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Flying Doesn’t Have to Be This Miserable
Timeby Ganesh Sitaraman·18d ago
When did flying become so expensive, cumbersome, and, in a word, miserable? While the summer 2026 travel season has officially come to an end, the bite of high airline ticket prices has lasted far...
Trump’s municipal bond portfolio reaches as much as $1 billion as policy overlaps mount
US Top News and Analysisby Luke Fountain·18d ago
President Donald Trump is a creditor to hundreds of cities, hospitals, schools, utilities and other public institutions across the country — many of which are directly affected by decisions made by...
The new boss at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
CJRby Riddhi Setty·18d ago
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Since taking ownership of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, on July 31, Craig Fuller has felt amazing.
Republicans can’t stop talking about banning trans athletes
The 19thby Brooke Migdon·18d ago
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in central Florida in August, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds denounced his soon-to-be general election opponent for governor, Democrat David Jolly, as a “Trojan horse”...
Lost and Found: A Reading List on Labyrinths, Mazes, and Wayfinding - Longreads
Longreadsby Kanya Kanchana·18d ago
Thoughtful stories for thoughtless times. Longreads has published hundreds of original stories—personal essays, reported features, reading lists, and more—and more than 14,000 editor’s picks.
When “Gender Deception” Is a Crime
The New Yorkerby S. C. Cornell·18d ago
A girl is in love with a boy who has the winsome name of Kye Fortune. On Facebook, Kye is cute and muscular: he posts videos of him dancing and the lyrics of romantic songs he’s written.
New Kinds of Trad Wife I Could Be
The New Yorkerby Blythe Roberson·18d ago
“Yesteryear” was the book of the summer, leaving the nation divided into three camps: people trying to discuss the end of “Yesteryear,” people forced to walk around wearing shirts that say “Don’t...
Individual Choices Won’t Fix America’s Public Schools
The New Yorkerby Jay Caspian Kang·18d ago
Ten years ago, the journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones started a small revolution in education when she wrote an essay for the Times Magazine about finding the right school in New York City for her...
Is What We’re Watching True or False?
The New Yorkerby Vinson Cunningham·18d ago
The other day, I was watching a commercial and, before long, became sorely afraid. There was something about the person selling me the product—some supplement called Fatty15—facing the camera full...
Trump to host summit with top AI leaders in Washington
NBC Newsby Monica Alba·18d ago
WASHINGTON — As he brushes aside artificial intelligence doomsday warnings as a “hoax,” President Donald Trump will host tech leaders for lunch Tuesday to discuss the rapidly advancing technology.
U.S. and China to Cut Tariffs on $60 Billion of Goods
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam·18d ago
The U.S. and China have agreed to cut tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods, from U.S. coal to Chinese toys.
The Right-Wing Plot to Make It Harder to Sue Corporations
The New Republicby Aaron Regunberg·18d ago
If you can think of an example of everyday people holding huge corporations accountable for harming the public, it was probably made possible in large part by a single legal theory: public...
Why Democrats Should Stop Using the Phrase “Culture Wars”
The New Republicby Perry Bacon·18d ago
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, who is surprisingly close in polls against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, attributes that strong standing to her campaign strategy.
Transcript: Can Democrats Be Both Principled and Pragmatic?
The New Republicby Right Now With Perry Bacon·18d ago
This is a lightly edited transcript of the September 27 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.
Inside the $49.5 Million Auction of 4 Unique, Wild Rolexes
GQby Mike Christensen·18d ago
Monday night in central London was one for the horological history books. Four one-of-one, insanely bejewelled precious-metal Rolex Daytonas went under the hammer for a combined $49.4 million, with...
Trump's mass detention machine in Pennsylvania
Mother Jonesby Text, Photographs and Audio by Greg Constantine·18d ago
A sign is placed in the yard of a residential property off US Route 322 approaching the small town of Philipsburg in central Pennsylvania.
The education of Min Jin Lee
Mother Jonesby Inae Oh·18d ago
The first hint that I needn’t be so anxious to interview Min Jin Lee came as the bestselling author descended the creaky stairs of her five-story Harlem townhouse and pronounced my name.
Protego Ventures closes debut $125 million fund for Israeli defense tech | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Anna Heim·18d ago
Defense and venture capital used to rarely overlap, but that’s no longer the case. Defense tech VC dealmaking set a record in Q1 2026, and new VC firms have emerged around the world to invest...
The ice blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
ScienceDaily·18d ago
The ice blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized Enceladus may be naturally sorting and concentrating chemicals from its hidden ocean, potentially making the...
Plastic Is Melting Onto Corals
Wiredby Ritsuko Kawai·18d ago
Marine plastic pollution is rampant. That’s nothing new. Plastic waste has been found in a variety of marine ecosystems, including beaches, coral reefs, and even some of the ocean’s farthest...
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