Could A.I. Be Conscious? It’s Definitely Possible.
At a cozy bar in Manhattan, I recently had a first date with a software engineer who works for one...
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A retired student-loan borrower is fighting for public service debt relief. Now he’s named in a lawsuit against Trump.
Donald Knierim is fighting to have his Public Service Loan Forgiveness processed. Vanessa Valadez for BIAfter working in public service...
Trump Has Found the Attorney General of His Dreams
October was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for the Department of Justice. The worst moment happened on...
What Democrats Can Learn From New York’s Data Center Moratorium
Welcome back to Power Play! Each week, senior writer Molly Taft tackles a topic around this midterm season’s biggest issue:...
Should a Catholic preschool that bars kids of gay parents get state money?
Erika Nagle loves the preschool at St. Mary Catholic Parish. When her first two children attended, she shuttled them 40...
In a polarized country, Democrats have a tougher path to the Senate
Democrats are bullish, if nervous, about their prospects of capturing control of the Senate in next week’s elections. Polls in...
Why Doctors Are Last to Know What’s in the Drug Supply
Drug tests used to detect fentanyl and xylazine in New York City on May 25, 2023. —Angela Weiss—AFP via Getty...
President Trump Called the Pope Weak. Who’s the Real Tough Guy?
Toughness is a cardinal virtue in the MAGA movement, where it signals an in-your-face masculinity and a readiness to use...
A drag queen recognized herself in a GOP attack ad. The video was fake.
Drag queen Nova Jynah instantly recognized the AI-generated version of herself in a new political advertisement last month from the...
The latest update on the grocery wars is here, with Walmart and Costco gaining ground
walmart Scott Olson/Getty ImagesValue-focused retailers are picking up market share and traditional chains are sliding.Households are hunting for grocery deals...
Can odors from our bodies signal Alzheimer’s, cancer and other diseases?
When social anthropologist Hanna Marie Ihlebæk interviewed nurses at a Norwegian cancer ward for her PhD dissertation, she was surprised...
Clues emerge on why colon cancer may be harder to treat in young people
The rise of colorectal cancer in patients under 50 continues to stump researchers, who are still trying to work out...
24 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in November
Thanksgiving Fun Celebrate the 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by watching it along its route from the Upper West Side...
Threats, Gaffes and Men’s Posteriors: Trump’s Talk Gets Wilder
As he opened his speech at a recent campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., President Trump told the story of the...
This Republican Wants Voters to Consider a Post-Trump World
Debra Smith arrived at a recent candidates forum hating John E. Sununu, the Republican nominee for Senate in New Hampshire....
