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  1. France Officials Acknowledge ‘Failure’ Around Riots

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:29:08 -0000

    Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended police efforts and pledged to restore order as government ministers acknowledged failures.
  2. France’s Far Right Seizes the Moment as Rioting Stuns the Country

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:55:13 -0000

    The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.
  3. Why Are There Protests in France?

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:15:49 -0000

    Rioters attacked city halls and shops over the weekend amid protests over living costs and poor school conditions.
  4. Republicans in Ohio Are Worried About Turnout. Here’s What They’re Doing About It.

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:46:34 -0000

    To boost Senator Jon Husted, who is in a tight race to keep his seat, some Republicans who were making a jobs pitch have pivoted to focus on socialism.
  5. Republicans Are Vastly Outspending Democrats on Senate Races

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:59 -0000

    With Republicans seen as less likely to hold their majority in the House, the party is focusing more on the battle for the Senate, where it is vastly outspending Democrats on ads.
  6. Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress?

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:36:33 -0000

    It’s Oct. 19 — 15 days from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
  7. How a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal Gold

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:33:10 -0000

    The line between dirty and clean gold is an industry fiction. Wall Street and governments profit off gold from criminals, gangsters and those who exploit children.
  8. To Find Criminals and Child Exploitation in Gold Mines, We Just Had to Look

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:59:55 -0000

    Layers of people certify that gold is free from rights abuses and criminality. Nobody makes them leave their desks.
  9. Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Surrender to Russia, Zelensky Says

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:39:50 -0000

    President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. “But that’s how it looks,” he added.
  10. Ukraine Uses F-16s to Shoot Down Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:15:28 -0000

    The fighters are a key tool against Moscow’s latest weapon of choice. But deploying the multimillion-dollar planes to counter drones is an imperfect fix.
  11. Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:48:05 -0000

    The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.
  12. How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:56:26 -0000

    Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial.
  13. Trump Says Renovations on Disputed DC Golf Course Will Begin Immediately

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:12:27 -0000

    A federal judge has ordered tree cutting halted at the city course as she considers a lawsuit over the legality of the administration’s plans.
  14. Saudi Arabia Postpones Its FII Investment Event After Houthi Attacks

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:22:27 -0000

    The Future Investment Initiative, a centerpiece of Saudi efforts to diversify its economy from its reliance on the energy industry, was set to begin next week.
  15. Houthi Strikes Kill Dozens in Yemeni Desert Military Camp, Officials Say

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:26:44 -0000

    The Iranian-backed militia struck with ballistic missiles deep in government-held central Yemen, in what appeared to be among the deadliest attacks of the renewed war.
  16. How Penélope Cruz Masterminded One of the Most Versatile Careers in Hollywood

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:14:52 -0000

    As a young actor, she was determined to avoid being typecast as a “sex bomb.” Thirty years later, she’s in total control of the women she plays.
  17. The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:55:37 -0000

    Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
  18. Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:05:55 -0000

    The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state.
  19. New York City Has a Rat Killing Machine

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:18:41 -0000

    Are the humans winning? That’s hard to say. But we certainly have a technological advantage.
  20. The Republican Party Is a Mess. It Will Emerge Stronger for It.

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:12:42 -0000

    The G.O.P. will not always be focused around the strong personality and charisma of Trump.
  21. Rent Is High Enough Without Junk Fees

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:37:34 -0000

    Tenants apply for an apartment listed at one price, only to find that they owe their landlords even more.
  22. A Bad Combination

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:38:38 -0000

    We take a look at the human face of America’s utility bill crisis.
  23. Supreme Court to Hear New Case on Race and School Admissions

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:38:42 -0000

    The court’s decision to review an admissions policy for selective middle school programs in Maryland follows its rejection of affirmative action in higher education.
  24. The New Age of Reading

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand.
  25. The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend.
  26. Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry.
  27. How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning.
  28. We’re Learning to Live with Waymos. It’s Going Weird

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A view from the back seat.
  29. How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Gave Florida Democrats a Chance

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A competitive House race in Miami, which leads all American cities in ICE arrests, has revealed how mass deportations have eroded the President’s support among Latinos.
  30. Anthony Scaramucci Says the Universe Did Katie Zacharia a Favor

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:00:22 -0000

    The former White House communications director reflects on his record for occupational brevity being broken.
  31. Facing the Death Penalty

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The cases of Christa Pike and Nidal Hasan show how vanishingly fine the line is between a routine execution and an unbearable one.
  32. Kimberly Who?

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:27:00 -0000

    In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.
  33. Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:38:26 -0000

    The Modi government has removed more than a hundred million people from voter rolls and is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement.
  34. Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again

    Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:16:05 -0000

    Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever.
  35. 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.
  36. 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?
  37. Trump’s October Surprise Is a Pivot to Putin

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:45:50 -0000

    No one thinks Russian diesel can save the Republicans, so why is the President doing it?
  38. What Is the Jameis Winston Experience, Really?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The New York Giants quarterback has spent more than a decade wowing crowds with his daring and charisma—when he isn’t baffling them.
  39. The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:05:07 -0000

    A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America.
  40. The Soccer Club Fighting Against the Premium Experience

    Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    As the global game gets entwined with global capital, some fans are finding relief in the ninth tier of English football.
  41. Has MAGA Lost Faith in Donald Trump?

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:11 -0000

    Rich Baris, a pollster supportive of the MAGA “big tent,” talks about how the President lost control of his movement, and why that spells disaster for Republicans.
  42. The Death of a Young Haitian’s American Dream

    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pierre Damas Bel was a twenty-year-old college student planning for his future. His family says that ICE monitoring made him lose hope.
  43. The Doxing of Jane Doe

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:06:43 -0000

    The alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed. But so was the victim. And the person who doxed her. And people with no connection to the case at all.
  44. What a Public Execution Looks Like

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Dexter Filkins on Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan and his memory of a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.
  45. Marco Rubio’s Wild, Wild West

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In Greece, the Secretary of State cast the West as a civilization defined by its warriors and conquerors, not by its democracies.
  46. An Unlikely Taylor Swift Fan Gets Out of Prison, in “Daylight”

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new short film by Jon Kasbe.
  47. Pity the Poor Passport

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Americans’ most valued official document is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.
  48. Who Won the Redistricting War?

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.