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Fact-Checking Senate Races in Georgia, Alaska and Texas
Candidates’ attacks are focused on illegal immigration, faith and stock trading.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTurkey and Israel Vie for Middle East Influence as Tensions Spike
Israel’s strike on a Syrian base to pre-empt the feared deployment of Turkish forces was part of a growing competition in the Middle East and beyond.
New York Times Top StoriesCarney Has Canadians’ Support on Trump. Now Comes the Hard Part.
The U.S.-Canada trade war has galvanized Canadians behind their prime minister’s decision to walk away from negotiations. What happens when the time comes for talks to restart?
New York Times Top StoriesHow Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.
New York Times Top StoriesHigh Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump, as Midterms Near
To win in 2024, the president promised an economic course correction. Almost two years later, his agenda has made that fight even harder.
New York Times Top StoriesHow a California Bill Sparked a MAGA-Sphere Uproar
A privacy measure for immigration aid workers became a free speech cause for backers of Nick Shirley, a right-wing YouTube star. Democrats say the furor is fueled by misinformation.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Georgia, Jon Ossoff Courts Broad Appeal With an Anti-Trump Script for Senate Race
Senator Jon Ossoff, the youngest sitting senator and the only Democrat seeking re-election this year in a state President Trump won in 2024, hasn’t moderated his message in his critical race.
New York Times Top StoriesWith Shoppers Wary of Illness, Farmers Destroy Millions of Heads of Lettuce
After a drop in demand driven by a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, California growers are plowing lettuce back into the soil and laying off workers.
New York Times Top StoriesPolitical Campaigns Are Quietly Paying Influencers to Support Candidates
Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.
New York Times Top StoriesIcelanders Are Voting on E.U. Membership Talks. Here’s What to Know.
The Nordic nation is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to start membership talks with the European Union. Voters are divided.
New York Times Top StoriesModi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time
In a year of globe-trotting, the Indian prime minister has secured deals around the world as the United States becomes less dependable.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Iceland and Others Might Want In, Not Out, of the E.U. Club
A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
The president said an agreement between the countries covered more than 65 billion barrels of reserves. A U.S. official said it would involve a partnership with a private company.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel
The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.
New York Times Top Stories‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’
President Trump on Thursday signed an order rechristening Lake Ontario as Lake America, but businesses around Niagara Falls say they won’t be changing their tune.
New York Times Top StoriesCritics Blast Metropolitan Museum’s Plan to Honor John Galliano
Galliano, a fashion industry giant championed by Anna Wintour, was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts in 2011.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.
New York Times Top StoriesNepali Flood Survivors Face Profound Loss, Pressing Needs and Murky Futures
The disaster has left countless people with little or nothing of the lives they had built, struggling with immediate survival and unsure how to rebuild.
New York Times Top StoriesUnstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known
Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.
New York Times Top StoriesNepal Roughly Doubles Number of Missing After Flood
Also, Trump orders the creation of a space academy. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Trump, the Iran War Is Stuck Between Combat and Genuine Peace
The war has deteriorated over the past six months into Mr. Trump’s own version of a “forever war,” with no clear goals and no end in sight.
New York Times Top StoriesMilo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE
Mr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Putin Is Fighting On, Even as His Problems Multiply
There is little sign that public exhaustion, economic headwinds or increased Ukrainian strikes are changing the Russian leader’s view that he will eventually achieve victory.
New York Times Top StoriesI Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common.
Being a successful self-starter doesn’t mean pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Win for Trump, Chevron Is Said to Be in Talks to Expand in Venezuela
The Trump administration has been pushing U.S. oil companies like Chevron to invest more in Venezuela’s oil industry.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules
The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
New York Times Top Stories‘Trump Voters Are Finally Starting to Sour on Him’
Democrats want fighters. A former Republican has ideas.
New York Times Top StoriesThis Is Looting by Another Name
Our cultural heritage is being sold off for parts.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops
President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.