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A Mathematician Reads the AI Future

My field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature. Is it for the machines now?

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New York Times politicsworldtransportation
Violent Protests Resurface in Albania: What to Know
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Bloomberg opinionpolitics
Only New Laws Can Stop Political Corruption

If you think President Donald Trump’s administration has a corruption problem, you are not alone: Even many Republicans are worried. But if you think the way to address it is simply to prosecute the o...

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NY Daily News politics
Brooklyn man installs his own speed bumps on street to keep local kids safe

Concerned about children being endangered by speeding cars around Miller and Arlington Aves. in Cypress Hills, Boris Maces, 44, about a week ago, took it upon himself to install four speed bumps that ...

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New York Times sports
How Carter Meyer, through family and competitiveness, became 2027 NHL Draft’s ‘full package’ (Gift Article)

Meyer is playing his draft year with the QMJHL Québec Remparts after leaving the U.S. NTDP.

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New York Times culture
Opinion | This Year, Yet Again, I’m Dressing as Grapes (Gift Article)

Every Halloween for nearly two decades, I’ve adorned myself with purple (or black) balloons. It’s a lifelong commitment to the bit.

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Can’t Afford a Home. Can’t Afford a Baby. Can’t Afford Life. This Is 30. (Gift Article)

They’re trying to build middle-class lives in New York. But many 30-year-olds in the city feel worse off than their parents. Is it average adult angst? Or something more enduring?

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Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport After Weeks of Houthi Attacks (Gift Article)

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, launched several deadly attacks on the airport this month and have threatened to strike it again.

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Bruno Fernandes left out of Manchester United starting line-up vs. Bournemouth after Como outburst (Gift Article)

It comes after the United captain appeared to question Michael Carrick’s side’s tactical approach after Wednesday night’s 4-1 loss at Como.

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The comeback king Brewers, immune to adversity, just keep making October miracles (Gift Article)

When they’re behind, it feels like they’re ahead. When they’re four runs behind, it feels like they’ve got you right where they want you.

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New York Times politicsculture
Introducing a New Way to Understand the Election: Times Voter Trends (Gift Article)

A timely demographic story we’ve never been able to tell before.

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New York Times sports
At Least 12 Injured, Including 6 Minors, in Shooting Near Florida A&M’s Stadium (Gift Article)

The shooting occurred hours after the university’s homecoming game. The youngest victim was 11, the police said.

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New York Times culture
Opinion | The Grace We Seek but Have Forgotten (Gift Article)

We hurt one another, we fail one another, but we still have to figure out how to live with one another.

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New York Times politics
Latinos Are Now America’s Most Important Swing Voters (Gift Article)

Latinos helped fuel President Trump’s return to the White House. But Democrats have won back the trust of many Hispanic voters over the past two years.

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The Times (UK) entertainmentculturebusiness
Jeremy Clarkson: You can’t build there, newts need a view of Saturn

I’d like to create some jobs, please, but first I need permission from Brian Cox and the local amphibians

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NRC cultureworldpolitics
Opinie | ICE-agenten in Europa: Slovenië laat zien dat het zomaar kan gebeuren

Remigratie: 25.000 Slovenen werden in 1992 uit het bevolkingsregister geschrapt, omdat ze in een ander deel van het voormalige Joegoslavië waren geboren. Dat moet een waarschuwing zijn voor het huidig...

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New York Times culture
Banana Bread Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)

Here is an easy way to use up the bananas on the countertop, or brown ones thrown in the back of the freezer. Don’t overmix the ingredients, and make sure the bananas are very ripe.

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New York Times politicsworldtransportation
Italy’s Young Protesters Return to the Streets

Fed up with the political establishment and rising cost of living, demonstrators hoped to make their message heard after violence overshadowed protests last weekend.

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New York Times sports
The Rays, steady and composed all season, are unraveling on the World Series stage (Gift Article)

"Today was probably not our best day,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Game 2.

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The Atlantic politics
The Cruelty Is the Point

Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.

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New York Times politics
Opinion | Thomas L. Friedman: We Just Set Off the Second Big Bang (Gift Article)

Humanity is entering its most dangerous era yet.

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Opinion | Netanyahu Won the Middle East and Lost the World (Gift Article)

Both Israelis and Palestinians are trapped in the Netanyahu paradigm.

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New York Times sportsworld
Will Wrexham’s struggles to keep the ball hurt their promotion chances? (Gift Article)

Time and time again, Wrexham were guilty of careless play, gifting possession to Blackburn to ensure any momentum built up fizzled out

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NFL Week 7 viewing guide: J.J. McCarthy’s test, division clashes, Kenneth Walker Bowl (Gift Article)

Week 7 also includes the battered San Francisco 49ers trying to remain unbeaten.

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Medium technologyhealth
Stop Teaching Your Child Maths Tricks — At Least Not Yet

Building confidence in mathematics starts with understanding the basics.

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New York Times culturepolitics
How Americans Voted in 2024

Explore the results of the election by race, gender, age and education.

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Opinion | ‘Despicable’ Doesn’t Begin to Cover It (Gift Article)

Trump’s culture of cruelty spreads.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Former ‘60 Minutes’ Boss to Join Video Journalism Start-Up (Gift Article)

Bill Owens, who left the show after clashing with CBS executives, is joining Newpress, which publishes work from creators on YouTube.

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NRC culturehealthworld
Opinie | Amsterdam moet crackdealers gaan zien als makelaars in de dood

Drugsbeleid: Schadebeperking is niet de manier om de crackepidemie te bestrijden. Laten we allereerst beginnen met het de-normaliseren van drugs, schrijft Teun Voeten.

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The Times (UK) politicsbusiness
We’re buying our historic town fields to save them from developers

After planning laws were relaxed, the residents of one town hope to preserve a parcel of land through philanthropy and innovative crowdfunding,

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New York Times technology
Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 4 Killer Tasks (Gift Article)

When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.

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The Times (UK) technology
Inside the ‘gym’ where robots learn to iron, fix cars and milk cows

Self-teaching humanoids are advancing so quickly that their makers say they may soon be fit for the workplace (at £82,000 each)

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New York Times politicsworld
Four Ways Israel’s Election Could End. Eventually. (Gift Article)

No party is expected to achieve a clear victory, which means the election will likely only be the first step in determining who will form the next government. Here’s how that might unfold.

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New York Times sportstransportation
Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage (Gift Article)

After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.

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An Iowa Republican’s Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas) (Gift Article)

In his campaign for governor, Zach Lahn has pitched himself as a self-made businessman. His backstory is more complicated.

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New York Times politics
Democrats Have Edge Across Four Key House Races in Pennsylvania, Polls Find (Gift Article)

Democratic candidates are ahead in two, hold a narrow edge in a third and are tied in a fourth, new polling shows. The seats embody the fights playing out nationwide in the midterms.

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New York Times culturepolitics
Public Colleges Are Passing the $50,000-a-Year Mark. For Locals. (Gift Article)

At the University of California campuses in Berkeley, Irvine and Santa Barbara, students get an unwitting education in navigating the housing market.

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New York Times politics
Trump Long Ago Crossed the Line From Propriety to Profanity. Then Came the Garden. (Gift Article)

In former President Donald J. Trump’s third campaign for the White House, his speeches have grown coarser and coarser.

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Medium entertainmentlegaltechnology
The Monks Who Laughed at Numbers

A weary traveller discovers a monastery’s peculiar way of telling jokes — a retelling of a classic joke about monks

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Medium technologytransportationbusiness
DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017: Why Time Per Task Beats Token Price

Your coding agent’s token bill is about to become rounding error. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017, released on 17 October 2026, resolves a…

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New York Times sports
Forest are joint top of the (expected points) Premier League table. What does that tell us? (Gift Article)

Oliver Glasner's side are showing promise, and the data backs that up - but the same old failings cost them again.

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Everton are drifting. This holding pattern will continue until the ownership is resolved (Gift Article)

Defeat at Arsenal will not define Everton’s campaign. But the sense is that little changes, and that the gap to the top is getting bigger

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The Times (UK) politics
The amazing life of Michael Gambon — by those who knew him best

The actor’s actor came from nothing and by the end could remember nothing. In the middle was genius. His biographer talks to Daniel Radcliffe and more about the enigmatic star

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New York Times sports
James Dolan needs to get out of his own way and stop raining on Knicks’ parade (Gift Article)

Phishing your employees? It doesn’t matter what Dolan knew. Madison Square Garden is his building. His company. His culture.

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New York Times worldpolitics
Opinion | America’s Naval Power Is Waning. That Could Change. (Gift Article)

America has let go of its maritime edge at its own peril.

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The Times (UK) worldmedia
The fake news war room where ‘elves’ thwart Putin’s trolls

Britain is studying Lithuania’s rapid response to information warfare — a visit to HQ shows there is much to learn from

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The Times (UK) politicslegal
Jair Bolsonaro wants all his family in power — his wife does not

If Flavio Bolsonaro wins the Brazilian election and frees his father from prison it will complete a dynastic comeback, but all is not well in the clan

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The Times (UK) politicsworldlegal
Hospitals in A&E crisis investigate hip fracture death rate

Surgery ought to be done within 36 hours of admission but Nottingham misses the target for half of them

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New York Times sports
Unai Emery, the Premier League’s best coach (Gift Article)

It was evocative. It was emotional. It was Emery’s Villa at their most enthralling. With this coach, Villa fans are living in the glory days

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NRC cultureentertainment
Noraly Beyer: ‘Ik ben erg jaloers op huilende mensen. De dood is zo wreed’

Oud-nieuwslezer en columnist: Noraly Beyer schreef een memoir over haar jaren op een internaat in Roermond, haar werk in Nederland en Suriname en het verlies van haar vriend Joost Prinsen. „Ik wilde k...

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