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  1. The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations

    Mon, 18 May 2026 02:38:24 -0000

    Iranian attacks and the stoppage of seaborne transit have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports, stalling the economic pivots intended to anchor the country’s growth.
  2. In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months

    Mon, 18 May 2026 01:55:22 -0000

    Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.
  3. To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch

    Sun, 17 May 2026 16:45:34 -0000

    The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
  4. Eager for Arms Deal, Taiwan Stresses Need for U.S. Support

    Mon, 18 May 2026 00:13:35 -0000

    After President Trump hinted that weapons sales to Taiwan could figure in negotiations with China, officials emphasized their island’s strategic importance.
  5. Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.

    Sun, 17 May 2026 23:19:33 -0000

    The day-long prayer event featured speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity.
  6. Conspiracy Trial Will Test Trump’s Aggressive Tactics Against Protesters

    Sun, 17 May 2026 23:23:21 -0000

    Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
  7. Inside the Secret History of the DeGrange Family

    Sun, 17 May 2026 13:18:34 -0000

    One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?
  8. How a Jared Polis Came to Release Election Denier Tina Peters from Prison

    Sun, 17 May 2026 20:18:34 -0000

    Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters came after months of tense discussions, including one with President Trump.
  9. What to Know About Letlow And Fleming in the Louisiana Senate Race

    Sun, 17 May 2026 19:32:35 -0000

    He was defeated in the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming are now in a runoff for the party’s nomination.
  10. Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act

    Sun, 17 May 2026 14:50:13 -0000

    Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.
  11. Inside the Met Opera: Does Peter Gelb Have ‘the Most Difficult Job on Earth’?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 18:59:37 -0000

    Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
  12. The Quest for Clean Hydrogen Moves Underground

    Sun, 17 May 2026 22:16:22 -0000

    The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
  13. How the Reputation Firm Terakeet Failed to Fix an Epstein Friend’s Image

    Sun, 17 May 2026 17:32:44 -0000

    Terakeet, a reputation management firm, used online tricks to downplay the friendship of the Goldman Sachs general counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It wasn’t enough.
  14. The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

    Sun, 17 May 2026 09:01:37 -0000

    Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
  15. What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak

    Mon, 18 May 2026 02:21:19 -0000

    The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  16. NextEra Energy Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Dominion, Creating a Utility Giant

    Sun, 17 May 2026 23:01:01 -0000

    A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.
  17. Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Taunts the Rich as Rift With Starbucks Widens

    Sun, 17 May 2026 20:37:29 -0000

    Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.
  18. Why So Many Guys Are Obsessed With Testosterone

    Fri, 15 May 2026 20:19:03 -0000

    From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal.
  19. What It’s Like to Own a Tank or Other Former Military Vehicles

    Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:17 -0000

    Where do battle tanks and military trucks go when their service has ended? Enthusiasts and professionals put them to work for search and rescue, marketing and just having fun.
  20. What A.I. Did to My College Class

    Sun, 17 May 2026 11:21:41 -0000

    Lessons from the first graduating A.I. class.
  21. France Has a New Picture of the Holocaust

    Sun, 17 May 2026 12:41:41 -0000

    A new collection of photographs gives us a new picture of the Holocaust in France.
  22. Medicare Coverage for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Cost, Eligibility and What to Know

    Fri, 15 May 2026 09:03:47 -0000

    What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss.
  23. Beverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79

    Sun, 17 May 2026 23:11:48 -0000

    As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
  24. Two Military Jets Collide in Midair at Idaho Air Show

    Sun, 17 May 2026 22:16:02 -0000

    Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.
  25. Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan?
  26. Boots Riley, Marx Brother

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics.
  27. The Life and Times of an American Tween

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.
  28. The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.”
  29. Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump

    Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it?
  30. The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China

    Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran.
  31. Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This

    Thu, 14 May 2026 13:45:49 -0000

    After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters.
  32. Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.
  33. Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump

    Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start.
  34. What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028

    Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting.
  35. Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President

    Tue, 12 May 2026 22:15:42 -0000

    Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus.
  36. The Chaotic New Era of British Politics

    Fri, 08 May 2026 22:38:55 -0000

    Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory.
  37. The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

    Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?
  38. The Fastball Has Never Been Faster

    Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Pitchers like Jacob Misiorowski are throwing harder than ever, a result of modern baseball’s pitching development. But what does that kind of velocity do to the human arm?
  39. Loving the Timberwolves When They’re Good (or Bad)

    Tue, 12 May 2026 21:39:19 -0000

    Rooting for a hapless team for nearly two decades teaches you to find pleasures beyond victory.
  40. Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere.
  41. Why Spirit Airlines Failed While European Budget Carriers Thrive

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Loved for its cheap seats and derided for its extremely low-frills flights, the American company was arguably a victim of its own success.
  42. Louisiana Primary-Election Map Results: Bill Cassidy Loses

    Sun, 17 May 2026 14:31:07 -0000

    The Republican senator, who voted to convict President Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial, failed to advance to a runoff election next month.
  43. While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself

    Thu, 14 May 2026 22:56:18 -0000

    The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House.
  44. The End of Refugee Resettlement

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable.
  45. The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas

    Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway.
  46. A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius Cruise

    Tue, 12 May 2026 17:57:37 -0000

    He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.”
  47. The Art of the Ceasefire

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo.
  48. Writing the Trump Years Into History

    Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground?
  49. Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers?

    Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis.