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A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Following several allegations, including serious sexual misconduct claims, two members of Congress resigned.
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A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming
Is anti-A.I. radicalization a growing trend?
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The tax expert Ray Madoff explains why the American tax system is broken, and how to make it fairer.
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More in The Daily ›Pope Leo XIV responds to President Trump’s lashing out over the war in Iran.
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The United States has enforced a naval blockade of Iran that is intended to end the war on American terms.
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In an era of agents powered by artificial intelligence, many programmers are barely programming.
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After 21 hours of talks, Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Tehran had not reached a deal to end the war.
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Stefanie Gunning had to reach her lowest point to realize what she needed for herself.
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The stars of the new film, “The Drama,” debate the pros and cons of dredging up the past.
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“The platforms should be absolutely begging Congress to regulate them, because the alternative is they get sued into oblivion by a bunch of law firms.”
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Companies are using A.I. as a reason for layoffs, but the truth may be more complex.
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“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
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“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
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The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
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It’s a movie about Black feminist revolutionaries that some Black feminists are calling a 911 emergency.
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The Oscar-winning actress on pain, healing and becoming an action hero.
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The writer, actor and lightning rod is not done sharing yet.
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Neal Mohan on A.I. slop, parental controls and his platform’s impact on our lives.
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The writer and actor found unexpected success by sharing his trauma. Now he’s exploring male pain in a new way.
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The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?
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The political scientists Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch discuss Israel’s continued expansion into the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon.
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Michael Pollan, a science writer, spent five years trying to understand how consciousness worked.
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What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
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America may be losing more than just the conflict in Iran.
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The debate over words we can and can’t say.
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A conservative court watcher explains why the president has failed to bend the judicial branch to his will.
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The author talked about adapting his best-selling novel for film, creating the beloved character Rocky and making complex science feel approachable.
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After smashes like “First Class” and “Lovin on Me,” the artist from Louisville, Ky., is making a true musical shift to intimate, hand-played R&B on his fourth album, “Monica.”
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The comedian is building a galaxy of collaborators — Timothée Chalamet, Kai Cenat and Justin Bieber — and telling us how they fit into his future.
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The country singer helped to usher the genre into the streaming era before taking a step back. On his new album, he wants to go for broke.
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Popcast’s immediate thoughts after Bad Bunny took the stage for a tribute to his native Puerto Rico.
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Popcast breaks down the show’s major moments in a live reaction episode immediately following the ceremony.
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Adherents to biblical patriarchy support household voting: One household, one vote — the husband’s. They say the idea is catching on.
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Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life.
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On the social internet, our fascination with analyzing the hidden messages in our culture has been flattened into one word.
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A WIRED investigation — revealed in collaboration with PTFO.
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Pablo on TKO’s rise and how Dana White’s alliances may favor profits over fighters and fans.
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