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How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has proposed no-cost, universal child care, helping to reignite a national conversation.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesRussia’s Ban on I.B. Schools Deepens Its Rupture With the West
The Kremlin has infused education with nationalism and militarism. Outlawing the International Baccalaureate underlines that effort.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Broadway Musical Is in Trouble
With the cost of staging song-and-dance spectacles skyrocketing and audiences drawn to older hits, none of the musicals that opened last season has made a profit. Fewer are planned this season.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Jay Bhattacharya Save Science?
Can Jay Bhattacharya save science?
New York Times Top Stories7 Ways the Candidates for New Jersey Governor Would Differ on Day 1
The race has been heavily influenced by national politics. But in a debate on Sunday, the candidates, Jack Ciattarelli and Representative Mikie Sherrill, also outlined starkly different positions on statewide issues.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Pushed to Cut 1,300 Officers From a ‘Racist’ N.Y.P.D. in 2022
Zohran Mamdani has said that critical remarks he made in 2020 about the police do not reflect his views. But as a state assemblyman in 2022, he still held anti-police positions.
New York Times Top StoriesKim Jong-un Open to Talks if U.S. Drops Demand to Denuclearize
The North Korean leader’s comments came days after President Trump said he would travel to South Korea in late October for a regional summit.
New York Times Top StoriesPalestinians Need More Than the Gesture of Statehood
Recognition of the State of Palestine must be accompanied by holding Israel accountable for its actions.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs Are Damaging America’s Biggest Foreign Source of Screws
Taiwan has long been the top provider of screws to the United States. But its factories are struggling to survive under tariffs on steel and aluminum.
New York Times Top StoriesNovo Nordisk’s Woes Are Slimming Denmark’s Economic Growth
Because of its size, the drugmaker has an outsize effect on the country. Now, as it sheds jobs, forecasts for Denmark’s growth are falling, too.
New York Times Top StoriesEurope Talks Big on Gaza but Struggles to Act
Even as criticism of Israel ramps up and a growing number of countries say they’ll recognize a Palestinian state, concrete actions remain limited.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Remembers Kirk as a Martyr While Attacking Political Opponents
President Trump oscillated between honoring Charlie Kirk’s life and promoting his own political agenda in his remarks at the conservative activist’s memorial in Arizona.
New York Times Top StoriesCyberattack Forces Brussels Airport to Cancel More Flights
The announcement signaled that delays and cancellations, which snarled traffic at major European travel hubs over the weekend, would continue into a third day.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Patriotic Dress Code at Charlie Kirk’s Funeral
A service for Charlie Kirk called for attendees to wear red, white and blue.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity
The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says the Murdochs May Join TikTok Investors
Fox Corporation is considering investing in the popular video app as part of a bid to avert a U.S. ban, a person familiar with the situation said after the president’s remarks.
New York Times Top Stories‘We Are All Charlie’: Thousands Stood in Line for Hours in Hopes of Paying Tribute
Many endured stifling heat outside the stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Some who were turned away headed to a nearby arena, while others went home.
New York Times Top StoriesNepal to Investigate Killings and Arson in Student Protests
It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Gridlock Week in Manhattan as U.N. General Assembly Starts
With the United Nations session kicking off Monday, the city is closing some streets and stepping up police presence. It is usually one of the slowest weeks for traffic in Midtown.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Psychological Value of Repentance
Every major world religion has a process for moral accounting. That’s something we rarely talk about in secular society.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?
The announcements by Australia, Britain and Canada reflect frustration with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, experts say.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates
The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.
New York Times Top StoriesBritain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State
The announcements came on the eve of the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.
New York Times Top StoriesThe W.N.B.A.’s Growing Fan-Base
Boys and men now love women’s basketball, too.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Keeps Border Crossing to Jordan Closed After Attack
The Allenby Bridge border crossing is the main gateway for Palestinians to leave the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Tariffs on Switzerland Prompt Identity Crisis for Swiss Army Knife
President Trump’s 39 percent tariff on Switzerland has forced some companies to consider whether they could produce in the United States while still retaining their Swiss identity.
New York Times Top StoriesThe World’s Warlords Are Watching Sudan
If the world recognizes Sudan’s military government, it will exacerbate a humanitarian crisis — and betray the country’s pro-democracy movement.
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine Counterattacks, Scoring Rare, if Modest, Success in Northeast
The gains could help counter Moscow’s narrative that Russian advances are unstoppable and that Kyiv should settle for a peace deal, even if it means giving up territory.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Erika Kirk, a Husband’s Life Cut Short by Violence He Seemed to Foresee
In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest. But she sees divine work in his death.
New York Times Top StoriesCharlie Kirk Memorial to Draw an Outpouring From the Right
President Trump, JD Vance and other high-profile guests are among the more than 100,000 expected at the service, held at an N.F.L. stadium and an adjoining arena near Phoenix on Sunday.