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This A.I. Subculture’s Motto: Go, Go, Go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDhonielle Clayton Is Working to Make the Book World More Diverse
Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Israel Secretly Propped Up Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gambled that a strong Hamas (but not too strong) would keep the peace and reduce pressure for a Palestinian state.
New York Times Top StoriesLawmakers Propose Revoking Hefty Tax Breaks for Columbia and N.Y.U.
Under the plan, the universities, which do not pay property taxes, would have to make payments to the City University of New York.
New York Times Top StoriesLow Prices and High Hopes at a Pop-Up Market on Randall’s Island
Since early October, an ecosystem of barbers, vendors and chefs has sprung up outside one of the city’s largest migrant shelters at Randall’s Island Athletic Field 83.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.
Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Los Angeles, the ‘Coroner to the Stars’ Has the Last Word
There is no medical examiner’s office in the world like the one in Los Angeles County, where investigations of sudden celebrity deaths come with the territory.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael-Hamas War Has Buoyed Egypt’s Leader Ahead of Presidential Vote
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt grew increasingly unpopular amid a deep economic crisis. But the war in neighboring Gaza has given him a vital role on the international stage.
New York Times Top StoriesA World Map With No National Borders and 1,642 Animals
Anton Thomas, a New Zealander in Melbourne, Australia, has given three years of his life to a hand-drawn map of our planet and its animal inhabitants.
New York Times Top StoriesTennessee Tornadoes Leave 6 Dead and 23 Injured, Officials Say
Numerous tornado alerts were posted in the South on Saturday, while heavy rains and winds are forecast for the Northeast on Sunday.
New York Times Top StoriesJohn Whitmire, a Moderate Democrat, Wins Runoff for Houston Mayor
Mr. Whitmire, a state senator, prevailed over U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city.
New York Times Top StoriesCasey DeSantis Invited Outsiders to Caucus in Iowa. The State Party Said No.
The Iowa Republican Party reminded supporters that only residents can vote in the first-in-the-nation caucuses, which will be held on Jan. 15.
New York Times Top StoriesDays After Heated Debate, G.O.P. Candidates Take a Gentler Tone in Iowa
The rivals for the Republican presidential nomination — minus Donald Trump — appeared at a “faith and family” event and talked in more personal terms.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Elizabeth Magill, the Penn President Who Resigned
Ms. Magill, who had been in her post since last year, stepped down four days after testifying before Congress.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Is Criticized After Veto of U.N. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
As fighting surged in the territory, Arab leaders condemned the move as a “mark of shame,” one that will haunt the United States for years.
New York Times Top StoriesPenn’s President Liz Magill Resigns After Her Responses to Antisemitism
At a congressional hearing this week, Elizabeth Magill had appeared to dodge questions of whether she would discipline students if they called for the genocide of Jews.
New York Times Top StoriesMexico Shootout Kills 14 After Town Fights Back Against Cartel
At least 14 people were killed in a clash between the gunmen and members of a small farming community in central Mexico, an episode that the state authorities cast as a gang extortion attempt that backfired.
New York Times Top StoriesState Department Bypasses Congress to Approve Israel’s Order for Tank Ammunition
It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, which are controversial because of the civilian death toll from Israeli airstrikes.
New York Times Top StoriesTalk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate
Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies are not doing much to reassure those worried about his autocratic instincts. If anything, they seem to be leaning into the predictions.
New York Times Top StoriesACLU to Represent NRA in Supreme Court Free-Speech Case
The civil liberties group says it opposes the N.R.A. and its mission but has agreed to represent it in the Supreme Court in a free-speech case.
New York Times Top StoriesAzerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024
An agreement ended a monthslong deadlock in which Russia had exercised veto power over countries that had criticized its invasion of Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesWhile Gazans Suffer, Hamas Reaps the Benefits
It has gained prestige among Palestinians while poisoning Israel’s relations with the Arab world and putting the Palestinian issue back on the Western agenda.
New York Times Top StoriesKey Players in OpenAI’s Boardroom Drama
A mix of prominent tech industry figures and people not well known outside the A.I. community played big roles in the upheaval at the company.
New York Times Top StoriesTiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles, used by billions of people, are moving away from fossil fuels to batteries faster than cars in countries that have made the energy transition a priority.
New York Times Top StoriesOnce, This Was Iraqi Farmland. Now It’s Controlled by an Iran-Linked Militia
Iran-backed forces are assembling drones and retrofitting rockets in the territory of an American ally. They are used in attacks on U.S. outposts in Iraq and Syria.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s a Game Show!
True stories told in the form of a game show.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Palestinians, the Future Is Being Bulldozed
The West Bank is policed by armed settlers and littered with destroyed houses that residents are forbidden to repair.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Biden Should Make an Immigration Deal With Republicans
The border is a big part of the president’s re-election problem.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ivy League Flunks Out
We shouldn’t need to tell these smart people how ignorant they sound.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Homelessness Is About a Lack of Housing, This Could Be an Answer
Twenty-first-century versions of rooming houses are cropping up and housing workers with few other options.