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Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Falls as Hegseth Blocks Nominees
The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades.
By C.J. Robinson
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Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left
The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.
By Peter Baker
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See Where the Reflecting Pool Renovation Appeared to Fail
A Times analysis found dozens of areas across the pool's new liner that showed tears, bubbles and peeling.
By Raj Saha, Elena Shao, Andrew Leyden and Yuliya Parshina-Kottas
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Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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How Fauci Got to This Point and the Legal Peril He Faces
The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
By Jan Hoffman
business
Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe
The Rhine conveys vessels and cargo that power European industry. Record low water levels are disrupting supply chains, adding costs and presenting fresh risks to growth.
By Christopher F. Schuetze, Patricia Cohen and Patrick Junker
world
Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control
A brutal summer has exposed how much pressure European countries are under from forces largely out of their grip: war in Iran and Ukraine, record heat and more.
By Michael D. Shear
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Fled to America at 11. Stole at 18. Deported to Vietnam at 44.
The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
By Amy Qin and Albert Sun
books
‘Gone Girl’ Is the Best Thriller of the 21st Century. Here’s How It Gets Inside Your Head.
A.O. Scott dissects the first page of Gillian Flynn’s story of murderous marital dysfunction.
By A.O. SCOTT
books
The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century
Hundreds of novelists, librarians, editors and other book lovers voted. See how their ballots stack up.
By The New York Times Books Staff
science
This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
By Carl Zimmer
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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
By Shane Goldmacher
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El-Sayed Got a Big Win for the Left. Can It Win Like This Nationally?
The new activist left is built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive in Democratic primaries in other areas, particularly the South.
By Nate Cohn
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Paxton and Talarico Offer Diverging Paths on Affordability
The candidates are seeking to win over voters with competing proposals on tax, housing and health care that are aimed at lowering household costs.
By Lauren McGaughy
business
FIFA’s Top Executives Were Given an Ultimatum to Sell Stake in the World Cup
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
By Tariq Panja
world
Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
By Hannah Beech, Kiuko Notoya and Chang W. Lee
world
Houthi Strikes on Yemeni Military Threaten to Reignite Civil War
The Iranian-backed militia said it had targeted the armed forces in two resource-rich provinces, as escalating violence in Yemen imperils a fragile truce.
By Ismaeel Naar
world
Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.
By Yeganeh Torbati and Sanam Mahoozi
world
Israeli Settler Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Palestinian Activist
The indictment was a rare case in which the Israeli authorities pressed charges against an Israeli in the killing of a Palestinian.
By Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer
style
Sydney Towle, Who Chronicled Her Cancer on TikTok, Dies at 26
For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live.
By Katherine Rosman
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‘I Have Cancer,’ the TikTok Star Said. Then Came the Torrent of Hate.
Sydney Towle’s videos have drawn an enormous audience on TikTok, where her followers praise and support her. On Reddit, an army of skeptics was determined to paint her as a fraud.
By Katherine Rosman and Michelle V. Agins
magazine
Alcohol. Manliness. Flushable Wipes. Since When Are These ‘Scams’?
Americans have been taken with scams for years. Now, the word is being used for any system that ends with somebody profiting at their expense.
By Nitsuh Abebe
opinion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake
Is the Met Gala’s new theme antisemitism?
By Dana Thomas
opinion
Scott Galloway: America Abandoned Its ‘Unremarkable’ Young Men
And what society can do to help a struggling generation.
By Ross Douthat, Victoria Chamberlin and Raina Raskin
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When a Texas School Police Officer Got ‘Riled Up’ Over a Defiant Teen
The incident, one of thousands of times that school officers in Texas have used physical force in recent years, underscores long-held concerns about policing in schools.
By Clare Amari and Meridith Kohut