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Gold Price Nears $4,000 an Ounce, a Sign of Turmoil and Unease

Approaching the milestone for the first time, the precious metal is on course for its best year since the 1970s, highlighting unease among investors.

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Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s Free Press, Starting a New Era at CBS News

Bari Weiss, a co-founder of The Free Press, will become editor in chief of CBS News.

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OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips from AMD

Weeks after a $100 billion agreement to use computer chips from Nvidia, OpenAI has signed a similar deal with a rival chipmaker.

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Fears of Economic Turmoil Deepen in France as Another Prime Minister Quits

The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu after less than a month in office intensified concerns that France would be unable to tackle its enormous debt pile.

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President Trump and the Supreme Court

Today, we look ahead at the potential consequences of the Supreme Court term that begins today.

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Supreme Court Starts Consequential Term, and Illinois Governor Warns of ‘Trump’s Invasion’

Plus, when Silicon Valley comes to the farm.

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Jilly Cooper, British Romance Novelist, Is Dead at 88

A prolific writer and keen observer, she sold millions of copies of her juicy, sometimes racy “Rutshire Chronicles” series.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses.

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How to Save a Book Festival

With humanities funding vanishing, stories and those who protect them remain our greatest hope.

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We May Know Why Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Really Sank

The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.

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Internal Audits Shed Light on Ukraine’s Secret Weapons Spending

The government reviews show the country’s challenge as U.S. support wanes and Kyiv pivots to production from a domestic arms industry with a long history of corruption.

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Trying to Survive Gaza’s War-Torn Present, and Hoping for a Future

Two years of intense warfare in Gaza have left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation.

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Trump’s Shutdown Glee Could Come Back to Bite Him

Republicans’ exploitation of government’s closure is the tell that they prefer it this way.

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Gaza Peace Talks Are Set to Take Place in Egypt

Though significant issues remain to be hashed out between Israel and Hamas, some are saying that after two years of death and destruction, a breakthrough may be near.

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The New Right After Trump

A conservative’s vision for MAGA beyond Trump.

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Take Two: Why Big Companies Are Naming Co-C.E.O.s

Comcast, Oracle and Spotify recently doubled up on top executives, a rare setup that some say could become more common.

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Dallin H. Oaks Addresses Latter-day Saints General Conference

Dallin H. Oaks, 93, the next president of the global body, addressed the conference a week after an attack on a church in Michigan.

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Political Violence. Threats to Free Speech. A Disinformation Crisis. We’ve Been Here Before.

To see a way out of our destructive spiral we should look to the innovation of the 1920s.

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Supreme Court Returns to Face Trump Tests of Presidential Power

As the justices return to the bench Monday, the court will confront a series of cases central to the president’s agenda.

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Lee Lozano Didn’t Speak to Other Women for 28 Years. What Did It Cost Her?

When it came to using her life in her work, the artist Lee Lozano went about as far as a person can go.

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We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency. They’re Very, Very Worried.

Before the election, we surveyed the legal establishment about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law. A year later, they’re very, very worried.

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In a New Memoir, an Israeli Captive Looks Ahead with Hope

Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

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Undersea Bacteria Feast on Methane. Can They Help Cool the Planet?

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Resigns

Sébastien Lecornu stepped down less than 24 hours after he had formed his cabinet.

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In Ashes of Amazon Fight, Tensions Emerge in Huge Bet on N.Y.C. Housing

Years ago, progressives defeated a plan to build an Amazon warehouse in Queens. Now a new kind of development is gaining their support.

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Pilots Demand Air India Ground Boeing 787s After Emergency System Used

Officials are investigating why the power source, used when electrical or hydraulic pressure fails, was deployed over the weekend. The same system was activated during a deadly crash in June.

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Snowstorm Traps Hundreds of Everest Hikers

The snowfall buried tents and reduced visibility. The local authorities said that they were in contact with the hikers and that rescue efforts were underway.

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The Pelicot Trial: A Timeline

Dominique Pelicot was convicted of drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and of inviting dozens of men to rape her. Here is how the events unfolded.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

One man has appealed his conviction in a case in which a Frenchman drugged his wife and invited scores of men to rape her.

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