| Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
- In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:40:59 +0000
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| An Unlikely Emergency Appeal to the Supreme Court From a Dog Named Bruce
- A last-ditch filing this week came on behalf of a dog that a judge found to be “vicious” and shows how the court’s emergency docket has been growing.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:29:01 +0000
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| What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Cases and Potential Plea
- Mr. Mangione faces federal charges of stalking that resulted in the death of a health insurance executive. A guilty plea could close the federal case — and complicate a separate state murder trial.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:13:32 +0000
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| More Wildfires and Extreme Heat Roil Europe, but Relief Is on the Horizon
- Another day of near record heat baked the continent on Friday, but temperatures could retreat to seasonal averages in the coming days.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:41:10 +0000
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| New Yorkers Can’t Stop Lining Up for This Sushi
- At a proliferating number of stores, discounts on sushi and other items are offered after 8 p.m. To get the best meals, you have to be there early.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:38:55 +0000
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| Farage Wins Special U.K. Election That He Initiated, as Expected
- Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won the Clacton by-election with 63 percent. Count Binface, a novelty candidate, came second with 27 percent, a personal best.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:56:55 +0000
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| Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
- Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:28:35 +0000
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| Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff?
- She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:18:18 +0000
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| Are Political Polls Accurate?
- We look at recent problems with political polling.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:47:16 +0000
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| Mamdani’s ‘Bro’ Culture in City Hall: Sports, Memes, Nicknames for All
- As much as Zohran Mamdani’s team runs on leftist idealism and social media hits, its style of governing also relies on humor, sports references and pop culture.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:37:12 +0000
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| Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
- Plus, your Friday news quiz.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:15 +0000
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| As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope
- The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:07:25 +0000
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| Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
- As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000
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| How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
- Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:45 +0000
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| Chatbots Are Pushing Us Toward a Post-Human Internet
- In matters of work, school and even romance, we turn to A.I. chatbots. But what happens when the bots begin talking to one another?
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:27 +0000
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| Jimmy Fallon Reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s White House Exit
- The “Tonight Show” host said President Trump had been surprised by the press secretary’s decision to step down. “She was like, ‘I wanted to wait for a good time but there hasn’t been one, so.’”
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:34:38 +0000
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| Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule
- Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.
Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:08:37 +0000
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| Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
- Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:31:10 +0000
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| U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Has Been Deployed for Months, Prompting Concerns
- The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s well-being.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:49:04 +0000
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| Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers
- From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations.
Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:08:05 +0000
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