| The Favorites for Eurovision 2026: Finland, Australia, Greece and Others
- Finland is the favorite for prediction markets and bookmakers, but singers from Australia, Denmark, Greece and Israel are coming for the title, too.
Fri, 15 May 2026 11:39:59 +0000
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| Stop Looking for an ‘Offramp' in Iran. There’s No Such Thing.
- And no, an exit strategy won’t help you, either.
Fri, 15 May 2026 11:19:11 +0000
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| A Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores
- Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Fri, 15 May 2026 11:03:57 +0000
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| The Damage of ‘Trump Math’ Is Adding Up
- Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.
Fri, 15 May 2026 10:51:36 +0000
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| At the Summit
- We wrap up President Trump’s visit to China.
Fri, 15 May 2026 10:48:46 +0000
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| Even Alex Murdaugh Didn’t Think His Convictions Would Be Overturned
- His lawyers said he was stunned to learn that South Carolina’s top court had reversed the murder convictions. Prosecutors plan to retry the case, but a second trial could look very different.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:03:41 +0000
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| Bernie Sanders Endorses Slate of Candidates in Bid to Cement Progressive Legacy
- The five dozen endorsements mostly feature those seeking state or local office who have previously supported the Vermont senator.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:03:29 +0000
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| Nebraska Blocks Bar From Using ‘Barber Shop’ Name, Saying That’s Just for Haircuts
- The Omaha establishment changed its name this week from the Barber Shop Blackstone to the Censored Shop Blackstone in protest while it is suing the state in federal court in a trademark fight.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:49 +0000
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| As Powell Steps Down, the Fed Confronts ‘Regime Change’
- Jerome H. Powell is passing the chair’s baton to Kevin M. Warsh at the Federal Reserve, an institution that President Trump’s pick says needs an overhaul.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:32 +0000
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| Joe Sedelmaier Dies at 92; Ad Auteur Behind ‘Where’s the Beef?’
- He directed nearly 1,000 comedic commercials, including a much-quoted spot for Wendy’s and one for FedEx featuring a manic speed talker.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:06 +0000
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| How to Watch the Eurovision Song Contest Final
- The internationally popular event will be available to U.S. viewers, too, although not on domestic TV in some countries that are boycotting this year.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:58 +0000
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| It’s Not Just U.S. Stocks. A.I. and Oil Are Moving Global Markets, Too.
- Intel, along with Taiwan and South Korea, are the latest winners, our columnist says. True diversification is hard to find.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:46 +0000
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| The Strange Alliance Trying to Remake American Psychiatry
- The Department of Health and critical psychiatry activists are hoping to upend 40 years of medical orthodoxy.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:43 +0000
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| Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried With the ‘Iliad’
- For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:37 +0000
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| Oysterman, Veteran, Prep-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story
- Democrats are pinning their hopes of flipping the Senate on Graham Platner, who has made his working-class persona key to his campaign. His background defies easy categorization.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:09 +0000
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| How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
- Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:46 +0000
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| Deported Despite DACA: Dreamers Face Uncertainty Under Trump
- The administration has said DACA isn’t a right to stay in the United States “indefinitely.” One man with DACA was detained and deported to Mexico in a matter of days.
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:09 +0000
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| Trump Announces Boeing Jet Order From China. Beijing Stays Silent.
- The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.
Fri, 15 May 2026 08:35:38 +0000
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| In Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China
- Mr. Trump’s trip, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost a decade, was closely watched for signs of whether a trade truce between the countries would hold.
Fri, 15 May 2026 08:06:17 +0000
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| Late Night Pokes Fun at Trump in China
- Jimmy Fallon joked that President Trump’s idea of a Temple of Heaven is very different from the one he toured in Beijing with China’s leader.
Fri, 15 May 2026 07:19:42 +0000
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