| New Immunity for President Trump, and an Audacious Plan for Regime Change in Iran
- Plus, Tesla’s big bet on big rigs.
Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:09 +0000
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| 2 Wildfires Near Los Angeles Prompt Evacuations
- More than 7,000 people east of the city had been forced to evacuate as of Wednesday morning, and more than 39,000 others faced evacuation orders or warnings.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:17:08 +0000
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| Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump Compensation Fund
- The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:47 +0000
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| Faulty Part in UPS Plane Crash Was Often Overlooked, Witnesses Say
- Investigators suggested that infrequent maintenance requirements, among other issues, appeared to contribute to the faulty part that caused the crash, which killed 15 people last year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:40 +0000
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| Hatred of Israel and the Degradation of the West
- Feeding narratives to the credulous isn’t speaking truth to power.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 +0000
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| Trump’s Spring Revenge Tour Routed G.O.P. Foes. But Fall Headwinds Loom.
- He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 +0000
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| Is the Bond Market Signaling Danger? Or Opportunity?
- Interest rates for long-term Treasury bonds have surged to levels last seen in 2007, before the great financial crisis.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:02:14 +0000
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| Older People Are Still Underrepresented on TV, but Shows Like ‘The Boroughs’ Are Helping
- While older people are still underrepresented on TV, the characters that are there have become richer and more multidimensional.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:35 +0000
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| How to Get a Pardon in Trump’s Washington
- Fast-talking lawyers and lobbyists promise to get white-collar criminals out of jail — for a fee.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:02 +0000
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| For the Obama Center, Mark Bradford Paints a Fierce and Luminous Chicago
- “City of the Big Shoulders” reflects the city’s strength and complexity. It took the artist five years to complete, mapping migration patterns and structural racism.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:42 +0000
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| A Cattle Ranch Is Doing What Ivy League Colleges Can’t
- College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:41 +0000
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| ‘Whimsy,’ a New Trend, May Be a Life Raft for Gen-Z and Millennials
- To a younger generation, the word describes a playful response to a difficult world — even if it might strike some as a precious form of capitalism.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:27 +0000
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| Europe’s Green-Energy Future Has a Reindeer Problem
- In northern Norway, Sami people fear a copper mine will disrupt their traditional lifestyles.
Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:17 +0000
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| The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women
- For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.
Wed, 20 May 2026 08:51:43 +0000
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| Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Deepens Ties With Putin
- Meeting President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing, China’s leader called for a halt to fighting in the Middle East and took a veiled swipe at the United States.
Wed, 20 May 2026 08:42:58 +0000
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| How Iran Gained Leverage in the War
- Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.
Wed, 20 May 2026 08:04:19 +0000
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| Manhattan D.A. Is Urged to Pursue a Criminal Case Against Eric Adams
- Citizens Union, a government watchdog group, suggested that although Mr. Adams’s federal indictment was dropped, his alleged offenses would still be state crimes.
Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:05 +0000
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| Doctors Asked Officers to Unshackle a Patient. They Refused for 26 Days.
- A lawsuit challenges the police practice of shackling mentally ill arrestees in New York, sometimes for long periods, while they await arraignment in locked psychiatric wards.
Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:04 +0000
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| China Confirms It Will Buy 200 Boeing Planes
- The deal, which President Trump announced after last week’s summit, represents the largest single sale of the American company’s aircraft to Beijing in nearly a decade.
Wed, 20 May 2026 06:54:22 +0000
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| Late Night Could Set a Clock by Trump’s Iran Attack Delays
- Jimmy Kimmel noted that the president backs down on his own deadlines to bomb Iran “every Tuesday. It’s like a new episode of ‘NCIS.’”
Wed, 20 May 2026 06:09:55 +0000
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