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  1. Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Price Since Trump Was Elected as Crypto Faces Slump

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:46:58 -0000

    The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new “crypto winter" in the industry.
  2. Amazon’s $200 Billion Spending Plan Raises Stakes in A.I. Race

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:51:01 -0000

    The company reported a strong holiday quarter on Thursday. But its spending, like that at other big technology companies, is starting to make investors nervous.
  3. Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:21:48 -0000

    With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.
  4. TrumpRx, the President’s Online Drugstore, Opens for Business

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:13:12 -0000

    TrumpRx is aimed at helping patients use their own money to buy medicines. But researchers who study drug pricing warned that many patients could pay too much if they use the site.
  5. Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:51:00 -0000

    The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.
  6. Carney Increases E.V. Investments as Trump’s Trade Policy Disrupts Canada’s Auto Industry

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:15:56 -0000

    Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several measures Thursday aimed at making Canada a global leader in electric vehicles and rescuing an industry ravaged by U.S. trade policy.
  7. U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

    Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:28:00 -0000

    U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
  8. Hundreds of Immigration Agents Left Minnesota, but Residents Report Little Change

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:28:49 -0000

    The Trump administration announced that its deployment of immigration agents in the Twin Cities was diminishing, but many agents remain.
  9. 12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:20:35 -0000

    Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway.
  10. The G.O.P. Senator Who Can’t Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:16:53 -0000

    Katie Britt is uniquely positioned to reason with the Trump administration — when she chooses to speak up.
  11. Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:01:01 -0000

    Jessie Diggins has become the best-ever American cross-country skier because of what she pushes her body through.
  12. Italy Toughens Protest Laws, Hours Before Planned Rallies at Winter Olympics

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:50:37 -0000

    The restrictions could affect people demonstrating this weekend outside Olympic events in northern Italy.
  13. At Ukraine’s Request, Starlink Denies Internet Access to Russian Troops

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:51 -0000

    It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.
  14. Camera Was Disconnected From Nancy Guthrie’s Home Shortly Before Disappearance

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:40:57 -0000

    The authorities confirmed that blood on Ms. Guthrie’s doorstep belonged to her. Her daughter Savannah, the “Today” anchor, released a video asking for proof that her mother is alive.
  15. Savannah Guthrie’s Video Shows a Rare and Anguished Reality

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:01:30 -0000

    Morning show hosts have shown a vulnerable, candid side to their audiences before, but not like this.
  16. What to Know About the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom, Nancy

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:50:57 -0000

    Nancy Guthrie, 84, the “Today” show host’s mother, was last seen on Saturday night, the authorities said. The disappearance is being investigated as a possible kidnapping.
  17. Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Shows Limits of Tracking Pacemakers in Police Work

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:22:49 -0000

    The heart devices do not track location, nor do they transmit across large distances.
  18. Uber Found Liable in Rape by Driver, Setting Stage for Thousands of Trials

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:26:28 -0000

    In a federal bellwether case, the jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023.
  19. Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

    Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:00:33 -0000

    The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting the company’s business.
  20. N.Y. House Democrats Unite to Endorse Hochul on Eve of Convention

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:26:15 -0000

    Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to receive the Democratic nomination at the party’s state convention on Friday, even as her running-mate selection has drawn some debate.
  21. Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:56:34 -0000

    As they appeal a ruling blocking their redistricting efforts, the state’s Democrats proposed redrawing districts in a way that would strongly favor them.
  22. Who Has ‘Dibs’ on That Freshly Shoveled Parking Space?

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:08:42 -0000

    Laying claim to the parking spot you shoveled after a blizzard tends to be a respected tradition in northern cities, but a spate of confrontations is a reminder of just how precious a spot can be.
  23. New York City Forecast to See More Snow and then Bitter Cold

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:25:32 -0000

    A fast-moving storm this weekend could drop new snow on the grimy piles that have accumulated across the city. Bitter cold will follow.
  24. Dozens of Earthquakes Have Rattled San Ramon, California

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:00:17 -0000

    San Ramon, Calif., has been rattled by dozens of small earthquakes in recent months. Even in a region used to regular shaking, it’s been a lot.
  25. Rare Deep-Sea Giant Phantom Jellyfish Sighting Is Recorded on Video

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:33:48 -0000

    During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.
  26. ‘Melania’: Watching a First Lady Vanish in Plain Sight

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:49:57 -0000

    Glamour, silence and a very big hat.
  27. Why Ending Roe Wasn’t Enough for the Pro-Life Movement

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:04:16 -0000

    Activists won the legal battle. Are they losing the culture war?
  28. Trump Calls for New Treaty as Nuclear Arms Control Era Ends

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:04:16 -0000

    Also, Trump expanded his power to fire federal workers. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  29. The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This.

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:28:49 -0000

    Empress Eugénie’s crown was left lying on the sidewalk after the Louvre Museum heist in October. The museum has now released pictures of the damage.
  30. C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:05:29 -0000

    The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.
  31. Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:35:40 -0000

    After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.
  32. Pentagon Official Rejects Plea Deal in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:40:25 -0000

    The decision clears the way for the first death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay to start this summer, more than 25 years after the attack.
  33. Donald Trump Already Knows the 2026 Election Is “Rigged”

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:08:13 -0000

    The question is not if he will undermine confidence in the midterms but how.
  34. Inside Russia’s Secret Campaign of Sabotage in Europe

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
  35. Living in Tracy Chapman’s House

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be.
  36. Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
  37. David Remnick on S. N. Behrman’s “The Days of Duveen”

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In a wry Profile of the British-born art dealer Joseph Duveen, Behrman captures the workings of a canny commercial intelligence wreathed in connoisseurship and charm.
  38. The Assault on Ukraine’s Power Grid

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How Russia has weaponized the most frigid winter in more than a decade.
  39. Why the D.H.S. Disaster in Minneapolis Was Predictable

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    For decades, ICE and Border Patrol have operated with fewer constraints than typical law-enforcement agencies.
  40. ICE’s Assault on a Minnesota School District

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Liam Ramos, whose photo became a symbol of Operation Metro Surge, is one of several students in Columbia Heights who are now in federal custody.
  41. Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:15:20 -0000

    The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
  42. Is ICE Leading Us Into a Constitutional Crisis?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:48:28 -0000

    A look at the agency’s astonishing record of defying court orders, and what the judiciary might do to respond.
  43. Do Federal Officials Really Have “Absolute Immunity”?

    Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:03:11 -0000

    After killings by ICE and Border Patrol in Minneapolis, a legal expert discusses how agents might be held to account by local authorities.
  44. How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperialism

    Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:25:06 -0000

    The President’s obsession with acquiring the Danish territory has put the transatlantic alliance at risk.
  45. Can Trump Really Use the Insurrection Act?

    Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:40:07 -0000

    An expert on Presidential emergency powers discusses the history and legality of military deployments in American cities.
  46. A Theology of Immigration

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:43:51 -0000

    “None of us have a permanent residence here in this world,” the Reverend Dan Groody says.
  47. How Trump Is Debasing the Dollar and Eroding U.S. Economic Dominance

    Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The President’s coercive policies, including his latest threats against Greenland, are prompting some foreign investors to think twice about parking their money with Uncle Sam.
  48. What We Expect Athletes to Say Now

    Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Not long ago, taking political stands almost seemed to become part of the job. These days, in another moment of social crisis, expectations have shifted.
  49. Why an Agnostic Animal-Rights Activist Went to Seminary

    Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Wayne Hsiung has gone to court and done jail time to improve the lives of animals. Now he’s going to church.
  50. The People Who Will Actually Make Universal Child Care Happen

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Zohran Mamdani delivered a political victory—but making his plans a reality will require the help of a workforce that’s already struggling.
  51. How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:43:46 -0000

    The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
  52. What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt?

    Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:24:30 -0000

    The icy buildups blocking crosswalks around New York have been dubbed sneckdowns. Some urbanists think they offer a vision of a less car-dependent city.
  53. Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

    Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
  54. Are Democrats Right to Cut an Immigration Deal with Trump?

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:26:34 -0000

    Congress has justifiably been criticized for rolling over to the President. But how it actually uses its leverage involves genuinely difficult trade-offs.
  55. What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
  56. Operation Trump Rehab

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:57:25 -0000

    After a wave of public revulsion over the President’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, he offers a familiar playbook: distraction, disinformation, denial, delay.
  57. The Cruel Conditions of ICE’s Mojave Desert Detention Center

    Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    How immigration authorities have weaponized medical neglect to encourage self-deportations.