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  1. Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:51:30 -0000

    The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
  2. The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:42:00 -0000

    Vaccine skeptics, “organic moms” and anti-pesticide activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.
  3. Trump’s Disapproval Rating Hits Highest Point of His Second Term

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:10:08 -0000

    The president’s weakening poll numbers come as the war in Iran has driven up gas prices, and more Americans are expressing concerns about the economy.
  4. Trump Says Israel-Lebanon Cease-Fire Is Extended

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:55:08 -0000

    Also, America’s premier opera company has money troubles. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  5. How the Iran War Is Morphing Into a Volatile Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:59:40 -0000

    The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.
  6. Trump Keeps Talking About Iran’s ‘Nuclear Dust.’ What Is It?

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:13:49 -0000

    First of all, it isn’t dust. It’s Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium, which is stored in large canisters about the size of scuba tanks.
  7. Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:37:41 -0000

    Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in planning to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.
  8. Concern Grows Over Republican Congressman’s Mysterious Absence

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:09:01 -0000

    A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.
  9. 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.”
  10. Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:20:56 -0000

    The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
  11. Microsoft Targets About 7% of Its U.S. Workers With Buyout Offer

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:28:37 -0000

    The tech giant is offering long-serving employees early retirements as it continues to invest aggressively in artificial intelligence.
  12. Nike to Cut 1,400 Jobs as Part of Its Turnaround Plan

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:52:48 -0000

    Most of the layoffs will affect tech workers as the athletic giant tries to reverse a yearslong sales slump. It’s the second round of cuts this year.
  13. Communication Failures Preceded Deadly Crash at LaGuardia, N.T.S.B. Says

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:32:07 -0000

    The report focuses on the lack of transponders in the fire trucks, which investigators suggested could have allowed an automatic warning system to alert the controller of an imminent collision.
  14. Michael Tilson Thomas, Celebrated American Conductor, Dies at 81

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:41:15 -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.
  15. Saudis Withdraw Offer of Millions to Metropolitan Opera

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:06 -0000

    The arrangement would have brought up to $200 million to the Metropolitan Opera, which has suffered a series of financial setbacks.
  16. Two Litigation Partners Depart Paul Weiss

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:35:21 -0000

    Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford are the latest in a string of litigators who have left the influential New York law firm.
  17. How the Brothers Behind Manhattan’s Aicon Art Gallery Found Themselves in Infinite Feuds

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:35:10 -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.
  18. Touring Africa, Pope Leo Raised His Voice, but Didn’t Like the Echo

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:49:09 -0000

    On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.
  19. New Gene Therapy Enables Children With a Rare Form of Deafness to Hear

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:38:51 -0000

    The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, and now he can hear,” said one parent.
  20. China Publishes Maps Detailing Minerals on the Ocean Floor

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:12:49 -0000

    The new deep-sea atlas underscores Beijing’s interest in ocean mining, its military ambitions and its claims to disputed waters.
  21. A New Bureau Will Oversee Both Offshore Drilling and Seabed Mining

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:33:53 -0000

    The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight.
  22. 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.”
  23. And Then There Were None, Trump Administration Edition

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:17:16 -0000

    Normal language is inadequate and precedents are irrelevant when it comes to appraising the senior administration officials of the president’s second term.
  24. ‘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.
  25. 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.
  26. 10 Injured as Shooting Erupts at Mall in Louisiana

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:18:07 -0000

    The chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department said during a brief news conference on Thursday that the shooting appeared “targeted.”
  27. Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a New Era of Maritime Peril

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:05:08 -0000

    The ship, which carried fuel and natural gas, has been adrift for weeks in the Mediterranean Sea after a drone attack, alarming officials who fear an environmental disaster.
  28. Mamdani Faces Pressure to Cancel $2 Billion Deal to Expand Hudson Yards

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:14:33 -0000

    Related Companies struck a deal with Eric Adams to have New York City finance a costly platform to facilitate new housing. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said advancing the deal was not a priority.
  29. Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t

    Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:38:13 -0000

    It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond.
  30. 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.
  31. Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

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

    A project meant not to end.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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?
  44. 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.
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. 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.
  51. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

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

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  52. 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.
  53. “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.