The uncomfortable truth about aquariums
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The U.N. Brings Everyone to Town. That’s Good (and Bad) for New Yorkers.
It takes a lot to faze New Yorkers. This week is doing its darnedest. Leaders from all over the world...
GLP-1 Prescriptions for People With No Medical Need Are Climbing
A large new study confirms what many people have long suspected: A sizable number of people taking drugs like Ozempic...
FBI blindsided as hackers claim to steal data on ‘all employees’: ‘This is extremely bad’
A digital extortion group says it has stolen personal data on every FBI employee and applicant, including home addresses, phone...
Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny
Texas is effectively halting development of new data centers as Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican running for re-election, confronts growing...
Organizer Cancels MAGA Festival With Kid Rock After Selling Only 6 VIP Tickets: ‘I Am Never Doing This Event Again’
A Kentucky MAGA-related conservative political event, dubbed Freedom Fest, has been canceled due to low ticket sales. The fest was...
Good news for people whose jobs are being reshaped by AI
For jobs with more AI exposure, median advertised pay has grown 46% since 2021. Maskot/Getty ImagesAI is changing which skills...
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The F.B.I. in 2025 shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated...
‘I have a big decision to make’: Trump had a ‘good meeting’ with Iranian officials warning he may ‘annihilate the Islamic Republic’
President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met on Tuesday, shortly after threatening in his address to the U.N....
‘Just a bit poorer’: Four writers on the personal cost of Trump’s tariffs
From President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day to his latest trade war with Canada, tariffs may be the most persistent...
