| METRO with Sarah Koenig: Episode 2
- In New York’s diamond district, there’s a war on: real vs. fake. It’s hard to know which side is which.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:56:17 +0000
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| How the A.I. Boom Is Driving Up Sales of Gray Paint
- Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity. That has made data centers a fast-growing market for paint makers.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:51:58 +0000
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| A.I. and Its Dangers Are Embedded In the Midterm Elections
- The midterms are the first elections in which artificial intelligence is integrated into every major social media platform. Efforts to blunt its harms are uneven.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:34:09 +0000
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| How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes
- A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:33:42 +0000
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| The Brief, Messy Political Career of Paolo Zampolli, a Trump Ally
- He had an unlikely rise, from modeling agent to presidential special envoy. After his firing, he was unrepentant: “I need to make money.”
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:15:35 +0000
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| METRO with Sarah Koenig: Episode 1
- Sarah Koenig goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:00:50 +0000
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| Stocks Fall and Oil Rises as Investors Retreat from Mounting Risks
- Earnings reports from big technology companies spooked investors and the price of oil jumped to its highest level in months.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:43:13 +0000
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| Houthi Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave
- The airport is in Dammam, which is near the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia has been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:34:27 +0000
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| PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline
- Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:48:14 +0000
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| Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers
- The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:30:06 +0000
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| Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing
- Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:11:44 +0000
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| Higher, Faster, Gnarlier: Have Roller Coasters Become Too Extreme?
- A coaster dares riders to be daring, with steep drops, high speeds and improbably tight curves. But safety has become a concern again after a man was thrown from his seat and died in Georgia.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:07:16 +0000
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| ‘A Golden Age of Science’ Brought to You by the White House
- The Trump administration’s plan to supercharge scientific discovery.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:03:37 +0000
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| A Shifting Standard
- We look at how Title IX keeps changing.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:01:59 +0000
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| New U.S.-Israeli Plans to Attack Iran, and Trump’s Whistle-Blower Rewards Program
- Plus, America’s newest national park.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:02:49 +0000
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| Employers Shift Rising Health Care Costs Onto Millions of Workers
- New surveys show that increases in premiums and deductibles are forcing people to forgo treatments or doctor’s visits while budgets are strained by higher food and gas prices.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:03:14 +0000
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| Late Night: Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Jon Husted’s Rear End
- “Honestly, it’s nice to see that Trump can make men just as uncomfortable as women,” Jimmy Fallon said.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:44:43 +0000
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| How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax
- The billionaire told Meta’s board that he planned to list his Silicon Valley home for sale. The company remade its stock structure to help him pay the tax if voters pass it.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:21:13 +0000
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| U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections
- Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:58:22 +0000
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| In San Francisco, a Family Earning $325,000 Qualifies for Government Aid
- With the A.I. boom driving up prices, the city is subsidizing child care for households with high incomes. Even with the help, families say they are struggling.
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:08:43 +0000
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