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Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind. (Gift Article)

Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s alarmed by what he sees in global politics — including Trumpism.

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New York Times businessworld
Why Emerging Powers Keep Joining BRICS, Even When They Disagree (Gift Article)

The leaders of China, Russia, India and other nations in the BRICS club gather in New Delhi this weekend, but wars and soaring energy prices divide them.

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Bloomberg businesstechnologyworld
The Companies Trying to Cash In on Trump’s Deep-Sea Gold Rush

Entrepreneurs are racing to secure seabed mining permits. Then comes the hard part.

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New York Times politicsopinionworld
Opinion | Think Trump Is Going Away? His Message This Week: Not a Chance. (Gift Article)

A dispatch from Dallas 2026.

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New York Times worldlegal
Boy, 15, Drifted for Days on an Overturned Boat Before Rescue (Gift Article)

The teenager survived in the Bering Sea off Alaska without food or water before a fishing vessel pulled him to safety, the Coast Guard said.

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Bloomberg businesspoliticsworld
Healthcare Costs Have Small Businesses in an Impossible Bind

The healthcare affordability crisis is crushing everyone, but it has become downright calamitous for small businesses. Survey after survey after survey shows that employers expect healthcare costs to ...

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NRC cultureopinionworld
Deze chef-kok werkt het liefst met Texelse vis en lam – maar hoe lang gaat dat nog?

Lokaal eten: Chefkok Jef Schuur wil op Texel het liefst werken met lokale ingrediënten. Steeds meer beseft hij dat hij put uit kwetsbare natuur. „Willen we dat het er over tien, twintig jaar ook nog i...

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NRC opinionworldculture
Ezra Collective zoekt verbinding en verdieping, Adéla claimt een plek bij de grote popsterren en Bonobo heeft de vrijheid gevonden

Nieuwe muziek: Er zit een duidelijke gedachte achter ‘Here Because of Hope’, het vierde album van jazzband Ezra Collective. Verder: het aanstekelijke debuut van de Slowaakse popartiest Adéla en het mogelijk laatste album van producer Bonobo.

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New York Times politicsworld
As Russia Again Draws Near, a Frontline City Fears Obliteration This Time (Gift Article)

The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.

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New York Times businessworld
CPI Report Live Updates: Elevated Inflation Keeps Pressure on Fed to Raise Interest Rates (Gift Article)

U.S. inflation showed little improvement in August from the month before.

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New York Times worldtransportation
Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say (Gift Article)

The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.

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Bloomberg businesspoliticsworld
China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action

China signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change, as officials offered further details on strategy to mitigate and adapt to rising tempera...

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National Observer businessworld
New tariffs hitting Canadian cleantech 'quickly – and in very different ways': poll

Nearly three-quarters of clean economy firms say they’ve already felt the sting of US tariffs, a new survey finds. Sector leaders in the survey are calling for Ottawa’s fall budget to focus more on co...

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New York Times worldpolitics
For China, a Mock A.I. Attack on WeChat Signals a Dangerous New Era (Gift Article)

The demonstration of a potent cyberweapon has exposed China’s vulnerabilities and added to the urgency of A.I. safety talks between Beijing and Washington.

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New York Times world
Opinion | Reckonings; An Alternate Reality (Gift Article)

Paul Krugman Op-Ed column says television news always shows Americans behaving well in wake of terrorist attacks, but some Web sites and business sections of quality newspapers reveal a different pict...

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NRC cultureopinionworld
Column | Waarom die eufemistische bijzinnetjes over Overmars?

Nee, ik heb niet de behoefte Marc Overmars nog eens door het slijk te trekken. En ja, ik vind het heel verdrietig dat hij zijn werk bij de Belgische voetbalclub Royal Antwerp per direct moet neerlegge...

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NRC cultureworld
Na 25 jaar leren de VS alsnog hun les: martelen is niet alleen immoreel en illegaal, het is ook dom

25 jaar na 11 september: In de hoop de daders te pakken en nieuwe aanslagen te voorkomen, gingen de VS na ’11 september’ weer martelen. 25 jaar later belet deze morele dwaling de berechting van promin...

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Medium legalworldmedia
A Garden at Ground Zero

25 years of fruits, vegetables and even wine in the shadow of 9/11

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The Times (UK) worldlegal
The dead haunted me: how Kyiv helped a Russian soldier to defect

An elite Spetsnaz commando shattered by having to recover his comrades’ bodies used a Ukrainian ‘surrender hotline’ to plot a daring frontline escape

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New York Times worldpolitics
Lewis Hall’s new Newcastle deal a ‘crucial chess move’ for the club, and sends a message (Gift Article)

Tying down Hall sends a powerful and positive message about the ambition Newcastle still have and the direction they hope to be heading

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NRC mediapoliticsworld
Hoe giftig nationalisme Poetins wereldbeeld vertroebelt

Rusland: Recente boeken pogen in het hoofd van Vladimir Poetin te kruipen. Inmiddels zijn er genoeg concrete aanwijzingen om vast te stellen hoe de Russische president de wereld ziet. Poetin heeft zij...

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New York Times businessworld
Oil Keeps Rising and Diesel Hits $6 a Gallon as Middle East Tensions Mount (Gift Article)

Prices for the fuel jumped to a new high over mounting fears that the fighting between the United States and Iran could expand into a full-scale war.

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The Times (UK) politicsworld
Ukraine spy chief: Putin will exhaust Russia’s capacity by 2028

Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko: Russia’s unsustainable battlefield casualties and heavy economic losses mean Putin cannot wage war at its current speed

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NRC cultureopinionworld
Opinie | We moeten alternatieve therapieën durven gebruiken – als broccoli, niet als pil

Gezondheid: In het reguliere medische circuit vond Anouk Kragtwijk geen oplossing voor de buikklachten waarmee ze al jaren rondliep. Haar positieve ervaringen met orthomoleculaire therapie veranderden...

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The Times (UK) politicsworld
Be afraid: everything is escalating out of control

From the planet’s two major wars to the threat of AI, there’s a logic to this ratchet with little real leadership to stop it

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NRC worldscienceculture
Het herstel van de Nederlandse ecosystemen begint ­bij een natuurzaden­kwekerij in Friesland

Biologie: Het Nederlandse landschap heeft ruimte voor véél meer inheemse bloemen. Maar hoe kom je aan planten die precies geschikt zijn? „Hier word je toch gewoon vrolijk van?”

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New York Times businessworld
At BRICS Summit, China and India Vie for Influence (Gift Article)

China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

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NRC entertainmentworldculture
Deze roman over Natalie Portman gaat dus niet echt / echt niet over Natalie Portman

Amerikaanse literatuur: Rachel Cusk schreef een roman over een filmster die enige trekken heeft van Natalie Portman. Mag dat zomaar? Daarover ontstond ophef. Je zou bijna vergeten dat Cusk een heel go...

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NRC politicsworld
Wat vindt NRC | De keiharde reactie van VS en bondgenoten op 9/11 heeft de wereld er niet veiliger op gemaakt. Integendeel zelfs

Terrorismebestrijding

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NRC cultureworld
Deze leesonderzoeker was ‘wel een beetje gechoqueerd’ toen ze onderzocht hoe basisscholen in Nederland begrijpend lezen onderwezen

PISA en leesonderwijs: Er is genoeg kennis over effectief leesonderwijs, zeggen onderzoekers Suzanne Bogaerds en Nicole Swart na de slechte PISA-resultaten. Maar die vindt nog niet altijd haar weg naa...

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Washington Post opinionworldpolitics
Opinion | Ukraine’s way of fighting war can’t match what’s coming

Russia is shifting its strategy to erase Kyiv’s battlefield advantages.

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The Times (UK) legalworld
Pip benefit overhaul means face-to-face tests and therapy over cash

Ministers plan to scrap outdated assessment questionnaires and introduce targeted support pathways to rein in a soaring £41bn welfare bill

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The Times (UK) politicsworld
Ex-Tory campaign chief admits cheating on election bet

Anthony Lee passed confidential information about the date of the poll in 2024 to his wife, Laura Saunders, before they placed wagers using secret timing details

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The Times (UK) politicsworldlegal
Ed Miliband’s sanctions benefit Israeli far-right, says Labour MP

Mark Sewards says the trade ban on West Bank settlements could bolster Binyamin Netanyahu before pivotal elections and fuel antisemitism in Britain

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New York Times politicsworldopinion
Opinion | The War on Terror Did Not Fail (Gift Article)

The U.S. military accomplished more after 9/11 than many Americans realize.

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The Atlantic businessworld
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, Part Two

Part Two: The Rush to Recover

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New York Times world
Over 3,000 Killed in the Ebola Outbreak: What to Know (Gift Article)

The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than any on record, officials said.

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New York Times healthlegalworld
U.S. Officials Announce Cyclospora Outbreak Is Over (Gift Article)

Nearly 13,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.

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New York Times politicsopinionworld
Opinion | Canada Took In American Planes on 9/11. It Still Would Today. (Gift Article)

A tiny slice of Newfoundland welcomed in stranded passengers.

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New York Times worldpoliticsopinion
Opinion | The Next Terrorist Attack Is Predictable (Gift Article)

A.I.-driven cyber and biological attacks threaten not just American lives, but also the American government.

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NRC opinionpoliticsworld
Principiële discussie in Kamer over het demonstratierecht; sterke verdeeldheid over het verbod op gezichtsbedekking

Protesteren: De Tweede Kamer debatteerde donderdag over de spelregels voor demonstreren. De plannen van het kabinet om deze regels aan te scherpen gaan volgens een meerderheid niet ver genoeg. „Het bl...

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New York Times politicsworld
Trump Takes No Position on Allies’ Sanctions Against Israeli Settlements (Gift Article)

The president declined to say whether the United States opposed measures taken by Britain, Canada and France over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

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New York Times politicsworld
Opinion | Israel Has Proved Its Military Might. It’s Not Enough. (Gift Article)

This is the moment for Israel to move on from intense military operations to political statecraft.

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New York Times politicsworld
How Trump Decided to Go to War (Gift Article)

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was spurred by an Israeli leader determined to end diplomatic negotiations. Few of the president’s advisers voiced opposition.

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NRC cultureworldpolitics
Opinie | De verkeerde reactie op 9/11

25 jaar 9/11: De westerse reactie op de terroristische aanslagen in de VS heeft de rechtsstatelijkheid uitgehold, en moslims ten onrechte in het verdomhoekje gezet. Het is tijd voor een omslag, betoog...

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New York Times politicstechnologyworld
A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. (Gift Article)

An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.

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New York Times politicsworld
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War (Gift Article)

Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.

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New York Times politicsworld
Moscow Claims Ukraine Planned to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K. (Gift Article)

Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.

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NRC politicsworldculture
De reputatie van de VS in Europa is nog maar een schim van wat ze was na 11 september 2001

25 jaar na 11 september: Met heilloze oorlogen in het Midden-Oosten en het overboord zetten van westerse waarden hebben de VS na de aanslagen van 11 september hun hand zwaar overspeeld. President Trum...

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NRC worldpolitics
Hoe rechtspraak en OM succesvol lobbyden tegen een strengere koers rond het verschoningsrecht

Strafrecht: Vanwege alarmerende verhalen van enkele rechters en het OM week het ministerie op het laatste moment af van de strenge voorschriften van de Hoge Raad voor de omgang met vertrouwelijke comm...

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