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Inside the Left’s Playbook for Winning Elections
Progressives are being outspent and are receiving little support from the Democratic Party. Their tactics show a different way to succeed.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesWhat the Hallmark Channel Knows About Love
For 25 years, it’s helped big-city gals find love with hometown hunks — and distracted the rest of us when we need it most.
New York Times Top StoriesSouthern Iran Bears Brunt of U.S. Bombing
While fighting has abated in much of Iran, near-constant U.S. airstrikes in Qeshm island and other southern spots have upended lives and livelihoods.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I.-Driven Chip Crunch Leads to New Rush of Lobbying in Washington
As data centers gobble up memory chips, other industries that need the components, including electronics companies like Apple and medical device makers, are asking for government help.
New York Times Top StoriesHis Book Says He Planned Tupac’s Murder. Now He Says It Was Fiction.
Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.
New York Times Top StoriesI’ve Seen How A.I. Changes Young People’s Social Lives
A.I. has become a kind of social sealant, filling the gaps in young people’s relationships.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is the Winning Formula for Democrats in Red States
Just shy of 44 with boyish good looks, Rob Sand is very much a moderate, but he has a withering critique of the political establishment in this country.
New York Times Top StoriesPrivate Equity Is Stuck With 33,575 Unsold Businesses
Even amid a booming deal-making environment, private equity firms are unable to exit a growing number of investments at values their investors require.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are So Many People Upset About Flock Cameras?
Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Shania Twain Won Over Gen Z
The pop-country megastar is still thrilling young audiences and influencing a new generation of musicians.
New York Times Top StoriesFlock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
In Texas, there’s one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don’t want cameras trained on their cars.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Surprising Truth About Instagram’s VHS Dates Videos
VHS Dates advertises itself as resurfacing lost dating service videotapes from the 1980s. The account’s followers have been genuinely touched.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Cheating Threatens the Value of Online Degrees
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
New York Times Top StoriesAmerica Is Atomizing
A nation of us versus them and them and them.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Expert in Traffic Jams Has a Scary Idea: What if the Cars Turn on Us?
Sam Schwartz, a former New York City traffic commissioner, thinks autonomous vehicles are the future. But his book, “Autokill,” imagines a world where they go very wrong.
New York Times Top StoriesBen Jones, ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84
He played the mechanic Cooter Davenport on the hit television series before serving two terms as a Democratic congressman from Georgia.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat America Owes to Afghan Women
Five years after giving up on Afghanistan, America still has a responsibility to the country’s women.
New York Times Top StoriesExtreme Heat Comes for the Red Chile Capital of Pakistan
The traditional ways of cultivating the peppers may not survive the challenges of climate change and soaring costs, so Pakistani farmers are trying to adapt.
New York Times Top StoriesMalaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still on TikTok
Officials told platforms to verify children’s ages using government-issued documents, like identity cards. But the companies have balked, apparently over privacy concerns.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It?
Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Europe’s Total Solar Eclipse: Where to See It and How to Watch Safely
We’re answering some questions about the solar eclipse on Aug. 12, and providing a place for you to ask more of them.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Names Will Scharf as White House Counsel
The president said Mr. Scharf, a deeply conservative lawyer and the current staff secretary, would replace David Warrington in early September.
New York Times Top StoriesLake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever
Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.
New York Times Top StoriesOil Prices Climb and Stocks Dip on Stalemate in Iran War
Hopes were dashed over the weekend for a breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesDon Nelson, Hall of Fame N.B.A. Coach and Celtics Star, Dies at 86
One of the winningest coaches in league history, he led the Bucks, the Warriors and the Mavericks. He also had a brief stint with the Knicks.
New York Times Top StoriesIran War Timeline: Key Moments and Attacks In U.S. and Israel’s Campaign
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a monthslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.
New York Times Top StoriesDr. Maura L. Gillison, Who Linked Throat Cancers to HPV, Dies at 61
She challenged the conventional view that a majority of head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
New York Times Top StoriesOcasio-Cortez Says She Is Freezing Her Eggs and Still Mulling a Presidential Run
In a TV interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from positions like “defund the police” and indicated she hasn’t ruled out a presidential or Senate run.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Taps Longtime I.R.G.C. Commander Mohsen Rezaei to Top Security Post
The appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council suggests that Iran’s old guard is consolidating power.
New York Times Top StoriesWhen Hobbies Come Before Romance
Is a packed social calendar the new relationship goals?