| This Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?
- Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks return to violence.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:22:56 +0000
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| The New Affordability Fight in the Midterms: Home Insurance Prices
- Extreme weather is driving up insurance rates, impacting races from California to the nation’s central Tornado Alley.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:21:03 +0000
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| How Two Crypto Billionaires Are Making British Politics More American
- A pair of low-profile entrepreneurs gave $100 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. Party. The system may never be the same.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:19:24 +0000
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| NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record
- Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:14:49 +0000
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| These California Boat Dwellers Fear the Worst: Life on Land
- For decades, dozens of people lived rent-free on a bay just north of San Francisco. A few holdouts remained as a deadline loomed to leave the water.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:50:57 +0000
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| Zelensky Comment Raises Fear That U.S. Is Cutting Intelligence Sharing
- The Ukrainian leader said Kyiv had no early warning from its Western partners before a Russian ballistic missile attack. But some such attacks do go undetected.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:46:22 +0000
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| He Would Be Florida’s First Black Governor. Can He Sway Black Voters?
- Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:18:00 +0000
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| Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents
- Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:02 +0000
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| The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics
- As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:07:28 +0000
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| Your Politics Questions
- We answer reader queries about the midterms.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:42:31 +0000
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| Musk Pours $276 Million Into the Midterms, and Federal Agents Raid Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar
- Plus, setting a record on Mars.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:07 +0000
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| U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin
- Shocked by the U.S. agreement with Russia, which Ukraine has called “a gift” to President Putin, officials in Europe have coalesced around a cautious diplomatic message.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:03:47 +0000
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| Hillary Clinton Steps to the Podcast Mic as Midterms Approach
- With “High Stakes,” Mrs. Clinton is teaming up with “Pivot” co-host Kara Swisher to break down the consequential battle for the House and the Senate.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:03:18 +0000
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| The Forces Driving Up Bond Yields Take a Troubling Turn
- Some analysts say investors are demanding a higher “term premium” to buy government debt, reflecting growing worries about debt levels and deficits.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:02:15 +0000
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| We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Why Don’t More Cities Do It?
- It takes doing things conservatives and progressives both dislike.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:53 +0000
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| There’s Worlds Out There More Habitable Than Earth
- Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:44 +0000
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| Jimmy Kimmel Teases Trump Over Not Getting the Nobel Prize
- “Thanks a lot, Norway. I hope you’re happy — you made our baby cry,” Kimmel said after the president blamed Norway.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:02:36 +0000
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| James Talarico Was Targeted by False Rumor He Was in Ohio
- The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely before it was debunked.
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:41:24 +0000
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| America’s Favorite Fruit Is Being Bruised by the Iran War
- The journey of one banana from farm to store shows how the war’s economic effects have cascaded into some surprising industries.
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:36:03 +0000
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| Trump Gives Putin a Hand in Russia’s Economic War With Ukraine
- President Trump is moving to buy Russian diesel while also pressuring Ukraine to halt attacks on refineries, a lifeblood of Moscow’s war machine.
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:20:15 +0000
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