| Mira Nair Finds a New Audience as Mother of Zohran Mamdani
- “I feel like we have given him to the world,” the filmmaker said in a conversation with The New York Times. Her next movie is about one of India’s greatest artists.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:27:48 +0000
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| Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump
- No president has ever used the federal government to advance his own personal interests and those of his family and allies as expansively and openly as Mr. Trump has.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:44:38 +0000
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| Gov. Gavin Newsom to Sign Executive Order Aimed at A.I. Job Loss
- Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to explore an overhaul of labor policies to deal with potential mass job displacement from artificial intelligence.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:26:58 +0000
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| Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
- Prosecutors had argued that Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school, had failed to act on warnings that a child had a gun in his backpack.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:10:24 +0000
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| Supreme Court Permits Lawsuits Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960
- The Trump administration backed lawsuits brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:49:15 +0000
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| How Mamdani’s Budget Announcement Went Viral Far Beyond New York
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s executive budget was met with hero worship online. What did the social media chatter miss about the messy reality of municipal policymaking?
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:39 +0000
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| Air France Flight to U.S. Is Diverted to Montreal Over Congolese Passenger Amid Ebola Fears
- An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:13 +0000
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| A Defense of a Liberal Arts Education in the Age of A.I.
- Making the case for a “useless” education.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:20 +0000
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| In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly
- While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:09:40 +0000
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| Retailers Say Squeezed Shoppers Are Focused on Deals
- Walmart, Target and TJ Maxx reported increases in sales, but shoppers are seeking out low-price items and cutting back in some categories, a potentially worrying sign for the U.S. economy.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:09:21 +0000
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| The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran
- Decision making in the country is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:08:58 +0000
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| Fan A.I. Videos Help Spencer Pratt Break Through in L.A. Mayor’s Race
- Supporters have created A.I. videos to boost the mayoral campaign of Spencer Pratt, the former MTV star. Some videos have gone viral, but it’s not clear whether they will yield votes.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:06:22 +0000
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| Trump’s Fund Shows Blanche Choosing Loyalty Over Pushing Back
- Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:31:59 +0000
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| A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
- The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:19:56 +0000
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| Uganda Says It’s Not Aware of Ebola Clinics Promised by U.S.
- The State Department said it would fund up to 50 clinics in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I don’t know the ones they are talking about,” a top Ugandan official said.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:12:10 +0000
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| ‘We’ve Never Been This Bad.’ Eastern Pennsylvania Weighs Rising Costs.
- With two swing districts, the region from Scranton to Allentown could decide control of the House, and voters are expressing profound economic distress.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:05:57 +0000
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| How Banks Battled for $1 Billion in Fees From SpaceX Listing
- Across Wall Street, bankers have been clamoring to lead what is expected to be the biggest-ever initial public offering.
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:38:27 +0000
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| Trump Approved a Nvidia Chip for Sale in China. Beijing Doesn’t Want It.
- The U.S. tech giant’s powerful H200 chip seemed poised to boost Beijing’s A.I. ambitions, but not a single one has been purchased in China.
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:21:51 +0000
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| Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before
- There’s no telling where this leads.
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:16:40 +0000
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| Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Marks the End of an Era
- Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:07:23 +0000
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