| Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies
- The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:32:56 +0000
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| In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency
- Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:22:17 +0000
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| Burst of Attacks in Gulf Heightens Fears Over Fragile Energy Trade
- Strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia came as the region’s exporters were getting more oil to the world market.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:22:07 +0000
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| CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson Says He Will Stay On Under New Owner Skydance
- Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would support “independent news that CNN has always stood for.”
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:21:16 +0000
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| A Supreme Court Battle Over Climate Change Begins
- The justices are about to hear a lawsuit that could determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:06:17 +0000
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| Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
- A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:00:05 +0000
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| How the Midterms Could Complicate the Supreme Court’s New Term
- Even before the justices start their new term on Monday, the court has spent the summer resolving fast-moving requests on election-related disputes.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:57:25 +0000
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| Saudi and Yemeni Forces Attack Houthis to Retake Control of Red Sea Coast
- The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, who are backed by Iran.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:49:09 +0000
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| Housing, Corruption and a Migrant Surge: Why Spain Is Holding an Early Election
- Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, dissolved Parliament on Monday, after months of spiraling crises.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:27:29 +0000
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| Nobel Prizes 2026: What to Know
- The recipients of the six awards in science, literature, economics and peace work are being announced this week.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:13:34 +0000
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| U.S. Sanctions Aim to ‘Shut Down’ Iran’s Airlines, but This Boeing Plane Is Still Flying
- The Trump administration says all Iranian airlines are being “shut down.” So why is this jumbo jet still flying from Tehran to Southeast Asia?
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:09:12 +0000
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| Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:56:44 +0000
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| On the Docket
- We look at the cases before the Supreme Court this term.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:16:02 +0000
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| The Supreme Court’s New Term, and a Race for Nuclear Power on the Moon
- Plus, why school music classes are under threat.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:10 +0000
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| Family of Epstein Victim Appears in Ad Targeting Republican
- In a tough new ad for the Democrat running against Representative Jeff Crank, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre say the congressman refused to meet with them.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:04:05 +0000
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| 5 Challenges David Ellison Faces as Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Merge
- The tech scion has given his combination of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount a new name: Skydance. Now he must make tough decisions about news, movies, streaming, sports and debt.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:04:01 +0000
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| Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress? Latest Data
- It’s Oct. 5 — 29 days away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:03:51 +0000
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| Jeff Koons Is Selling $100 Million of His Personal Art Collection
- Much of the trove, offered this fall at Christie’s, comes from a buying spree in the late 2000s and includes Dutch Golden Age art and paintings by Picasso and Manet.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:03:48 +0000
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| What Are the Biggest Questions in Science Today? 100 Scientists Weigh In.
- We asked 100 scientists about unsolved problems in their fields. They sent back provocations — on the origins of life, the possibilities for human progress and much more.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:02:32 +0000
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| Inside the Group of Texans Accused of Being Antifa Terrorists
- The strange story behind the first federal terrorism prosecution of American protesters.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:01:55 +0000
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