| U.S. Submarine Torpedoed Iranian Warship Off Sri Lanka as Conflict Widens
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:55:44 +0000
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| Did Andrea Fraser’s Career Bloom Because Her Mother’s Career Died?
- Andrea Fraser had long felt that she was to blame for the years her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, was overlooked. Now Carmen is 92. Can the Whitney Biennial make amends?
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:45:35 +0000
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| Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can Finish First
- At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:33:33 +0000
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| Bessent Says Global Tariffs Will Rise to 15% This Week
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also predicted that overall tariff rates, which fell after a Supreme Court ruling last month, would be back to previous levels within five months.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:11:27 +0000
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| Sea Levels Are Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows
- Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:08:52 +0000
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| It’s the Troll vs. the Bore in the G.O.P. Texas Senate Runoff
- The state needs intelligent and responsible political leadership, but will it get it?
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:04:34 +0000
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| The Fantasy of a Comfy Retirement Has Always Been a Mirage
- On the sorry state of retirement savings in the United States, and a policy that could help.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:02:11 +0000
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| These American Service Members Have Died in the Iran Conflict
- They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:28:36 +0000
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| Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals
- In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:07:21 +0000
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| How Trump Decided to Go to War
- President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:05:33 +0000
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| Trump’s ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran, and the Most Expensive Primary in U.S. History
- Plus, the fight over daylight saving time.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:43:27 +0000
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| U.K. Arrests Lawmaker’s Partner on Allegation of Spying for China, BBC Reports
- The Metropolitan Police of London said that it had arrested three people under the National Security Act.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:34:27 +0000
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| With Fuel Running Out and Canadian Flights Suspended, Cuba’s Tourism Is Collapsing
- The Trump administration’s decision to cut off foreign oil to the island is devastating its tourism industry, a key source of income for a government being pushed to the edge.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:31:08 +0000
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| U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’
- U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorean commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:28:57 +0000
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| The Goals of the War
- We explore what the sides hope to achieve in this conflict.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:03:35 +0000
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| Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause
- Beth M. Hammack, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, says it is too early to gauge the economic impact of the Iran war and backs holding interest rates steady for “quite some time.”
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:01:58 +0000
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| Iran Made Secret Outreach After Strikes, Highlighting Trump’s Challenge
- President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U.S.-Israeli assault continues.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:03:22 +0000
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| How RFK Jr. Is Trying to Revamp Medical School
- The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:01:43 +0000
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| Fred VanVleet Was a Critic of the NBA Players’ Union. Now He’s Leading It.
- Fred VanVleet, a league veteran, has plenty of headaches to deal with. Can he revive trust in the organization?
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:29 +0000
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| Where Are China’s A.I. Doomers?
- Chinese policymakers and the public have expressed high levels of optimism about A.I., even as many in the West worry about the technology’s effects on employment or humanity in general.
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:53:17 +0000
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