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AARP Projects 2027 Social Security COLA at 3.6% (Gift Article)

If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.

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The Artist Dana Barnes Puts Her Art Studio on the Market (Gift Article)

The building, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, is being sold by the artist Dana Barnes. The list price is $10.95 million.

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They Chanted “He Should Be Shot.” Ted Cruz Kept Talking.

There’s a name for what happens when a public figure dehumanizes a target and lets the crowd fill in the rest. It happened twice in one…

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Former USMNT goalkeeper Brad Friedel part of proposed takeover of Shrewsbury Town (Gift Article)

Miami-based businessman Scott Davidson is leading the consortium, with Friedel lined up to become a director.

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How Minnesota Became the Front Line in the Fight Over Prediction Markets (Gift Article)

The state was the first to pass a law banning Kalshi and Polymarket. A lawsuit filed by a federal agency may set a precedent on who gets to regulate them.

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Trading Keggers for ‘Wellness Darties’ (Gift Article)

A new crop of college students is finding balance at daytime parties with yoga, saunas and cold plunges.

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Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ Is an ‘Instant American Classic’ About Our Abiding Sin (Gift Article)

Wilkerson’s new book makes unsettling comparisons between India’s treatment of its untouchables, Nazi Germany’s treatment of Jews and America’s treatment of African-Americans.

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Postscript to American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

A note from the author

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Inside the Bills’ grass-field challenges: Q&A with NFL turf expert Nick Pappas (Gift Article)

Pappas explains what went wrong with the Bills' grass field and the challenges ahead at Highmark Stadium.

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Trump Loses the Other Strait

The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia.

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Zweedse kiezers twijfelen over een draai naar links. ‘Ik zie deze verkiezingen als een soort referendum: willen we meer of minder extreemrechts?’

Zweedse verkiezingen: De linkse partijen stonden lang ruimschoots voor in de peilingen voor de parlementsverkiezingen van zondag, maar hun campagne ging vooral over het gevaar van rechts in plaats van...

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For Frances Tiafoe, the U.S. Open semifinals are the destination of a journey into the unknown (Gift Article)

At the start of the year, Tiafoe's inner circle told him to change or quit. He chose to change.

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The Texans defense could become legendary. How they’ll do it is their real magic (Gift Article)

The Texans' defense is different. Players know it. They also know what they want to become next.

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The Pundits Were Wrong About Apple’s Folding iPhone

Apple pricing is quite reasonable

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What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This. (Gift Article)

Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

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Hawaii Governor Asks Trump for Help as State Copes With Hurricane’s Damage (Gift Article)

Kauai residents could be without power for days, or even weeks, after Hurricane Lowell left widespread destruction across the island.

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Is the U.S. Open More Valuable to New York Than the Knicks? (Gift Article)

It’s complicated. But the answer is: Maybe.

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John Klingberg announces retirement, talks playing through pain and next chapter in TV

Klingberg wants to be remembered as someone teammates enjoyed playing with and “a guy that people looked up to.”

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A Promising Heart Drug Failed. What Went So Wrong? (Gift Article)

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.

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Women quit Green Party over ‘extraordinary instances of misogyny’

Female councillors and officers were ‘patronised, intimidated or treated with hostility’. It comes as Zack Polanski was selected as the Holborn & St Pancras by-election candidate

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Bloomberg politics
CDC Measles Death Pushback Stokes Staff Fears About New Leader

For the third week in a row, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t include two Pennsylvania measles deaths in its 2026 outbreak count.

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THE FRAGILE CITY; 'There Were No Sounds of Lamentation' (Gift Article)

Novelist Mary Gordon essay sees irony in that New Yorkers, usually most voluble, opinionated people on earth, were at loss for words to describe their feelings after terrorist attack on World Trade Ce...

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Medium politics
24 Hours On W Social — Exploring Europe’s Alternative to Twitter/X

It took me a while to get my account approved and verified. But here I am after spending the first 24 hours on W Social, the European…

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Three Things We (Still in 2020) Don’t Understand About Climate Emergency

Thinking about climate change is not something that comes naturally to humans — or ‘consumers’ as we have called ourselves for decades. It…

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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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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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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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Influencers Invited to the Republican Midterm Convention Largely Avoided Talking About The Economy (Gift Article)

Online media stars eager to promote President Trump and Republicans worked to find a message that would resonate with an audience that is struggling with an affordability crisis.

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Joe Biden’s Paid Speech Buoyed the G.O.P. in Midwest Battleground (Gift Article)

The former vice president’s address in October helped Fred Upton, a vulnerable Republican, win re-election in Michigan. Mr. Biden earned $200,000 for the speech.

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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)

The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

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Broccoli Sprouts Are Recalled Over Link to Salmonella Outbreak (Gift Article)

The cases were reported in four states, and led to two hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.

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Opinion | Stop Testing A.I. Like an App. Test It Like a Weapon. (Gift Article)

Responding to the safety risks A.I. pose means coming to terms with an uncomfortable truth: A.I. models are weapons.

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

A dispatch from Dallas 2026.

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National Observer politicsscience
Carney's government has mastered the political art of taking out the trash

It says a lot about the politics and priorities of the feds that they chose to release a damning report on the future of Canada's climate at the most politically expedient time.

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Medium sports
Monterey Bay FC Midfielder Ryuga Nakamura Has Established Himself as a Building Block of the Club’s…

The native of Japan has been a pleasant surprise during his first season with MBFC

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New York Rangers depth chart: Analyzing the 2026-27 defense and goaltending (Gift Article)

Defensemen and goaltender appear to be areas of strength for GM Chris Drury's club after he made a flurry of moves during the NHL offseason.

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Could Angels bring back manager Kurt Suzuki? It might not be as far-fetched as it seems (Gift Article)

The 42-year-old manager has received praise from interim general manager John Mozeliak since the Angels fired three pitching coaches.

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Defector culture
How Do I Avoid Becoming A Doomsday Prepper? | Defector

I knew I had gone too far when the question of whether we should buy a gun crossed my mind. This came at the apex of a weeklong anxiety spiral triggered by a feature the New York Times published about the possibility of an 18-month, nationwide blackout. I was uneasy seeing the phrase “art form”…

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I Got Slopped (Gift Article)

Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?

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New York Times politics
Trump’s ‘Midterm Convention’ Tried to Reach Die-Hard Republican Voters, but Lacked Oomph (Gift Article)

The long, odd two-night TV production hoped to reach a select audience of die-hard voters (if football didn’t intercept them).

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Where the Wall of Death Is a Way of Life (Gift Article)

To ride a motorcycle in the carnival motordrome, you need to be an alpha dog with sawdust in your veins. Or at least have a driver’s license.

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Were the Bulls really in the hunt for Jonathan Kuminga or Bennedict Mathurin? (Gift Article)

Bulls lead executive Bryson Graham was part of the Hawks front office that traded for Kuminga last season.

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RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms

The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers signed off on the plan to let the health secretary use military jets, according to people familiar with the plan.

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What we’re hearing on Jalen Duren and his stalemate with the Pistons (Gift Article)

For the 22-year-old Duren, the choice to force his way into unrestricted free agency next summer could make for a risky business decision.

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US Diesel Prices Rise Past $6 a Gallon for First Time Ever

US diesel prices rose above $6 a gallon for the first time ever, raising the risk of further energy-driven inflation just ahead of peak demand season for the fuel.

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How important is it for Chicago Bears to start fast? Plus Week 1 picks (Gift Article)

The Bears want to get off to a hot start, but don't judge the team by how its opening drive goes. Or maybe you should?

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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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Defector culture
How An Unsubtle 9/11 Tribute Was Added To Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man' | Defector

Name an iconic scene from the first Spider-Man movie, the one directed by Sam Raimi that came out in 2002. You’re saying it’s the upside-down kiss? Yeah, that’s fair. Let me ask my question in a diffe...

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Black Women on Screen

Queens, caricatures, and everything in between.

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