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  1. Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:01:57 -0000

    More tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz as shippers gain confidence, but the global supply of oil is still below demand.
  2. These Republicans Have Called on Trump to Ban U.S. Diesel Exports

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:09:51 -0000

    As record prices weigh on the G.O.P.’s midterm outlook, several Republicans have coalesced around an idea to block diesel from leaving the United States. Others are skeptical that doing so would lower costs.
  3. US Hits Canada With Ban on Some Dairy and Liquor Products

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:13 -0000

    An outright ban on certain Canadian products took effect Tuesday, escalating a damaging trade fight between the two North American allies.
  4. CNN, MS NOW and Politico Seek a Longer Reprieve From White House Ban

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:59:22 -0000

    A federal court temporarily lifted the ban last week. The outlets want a longer pause while they sue to restore their access.
  5. The Russian Prison That Evan Gershkovich Carried Home

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:07 -0000

    In an interview, Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him.
  6. Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:47:13 -0000

    The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.
  7. Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced

    Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:33:01 -0000

    The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
  8. A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:09 -0000

    For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.
  9. How a Planned Steel Mill in Iowa Reveals Trump’s Midterm Strategy

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:18:56 -0000

    As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.
  10. 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.
  11. In N.Y. Swing District, Candidates Debate Trump, Energy and Data Centers

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:07:24 -0000

    Representative Mike Lawler, a vulnerable Republican in a suburban New York district, faced Cait Conley, a military veteran, for the first time onstage.
  12. Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:36:31 -0000

    Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.
  13. 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.
  14. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Will Aim to Reset UK Mood

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:16 -0000

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to lay out his policy plans in an address on Tuesday at the Labour Party’s annual conference.
  15. OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:32:19 -0000

    The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.
  16. OpenAI Apologizes for Australia Medicare Hack

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:23:15 -0000

    The company detailed how A.I. agents gained access to four government websites and acknowledged mishandling its response.
  17. Gordon Johncock, Two-Time Indianapolis 500 Winner, Dies at 90

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:06:33 -0000

    He was among the premier drivers in the Indy 500, competing in 24 races and finishing eight times in the top five.
  18. Kansas Hasn’t Elected a Democrat to the Senate Since 1932. Adam Hamilton Could Change That.

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:03:17 -0000

    This campaign could be a compelling model for Democrats.
  19. Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:03:39 -0000

    As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks.
  20. Late Night Doesn’t Buy That Xi Was Impressed by Trump’s Helipad

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:11:33 -0000

    “Pretty sure he’s not blown away by ‘carved rock in shape of circle,’” Jon Stewart said, noting that China has its own “fully autonomous magnetic levitation train.”
  21. Dennis Haskins, Principal Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dies at 75

    Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:56:52 -0000

    Mr. Haskins played the exasperated but well-meaning principal on the popular high school sitcom. He reprised the role in a long-running spinoff.
  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?