedding Day

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:27 -0000

    Fans see, in the pop star, reflections of their own lives: hope, heartbreak and now, finally, happiness.
  15. Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:39:56 -0000

    President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.
  16. Does Trump Worry About Conflicts of Interest? ‘I Found Out That Nobody Cared.’

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:56:40 -0000

    American presidents have generally tried to avoid appearing to profit from the office. President Trump has chosen a different path.
  17. The Key Ways Trump’s Financial Interests Intersect With Government Policy

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:01:50 -0000

    President Trump’s business holdings, which garnered him more than $2 billion last year, create potential conflicts of interest surpassing any predecessor.
  18. Trump Remakes Washington, D.C., Into a Maze of Fences and Guard Members

    Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:26:24 -0000

    President Trump seems to have turned swaths of the city into either a construction zone or an armed camp as he seeks to prove that he alone can improve it.
  19. Boston Is Drinking Like It’s 1776. The Founding Fathers Would Be Proud.

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:01:40 -0000

    A summer of celebratory drinking is underway in the birthplace of the American Revolution. But however tipsy the tourists get, the founders probably had them beat.
  20. What America’s 250th Means to Mamdani

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:43:14 -0000

    Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not actively pushed New York City’s role in the nation’s anniversary celebrations, in part because of the complexities he sees in the country’s past and present.
  21. Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:03:33 -0000

    This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”
  22. The Transgender Sports Decision Was About Something Deeper Than Law

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:04:02 -0000

    It’s never just a game.
  23. An American Mosaic

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:54:53 -0000

    We explore how people in the U.S. identify their ancestry.
  24. Plans for Unrealized ‘Trump Castle’ Surface 40 Years Later

    Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:45 -0000

    The 800-foot-tall residential development was designed by the architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, but scrapped before construction. An archivist saved the rough draft.
  25. 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.
  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. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. The Israeli Ultra-Hawks Who Feel Betrayed by Trump’s Iran Deal

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:22:24 -0000

    Shimon Riklin, an anchor on the country’s right-wing Channel 14, and a Netanyahu ally, thinks America stabbed Israel in the back.
  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. 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.
  41. France Supplies the Spectacle Against Norway

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:06:12 -0000

    With Erling Haaland watching from the bench, Ousmane Dembélé scored three times as Les Bleus won, 4–1, in a much-anticipated World Cup matchup.
  42. 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?
  43. How the Mass Shooting at Bondi Beach Shattered Australia’s Political Consensus

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

    After the country’s most deadly act of gun violence in nearly thirty years, some politicians asked whether the real problem wasn’t gun control but antisemitism. Were they right?
  44. Can J. D. Vance Serve Both God and Donald Trump?

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Vice-President has written a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions.
  45. The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:58:56 -0000

    Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees.
  46. The Israeli Employers Who Want to Bring Palestinian Workers Back

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    More than a hundred thousand Palestinians worked in Israel before October 7th. Most can no longer cross the border—and many are now destitute.
  47. America’s Last Bookie Goes Down

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambling?
  48. How Bad an Idea Was Brexit?

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It hasn’t done what its supporters promised—but it has reshaped politics not only in the U.K. but across Europe and in the United States.
  49. Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing.