| E.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check as Trump Bristles
- The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:02:30 +0000
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| The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s Newfound Power
- The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:01:15 +0000
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| State Department Extends Visa Ban on Abbas, Other Palestinian Officials
- The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:10:35 +0000
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| Fed Raises Rates in First Major Step by Warsh to Contain Inflation
- The Federal Reserve’s first increase to interest rates since July 2023 comes less than two months before the midterm elections.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:06:27 +0000
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| Peter Max, Trippy Artist of Counterculture Era and Beyond, Dies at 88
- With work that breathed the spirit of the 1960s, he became fabulously wealthy from licensing his paintings and posters in all their euphoric Day-Glo glory.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:05:21 +0000
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| Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
- The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:58:24 +0000
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| How Ed Sheeran’s Tour Turned Into a Clash Over Palestinians and Antisemitism
- Four supporting acts dropped out of Sheeran’s tour, citing the right to free speech after the rapper Macklemore was removed over pro-Palestinian comments he had made onstage.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:43:33 +0000
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| Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
- This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, a possibility he resurfaced on Wednesday.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:36:33 +0000
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| I Led A.I. Diplomacy for the U.S. The Coming Safety Talks Will Not Save Us.
- Even if Beijing now takes the risks of A.I. seriously, the message has not reached its domestic companies.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:21:56 +0000
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| The L.A. Helicopter Crash Highlights a Sky Full of Hazards
- The fatal crash of a news helicopter in Los Angeles on Tuesday brought to light the dangers such aircraft face in big cities.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:18:26 +0000
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| OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior
- The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:12:24 +0000
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| Why Israel Wants More One-Ton Bombs From the U.S.
- The Trump administration plans to deliver 60,000 of the powerful munitions at a time when opposition is growing in Washington to arms sales to Israel.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:41:22 +0000
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| U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis
- Internal reports, including one from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, say China could acquire U.S. jet technology through spying or cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:14:29 +0000
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| Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds
- Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:00:06 +0000
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| House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
- The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:58:20 +0000
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| Fed Raises Interest Rates
- Also, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to restore its oil supply. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:49:23 +0000
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| Democrats Meet With El-Sayed, Putting Aside Rifts Ahead of Midterms
- Despite disagreements on Israel, more than a dozen Democratic senators huddled in Washington with the Michigan Senate nominee and emerged sounding optimistic.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:48:58 +0000
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| What to Know About the Victims in the NBC4 Helicopter Crash in Los Angeles
- A journalist and pilot who were on board the news helicopter when it crashed had flown hundreds of hours together since 2023.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:42:16 +0000
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| Takeaways From a Wild Primary Season
- A look back at the good, the bad and the bizarre from the battles that helped set the stage for the coming midterms.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:28:29 +0000
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| Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
- An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:04:12 +0000
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