The Art of Summitry
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Mourners Chant ‘Revenge’ at Funeral Prayers for Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader
On the second day of public mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February, there was still no sign of his son and successo…
Far From Kyiv and Moscow, Soldiers Stalk Ruins and Evade Drones on the Front
Ukraine’s military has denied a Kremlin claim to have taken a city in the eastern Donetsk region, saying its troops are holding out agains…
America Marks Its 250th Birthday With Storms, Sweat and Fire
Independence Day celebrations were canceled nationwide and the Brooklyn Bridge briefly caught fire. Yet Americans still found countless ways…
Taylor Swift’s Wedding Became a Marketing Moment for Brands Big and Small
Some businesses flocked to social media using A.I.-generated content, while others deployed timely digital ads designed to capitalize on the…
Venezuelans Warned That Public Housing Towers Might Crumble in a Quake
Residents, construction experts and seismologists said for years that Venezuela’s public housing would be vulnerable in a natural disaster…
I Have a Light Workload and I Simply Can’t Handle It
Plus: When a nurse practitioner in gynecology needs care, should she see one of her own colleagues?
Yosemite Offers Many Wonders. Crushing Crowds Are Now One of Them.
Visitors are enduring especially long waits at the popular national park after the Trump administration eliminated a summer reservation syst…
The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors
A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now?
Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter Killer,’ Finds Its People
The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million users. It increasingly resembles Reddit.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
Critics say the administration is weakening public safety. Proponents say regulations would be where they were before President Joseph R. Bi…
Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
The internet’s largest stockpile of free knowledge is under threat from MAGA, A.I. and foreign autocrats. A bibliophile ex-ambassador is h…