Recent articles from publications based in United States.
Tyrants have a playbook for avoiding blame. Trump follows it
Salonby Andrea Mazzarino·29d ago
In my decades as a cultural anthropologist studying authoritarianism in Russia and the United States, I’ve learned that one of power’s most useful tricks is making responsibility vanish.
Tired of Cluttered Productivity Apps? This One’s Just a Text Document
Wiredby Justin Pot·29d ago
I've spent decades testing, reviewing, and (most importantly) using different to-do list applications. It's a career, yes, but it's also a bit of an obsession.
Who is Dario Amodei, the Anthropic CEO pushing independent AI oversight,
FOX Newsby Leo Briceno·29d ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes artificial intelligence (AI) companies need the help of independent outside watchdogs to safeguard their developing technologies.
Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group
ScienceDaily·29d ago
Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group - Date: - September 19, 2026 - Source: - University of Bristol - Summary: - Scientists have identified the genetic cause...
State Department approves potential sale of $2.6 billion in air defense equipment to Ukraine
CBS News·29d ago
The State Department approved a potential $2.68 billion sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine on Friday.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch9 Wants to Tell You Everything About Your Body
Wiredby Boutayna Chokrane·29d ago
This past summer, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch9 alongside the Galaxy Watch Ultra2, its more rugged, shock-resistant smartwatch for outdoor adventures.
Clancy holdout juror taps former Trump lawyer to fight back as he’s ‘dragged through the mud’: attorney
FOX Newsby Adam Sabes·29d ago
The lone juror whose holdout forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case has retained a lawyer who once represented President Donald Trump, the attorney said.
The Cathedral of Joy
Hyperallergicby Hakim Bishara·29d ago
At a cafe named Anti Cafe — though it looks like any other cafe — a man is writing dozens of cards by hand, sealing them inside pretty little envelopes, and stacking them in a pile on the table.
What 1,000 Women Workers Can Teach Us About Surviving Extreme Heat
Timeby Satchit Balsari·29d ago
On Sept. 2, 2026, the United Nations Environment Program report, Limiting Overshoot, declared that the world has fallen short of keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and...
The Trump Dividend Checks Have Already Gone Out. Just Not to You.
The New Republicby Jason Linkins·29d ago
Last week, President Donald Trump announced that if Republicans prevail in this year’s midterm elections, he would provide everybody with a $5,000 dividend check.
Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit It
Wiredby Isabella Ward·29d ago
Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster believes OpenAI used his work to rush ahead and beat him to solving a legendary math problem with a $1 million bounty.
The Unknowable Miley Cyrus
The New Yorkerby Amanda Petrusich·29d ago
These days, pop stars are required to participate in a relentless cycle of self-annihilation and triumphant rebirth—with each album, a new Era!—but there’s something almost uncanny about the...
How the Houthis Opened a Volatile New Front in the Iran War
The New Yorkerby Kareem Fahim·29d ago
Last week, in a shock offensive, the Yemeni rebel group known as the Houthis seized territory near the Red Sea’s strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Lena Dunham’s “Famesick” Is a Cautionary Tale of Filmmakers Doing TV
The New Yorkerby Richard Brody·29d ago
Early in Lena Dunham’s memoir “Famesick,” she describes living back in her artist-parents’ Tribeca loft after college and becoming involved with an informal collective of young New York filmmakers.
Israel’s Qatargate Scandal
The New Yorkerby Ruth Margalit·29d ago
As a young man, Yisrael Einhorn was a mainstay of Tel Aviv’s underground night life—an ebullient music producer and performer who billed himself as D.J.
Should the Classroom Be More Like the Gym?
The New Yorkerby Dan Rockmore·29d ago
When I’m in New York, I take spin classes on the Upper East Side. The students—it’s a class, after all—pack into a dark, humid room. The music is loud. The air reeks of effort.
Who’s on Susanna Hoffs’s List?
The New Yorkerby John Seabrook·29d ago
Susanna Hoffs, the songwriter, novelist, and singer in the Bangles, the nineteen-eighties all-female rock band, was sitting on the shady side of MOMA’s sculpture garden.
Top oversight Dem opens investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian oligarch-funded wedding
Salonby Alex Mierjeski·29d ago
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into Donald Trump Jr.’s relationship with a Russian oligarch who paid for much of Trump Jr.’s wedding earlier this year.
Prime Day Hasn’t Started Yet, but I’ve Already Found Deals Worth Buying
Wiredby Louryn Strampe·29d ago
Amazon Prime Day deals are back, baby. The second sale of the year is officially dubbed Prime Big Deal Days and will arrive on October 6 and 7.
Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law
Wiredby WIRED·29d ago
This story originally appeared on Capital B and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she...
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