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Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesElectric Cars Were a Big Deal Over a Hundred Years Ago
The very first E.V. was born in the 1830s. By the 1900s, electric carriages were dodging horse droppings in Manhattan streets.
New York Times Top StoriesSomething Liberals and Conservatives Agree On: Hatred of Data Centers
Americans have soured on the projects, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How that will change our politics?
New York Times Top StoriesRepublicans Want Tennessee’s Last Democratic House District
Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Prison, a Financial Titan Plots an Unlikely Comeback
Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication
With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them.
New York Times Top StoriesViolence Erupts in Australian Town After Arrest of Suspect in Girl’s Killing
Police in Alice Springs fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse an angry crowd demanding justice.
New York Times Top StoriesSeth Meyers Gives Trump an Earful About Ear Jokes
The “Late Night” host expressed secondhand embarrassment after the president referred to the “beautiful ears” and “super hearing” of a NASA official.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Indigenous Acknowledgments Became a Target in Australia
Recognition of Aboriginal Australians has become standard at most public events. Increasingly, the right is taking aim at the practice.
New York Times Top StoriesIndia Is Prototyping a Dangerous New Model of Web Censorship
The Modi administration’s systematic throttling of free speech sets a dangerous precedent for the world.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Is the One Without the Cards at the Poker Table
A.I. will drastically increase the power of small states and groups in conflict with the great powers.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About ‘Welcome to Country’ Ceremony Used by Indigenous Australians
The tradition, dating back thousands of years, is used by Indigenous Australians to greet visitors to their ancestral lands.
New York Times Top StoriesLithuania Says It Broke Up Russian Sabotage and Murder Plots
The arrests of nine people are reminders of the threat Russia poses in Europe at a time when Washington has shifted focus to the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Companies’ Huge Profits Revive Calls for Temporary Windfall Taxes
European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere in the World Is All That Gold Stored?
As central banks buy more gold, where to put all that heavy metal is an increasingly important question. Reserves must be secure and ready to trade in a crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Countries Are Stocking Up on Gold
As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency.
New York Times Top StoriesSchumer and Platner Talk After Mills Suspends Her Campaign
The top Senate Democrat and the Maine contender had what was described as a cordial conversation despite Schumer’s backing of his primary opponent.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Police Can Start Ticketing Driverless Cars
The Department of Motor Vehicles says it could suspend or revoke permits for Waymo taxis and other driverless cars for continued violations.
New York Times Top StoriesFEMA Is Reversing Job Cuts Made Under Kristi Noem
The agency said staff members who had been let go or placed on administrative leave were now needed to prepare for hurricanes and the World Cup.
New York Times Top StoriesTakeaways From Hegseth’s Second Day of Testimony on the Iran War
The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y. Archdiocese Offers $800 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
Lawyers representing the abuse survivors warned their clients that the archdiocese would most likely file for bankruptcy if they did not agree to the settlement.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Plans to Boost Weapons Production Might Not Deliver for Years
While the defense industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.
New York Times Top StoriesComey Indictment Shows Justice Dept. Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing
In naming only an interim successor as acting attorney general, President Trump has established even greater incentives to execute his most extreme demands, current and former officials say.
New York Times Top StoriesLast on King Charles’s U.S. Tour: A Potluck and a Win for Scottish Whisky
King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a ceremonial farewell at the White House before attending a block party in Front Royal, Va.
New York Times Top StoriesHere’s What States Might Do After the Voting Rights Decision
The effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling could be as little as one House seat in Louisiana in 2026, but pressure is building on Tennessee and South Carolina Republicans to act.
New York Times Top StoriesNigerian Military Runs a Fulani ‘Concentration Camp,’ Group Says
Amnesty International said about 1,500 people have been detained by the military for three months and that many of those who have died from disease and starvation have been children.
New York Times Top StoriesA Democratic Version of the Tea Party Is Emerging
No one should underestimate the white-hot fury of the party’s voters.
New York Times Top StoriesSenate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and Staff
Senators voted unanimously to prohibit betting practices in the chamber after some users made hundreds of thousands of dollars online by accurately predicting U.S. military actions.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Homeland Security Shutdown Ends
Also, Maine’s governor bows out of a crucial Senate race. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Least 5 Are Injured in Stabbing at a High School in Washington State
Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., was on lockdown on Thursday after a stabbing, a school spokeswoman said.