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America Used to Be Cool. What Happened?
The world order is changing. So is the United States’ place in it.
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MacArthur Foundation Announces 2026 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
The 20 fellowship recipients across the arts, humanities and sciences will each receive an $800,000…
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Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes
The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states expl…
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Trump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates
The Bureau of Prisons policy, which has been blocked by lower courts, would give transgender prison…
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Saturday Night, No Mask Required, at the Last Ditch Lesbian Bar in Massachusetts
Last Ditch, a bar and art space, ended its Covid mask requirement as a way to attract more people. …
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the comp…
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the w…
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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader sai…
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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Net…
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal …
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The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.
Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges.
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How El Niño Is Shaping Storms on Two Sides of the U.S.
Hurricanes near Hawaii. A nor’easter on the East Coast. The ocean phenomenon’s influence on storms …
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South Carolinians: Do You Have a Short-Term, High-Interest Personal Loan? Share Your Bills.
We want to hear from borrowers who have taken out installment, payday or title loans, and those who…
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Charges of A.I. Writing in a Lauded Novel, and a Fight Over the Literary Future
“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the Fr…
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Senate Defeats Bid to Direct Trump to End Iran War or Seek Approval
The vote came as a growing number of Republicans has broken from President Trump on the conflict, r…
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The Wild West of A.I. Needs to End. Here’s How.
It’s time to give the public what it wants: A.I. regulation.
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Wildfire Converted Me From Tree-Hugger to Tree-Worshipper
I used to view trees as ecologically angelic beings. No longer.
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Hollywood Surrenders to the Ellison Empire
There’s no sense of triumph or even defeat, merely numb exhaustion.
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Netanyahu Falsely Accuses Mamdani of Supporting Hamas After Mayor’s CNN Interview
The Israeli prime minister falsely accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after CNN inter…
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This Is the Thinking Behind Trump’s Puzzling Foreign Policy
What is “civilizationism”?
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Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished be…
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Texas Billionaire John Poindexter Plans to Revive Shafter Ghost Town
An 81-year-old billionaire has a vision for preserving a tiny West Texas mining town, even as other…
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News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters
Some Democrats said President Trump’s ban was an attempt to control the press and distract voters a…
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The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones, Police Group Warns
The leaps being made in artificial intelligence and the plunging costs of drones pose dangers to ci…
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‘American Psycho’ Was Duncan Sheik’s Darkest Work. Was It Also His Best?
In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched wha…
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Belmont Park Got a $550 Million Makeover. Will Fans Show Up?
The 300,000-square-foot so-called entertainment zone has scaled down capacity for horse race specta…
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This Rare Gene Drastically Raises Lung Cancer Risk in People Who Never Smoked
The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-r…
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House Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Lawmakers unanimously agreed to the move without a formal roll-call vote just before leaving Washin…
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Independent Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office said its analysis had been limited by the fact that the Defense Dep…
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Bob Mackie: A Life in Pictures
The designer was known for his flashy, sparkly designs for Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner and countl…
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As Millions of Birds Migrate, Residents Are Asked to Turn Off the Lights
Birds are drawn to lights, and more than a billion die each year after crashing into buildings, exp…
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Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private infor…
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Unvaccinated Woman Likely Died of Measles Complications, Pa. County Coroner Says
The case is the third reported death linked to a rapidly expanding outbreak that has sickened more …
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Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?
On second thought, I’m not that hungry.
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India Wants to Buy Fewer Chinese Imports, but Keeps Needing More
Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening d…
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Trump Demands Smithsonian Install ‘Colossus’ George Washington Statue
The president’s latest attack on the National Museum of American History reflects his longstanding …
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Gulf Tankers Are Running Out of Ways to Export Oil: ‘These Waters Aren’t Safe’
Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as…
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Was Francis Fukuyama Right All Along?
The political scientist Francis Fukuyama looks back on his 1992 book, “The End of History and the L…
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Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what …
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UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis
Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications fo…
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What to Wear on Campus This Fall
The host of The Fashions explains. And we share what you’re wearing.
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Southern California Is Hot and Steamy Again
Temperatures soared across the region on Tuesday. The muggy weather will get worse before it gets b…
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25 Years After 9/11, Life Has Proved Stronger Than Death
Memories of life in the shadow of ground zero.
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Caribbean Revelers Celebrate at Parade, Even as Many Are Missing
At the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, many Haitian New Yorkers targeted by an …
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In the Shadow of a Tragic Death, Jacob’s Pillow Looks to Move Forward
A year after a longtime staff member was killed at the celebrated dance center in Western Massachus…
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For Trump’s Former Fixer, a Tortured Path From ‘Rat’ to Reconciliation
The president has made peace with Michael D. Cohen, his onetime lawyer who turned against him. But …
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Cargo Plane Crashes at Miami Airport, Striking Vehicles
Officials said there were “multiple patients” but their injuries were not immediately known. Flight…
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I Went to Princeton to Become a So-So Indian
I realized that in this country Indians were not supposed to be happy or to pursue happiness. We we…