| Mayor Says El-Sayed’s Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put “working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics.”
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:38:59 +0000
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| Fauci Faces Contempt Vote. Here Are the Legal Issues Involved.
- Dr. Fauci invoked his Constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from a Senate committee. Republicans say he is ineligible for that protection.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:32:40 +0000
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| C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana
- The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:16:28 +0000
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| Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace
- Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:09:49 +0000
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| Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge
- Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:04:32 +0000
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| Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change.
- A White House official says no final decision has been made about which plane will go on display at the Trump presidential library. That leaves the fate of the Qatari jet unclear.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:58:59 +0000
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| Michigan Democrats Pick El-Sayed
- Also, the Senate confirms a new C.D.C. director. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:55:54 +0000
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| Bunny Dolls and Disturbing Allegations: Max Miller’s Strange CNN Interview
- In a 23-minute appearance with the anchor Jake Tapper, the Ohio Republican made an unusual effort to rebut a multitude of allegations that have threatened his re-election bid.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:51:24 +0000
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| Abdul El-Sayed Thinks Progressives Have a Way to Win. I Hope He’s Right.
- Abdul El-Sayed is quick, magnetic, overflowing with infectious confidence. But he also has a blind spot endemic to his movement.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:09:45 +0000
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| El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate Primary Win Sets Up the Left’s Biggest Test of the Fall
- Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats’ ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:11 +0000
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| U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses
- The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:57:55 +0000
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| Death Renews Scrutiny of Delaney Hall. Here’s What to Know.
- The death of a Salvadoran immigrant at the federal detention center in Newark has raised questions about the conditions there.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:45:53 +0000
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| Have We Turned Personality Into Diagnosis?
- Why we keep searching for new ways to explain ourselves.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:12:19 +0000
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| Butterflies Take Flight in Face of Climate Change and Extreme Weather
- In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:59:15 +0000
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| Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan Activist Who Set Himself on Fire in Manhattan
- No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzen’s commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:56:37 +0000
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| A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It
- Amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site. Most did not detect anything.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:41:20 +0000
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| How Malta Became a Tax Haven for Crocs and Other U.S. Companies
- The Mediterranean archipelago is a hot destination for U.S. companies seeking to shield profits from income taxes.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:38:57 +0000
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| Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership
- A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:38:29 +0000
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| Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect
- Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000
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| Windy Weather Could Worsen Pacific Northwest Fires
- Forecasters expect winds to pick up in eastern Washington and Oregon on Friday and Saturday, but not to be as strong as last weekend’s were.
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:18:36 +0000
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