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Blown Away by Bubble Art
Performers are delighting crowds with bubble blowing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, using a mixture of dish soap, water and lube — and occasional acrobatics.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesMamdani Will Visit 5 Boroughs on Anti-Trump Tour
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor, will seek to highlight the ways he believes President Trump’s agenda hurts New York City.
New York Times Top StoriesThe A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional.
Critical thinking is not going to save us.
New York Times Top StoriesSmall Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump’s Tariffs
Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the income ladder will have an easier time navigating the economic waves.
New York Times Top StoriesChildren Were Sexually Abused in New Hampshire State Care. How Much Are They Owed?
New Hampshire is backing away from a promise to pay victims hundreds of millions of dollars. Other states are also rethinking payouts to those harmed under their care.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Lupita and Junior Nyong’o, ‘Twelfth Night’ Is Child’s Play, Revisited
The siblings “really enjoyed make-believe” as kids. Now they are playing Shakespeare under the stars at the newly reopened Delacorte Theater in Central Park.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump’s Fight Against Top Universities
May Mailman is credited as an animating force behind a strategy that has intimidated independent institutions and undercut years of medical and scientific research.
New York Times Top StoriesI Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down
When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t.
New York Times Top StoriesKennedy’s Next Target: the Federal Vaccine Court
The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Got It Right When He Killed the De Minimis Trade Provision
The de minimis policy let China benefit at our expense.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online
Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Ohio Farm Community Is a Mecca for the ‘MAHA Mom’
In a neighborhood that appeals to people from both the right and the left, residents strive for a finely tuned state of political harmony.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Short-Term Thinking Is Destroying America
Trump may be able to escape the consequences of his actions; the rest of us cannot.
New York Times Top StoriesA Haven for English in the Most French of North American Cities
For Quebec City’s tiny English-speaking community, a former jail turned library serves as an essential sanctuary in a metropolis where the domination of French is enshrined in law.
New York Times Top StoriesClashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.
New York Times Top StoriesAustralia to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
After similar announcements by France, Britain and Canada, Australia said it would act at the United Nations General Assembly session next month.
New York Times Top StoriesWill Judges Approve Trump’s Choice for U.S. Attorney in Manhattan?
Jay Clayton, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District, was named on an interim basis after Senator Chuck Schumer blocked his nomination.
New York Times Top StoriesSpain Is Going Its Own Way
The government’s humane and pragmatic approach to immigration is an example for others to emulate.
New York Times Top StoriesAOL Will Shut Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)
The company said the service, synonymous with the early days of the internet, will be discontinued on Sept. 30.
New York Times Top StoriesChina’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets
Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of attacks by the Houthi militia.
New York Times Top StoriesVance Says U.S. Is Working for a Meeting With Trump, Putin and Zelensky
The vice president said the White House was trying to determine “when these three leaders could sit down and discuss an end to this conflict.”
New York Times Top StoriesDonald Trump, Julian Fellowes and the Gilded Age Finale
Julian Fellowes and Donald Trump both have frothy visions of the Gilded Age. But why would we go back to it in real life?
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China
In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration to Put F.B.I. Agents on Night Patrol in Washington
The move is part of President Trump’s pledge to crack down on street crime in the nation’s capital.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says
Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent for the network, was among those killed. Israel said it had conducted a strike targeting Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.
New York Times Top Stories‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms
A Republican proposal to add five Republican congressional seats in Texas imperils Democrats’ midterm prospects.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Announced His Intention to Die. The Dinner Invitations Rolled In.
On Instagram, the artist Joseph Awuah-Darko asked the world to invite him to dinner before he ended his life. More than 150 meals later, he is still going.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Putin May Get a Cold Reception From Some Alaskans
Warm relations between Alaskans and Russians began to shift with the rise of Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. In Alaska, feelings on the two leaders’ meeting seemed mixed.
New York Times Top StoriesEarthquake Strikes Western Turkey
Rescue efforts were continuing as officials tried to assess damage in a region prone to disaster.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Gallego Brings a Message of Hope for Democrats to Iowa
Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona won his seat last year by outperforming national Democrats among Hispanic voters and men. He wants the party to listen to listen to his message as it regroups.