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Health Insurance Giants Are Fighting Efforts to Break Them Up
UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna are suing states over new laws targeting their pharmacy businesses.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesHow GLP-1s Feed Our Sick Culture
For women, they’re a depressingly rational choice.
New York Times Top StoriesGlobal Economic Output Looks Slower for 2026, IMF Says
The I.M.F. projected world output would fall to 3 percent for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.
New York Times Top StoriesNATO Summit Gives Trump New Chance to Bust Out Old Grievances
President Trump brought his combative side to the meeting of world leaders in Turkey, kicking off a day of diplomacy with a panoply of complaints and insults against U.S. allies.
New York Times Top StoriesAt Iran’s Funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei, Mourners Bid an Emotional Farewell
Millions of Iranians descended on Tehran to pay their respects to the slain supreme leader.
New York Times Top StoriesIraqis Turn Out in Droves to Mourn Khamenei in Show of Solidarity
In the cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to two of Shiite Islam’s holiest sites, hundreds of thousands attended commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who extended Iran’s influence in Iraq.
New York Times Top StoriesFax and Telegram? New York’s Archaic Requirements Get an A.I. Overhaul.
Gov. Kathy Hochul will direct state agencies to eliminate or modernize antiquated requirements, and examine if task forces or councils have outlived their purpose.
New York Times Top StoriesA Cease-Fire in Doubt
We have the latest on renewed strikes in the Middle East.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Alluring Albanian Island Inspiring Ivanka’s Fantasy
A former military base in the Adriatic Sea, the island is in a beautiful setting but it is strewed with snakes, crumbling buildings and land mines.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Jump After Trump Says Deal With Iran Is ‘Over’
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Resume Strikes, and Big Tobacco Makes a Big New Bet
Plus, using drones to watch for sharks.
New York Times Top StoriesMarine Le Pen’s Return Has Sidelined Her Protégé. Can They Join Forces?
For months, Jordan Bardella was set to be the French far-right’s candidate for the presidency — until his mentor, Marine Le Pen, nudged him aside this week. Their relationship could define the campaign.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Low-Key Lawyer at the Center of the Search for a Platner Replacement
Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state’s Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.
New York Times Top Stories‘Trump’s Intervention Had an Impact’: 3 Writers on America’s World Cup Exit
The world’s most global game produces some of its strongest feelings of national belonging.
New York Times Top Stories‘You Do It Because They’re Your Parents’
Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Rebels in Congo, Ebola Could Help Strengthen Their Rule
A violent militia that controls large swaths of Congolese territory in the east may use the virus to try to bolster its authority.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Unknown Universe Inside Your Gut
The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.
New York Times Top StoriesHow U.S. Satellite Imagery Restrictions Are Changing How We Report on Iran
U.S. satellite image limitations have hampered journalists covering the Iran war. But other sources are offering workarounds, making it harder for militaries to conceal their actions.
New York Times Top StoriesI Survived a Cold Plunge and All I Got Was Everything I Ever Wanted
I resisted the trend until I couldn’t any longer.
New York Times Top StoriesChernobyl’s Wildlife Cameras Reveal How War Affects Wild Animals
A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Parents Reject Vitamin K Shots, Some Babies Develop Devastating Bleeding
Doctors described treating brain and abdominal hemorrhages in infants who hadn’t received the routine injection. Several said the images of those patients were seared in their minds.
New York Times Top StoriesAre Omega-3 Supplements Actually Good for Your Brain?
Researchers have been surprised by the study findings.
New York Times Top StoriesMidtown Neighborhood Has to Cope in a Troubled Building’s Shadow
Travelers were shut out of major hotels, and work ground to a halt for some on Tuesday after a building partially buckled in Manhattan.
New York Times Top StoriesLate Night Calls a Foul on Trump After His World Cup Intervention
President Trump may not have known what a red card in soccer is, Ronny Chieng said: “But you know what he did know? How to get a guy a pardon.”
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Is Giving Us Answers Right Away. That’s Making Us Dumber.
What used to be a meandering journey is now an immediate arrival at your destination.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Jump After Renewed Strikes in Gulf Put Shipping Recovery at Risk
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
New York Times Top StoriesGermans Don’t Love Budweiser. It Won’t Take No for an Answer.
Not for the first time, Budweiser is trying to make it in Germany. But this is a tough time to sell German drinkers on the image and taste of American beer.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s arrival in Turkey for NATO summit adds drama and spectacle
The second President Trump landed in Turkey, the center of gravity shifted right to where he likes it best: himself.
New York Times Top StoriesHaley Stevens Goes on Attack Against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Senate Debate
At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.
New York Times Top StoriesTop Maine Democrat Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee
A top state party official said that Graham Platner’s team had “repeatedly” tried to “put their thumb on the scale,” but he would not influence how the party chose a new Senate candidate.