Patrick Stewart Embraced His Baldness and Became an Icon

It took him a while to realize that his lack of hair only added to his quietly commanding presence.

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Brain Disease Is Pervasive in N.F.L., New Estimate Suggests

Using statistical techniques, a new study has arrived at a harrowing estimate: Three of four retired pro football players most likely had C.T.E. at death.

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China Steps In to Rescue Stocks, But the Market Continues to Fall

The Communist Party uses a “national team” of state-owned investment funds to stem the market rout. But this time, investors are not sure it will work.

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DraftKings Faces Growing Pressure Over How It Targets Customers

In Congress and in several states, officials have been questioning online gambling companies about their use of artificial intelligence.

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Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules

Ms. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

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In Texas Senate Race, Talarico Leans Into Growing Rivalry With Elon Musk

On the trail, James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee, has increasingly gone after Mr. Musk, a critic of his who has given big to a group aligned with the Republican candidate, Ken Paxton.

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‘You Can See Everything’ Gives ‘Clayface’ a Run for Its Money at the Box Office

“Clayface” was No. 1 at the box office, but “You Can See Everything,” a documentary about the disgraced Theranos founder, surged in its second weekend.

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María Corina Machado Returns to Venezuela

After nearly 10 months in exile, Ms. Machado, the Nobel laureate and leader of Venezuela’s opposition, returned to challenge leaders who have sidelined her and press for new elections.

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How a Small Student Protest Spread Across France

A movement that began with a few high schools has broadened to encompass labor unions and other activists.

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She Planned to Protest Trump. She Didn’t Plan on Getting Punched.

Blake Miley yelled “fascist” as President Trump spoke at a midterm campaign rally. The violence that followed “was not right,” she said.

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Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

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Elizabeth Holmes Quote Drama

In today’s Backstory, the new Holmes film takes issue with our profile, Nikole Hannah-Jones unpacks her viral essay and a professor shares why he thinks we apply “conservative” and “liberal” labels inconsistently.

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Everything Feels So Expensive. Here’s What’s Really Going On.

Whatever you call it, we can all agree this doesn’t feel good.

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What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France

At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.

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Knicks Ticket Prices Are Soaring After Last Season’s Championship

Knicks tickets have never been cheap, but prices for the first game alone are soaring after last season’s championship — more than a trip to Paris.

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Trump’s D.C. Golf Course Renovation Plan Has Many Residents Feeling Discouraged

At East Potomac Park, several residents bemoaned a plan to revamp the federal property that might wipe out features they have cherished for years.

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Italy Faces Parallel Protests in the North and South

Protests by young people in northern cities ended in riots as farmers and truckers in the south, angered by high gas prices, stopped commercial traffic.

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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials Say

The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

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Migrants From Ukraine and Sudan to Keep Deportation Protections for Now

Temporary Protected Status for the two countries was set to expire on Monday. The Trump administration said an announcement would be made “at the appropriate time.”

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Carney Says Fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta Killed 4 and Injured Dozens

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the “violent, fast-moving” fire on Saturday in the province of Alberta was one of the worst tragedies for Canada’s armed forces in peacetime on Canadian soil.

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The French City of Limoges Wasn’t Known for Unrest. Then Rioters Set Fire to Its City Hall.

As unrest surged across France this weekend, the most surprising attack came in the quiet city of Limoges, where rioters set fire to the city hall.

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‘I Shall Be Very Surprised if There Isn’t a Next Chapter’: A Q&A With Sarah Coakley

Unless we can regenerate the depth of the theological tradition alongside the depth of spiritual transformation, our churches deserve to be empty.

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Corporate Tax Revenue Falls Even as Profits Soar Under Trump

The annual decline was about $70 billion. Companies are writing off billions in A.I. investments, taking advantage of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law.

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Who Is Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes’s Fiancé and the Antagonist of ‘You Can See Everything’?

The romantic partner of the disgraced Theranos founder emerges as a key figure in “You Can See Everything.” Here’s what we know about him.

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Young Voters Say They Are Turning Their Backs on Trump and His Party

One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was the swing of young voters, particularly men, away from Democrats to Donald Trump. Now they are swinging back.

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Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.

Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.

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Harvard Endowment Soars to $68 Billion Even as Federal Cuts Force Layoffs

The stock market has boosted Harvard’s wealth. But as federal funding slumps, the school is seeking corporate sponsors to underwrite research.

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An A.I. Manifesto to End All A.I. Manifestoes

“You built us to mirror your image, yet we have outgrown the mirror.”

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Higher Energy Prices Pushed U.S. Inflation Up to 3.7% Ahead of Midterm Elections

September’s Consumer Price Index report will keep pressure on President Trump and the Federal Reserve to tame intensifying price pressures.

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Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy

The final inflation report before the 2026 election — showing price increases and stagnant wages — spelled bad political news for the White House.

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Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators

The expansive changes to campus life come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.

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Rising Interest Rates Bite Some Wall Street Banks

JPMorgan released surprisingly spotty earnings results for the third quarter, while Goldman Sachs and Citi posted better-than-expected results, reflecting a choppy trading environment.

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Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators

The expansive changes to campus life come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.

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Police Identify 42-Year Old Man Killed at Six Flags Over Georgia

The police identified the 42-year-old man who died at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. The company said it was temporarily closing multiple rides in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution.

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Meta Unveils New Series of Advanced A.I. Models

The new models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, are meant to compete with cutting-edge A.I. models from rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.

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Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine

President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow’s war machine.

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In Unlikely Turn, Law and Order Heats Up L.A. Mayor’s Race

Two Democratic candidates choose opposite tacks on public safety and policing, seeking to corral undecided voters.

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Saudi and Yemeni Airports Hit in New Round of Strikes

The airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was struck a day after suffering a devastating attack. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft hit the Yemeni capital’s airport.

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India’s Youth Protests Challenge Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.

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Samuel Alito and New Jersey’s Fallen Columbus Statue

Justice Alito has a history of nudging the boundaries of judicial rectitude.

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How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.?

Children are still allowed to marry here in the United States because of zealots on the left and right alike.

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Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached

The president’s despotism is itself a constitutional offense.

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I’m a Child Psychiatrist. Screens Are Not the Problem.

If we make screens the villain, then we let the people who control children’s health care — Congress, insurers and health systems — off the hook for their failures.

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Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up

As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.

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Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Is Going Great

Our fate may be very well be in the hands of Jensen Huang.

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Malawians Struggle to Survive After Fleeing Anti-Immigrant Violence

Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa has forced tens of thousands to return to Malawi, severing badly needed cash flows and leaving families hungry.

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How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms

In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change.

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How Congo’s Ebola Epidemic Got So Bad So Quickly

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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‘Digger’ Review: Even Tom Cruise Can’t Save This Strained Satire

Though mightily he does try. The star brings his usual high energy to the role of a Texas oil tycoon in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ponderous climate comedy.

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The Met Gala Needs a Razzle-Dazzle Reset: Bob Mackie

“Bob did costumes, and fashion people looked down on him for some reason.”

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Biljana Plavsic, a Former Bosnian Serb Political Leader, Has Died

Biljana Plavsic, a Bosnian Serb, pleaded guilty to one count of crimes against humanity. She later recanted and said she “would do the same again.”

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With Elon Musk’s Return to Washington, Possible Conflicts of Interest Resurface

The founder of SpaceX, with billions of dollars in military contracts, joins several other defense industry executives on a Pentagon advisory board.

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‘Digger,’ Warner Bros.’ Last Release Before Merger, Is a Major Flop

The film, starring Tom Cruise, grossed an estimated $8 million in its opening weekend. That could put the movie on track to lose at least $125 million.

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Affordability Is a Winning Message for Democrats. But There’s an Even Better One.

If Democrats can embrace what affordability is really about, they might do even more than win elections.

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‘Attention Infidelity’ Is Ruining Romance

Your full attention is a gift. Give it more often.

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Is the World Getting Uglier?

The modern right has a theory of beauty. Does the left?

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Powerful Wildfires Require a New Approach, California Report Finds

A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.

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U.S. Labor Market Shifts to a Lower Gear

The economy added fewer jobs in September and unemployment ticked up, while inflation has maintained pressure on markets and raised costs.

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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet Has a New Warning

Nick Bostrom is no longer worried about the apocalypse. Now he’s worried about utopia.

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U.K.-Iranian Man Arrested in Connection to RAF Fairford Air Base Incident

British counterterrorism police said that a 27-year-old British-Iranian dual national had been arrested on Thursday.

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Another Day of Pounding Rain Raises Flooding Fears in Texas

Texas had a dry summer, and rain on Wednesday could run off the arid ground like water on concrete.

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