| Consumer Prices Rose in January, Before Iran War Added Price Pressures
- Economic growth at the end of 2025 was revised downward and consumer prices rose at the start of 2026.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:21:32 +0000
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| Pink Floyd Guitar Is Sold for a Record $14.55 Million
- The black Fender Stratocaster, played by David Gilmour on six of the band’s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:20:22 +0000
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| Cuba Acknowledges Talks with Trump Officials For the First Time
- Facing a massive energy crisis and increasing protests on the streets, the Cuban government acknowledged that it had entered into negotiations with the Trump administration.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:15:20 +0000
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| Mussolini Would Have Loved Trump’s Ballroom
- Trump’s plans for Washington bring to mind what Mussolini did — and tried to do — to Rome.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:42:53 +0000
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| Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released
- The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:36:11 +0000
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| The Death Penalty Is Indefensible. It’s Also on the Rise.
- The surge in capital punishment is a cruel and unjust development.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:21:44 +0000
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| A Dangerous Bottleneck
- Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:05:35 +0000
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| Phones ‘Ringing Off the Hook’ for Ukraine Defense Firms as Mideast Seeks Help
- Ukraine wants to leverage its defense expertise into security partnerships and to reap potentially vast profits for its arms industry.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:00:57 +0000
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| Trump Removes Sanctions on Russian Oil, and Chatbots Want Your Health Records
- Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:59:44 +0000
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| What We Know About Michigan Synagogue Attack on Temple Israel
- The attacker who drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, is dead. No one else was killed.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:04:56 +0000
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| After Synagogue Attack in Michigan, Some Jews Wonder How Much More Security Is Possible
- “We are synagogues — we are houses of worship,” one rabbi said. “We are not Fort Knox.”
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:03:33 +0000
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| When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change
- Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:03:30 +0000
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| Hegseth’s Boasts of ‘Maximum’ Engagement Authorities Face Scrutiny After School Is Hit
- The defense secretary has disparaged restrictive rules for opening fire that are aimed at reducing the risk of mistakes and civilian casualties.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:02:24 +0000
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| Where Israeli Strikes Are Hitting Beirut
- Our Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, shows how Israeli airstrikes have affected Lebanon and its capital. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled areas around Beirut and in a huge swath of southern Lebanon after Israel issued evacuation warnings in its conflict with Hezbollah.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:02:15 +0000
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| How Recovery Scams Retarget Victims of Fraud
- Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can recover stolen money.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:02:05 +0000
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| Behind the Scenes of the 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Hamnet’ and More
- In these videos, directors walked us through pivotal sequences from their 2026 Academy Award-nominated films.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:01:32 +0000
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| ‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans
- A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:01:13 +0000
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| Bad News for Friggatriskaidekaphobes: 2026 Has Three Fridays the 13th
- It’s the first time since 2015 that the combination of the day and date associated with bad luck has recurred three times in a calendar year.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:22:45 +0000
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| The Challenge of Helping Homeless People Who Avoid New York’s Shelters
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:13 +0000
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| Late Night Unwraps ‘War’ vs. ‘Excursion’ vs. ‘Both’
- The “Late Night” host Seth Meyers said President Trump is letting Americans “choose your own adventure” in the war with Iran.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:47:15 +0000
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