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Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars
Through partnerships and 3-D printing, NASA is plotting how to build houses on the moon by 2040.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesNikki Haley Won the Debate Stage. Now, She’s Trying to Win Over Iowa.
The former governor of South Carolina, who was ambassador to the United Nations under Donald Trump, now needs to appeal to early state voters.
New York Times Top StoriesWillie Francois, a pastor, and Dalijah Franklin, a pole dancer, Marry in New York
Dalijah Franklin first met Willie Francois III after church. She was captivated by his sermon, and he was intrigued by her beauty.
New York Times Top StoriesPolice Chief Behind Marion County Record Raid is Suspended
Gideon Cody, who orchestrated a widely criticized raid on The Marion County Record, was suspended indefinitely, a city official said on Saturday.
New York Times Top StoriesTight Finish in Slovak Vote Makes Government’s Shape Hard to Predict
In much of Europe, the election was seen as a bellwether of mainstream support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. But voters seemed most concerned with pocketbook issues.
New York Times Top StoriesA Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility again.
New York Times Top StoriesJamaal Bowman Pulls Fire Alarm Before House Vote on Stopgap Spending Bill
Mr. Bowman, a Democrat, pulled the alarm ahead of a rushed vote on a stopgap funding measure. Two investigations have been opened in the incident.
New York Times Top StoriesA key driver of the impasse is right-wing Republicans’ resistance to Ukraine aid.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/30/us/government-shutdown-news/a-key-driver-of-the-impasse-is-right-wing-republicans-resistance-to-ukraine-aid
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Carter’s Birthday Party Was Rescheduled in Case of Shutdown
Anticipating its closure, the Carter library moved up celebrations for the former president, who is turning 99. As partygoers played games and ate cake, some called the deadlock in Congress “shameful.”
New York Times Top StoriesMaui Fire Victim Dies After 7 Weeks in Burn Unit
Laurie Allen had to run through a wall of flame to escape the August wildfire. Doctors went to extraordinary lengths to try to save her.
New York Times Top StoriesRunning San Francisco Made Dianne Feinstein
During her decade running the cantankerous city, she managed to steer it between a liberal, freewheeling future and its more conservative traditions.
New York Times Top StoriesAnhydrous Ammonia Tanker Crash in Illinois Leaves 5 Dead
A tanker carrying the toxic gas crashed and ruptured on Friday night, leading to an evacuation of residents within a one-mile radius of Teutopolis, Ill., officials said.
New York Times Top StoriesIraq Wedding Fire’s Death Toll Rises, as Investigators Point to Safety Violations
The wedding hall lacked emergency exits and a sprinkler system, and was made of materials that seemed similar to those used in Grenfell Tower in London, where a fire in 2017 killed 79 people.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Intense Floods, New York City Lurches Back to Life
The city’s transit systems had resumed service, with some delays, as the rain abated on Saturday. The governor warned that climate change was making severe storms more common.
New York Times Top StoriesModi’s Hindu Nationalism Stokes Tension in Indian Diaspora
The killing of a Canadian Sikh leader, carried out by what Canada described as Indian government agents, occurred amid widening divisions in the diaspora.
New York Times Top StoriesShohei Ohtani’s Impossible, Unrivaled, Bittersweet Season
It might have been the greatest year of individual achievement in major-league history. Will we ever see anything like it again?
New York Times Top StoriesGovernment Hurtles Toward Shutdown as G.O.P. House Hunts for Last-Ditch Deal
There was no clear path forward in the House to keep the government funded after hard-right Republicans defeated a stopgap measure and the speaker refused to turn to Democrats for help.
New York Times Top StoriesHomecoming Mums, Part of a Texas Tradition, Are Bigger Than Ever
The elaborate adornments have come a long way since the days of simple chrysanthemum corsages.
New York Times Top StoriesHunter-Gatherers Were Making Baskets 9,500 Years Ago, Researchers Say
Dozens of items that were found in a cave in southern Spain more than a century ago date from the Mesolithic era and are much older than previously thought, according to a new study.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden’s Ambitious Plan for Lead Pipe Removal Faces Hurdles
A string of unexpected impediments could delay the administration’s timeline on an issue that is central to its effort to address racial disparities.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat They Don’t Tell You About Getting Old
Getting old is no joke. It just looks funny.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Non-Trump Republicans Must Join Or Die. (They’ll Probably Still Die.)
It may be hopeless, but DeSantis, Haley and others need a post-Iowa plan.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Unions Are Good for America
Yes, they overreach at times, but as they weakened, so did our social fabric.
New York Times Top StoriesDiFi, Breaking Into the Boys’ Club
The “Year of the Woman” turned into three decades for this gutsy woman.
New York Times Top StoriesGolden Bachelor, Boomer Bait?
“The Golden Bachelor” is part of broadcast networks’ efforts to cater to their mostly older audience.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Drone Strike Sparks Fire at Plant, Ukraine Says
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 30 of 40 of the slow-moving drones fired from the Russian-occupied region of Crimea.
New York Times Top StoriesSan Francisco Mourns Its Homegrown Senator and the End of the Feinstein Era
Dianne Feinstein’s life was inseparable from the fortunes and tragedies of San Francisco over nine decades.
New York Times Top StoriesAnthropology Conference Drops a Panel Defending Sex as Binary
Organizers said the session did not have scientific merit and was harmful to transgender members. Critics of the move say the discipline is unfriendly to dissenting views on the subject.
New York Times Top Stories‘Close to the Line’: Why More Seniors Are Living in Poverty
Benefits extended earlier in the coronavirus pandemic have been rolled back. But many older Americans are not taking advantage of the aid still available.
New York Times Top StoriesIf the Government Shuts Down, What Will It Take to Reopen?
Any deal to keep it open would have to be bipartisan, since the Senate and White House are controlled by Democrats, and the House by Republicans.