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  1. Despite Cease-Fire, Iran’s Hackers Haven’t Logged Off

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:20:35 -0000

    Tehran’s digital warriors have continued to seek ways to gain an advantage in the conflict in a new phase of cyberspace operations.
  2. Jesus Memes, Threats and a War in Iran: A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:04:25 -0000

    President Trump has lashed out at enemies, allies and even the pope, and made it harder for Republicans to keep the focus on economic issues in a midterm election year.
  3. Judge Again Halts Aboveground Construction on Trump Ballroom

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:14:24 -0000

    A federal judge wrote that an exception he made for work on security features did not cover most of the construction on the larger ballroom project Trump has proposed.
  4. Panel Advances Trump’s Triumphal Arch, Even as Key Member Suggests Changes

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:38:07 -0000

    The Commission of Fine Arts, a Trump-aligned advisory body, granted preliminary approval. But its vice chairman suggested losing statues atop the structure and other revisions before a final vote.
  5. Democrats Assail Kennedy on Vaccines and Fraud in Budget Hearing

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:34:45 -0000

  6. RFK Jr. to Reform Health Panel That Determines Which Screenings Insurers Cover

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:25:27 -0000

    The health secretary said he would reform the panel, which determines whether insurance will cover preventive services like mammograms and colonoscopies.
  7. ICE Agent Charged With Assault After Motorists Say He Brandished Gun

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:27:46 -0000

    Minnesota prosecutors have spent weeks investigating the conduct of immigration agents who took part in an immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities. This is the first case they have brought.
  8. ICE Has Detained Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-Year-Old Widow

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:18:16 -0000

    After Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé’s husband died, an inheritance battle exploded. Her stepson then used his influence to have her arrested, an Alabama probate judge said.
  9. House Votes to Preserve Deportation Protections for Haitians, Rebuking Trump

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:48:53 -0000

    The action was largely symbolic since the president would be all but certain to veto the bill, but the bipartisan vote reflected resistance within his own ranks on his signature issue.
  10. The Costa Rican Mountain Town Offering Sanctuary to Families Deported by Trump

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:32:35 -0000

    In a cloud forest village, a network of residents, foreigners and pacifist Quakers offered a precarious yet vital sanctuary for families expelled by the U.S. government.
  11. Artemis II Crew Discusses NASA Moon Mission and Next Steps

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:42:19 -0000

    The four astronauts spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston about their journey around the moon and back to Earth.
  12. Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems

    Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:04:38 -0000

    A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
  13. Mounting Troubles at Ohio State University Lead to Frustration

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:48:36 -0000

    Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
  14. Virginia Ex-Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife and Self, Police Say

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:25:38 -0000

    Mr. Fairfax, a Democrat, served as lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022. The couple’s children were home at the time, the police said, and their son called 911.
  15. Reed Hastings Will Leave Netflix as Board Chairman

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:09:32 -0000

    The co-founder of the streaming giant will leave its board in June, the company said.
  16. Mandelson, a Friend of Epstein’s, Became U.S. Ambassador Despite Failing Security Vetting

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:35:45 -0000

    Britain’s foreign office overruled vetting officials in granting Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, the highest level of security clearance, the government said.
  17. Senate Votes to Allow Mining Near Boundary Waters Wilderness

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:17:24 -0000

    The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests.
  18. Court Rejects Trump Administration Climate Lawsuit Against Hawaii

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:41:41 -0000

    In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
  19. Can Webcams Help Solve New York’s Restaurant Line Problem?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:06:47 -0000

    With carefully positioned cameras and user input, the website Damn Lines hopes to address the worst part of visiting popular restaurants.
  20. Where Has All of New York City’s Outdoor Dining Gone?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:04:49 -0000

    The number of eateries with permits for sidewalk and roadway tables has dwindled to about a third of its pandemic-era peak.
  21. Kendrick Lamar’s Protégé Baby Keem Tells the Whole Story, Warts and All

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:29 -0000

    The 25-year-old rapper and producer knows he’s benefited from his cousin’s support. But the path to his autobiographical album, “Casino,” was his alone.
  22. What We Know About Clavicular’s Apparent Overdose and Hospitalization

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:16:35 -0000

    A harrowing incident involving Clavicular, ambassador to the “looksmaxxing” community, was captured on the same platforms that made him a star.
  23. Luke Tennie’s Journey From ‘Shrinking’ to ‘The Pitt’ and Beyond

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:11:42 -0000

    After a breakout performance on “Shrinking,” the actor can now be seen on “Abbott Elementary” and “The Pitt.”
  24. If You Love ‘The Pitt,’ You’ll Love These Memoirs by Real E.R. Doctors

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:13:50 -0000

    Memoirs from the front lines capture the high-octane pace, roller coaster stakes and unforgettable personalities of emergency medicine.
  25. Trump Is the End of a 100-Year Experiment

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:22:18 -0000

    A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
  26. Older Women Are in Demand by Younger Men

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:02:10 -0000

    What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
  27. How Do You Decide Which Clothes Are Worth the Price?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:02:44 -0000

    Tell us about how you decide to spend your money and what is worth the splurge.
  28. The First Statewide Ban on Data Centers Is on the Verge of Becoming Law

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:56:45 -0000

    The Maine Legislature approved an 18-month moratorium, but Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running for Senate, has yet to say whether she will sign it.
  29. Will It Cost $150 to Take the Train to a Single World Cup Match?

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:05:07 -0000

    The extraordinary price for a round-trip train ticket from New York City to New Jersey would offset the $48 million in expected extra transit costs during the FIFA World Cup games, according to people familiar with the plan.
  30. Two Magicians Warn the Supreme Court About Junk Science

    Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:02:58 -0000

    Penn & Teller filed a Supreme Court brief questioning the use of “investigative hypnosis” in a death-penalty case in Texas.
  31. Who 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.
  32. Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.”
  33. The Return of Family Detention

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect.
  34. New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.
  35. The Wild Mind of the Romanian Director Radu Jude

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The director’s native city drives him crazy—and drives him to make loony, brilliant films.
  36. What Brought Down Eric Swalwell

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

    How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning.
  37. 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.
  38. “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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. How Donald Trump May Have Sabotaged His Chances for a Deal with Iran

    Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:38:52 -0000

    The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S. with no good options.
  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. The N.B.A.’s Race to the Bottom

    Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Despite the league’s many attempts to combat tanking, the incentive to lose remains strong for teams hoping to strategize for the future. Is there a fix?
  47. The Spectacle of War and the Struggle to Protest

    Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    On social media, images of destruction in Iran are giving way to commentary from talking heads, dulling the reality of war.
  48. Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

    Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on the rise of the C.E.O. of OpenAI, and how allegations of deceptive behavior continue to dog one of the most powerful figures in tech.
  49. Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran

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

    From the first day of his Presidency, Trump has posed an emergency to both his country and the world.
  50. Zohran Mamdani, Perpetual Student of the City

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

    The Mayor, along with some teen-agers from Bronx Science, takes stock of his first hundred days.
  51. The Global Stakes of Hungary’s Pivotal Election

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

    What the fate of Viktor Orbán, a pioneer of strongman politics and a darling of right-wing movements across the world, might mean for Europe, Russia, MAGA, and beyond.
  52. The Costs of Trump’s Iran-War Folly

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:09:59 -0000

    If this is “total and complete victory,” imagine what failure looks like.
  53. What the Verdict Against Meta and Google Says About the Way We Live Now

    Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The finding of a California jury represents the opening legal salvo in a fight against one of the central anxieties of our time.
  54. A U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Here, but Trump’s Stone Age Mentality Endures

    Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:57:48 -0000

    A temporary truce can’t erase the chaos of a war that the White House started and never fully understood.
  55. What Would a Ground Invasion of Iran Look Like?

    Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:48:39 -0000

    As a fragile ceasefire begins, Tehran is using lessons from the Iran-Iraq War to prepare for an American escalation.