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Desperation Mounts in Indiana After 10 Days Without Power
Floods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, a city where a third of residents live below th…
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Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle
The prominent landowner has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival informatio…
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Why I’ve Spent My Summer Haunting Cemeteries
In an increasingly morbid world, we can learn from graveyards.
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Woman Arrested in Plot to Bomb New York State Capitol
Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on t…
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What Will It Take to Fix New York’s Housing Shortage?
A draft report from the city estimates that 700,000 new units would need to be built over the next …
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As More Americans Turn to Cannabis, Problem Use Is Increasing
A growing number of Americans report they are unable to quit or cut down.
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How to Find Your Daughter’s Therapy-Speak Less Traumatizing
Step 1: Take it seriously, not literally.
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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.
We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the root…
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Elizabeth Smart Is Rethinking the True-Crime Podcast
Her abduction as a child became a national story. In a new true crime podcast, Smart speaks to surv…
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Indiana Prepares for More Rain After Days of Deadly Storms
Since last week, hazardous weather has caused seven deaths, forced people from their homes and requ…
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‘I’m Not Ashamed of My Face-Lift’
The Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast is not about to feel bad about her face-lift.
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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest
A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoe…
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Central Synagogue Attack Rattles Jewish New Yorkers
The police said a man on Friday night struck a congregant at the prominent Upper East Side synagogu…
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Democrats Make South Carolina the First Contest in 2028 Presidential Primary Calendar
The party’s membership finalized the new order for the first six states to winnow the candidate fie…
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Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Reported Dead
The British police said a man had been found dead at a home linked to Mr. Arday, who resigned after…
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How Jane Schoenbrun Has Fun With Horror (and Chicken) at Camp Miasma
The director discusses a key scene from “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” featuring Hannah Ei…
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Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule
Decrees restricting women’s rights to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to dam…
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U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns
The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worrie…
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Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard
The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus prote…
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Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved
U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to T…
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Prediction Firms Are Flagging Insider Traders. Many Will Not Face Charges.
The agency that polices the industry does not have the staffing, the legal tools or the will to bro…
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Trump Sues New York and Other States Over In-State Tuition for Migrants
The administration’s lawsuits, which included Connecticut and Vermont, challenged the legality of g…
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How Abdul El-Sayed Can Win Michigan
A swing-state Democratic Senate nominee needs to keep saying this: Jews have a right to a Jewish ho…
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Images Emerge From Quake-Battered Colombia
The most powerful temblor in a decade struck in a Pacific Coast region, killing over 100 people.
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Medical Breakthroughs Are a Thrill. Then Comes the Hard Part.
The Trump administration has dismantled the agency that ensures that research makes its way into me…
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Should N.Y. Bathhouses Be Allowed to Offer Space for Sex?
Two state lawmakers have proposed repealing a health code that prohibits establishments like bathho…
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A Democrat Sounds the Alarm on Christian Nationalism in Congress
Representative Jared Huffman of California, the only self-declared “humanist” in Congress, writes i…
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Hunter Biden Says His Father’s Cancer Is Worsening
In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s prostate …
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Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People
Democrats are going to have to organize voters — not just fund-raise off them.
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Schumer Forges Ahead in Fight for Senate, Despite Setbacks
In a phone call, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan contender who has opposed him to just …
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I Answer Your Questions on Peter Thiel, Chris Rufo and the D.S.A.
Ezra Klein answers listeners’ questions.
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A Promising Heart Drug Fails, Challenging a Long-Held Theory of Disease
The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammati…
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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multi…
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How the Mohegan Tribe Lost a Billion-Dollar Casino in South Korea
Inspire Entertainment Resort — an alternative to Macau, the world’s gambling capital — was supposed…
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House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Ca…
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I Helped Run Lululemon. The A.I. Revolution Is a Hot Mess.
The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technolo…
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Australia’s Indie Music Venues Closing as Costs Rise and Attendance Drops
When Mary’s Underground in Sydney closed, it was a familiar tune for a scene hit by high costs and …
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Spokane Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Buildings as Thousands Evacuate
Firefighters were hopeful that weather conditions in Washington state could improve their efforts, …
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More Young College Graduates Are Living At Home. Is That a Bad Thing?
More young adults are living with their parents. The development suggests that they face a weak job…
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Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop
The confrontation, over a strategic ridge in southern Lebanon, challenged a fragile cease-fire betw…
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Timeline of Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Saga
President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months late…
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In Dropping Reflecting Pool Case, Pirro Draws Trump’s Wrath
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President…