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‘No Essay’ College Scholarships May Have Unseen Strings Attached
Unlike traditional financial aid, the prizes are awarded by random drawings. The websites, in turn, gain access to applicants’ personal information.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesThis Is Why I Find Pema Chödrön So Essential
The 89-year-old Buddhist nun teaches the power of agreeing with your anxiety, instead of trying to run from it.
New York Times Top Stories‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump
Watch an exchange between the two men in which the Chinese leader sought to signal exclusivity and name-dropped Russia’s president.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce
The president left Beijing following a summit with China, during which the two countries sought to stabilize their economic and political relations.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Climb on Fears of Broader Energy Crunch
Hopes for an end to the war in Iran faded after President Trump failed to secure a commitment from China to help persuade Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come
Some of this country’s most prominent girl bosses sound like they don’t even know how to read the room.
New York Times Top StoriesAt the Summit
We wrap up President Trump’s visit to China.
New York Times Top StoriesA Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Favorites for Eurovision 2026: Finland, Australia, Greece and Others
Finland is the favorite for prediction markets and bookmakers, but singers from Australia, Denmark, Greece and Israel are coming for the title, too.
New York Times Top StoriesMedicare Coverage for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Cost, Eligibility and What to Know
What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss.
New York Times Top StoriesEven Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Think His Convictions Would Be Overturned
His lawyers said he was stunned to learn that South Carolina’s top court had reversed the murder convictions. Prosecutors plan to retry the case, but a second trial could look very different.
New York Times Top StoriesBernie Sanders Endorses Slate of Candidates in Bid to Cement Progressive Legacy
The five dozen endorsements mostly feature those seeking state or local office who have previously supported the Vermont senator.
New York Times Top StoriesNebraska Blocks Bar From Using ‘Barber Shop’ Name, Saying That’s Just for Haircuts
The Omaha establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest while it is suing the state in federal court in a trademark fight.
New York Times Top StoriesMartin Short and the Secret to Finding Joy While Surviving Tragedy
The comedy star, who is the subject of a new documentary, has faced a series of unimaginable losses. Yet he says there are always laughs to remember.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Powell Steps Down, the Fed Confronts ‘Regime Change’
Jerome H. Powell is passing the chair’s baton to Kevin M. Warsh at the Federal Reserve, an institution that President Trump’s pick says needs an overhaul.
New York Times Top StoriesStop Looking for an ‘Offramp' in Iran. There’s No Such Thing.
And no, an exit strategy won’t help you, either.
New York Times Top StoriesJoe Sedelmaier Dies at 92; Ad Auteur Behind ‘Where’s the Beef?’
He directed nearly 1,000 comedic commercials, including a much-quoted spot for Wendy’s and one for FedEx featuring a manic speed talker.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Watch the Eurovision Song Contest Final
The internationally popular event will be available to U.S. viewers, too, although not on domestic TV in some countries that are boycotting this year.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Not Just U.S. Stocks. A.I. and Oil Are Moving Global Markets, Too.
Intel, along with Taiwan and South Korea, are the latest winners, our columnist says. True diversification is hard to find.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
The Department of Health and critical psychiatry activists are hoping to upend 40 years of medical orthodoxy.
New York Times Top StoriesArchaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
New York Times Top StoriesOysterman, Veteran, Prep-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story
Democrats are pinning their hopes of flipping the Senate on Graham Platner, who has made his working-class persona key to his campaign. His background defies easy categorization.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Real Victim of Trump’s War on Numbers Is You
Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.
New York Times Top StoriesDeported Despite DACA: Dreamers Face Uncertainty Under Trump
The administration has said DACA isn’t a right to stay in the United States “indefinitely.” One man with DACA was detained and deported to Mexico in a matter of days.
New York Times Top StoriesDeported Despite DACA: Dreamers Face Uncertainty Under Trump
The administration has said DACA isn’t a right to stay in the United States “indefinitely.” One man with DACA was detained and deported to Mexico in a matter of days.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China
Mr. Trump’s trip, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost a decade, was closely watched for signs of whether a trade truce between the countries would hold.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Pokes Fun at Trump in China
Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump’s idea of a Temple of Heaven is very different from the one he toured in Beijing with China’s leader.
New York Times Top StoriesNvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
The standoff comes as Chinese firms increasingly turn to domestic chipmakers like Huawei, in a drive to reduce China’s dependence on Western technologies.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Announces Boeing Jet Order From China. Beijing Stays Silent.
The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.