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The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy
The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesCan NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?
Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
New York Times Top StoriesParamount CEO David Ellison Pledges Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes’
David Ellison told Lesley Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks
With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
New York Times Top StoriesAnthropic Releases ‘Safe’ Version of Its Mythos A.I. Technology
Called Claude Fable 5, it is twice as expensive as the company’s previous flagship system.
New York Times Top StoriesSocial Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 6 Years Unless Congress Acts
The trust fund for the program, which supports roughly 68 million Americans, is on schedule to be depleted in the next six years. Benefits could be cut on average by 22 percent.
New York Times Top StoriesShe’s Set to Swim the Entire 900-Mile California Coast — Sharks Permitting
Swimming 900 miles won’t be “the worst way to spend four months,” Catherine Breed says — as long as the great whites, jellyfish and elephant seals leave her alone.
New York Times Top StoriesWatchdog Group Skeptical of Vows to End Trump Administration’s $1.8 Billion Fund
The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, doubled down on its request to a federal judge to issue a formal order stopping the fund from being set up.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Winning Is Everything, Is Anything Off Limits?
The “fake news” revolution is in full swing.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Gates Said to Have Hired Ex-House Oversight Chief to Advise on Epstein Testimony
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, has retained Jake Greenberg, the former top investigative counsel to the House Oversight Committee.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Strikes Lebanese City of Tyre as U.S.-Brokered Truce Falters
The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warning for the entire city, a day after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if it kept up its offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
New York Times Top StoriesBillionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever
Elon Musk’s potential new status as a trillionaire demonstrates in real time why there has been such a rapid rise in the concentration of wealth at the top.
New York Times Top StoriesDutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company
The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system, saying it would create a “threat to the public interest.”
New York Times Top StoriesNetanyahu’s Bow to Trump’s Iran Pressure Spurs New Criticism
Opponents attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for halting strikes against Iran after a call with President Trump, saying that he was letting the United States make Israel’s decisions.
New York Times Top StoriesSomali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry
“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.
New York Times Top StoriesWord Choices
We explore six sentences that have shaped the American story.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Holdup at the Center of the Iran Talks, and Trump’s Baseless New Claims of Voter Fraud
Plus, “I’m busy, but you can talk to my A.I. twin.”
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine’s Neighbors Seek Shelter as More and More Drones Fly Overhead
Drones launched by both Russia and Ukraine are veering off course, menacing countries that are not at war.
New York Times Top StoriesA Challenge in the U.S.-Iran Talks: Both Sides Demand Victory
Washington and Tehran would need to defend any potential deal as a win for their side. And each has a leader whose approach to talks is vexing mediators.
New York Times Top StoriesOne of Pope Leo’s Best Friends Works in Spain. They Talk About Cars.
Pope Leo and Armando Jesús Lovera have known each other for decades. They have watched World Cup games together, gone on road trips and once searched for a teddy bear for Mr. Lovera’s future wife.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Democrats Move Beyond Their Failed Foreign Policy?
Matt Duss, Senator Bernie Sanders’s former foreign policy adviser, argues that Democrats need a foreign policy reckoning.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Roar of ‘Cease-Fire’ in a Once-Thriving City
The city of Nabatieh once spoke to the changing fortunes of Lebanon. Now, amid unending war, it speaks to the country’s worst fears.
New York Times Top StoriesDemocratic Group Kicks Off $50 Million Midterm Blitz in Conservative Strongholds
American Bridge is hoping that Republicans are vulnerable in parts of the country that had been exceedingly tough terrain for Democrats in recent elections.
New York Times Top StoriesIf Only There Was a World Cup for Complaining About the World Cup
There is a lot to gripe about. There’s also a lot to like.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Gustavo Dudamel Era in Los Angeles Approaches Its End
Gustavo Dudamel’s last concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s maestro were a symbol of his impact after 17 years.
New York Times Top StoriesNASA Will Announce New Artemis III Astronauts and an Update on Its Moon Program
The agency will announce the crew of Artemis III on Tuesday. But will the mission be ready to fly in 2027?
New York Times Top StoriesWill Platner Scandals Dampen Democratic Vote? What to Watch in Tuesday’s Primaries.
Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Talking to the ‘Chat’ Crossed Over Into Real Life
It’s a word ripped from Twitch streams, but it functions as a Greek chorus for an online, isolated generation.
New York Times Top StoriesInside a World Cup Nerve Center Monitoring Fans, Drones and Heat
Officials in North Texas will watch for potential threats from a new $40 million emergency operations center, one of many new security precautions in place across North America.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Idea of Womanhood Drawing Big Crowds to a Small Town
Tourists are flocking to Midway, Utah. The Ballerina Farm Store, from the influencer whose brand revolves around motherhood and farm life, is a reason.