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• Limited Disruptions as Flight Cuts Begin at Major Airports. About 3 percent of Friday’s flights were canceled because of the government shutdown. The percentage could rise to 20 percent as the holidays approach.
• See Where Flights Have Been Canceled Across the U.S. Hundreds of flights across the United States were canceled starting on Friday, with deeper cuts looming in the coming days.
• Routine Check for UPS Plane Before Takeoff Was ‘Uneventful,’ Official Says. But a cockpit voice recorder picked up a ringing sound during takeoff that may have signaled looming disaster in the crash that killed at least 14 in Louisville, Ky.
• Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga Lead the 2026 Grammy Nominees. Kendrick Lamar is the top nominee for the 2026 Grammy Awards with nine nods. He leads a pack of contenders that includes Lady Gaga with seven nods; and Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas with six nods apiece.
• Cancellations Can Hit Harder for Regional Airports. Most of the affected flights were at the nation’s busiest airports, but the effects of the cuts are acutely felt in smaller cities.
• The Farmers’ Almanac Succumbs to the Digital Age. One of two major American almanacs is ceasing publication after more than two centuries of predicting the weather and offering tidbits of wisdom.
• Did Trump’s Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder? The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president’s public statements. But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.
• As Airlines Cancel Flights, Travelers Seek Other Options. More people are trying to book trains, rental cars and buses but were not always successful.
• Many Travelers Escaped Major Headaches. Some Weren’t So Lucky. Although airlines canceled a relatively small percentage of their flights, some passengers were still left scrambling.
• Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler. The child was later reunited with her grandmother, but the episode alarmed immigrant rights groups. The father, a U.S. citizen, faces a gun possession charge.
• Immigration Agents Arrest Father, Then Drive Off With His Toddler. Agents arrested a U.S. citizen they said had attacked them, and then they drove off with the man’s toddler. The arrest occurred during an immigration enforcement operation at a Home Depot in the Cypress Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
• Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds. The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
• When a Vietnam Protest on Campus Turned Deadly. In May 1970, National Guard troops clashed with students at Kent State University in Ohio. Four students were killed, and nine were injured.
• John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74. A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine after the 1970 shooting.
• How do these cuts compare to past air travel disruptions? While undoubtedly annoying for travelers, the weekend’s cancellations will likely be far less disruptive than recent major incidents caused by inclement weather or IT-related events.
• Here’s the latest on the flight reductions.
• The Decline of America’s Largest Environmental Organization. David A. Fahrenthold, an investigative reporter, describes the struggles of the Sierra Club, one of the largest environmental groups in the U.S. The group has lost about 60 percent of its supporters since 2020.
• To Americans, Pelosi Was the House Speaker. To San Francisco, She Was Mom. Representative Nancy Pelosi, after announcing her retirement, was praised by many San Franciscans for her tireless efforts on behalf of the city. Some of her work went unheralded.
• How Is Trump Changing Colleges and Universities? Tell Us. There has been a shift in campus culture. We want to hear from faculty members across the United States.
• The Rise of Nancy Pelosi: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Speaker of the House. The daughter of a politician, she didn’t expect to become one. But once she ran for office in 1987, there was no stopping her.
• Cleaning Woman Killed Through Door After Arriving at Wrong Home, Police Say. The shooting of the woman, an immigrant from Guatemala, took place on Wednesday in Indiana, a state with a “stand your ground” law.
• Woman Gets 15 Years to Life in Actress’s Death From Silicone Shots. Cindyana Santangelo had an embolism after receiving injections of silicone oil into her buttocks by Libby Adame, the second fatal augmentation procedure connected to her.
• California Fire Victims Urge State to Hold Insurers Accountable. “We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed his home.
• Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns. A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.
• Who Will Replace Pelosi in Congress? Two Democrats have already announced their campaigns to replace Representative Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district, and others may join the race soon.
• Key Questions From Conservative Justices in the Tariffs Case. A lively argument spanning almost three hours featured illuminating exchanges that tested the usual commitments of some of the justices on the right side of the court.
• Judge Criticizes Immigration Agents in Chicago: ‘Use of Force Shocks the Conscience’ Judge Sara L. Ellis said she saw “little reason for the use of force that the federal agents are currently using,” and said Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, had lied about his use of tear gas in Chicago.
• Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland Dies at 24. The police said he appeared to have taken his own life.
• Jury Awards $10 Million to Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student. The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot in the hand and chest by a first grade student who brought his mother’s gun to class in 2023.
• Investigators Sift Through Plane Crash Wreckage in Louisville. A departing UPS cargo plane caught fire and dropped an engine crashing in an industrial zone. At least 12 people were killed.
• A Prison Hospice Program for the Living and the Dying. Most people who die in prison die alone. Programs like the one at California Medical Facility aim to prevent that.
• Bishops With Ties to Trump Commission Criticize Treatment of Immigrants. The Roman Catholic prelates cited detainees’ lack of access to religious sacraments like communion.
• AR-15 Ammunition at a Crime Scene? Good Odds This Army Plant Made It. Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, new data shows.
• Florida Man Threatened James Comey and Letitia James, Complaint Says. Gregory Formicone, of Bradenton, Fla., used online comments to call for several of President Trump’s most prominent adversaries to be targeted, the authorities said.
• Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests. After detainees described squalid conditions at the detention site, a judge ordered the government to provide showers, water, clean toilets and access to lawyers.
• Read the Judge’s Order. Judge Robert W. Gettleman imposed restrictions on an immigration facility in Broadview, Ill., which has been a center of protests.
• Mamdani Won. South Florida Expects a Real Estate Bump. Some brokers and developers in the region are waiting eagerly to see if the election of a democratic socialist will drive more wealthy New Yorkers south.
• Trump Blames Shutdown for Republican Losses on Election Day. Speaking to senators at a breakfast, President Trump acknowledged that the results of Tuesday’s races were not a positive outcome for his party.
• Candidates Notched Several Historic Firsts in the Election. New York will have its first Muslim mayor. Virginia will have its first female governor, and, for the first time in U.S. history, a Muslim woman will hold statewide office.
• Jacob Frey Wins Third Term as Minneapolis Mayor. The race for Minneapolis mayor tested the appeal of democratic socialist policies, drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid in New York City.
• Emergency Workers Search Scene of Deadly UPS Crash in Louisville. At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight to Hawaii. The death toll could rise.
• How Venezuela’s Military Might Respond to U.S. Attacks. Venezuela has an arsenal of Russian weapons and armed civilian cells that could mount a guerrilla war. But a coup against President Nicolás Maduro? Don’t count on it.
• Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps. Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats.
• A Big Win in California Propels Newsom. The passage of Proposition 50 cemented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s position as President Trump’s chief antagonist and raised his national political profile.
• Promising Pragmatism, Spanberger Is Virginia’s First Female Governor. In her campaign, Abigail Spanberger focused on jobs and the cost of living. and emphasized her support for abortion rights.
• New York Muslims Exult in Mamdani’s Victory: ‘Now This Is Our Time’ Zohran Mamdani’s victory as the city’s next mayor is a milestone for hundreds of thousands of residents who see one of their own atop the city’s political infrastructure.
• What We Know About the UPS Plane Crash in Louisville. Seven people were dead after the cargo plane crashed soon after takeoff. The authorities canceled flights from the airport in Louisville, Ky., and local residents were ordered to remain indoors.
• In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board. The races for two of the five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are seen as a bellwether for the midterms.
• Minnesota Democrats Poised to Keep Senate Control After Splitting Elections. Minnesota voters selected one Democrat and one Republican to fill two open State Senate seats, preserving the chamber’s slim Democratic majority.
• Maine Voters Approve ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law. The law is set to take effect in January, allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous.
• Police Charge Man in Fire at Home of Portland City Councilor. The authorities, who were investigating the fire as a possible arson, said on Tuesday that it was “not a targeted act of violence.”
• Democrat Leads Miami Mayoral Race Headed to a Runoff. In picking Eileen Higgins, a county commissioner, and rejecting three candidates with relatives in politics, voters made clear their desire to break from family dynasties.
• Democrat leads Miami mayoral race headed to a runoff. In picking Eileen Higgins, a county commissioner, and rejecting three candidates with relatives in politics, voters made clear their desire to break from family dynasties.
• City Council President Elected as First New Mayor of Detroit in 12 Years. Mary Sheffield will take over a city that Mayor Mike Duggan steered out of bankruptcy. She will be the first woman to lead Detroit.
• ‘Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions. Several former detainees described tight quarters, a lack of sanitation and little access to lawyers at the Broadview, Ill., immigration detention facility.
• Mayor Andre Dickens Easily Wins Re-election in Atlanta. Mr. Dickens, a Democrat who was running for a second term, had little serious opposition and benefited from a steep drop in violence, easing tensions in the city.
• Injuries Reported After UPS Plane Crashes in Louisville, Police Say. Data from Flightradar24 showed that a cargo plane bound for Honolulu reached an altitude of just 175 feet before swiftly descending.
• Fugitive Who Faked Abduction Is Found 13 Years Later, Enrolled in N.Y. College. Anthony Lennon, a convicted sex offender from Oklahoma, was arrested in Canton, N.Y., where he was studying under an alias, the authorities said.
• Two Massachusetts Men Charged in Explosion at Harvard Medical School. The predawn blast at a Harvard lab caused minor damage and led to the arrest of Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20.
• Bomb Threat Halts Flights at Reagan Airport, Officials Say. Flights resumed in the early afternoon after passengers were safely taken off a plane that arrived from Houston, the airport said. The F.B.I. said “no hazards” were found.
• ​How Two Times Editors Work on Getting Election Results Right. Accurate, reliable results play a role in free and fair elections. So does explaining the data and helping people understand when and how it will be reported.
• 5 Things We’re Watching on Election Day in California. Proposition 50 is the only statewide question on the ballot, but there are numerous dynamics at play.
• Elections to Play Out Amid Tensions Over ICE and Justice Dept. Monitors. Democrats are concerned that the immigration crackdown will hurt Latino turnout on Tuesday, and that election monitors at polling sites could intimidate voters.
• Questions for the Mayor Who Brought Detroit Back From Bankruptcy. Detroit voters will choose a new mayor on Tuesday as Mike Duggan, who has led the city for 12 years, runs for governor.
• George Banks, Convicted Mass Murderer, Dies at 83. He fatally shot 13 people in Pennsylvania in September 1982 in what was then one of the nation’s worst mass shootings. Five of the victims were his own children.
• Man Shot by ICE Was Not Trying to Run Over Agent, Lawyers Say. A Southern California man charged with assault of a federal officer was asking agents to leave an area where school children wait for the bus, according to his lawyers.
• Mayor of Orange County Will Run for Florida Governor as a Democrat. Jerry Demings has led the county, home to Orlando, since 2018. Gov. Ron DeSantis will leave office at the end of next year because of term limits.
• A Sea of Blue and White in Downtown L.A. Tens of thousands of Dodger fans attended a parade and rally on Monday, a joyful moment celebrating the team’s World Series win in what has been a turbulent year for Los Angeles.
• Target Shooting Could Be Causing Brain Injuries. We Measured the Danger. The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
• The ‘Political Score’ You Might Not Even Know You Have. Meet Mark Grebner, the Michigan statistician who helped pioneer the science of predicting whether someone will vote Republican or Democratic.
• Explosion at Harvard Building Affected Small Section of Hallway, Officials Say. There was no structural damage to the building, they said, as investigators pursued two suspects.
• Thousands Celebrate the 54th New York City Marathon. Starting in Staten Island and winding through all five boroughs, the 26.2-mile race brought fans out in the thousands to cheer for professional and first-time marathon runners.
• ‘Keep Listening’: An Undecided Republican Lawmaker Weighs New Voting Maps. As redistricting efforts spread across the country, an Indiana state senator said he isn’t sure how he will vote on a plan that President Trump supports.
• ‘I’m Going to Stretch It’: Anxiety Over SNAP Leads to Hard Choices. At one grocery store in Massachusetts, SNAP recipients faced growing fears, dwindling funds and lighter shopping carts.
• Austin Asked Voters to Raise Taxes for the Homeless. It’s Not Going Well. A proposed tax hike before the city on Tuesday has become a referendum on governance in the fast-changing Texas capital.
• In a Dark Year, Los Angeles Basks in the Dodgers’ Glow. Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.
• ‘Intentional’ Explosion Took Place at Harvard Medical School, Officials Say. Two people were seen running from the building afterward, the school said. No injuries were reported, the school police said.
• Miami Has a Mayoral Election. Bring On the Drama. In a city of often-zany elections, this year’s mayoral race is especially rich in personal stories and longstanding feuds.
• California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes. New regulations were supposed to ensure that homeowners in fire zones would have coverage available. But companies can still avoid serving many high-risk areas, a Times investigation found.

Elections

• Redistricting Battles, Set Off by Trump, Have Few Parallels in U.S. History. First, Texas redistricted. Other states followed, and now California. Some legal experts say it’s a crisis: “The wheels are coming off the car right now.”
• Jay Jones Defeats the Incumbent, Jason Miyares, for Virginia Attorney General. Jones, a Democrat, overcame revelations that he had sent violent texts suggesting that a Republican official deserved to be killed.
• The Most Detailed Map of the N.Y.C. Mayoral Election. See how New Yorkers are voting, precinct by precinct
• What to Know About Our Live Election Estimates. Here’s how we will bring you the latest vote totals and estimates of the outcome in the New York mayor’s race and other contests around the country.
• Minneapolis Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election.
• Texas Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas elections.
• New York City Council Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York election.
• Pennsylvania Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania elections.
• New York Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York elections.
• Colorado Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Colorado elections.
• Maine Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Maine elections.
• Minnesota Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Minnesota elections.
• Virginia Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Virginia elections.
• New Jersey Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New Jersey elections.
• Washington Amendment 8201 - Allow Investment of Long Term Care Funds Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Washington general election.
• Texas Proposition 9 Election Results: Tax Exemption for Income-Producing Property. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 7 Election Results: Tax Exemption for Certain Surviving Spouses of Veterans. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 8 Election Results: Prohibit Tax on Estates. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas 18th Congressional District Special Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas special election.
• Virginia Lieutenant Governor Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Virginia general election.
• Pittsburgh Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Philadelphia mayoral election.
• Texas Proposition 17 Election Results: Tax Exemption for Border Security Infrastructure. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 14 Election Results: Establish State Dementia Institute. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 5 Election Results: Animal Feed Tax Exemption. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 13 Election Results: Increase General Property Tax Exemption. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 11 Election Results: Increase Property Tax Exemption for the Elderly and Disabled. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Queens Borough President Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Texas Proposition 2 Election Results: Prohibit Capital Gains Tax. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 6 Election Results: Prohibit Taxes on Securities Transactions. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 1 Election Results: Technical College Funding Measure. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 15 Election Results: Codify Parental Rights . Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 10 Election Results: Tax Exemption for Fire Damage. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 16 Election Results: Prohibit Non-Citizens from Voting. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 12 Election Results: Changes to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Texas Proposition 3 Election Results: Denial of Bail Measure. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• Staten Island Borough President Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Philadelphia Controller Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Results: Retain Christine Donohue. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Texas Proposition 4 Election Results: Use Sales Tax for Water Fund. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Texas general election.
• New York City Comptroller Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Philadelphia District Attorney Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• New York City Proposal 5 Election Results: Create a Digital City Map. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• New York City Proposal 3 Election Results: Simplify Zoning Review. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• New York City Proposal 2 Election Results: Fast-Track Affordable Housing. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• New York City Public Advocate Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Election Results: Retain Michael Wojcik. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Results: Retain Kevin Dougherty. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• New York City Proposal 4 Election Results: Establish Affordable Housing Appeals Board. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• New York Proposal 1 Election Results: Mount Van Hoevenberg Land Use Measure. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• New York City Proposal 6 Election Results: Move Local Elections to Presidential Election Years. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Pennsylvania Superior Court Election Results: Retain Alice Dubow. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Buffalo Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Buffalo mayoral election.
• Maine Question 1 Election Results: New Voting Restrictions. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Maine general election.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election Results: Retain David Wecht. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Pennsylvania general election.
• Detroit Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Detroit mayoral election.
• Maine Question 2 Election Results: Establish New Protective Orders Restricting Weapons Possession. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Maine general election.
• Colorado Proposition MM Election Results: Increase Tax Revenue for School Meals Program. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Colorado general election.
• Manhattan District Attorney Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Brooklyn Borough President Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Colorado Proposition LL Election Results: Retain Excess Prop FF Revenue. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Colorado general election.
• Atlanta Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Atlanta mayoral election.
• Cincinnati Mayoral Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Cincinnati mayoral election.
• Brooklyn District Attorney Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
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• Bronx Borough President Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York general election.
• Virginia Governor Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Virginia Governor election.
• Races to Watch. See results from the most-watched races in the 2025 November general election.
• New York City Mayoral Election Results . Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York City mayoral election.
• New Jersey Governor Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 New Jersey Governor election.
• California Proposition 50 Election Results: Congressional Redistricting. Get live results and maps for the 2025 California redistricting measure.
• Virginia Attorney General Election Results. Get live results and maps from the 2025 Virginia general election.
• What to Know About the Special Election in California. Voters will decide if California’s voting districts should be redrawn to help Democrats flip up to five House seats.
• The Nationwide Battle Over Electoral Maps. What began with Texas drawing what could be five new Republican districts in the House of Representatives at President Trump’s behest has spiraled into a nationwide redistricting race. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter covering national politics, gives an overview.
• N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Make Final Push on Last Day of Early Voting. Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa spent Sunday, the last day of early voting, zigzagging across New York City to deliver their final messages and urge people to go to the polls.
• Anger Over Immigration Raids Motivates Some Latino Voters. In Bell Gardens, a city in southeast Los Angeles County, early voters said that anger and frustration over months of aggressive immigration enforcement in their neighborhoods had prompted them to participate in this year’s election.

Politics

• Biden Warns of a ‘Very, Very Dark Moment’ as He Hits Out at Trump. The former president, now a far less popular figure in his party, appeared in Nebraska for an overtly political speech that slammed his successor.
• A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS. As Ms. Pelosi announced her retirement, she was celebrated for her long tenure in Washington. But back home, she was remembered for showing up at a terrifying moment when others turned away.
• Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests. With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies.
• Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Officials on Partisan Email Messages. The email accounts of furloughed government workers had been commandeered to send partisan attacks against Democrats, a move that the ruling said had “added insult to injury.”
• A Democrat Pushing 80 Confronts the Young(er) and Restless. A fight brewing in Massachusetts could preview Democrats’ age battles.
• Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election. Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.
• Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business. In a speech outlining his overhaul plans, the defense secretary called on American weapons makers to surge “at the speed of ingenuity.”
• Lawyers for Letitia James Say Case Against Her Was Motivated by Animus. The argument came in a motion seeking to dismiss the case against her, citing a laundry list of statements President Trump has made about New York’s attorney general over the past six years.
• In Cozying Up to Trump, Leaders Hedge Their Reliance on Moscow and Beijing. President Trump has made it easier for countries that are close to Russia and China to build ties with the United States. Those countries are embracing the opportunity.
• Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry, Former Mets and Yankees Slugger. The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement.
• Democrats Scale Back Demands for Ending Government Shutdown. After weeks of stalemate, Senate Democrats said they would be willing to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies.
• Pelosi Was Among the Most Notable House Speakers. The first woman to hold the post also made history as one of the most significant speakers in modern times.
• Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot. Prosecutors said Michael McMahon had acted as an illegal agent in a conspiracy targeting a Chinese family in New Jersey. The White House says he was tricked into it.
• Nancy Pelosi Knew Her ‘Why’ The first female speaker of the House may be the last to truly rule the increasingly unruly chamber.
• A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision. Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
• The Kennedy Center Crackup. A Trumpian drama has been playing out inside the performing arts center all year. It has been damaging for business.
• Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation. The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
• Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps. The appeal comes one day after a judge sharply attacked the White House for politicizing the anti-hunger program.
• Missed Meals and Paychecks: The Shutdown’s Impact, Day by Day. The government shutdown, now the longest on record, is growing increasingly painful as more Americans start to feel its effects.
• Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts. For the 42 million people who rely on the country’s largest anti-hunger program, it has been a chaotic, nerve-racking week. Here are some of their stories.
• As Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation. Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.
• They Can’t Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children. Even those opposed to President Trump were encouraged by his announcement of a discount on I.V.F. drugs, a policy that followed months of complex negotiations.
• The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart. The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration.
• To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots. Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws.
• Antisemitism Task Force Severs Ties With the Heritage Foundation. The move comes as the venerable conservative think tank is roiled by turmoil caused by its leader’s defense of a Tucker Carlson interview with a white nationalist.
• As Hours Dwindled Before Flight Cuts, the Government Was Publicly Mum. Airlines did not wait for an announcement, notifying passengers and airports of expected changes before the Trump administration made official its list of affected airports.
• Trump Increases Pressure on His Own Party as the Shutdown Grinds On. President Trump has called on Republicans to end the filibuster as both parties search for a path out of the shutdown.
• Maryland Sues F.B.I. Over Relocation of Headquarters. The move prolongs the dispute over the F.B.I.’s headquarters, an aging colossus veiled in netting to keep concrete from falling on passers-by.
• Republicans Block Measure to Bar Military Strike on Venezuela. All but two G.O.P. senators voted against a resolution to stop the president from expanding his military campaign against drug traffickers to include land targets inside Venezuela.
• Pelosi Plans To Retire In 2027 After 39 Years in Congress. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the nation’s only female House speaker, announced her decision to retire after 39 years in Congress. Her legacy includes the passage of Obamacare, advocating for HIV/AIDS patients and fund-raising for Democrats.
• Kazakhstan May Join the Trump-Brokered Abraham Accords. The Central Asian country already has diplomatic relations with Israel, but the move appears to be a good-will gesture to President Trump.
• Democrats Mull Shutdown Off-Ramps as Thune Prepares Spending Vote. The G.O.P. teed up a vote on a new spending package, but Democrats were insisting on a deal that would address expiring health care subsidies.
• Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip. The investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.
• Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month. The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo.
• Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy. A lower court judge had temporarily blocked the administration’s policy requiring that passports reflect sex as found on an original birth certificate.
• As Republicans Retire Pelosi From Attack Ads, They Eye a New Villain. Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.
• Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault. Jurors found Sean Dunn not guilty of a misdemeanor after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
• Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’ In arguments before the Supreme Court, the White House backed away from its claims that President Trump’s tariffs were about raising revenue.
• Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History. The first and only woman to be speaker of the House also was the most powerful and prominent woman in Washington to effectively confront President Trump.
• Here Are Airports That Could Be Affected by the Air Traffic Slowdown. The cuts to flights are expected to begin Friday and deepen over the weekend to reach a 10 percent reduction in air traffic.
• Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress. Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.
• A Skeptical Supreme Court Puts Trump’s Economic Agenda in Question. President Trump has used his sweeping global tariffs as an economic tool and a political cudgel. A decision invalidating them could hamper his power.
• Nick Fuentes’s Rise Puts MAGA Movement in a ‘Time of Choosing’ After Mr. Fuentes’s interview with Tucker Carlson, Republicans are considering just how far his views are from the nationalism embraced by President Trump’s followers.
• Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court. The Republican leaders of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees told Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. that anonymous judges who responded to a Times questionnaire may have violated ethics rules.
• Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Administration Briefing on Boat Strikes. The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.
• Switzerland, struggling with higher tariffs, is seeking a new U.S. deal.
• The Republicans Warning They Have a Problem. Off-year elections might hold more lessons for Republicans than Democrats.
• Trump vs. Mamdani: The Showdown to Come. President Trump has berated Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, in public. But privately, Mr. Trump describes him as slick and a good talker.
• Two Republican Incumbents Will Face Off as Red Turf Shrinks in California. Representatives Ken Calvert and Young Kim will vie for the same district, underscoring the dilemma faced by state Republicans as their territory dwindles after the passage of Proposition 50.
• Trump Officials to Cut Air Traffic in 40 Major Markets if Shutdown Continues. The plan, which officials said was intended to help air traffic controllers, would force the cancellation of thousands of flights as the administration seeks to pressure Democrats to end the shutdown.
• Five Key Takeaways From the Supreme Court Tariff Argument. The Supreme Court justices grappled with the legality of President Trump’s tariffs in an oral argument that stretched for almost three hours.
• Republicans Point Fingers After Their Losses, but Not at Trump. Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.
• Key House Democrat in Swing District Won’t Run Again in 2026. Pointing to “the plain nastiness” of politics and threats he has faced, Representative Jared Golden of Maine will retire instead of trying to keep the reddest House seat held by a Democrat.
• Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese. The program was first authorized for South Sudanese nationals in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security said that “renewed peace in South Sudan” and “improved diplomatic relations” justified the move.
• Democrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority. Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital.
• Democrats Dig In on Shutdown After Election Wins. President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put at least a temporary damper on talks to end the crisis.
• Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey. The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over seized communications from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University.
• U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence. American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.
• How California Voted to Redraw Its Map. Voters in California approved a redistricting plan intended to partially neutralize a push by President Trump to draw up more safe Republican House seats before next year’s election. Kellen Browning, a political reporter for The New York Times based in San Francisco, explains how it happened and what’s next.
• Interior Department Pauses Plans for Layoffs Amid Shutdown. The agency had been planning to eliminate more than 2,000 positions before the lapse in federal funding, but a federal judge blocked the move.
• In the Trump Era, Cheney’s Brand of Conservatism Became Obsolete. Dick Cheney was once the face of hard-line conservatism. Then hard-line conservatism changed.
• Where Things Stand With SNAP Benefits. Millions of low-income Americans will see staggering cuts and delays to their food stamps this month due to the government shutdown. Tony Romm, an economic policy reporter at The New York Times, walks us through the last several weeks of chaos around SNAP benefits.
• Elections Show Trump’s Edge on the Economy Slipping. Democrats harnessed worries about the cost of living, with polls showing that Republicans’ longtime advantage on the economy has evaporated.
• Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy. Anti-hunger groups and state officials have warned that the administration’s plans to make partial payments are onerous and could still result in severe harm.
• If the justices rule in Trump’s favor, one dissent could guide their decision.
• What Is the Nondelegation Doctrine? The groups challenging the president’s tariffs assert that the measures overstep the principle that Congress cannot cede its legislative powers to other branches of government.
• A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress. A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues, but it may be reaching its limits.
• Youngstown Steel, Yoshida II and Dames & Moore: Here’s what the lawyers are talking about.
• A Major Question in the Tariffs Case: The ‘Major Questions Doctrine’ The Supreme Court used the doctrine, which requires Congress to speak clearly to confer vast economic power, to strike down several Biden administration programs.
• Lawyer Who Won Trump’s Immunity Case Will Now Defend His Tariffs. As Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, D. John Sauer laid out an expansive vision of presidential power. Now the solicitor general, he will offer a new broad view of the president’s authority.
• A Supreme Court Veteran and a Newcomer Will Make the Case Against Trump’s Tariffs. Neal Katyal, who has argued over 50 cases before the court, represents a group of businesses. Benjamin Gutman, Oregon’s solicitor general, represents a coalition of states and is making his first appearance.
• Is the U.S. Trade Deficit an ‘Emergency’? Many of the president’s tariffs rest on the legal claim that the gap between what America imports and exports is a national emergency, an idea that remains contentious.
• House Race in Houston Heads for Runoff Between Young Democrats. The seat, long held by Black Houston leaders, has been vacant since March. The winner is likely to face Representative Al Green in a district altered by Republican gerrymandering.
• Trump’s Tariff Case Faces Adversaries Including Many on the Right. The president’s tariff-driven trade war is opposed by a coalition that includes prominent conservative and libertarian lawyers, scholars and former officials.
• What is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Levy Tariffs? The Supreme Court is set to consider the legality of tariffs the president has invoked emergency powers to place on many trading partners.
• What Are Tariffs? The Supreme Court will hear arguments about presidential power to impose tariffs. But what are they?
• Here’s the latest.
• Shutdown enters 36th day, as stalemate in Congress persists. Republicans and Democrats remain divided even as the pain of the shutdown intensifies and lawmakers in both parties say a breakthrough could come soon.
• Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Face High-Stakes Supreme Court Test. Justices will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether the president acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to unilaterally impose tariffs.
• As Shutdown Stalemate Persists, Frustration Defies Party Lines. The partisan divisions in Washington are as deep as ever, but some voters in both parties have grown weary of the standoff and want it to end.
• Would New York City Elect a Muslim Mayor? An Emphatic Yes. Zohran Mamdani shattered a barrier that seemed insurmountable since the Sept. 11 attacks changed what it meant to be Muslim in the city.
• Tariffs Are Here to Stay, Even if the Supreme Court Rules Against Trump. The Trump administration says it has plenty of other options to impose tariffs, if the court rules against the president.
• California voters waited in long lines to cast ballots, even after the outcome was clear.
• 6 Takeaways From Democrat Mikie Sherrill’s Victory in New Jersey. Representative Mikie Sherrill, who was elected governor, made her opposition to President Trump the centerpiece of her campaign. He gave her a political gift by “terminating” the Gateway tunnel project.
• The Backlash Has Arrived: 6 Takeaways From a Good Night for Democrats. In Virginia, New Jersey and beyond, Democratic voters powered their candidates to victory and sent a warning sign to President Trump and his Republican Party.
• California Voters Approved a New Map That Helps Democrats. Now What? Five districts held by Republicans become potential Democratic pickups, but some remain highly competitive. And a number of incumbent lawmakers have easier pathways to re-election.
• The Democrats Just Took a Big Step Toward Getting Their Groove Back. Victories in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand.
• Democrats’ Big Night in Virginia Makes History for Muslims. Ghazala Hashmi, elected as lieutenant governor, became the first Muslim woman to win statewide office in any state.
• McGreevey’s Bid for Political Comeback Moves to a Runoff. Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, is hoping to become the mayor of Jersey City. No candidate won 50 percent of the vote, so the race is headed to a runoff.
• California Approves New House Maps in a Major Win for Democrats and Newsom. The aggressive gerrymander could help Democrats flip as many as five House seats next year. While that could neutralize new maps in Texas, Republicans are redrawing more district lines elsewhere.
• Maine Voters Reject Plan to Tighten Voting Rules. The wide-ranging measure, backed by conservatives, would have eliminated two days of early absentee voting, required photo identification and limited drop boxes to one per town.
• Democrats to Keep Majority on Pennsylvania State Supreme Court. Voters chose to keep three Democratic justices for 10 more years, a critical victory for Democrats in the biggest swing state in the country.
• Trump Administration Chooses a Critic of California Elections to Monitor Them. Michael Gates, a Justice Department official who questioned Orange County’s voting procedures, was selected to monitor voting there.
• Mikie Sherrill: What to Know About New Jersey’s Next Governor. Ms. Sherrill, a Democrat, will be the second woman to serve as governor of New Jersey. The first, Christine Todd Whitman, a onetime Republican, endorsed Ms. Sherrill.
• Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, Wins New Jersey Governor’s Race. Ms. Sherrill, a Democratic congresswoman, beat Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican running his third race for governor, after a hard-fought campaign. She urged voters to consider the race a referendum on President Trump.
• Latest U.S. Strike on Suspected Drug Boat Kills 2 in Pacific, Hegseth Says. It was the 16th announced attack in two months and raised the death toll to at least 67 people in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific.
• Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor’s Race With Forceful Anti-Trump Campaign. Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and C.I.A. officer, will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia, following a streak of 74 men.
• On Eve of Shutdown Record, Trump Administration Threatens Pain Could Worsen. President Trump and administration officials indicated the fallout could intensify in the coming days, even as he has kept himself at a remove from the crisis.
• For Dick Cheney, a Journey From Champion of War to Voice of Resistance. Dick Cheney was to many the embodiment of the unpopular and bloody Iraq war. But his late-in-life anti-Trumpism changed his image for some of his longtime critics.
• Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference. Prominent conservatives, including the president, sounded familiar alarms about voter suppression and other efforts to manipulate the vote on Election Day, without presenting evidence.
• How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further. Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority.
• As L.A. Counts Ballots in a Glass Room, Officials Invite Anyone to Watch. The county processes election ballots in a massive complex, where workers are monitored by live cameras and visitors are welcome.
• Furlough notices to federal workers leave out any mention of back pay.
• Some Republicans Honor Dick Cheney, While Trump Remains Silent. The late vice president had called President Trump “a coward” and a “threat to our republic” and supported Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.
• Senator Alex Padilla Says He Will Not Run for California Governor. Mr. Padilla, a Democrat, held an impromptu news conference to announce he would not run for California’s top office.
• Supreme Court Considers Toxic Baby Food Lawsuit Involving Whole Foods. The justices grappled with a case involving a lawsuit by a Texas couple who claimed toxins in baby food had sickened their son.
• In New Jersey, Democrats and Republicans say Trump influenced their vote in the governor’s race.
• It Smelled of Mustard: Sandwich-Thrower Trial in D.C. Focuses on Moment of Impact. In a fast-moving trial, prosecutors invited testimony from the federal agent who said he was hit by a deli sandwich during a confrontation with Sean Dunn.
• Trump Aides Raise Recession Fears, and Point Fingers at the Fed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts.
• Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela. President Trump has yet to make a decision, but his advisers are pressing a range of objectives — from attacking drug cartels to seizing oil fields — to try to justify ousting Nicolás Maduro.
• How the Candidates for N.J. Governor Would Differ on Day 1. The candidates, Jack Ciattarelli and Representative Mikie Sherrill, have outlined starkly different positions on statewide issues.
• Duffy Threatens to Close Parts of Airspace if Shutdown Persists. The secretary of transportation predicted “mass chaos” next week if controllers have to continue to go without pay through a shutdown.
• Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani. The top Senate Democrat never endorsed Zohran Mamdani, his party’s young left-wing nominee for mayor, and had yet to even say who he had voted for.
• What’s Next for Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia? Mr. Youngkin signaled his national ambitions with trips to Iowa and South Carolina earlier this year, but he has said little about his future plans.
• Small Businesses Gear Up for Tariff Fight at Supreme Court. Companies that sell diamonds, plant sensors and wine all have one thing in common: They are weighing in against tariffs in a consequential case.
• Bomb Threats Briefly Close Some Polling Sites in New Jersey. The threats, which officials said were hoaxes, came after seven states reported receiving bomb threats on Election Day in 2024.
• Republicans Hold Firm on Filibuster and Prosecutor Veto Power, for Now. President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative.
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court: What Is a ‘Retention Election’ and How Does It Work? Voters will decide whether three justices who were elected as Democrats keep their seats for another 10-year term.
• Pennsylvania: How to Vote, Where to Vote and What’s on the Ballot. Pennsylvania voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to keep three Democratic justices on the state’s seven-member top court, which could affect the panel’s partisan balance.
• In the N.J. governor’s race, it’s Mikie Sherrill vs. Jack Ciattarelli. President Trump has loomed over the campaign, in a usually reliable Democratic-leaning state that has shown signs of shifting right.
• Bessent Plans to Attend Tariff Arguments at the Supreme Court. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the idea that his presence could be seen as an attempt to intimidate the court on a case that President Trump considers vital to his economic policy.
• New Jersey: How to Vote, Where to Vote and What’s on the Ballot. New Jersey voters will pick a governor on Tuesday in a competitive off-year election.
• In the Virginia governor’s race, it’s Abigail Spanberger vs. Winsome Earle-Sears. Ms. Spanberger, a centrist Democrat, has led in most polls against Ms. Earle-Searles, the Republican lieutenant governor. One of them will become Virginia’s first female chief executive.
• Virginia: How to Vote, Where to Vote and What’s on the Ballot. Virginia voters will make their choice for governor and attorney general on Tuesday, and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates are also on the ballot.
• Tuesday’s elections will test Democrats’ momentum ahead of the midterms.
• Here’s what is happening around the U.S. on Election Day.
• She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs. The Liberty Justice Center led by Sara Albrecht is better known for backing right-leaning causes, but it filed the tariff case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this week.
• The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For. The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids.
• Trump Advisers Were Paid Over $1.6 Million by the Albanian Opposition. The payments underscore how lucrative foreign political consulting can be for operatives with ties to the president.
• Prosecutors Urge Judge to Rebuff Comey’s Bid to Dismiss Case. The filing appeared to be an effort to construct a narrative that James B. Comey had leaked information to the news media without actually tying such assertions to the claims made in the indictment against him.
• G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism. Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him.
• Trump Doubles Down on Nuclear Tests. His Energy Secretary Differs. President Trump and one of his top cabinet officials are sending mixed messages on how the U.S. government is handling the most destructive weapons in the world.
• Trump’s Power Faces Pressure Test in Court and at Ballot Box. President Trump has a lot riding on the results of Tuesday’s elections, his tariffs case at the Supreme Court and the future of the government shutdown.
• What the Virginia Governor Election Might Portend for Trump. The governor’s race in the president’s backyard could tell us if a backlash has arrived.
• The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller. Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.
• Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito. Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from business interests whose donations were not disclosed by the White House.
• An Altercation With ICE Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back. At the Durango, Colo., police chief’s request, Colorado law enforcement will investigate whether a federal agent broke the law when he appeared to put a protester in a chokehold.
• 2 Men Plotted Attack in Michigan on Halloween, U.S. Says. The two men face federal charges of planning a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State.
• Supreme Court Grapples With Suit by Soldier Injured in Bombing on U.S. Base. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2016 suicide attack in Afghanistan by a former Taliban member hired as a subcontractor on an American military base.
• Food Aid Program for Low-Income Women and Children Gets More Temporary Funding. An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November.
• 2 Lawsuits Challenge New Rule Limiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. Nonprofit groups and state officials warned that the rule could be used to penalize organizations and agencies at odds with the Trump administration’s political agenda.
• Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Crypto Billionaire He Pardoned. Changpeng Zhao had admitted to violations that allowed criminals to move money on the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, which struck a lucrative deal involving the Trump family’s own venture.
• Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack. The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.
• Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent. Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.”
• Ford Foundation’s New Leader Vows to Protect Elections and the Rule of Law. Heather K. Gerken, a voting rights scholar and former dean of Yale Law School, plans to intensify its emphasis on democracy as it girds for attacks from the Trump administration.
• With an Eye on the Midterms, Trump Fuels a Nationwide Scramble for Power. President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.
• Elections on Tuesday Offer Democrats a Chance to Get Off the Mat. Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties.
• Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power. The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.
• The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid. One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.
• Judge Extends Block of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland. A judge in Oregon said she would issue a final ruling on the matter by Friday. But she suggested that she would ultimately make the block permanent.
• Trump Says War With Venezuela Is Unlikely but Suggests Maduro’s Time Is Up. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” President Trump was circumspect on potential escalation targeting Venezuela. He was also pressed on deportations, the government shutdown and his recent demand for nuclear tests.
• New Weapons Testing Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Energy Secretary Says. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of nuclear weaponry.
• Syria’s President to Visit Washington for First Time Since Taking Power. The president, Ahmed al-Shara, was until recently wanted by the United States as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head.
• At least 3 people are killed in the latest U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, Hegseth says.
• Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda. The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need.
• Anger Over ICE Raids Is Driving Some Latino Voters to the Polls. Democrats are concerned that the immigration crackdown will hurt Latino turnout on Tuesday. Republicans dispute that the raids will play any role in the election.
• Democrats Running for Governor Stick to a Familiar Theme: Fight Trump. While other Democrats have tried to address their party’s failings with new strategies, Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey are hoping to once again tap into anger at the president.
• Trump’s Retribution Campaign Leaves D.C. Prosecutor’s Office in Crisis. Few places have felt the effects as palpably as the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, which is deeply enmeshed in the workings of government and has filed criminal cases against President Trump.
• War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says. The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into “hostilities” must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.
• Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says. The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
• Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito. Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.
• Fed Governor Defends Call for Big Rate Cuts. In a wide-ranging interview, Stephen I. Miran discussed why he thinks concerns about inflation are overblown and his worries about the economy if the Federal Reserve does not rapidly lower interest rates. Here is a full transcript.
• Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis. A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?
• Under Trump, Becoming a U.S. Citizen Gets Harder. Federal officials say overhauling the process is necessary to ensure that only fully qualified immigrants become citizens.

World

• Testosterone and Women’s Sex Drive. My colleague Susan Dominus discusses her reporting on women who are taking testosterone.
• Mamdani’s Global Roots. There’s been outsize international attention on the next mayor of New York City. Today, I write about why.
• Irish Police Got a Call About a Lion. It Was Actually a Dog Named Mouse. A truck driver’s grainy video spurred bewilderment and speculation about a lion roaming in Ireland. Turns out it was a dog with an aggressive haircut.
• Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Payday. My colleague Jack Ewing explains the stakes ahead of a crucial Tesla board meeting.
• A Big Moment for Women in India. My colleague Mujib Mashal writes about how a huge victory on the cricket ground could change the lives of women and girls.
• Map: 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.
• A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan. My colleague Declan Walsh writes about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur — and how the world is now largely looking away.
• The New Host of The Morning. I’m Sam Sifton. Before we get to the news today, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. You ought to know who’s writing to you.
• Meet Your News Friend, the New Host of The Morning. Sam Sifton wants readers to know: Everything is going to be all right, and you’re not alone.

Africa

• Paramilitary Group in Sudan Agrees to Cease-Fire Proposal. The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces agreed to a cease-fire proposal after growing condemnation of atrocities in Darfur. Sudan’s military reiterated its commitment to defeat the R.S.F. through force, showing no sign of agreeing to the proposal.
• Why Is Trump Threatening to Intervene In Nigeria? President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where he says Christianity faces an “existential threat,” an accusation that Nigeria has denied. Ruth Maclean, our West Africa bureau chief, describes how the violence in Nigeria is affecting people of all religions, not only Christians.
• Paramilitary Accepts Sudan Truce Plan, but the Military Has Not. The R.S.F. paramilitary group, facing growing condemnation for atrocities in Darfur, said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but it is not yet clear what the military will do.
• Scars in the Blue Mosque Reveal Afghanistan’s Rifts. The namesake of Mazar-i-Sharif suffered countless cracks in a 6.3-magnitude quake, but, like Afghanistan, it has endured for centuries.
• Drone Strike Kills Dozens of Mourners at Funeral in Sudan. The attack occurred in North Kordofan, which has seen an increased military buildup as the army and paramilitary forces jockey for control of the country.
• Nigeria, in Trump’s Cross Hairs, Rejects Christian Genocide Claims. Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.
• What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria. The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.
• After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions. Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.
• Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians. Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.
• After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner. Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country.

Americas

• Tornado Rips Through Southern Brazil, Killing at Least 5 People. Pounding rain and winds of over 150 miles per hour left a trail of devastation in the state of Paraná in Brazil.
• How Radio Traffic Let Us Track U.S. Drones in the Caribbean. The U.S. military’s buildup near Venezuela has been rapidly growing and changing. Riley Mellen, from Visual Investigations, describes what’s visible, and audible, about the deployment.
• U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup. A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.
• Sexual Assault of the President Exposes Mexico’s Endemic Machismo. President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on the street this week, in an episode that set off a national conversation about what has and has not changed since Mexico elected its first female leader.
• Mexico’s President Presses Charges After Being Groped on the Street. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said she filed a complaint against a man who groped and tried to kiss her in a public episode captured on video.
• Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street. A video of a man touching Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans but did not surprise them. “It’s so common,” one woman said.
• Bold Assassinations Are Grim ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight. The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.
• Save the Amazon or Drill for Oil? Brazil Says It Can Do Both. Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.
• ‘The Whole Place Is Blown Apart’: 90% of Jamaican Town’s Homes Destroyed. The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.
• The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa. Days after a powerful hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, thousands of residents are now homeless and trying to make sense of how they narrowly survived. The New York Times traveled to the storm’s center in Black River, and found a community destroyed — without food or clean water — where families are desperate and still traumatized after being cut off from the outside world.
• Protesters Demand Justice After a Mayor Is Killed in Mexico. Protesters stormed a government building after Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan was shot and killed while at a Day of the Dead celebration. The outspoken mayor often denounced cartels and criticized the government’s approach to dealing with them.
• To Celebrate Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead. Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.
• Cleaning Bones for Day of the Dead. Practitioners of an annual ritual to clean deceased relatives’ bones are grappling with a new challenge: tourists. Jack Nicas, our Mexico City bureau chief, visits Pomuch, a town in Eastern Mexico that celebrates Día de Muertos unlike any other place.
• Gunman Kills Mayor Who Wanted Police to Target Mexico’s Drug Gangs. Carlos Manzo, a mayor in the state of Michoacán, had repeatedly asked President Claudia Sheinbaum for more resources. He was shot outside a church.
• Death Toll Rises From Hurricane Melissa as Many Communities Remain Cut off. Authorities have yet to reach dozens of communities in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.
• Fire in Northwest Mexico Kills at Least 23. The fire ripped through a store in Hermosillo, a city in Sonora State. The governor said 11 others were injured and that minors were among the victims.

Asia Pacific

• In China, the Dream of Outrunning Time. Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.
• What I Learned From the ‘New Globalists’ of an Optimistic Nation. Few countries are excited about globalization anymore, but Vietnam is still into it — wholeheartedly. Do the reasons go beyond economic growth?
• China’s New Aircraft Carrier Signals Naval Ambitions. The Fujian, China’s most advanced carrier, went into official service this week. It brings the country closer to challenging U.S. naval dominance.
• Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico. Several contestants walked out of a Miss Universe event this week when the pageant director berated Miss Mexico for not taking part in promotional activities.
• Boiler Tower at Power Plant in South Korea Collapses, Trapping Workers. The structure was being demolished when it collapsed. Two people were rescued, one was found in the rubble and six more were believed to still be buried.
• Philippines Faces Grim Typhoon Aftermath as Another Storm Approaches. As the death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, the country braced for another tropical storm expected this weekend.
• ‘Broken My Hope’: Trump’s Move to Slash Refugee Arrivals Ricochets Widely. President Trump’s policy has shut the door on all but a tiny fraction of people across the world seeking refuge in the United States from conflict, persecution or both.
• In China, Victims of Abuse Are Told to ‘Keep It in the Family’ Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.
• Attacked by Swarm of Wasps, American Father and Son Die in Laos. Daniel Owen, 47, and his son, Cooper, 15, died after being stung dozens of times last month by what appeared to be so-called murder hornets.
• China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream. China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.
• Thousands Flee Flooding as Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams Central Philippines. Tens of thousands of people evacuated before the storm brought heavy rain and flooding. But many others were trapped in homes and buildings.
• Typhoon Kalmaegi Batters Philippines. Typhoon Kalmaegi ripped across the island of Visayas, Philippines, flooding streets and bringing powerful winds that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
• Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Leader of North Korea, Dead at 97. In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.
• What Trade War? China’s Export Juggernaut Marches On. As Trump has imposed steep tariffs on China, American importers are buying much less. But China has offset the decline from the United States with breathtaking speed.
• 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas. Another four were missing, officials in Nepal said. The avalanche followed heavy snowfall produced by Cyclone Montha.
• Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment. After months of uncertainty over U.S. aid, the defense secretary pledged that Washington would keep funding programs that help address the wounds of the Vietnam War.
• Deadly Quake in Afghanistan Damages Magnificent Blue Mosque. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least 15 people and injuring hundreds of others. The quake damaged one of the country’s most iconic landmarks, the 15th-century Blue Mosque.
• With ‘a Billion’ Eyes on Them, India’s Women Lift Cricket World Cup. A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.
• Large Earthquake Strikes Northern Afghanistan. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck on Monday near Mazar-i-Sharif, a city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.
• That Time When China’s Leader Joked About Espionage. Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.
• These Cats Do It for Glory, Not Salmon. (No, It’s the Salmon.). Speed eating contests are part of a growing list of pet-related events in Thailand that also include competitions for skateboarding dogs and felines that look like cows.
• Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China? The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.
• Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit. We met five remarkable people who’ve lived for more than a century and have yet to retire. For them, a working life is a richer one.

Canada

• Canada Culls Hundreds of Ostriches as a Court and a Kennedy Fail to Save Them. The birds, exposed to the avian flu, were killed after Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal and a rescue effort by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fell short.
• Prince Harry Apologizes to Canadians for Wearing an L.A. Dodgers Cap. Harry, who referred to the episode as “Hat Gate,” was seen wearing the cap at a World Series game in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
• A Canadian Factory Town Blames Trump’s Tariffs for ‘a Punch to the Gut’ An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.
• Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles. One province with an outsized number of cases has seen a collision of politics and public health policy.
• What to Know About Canada’s New Budget. The government of Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a program of big spending to spur Canada’s economy and reduce its dependence on the United States.
• Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together. The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.
• Spurned by Trump, Carney Begins Thawing Canada’s China Connection. The meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, came after a long period of tension and estrangement.
• Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism. The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks.

Europe

• Protest Disrupts Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra Concert in Paris. Four people were arrested after a protest at an Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra Concert in Paris on Thursday. Audience members shouted and set off flares during the show, according to French officials.
• Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site. Despite a fraud investigation into officials who endorsed the project, Parliament used an extraordinary provision in the Constitution to push the plans through.
• Russian Sanctions Risk Straining Trump’s Chummy Relationship With Hungarian Leader. New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.
• Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia. Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
• Seven Years for Antiwar Stickers? Russian Activist Would Do It Again. Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”
• Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir. He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.
• Angelina Jolie’s Driver in Ukraine Is Taken Away for the Draft. A frontline visit to bring attention to Russian drone attacks on civilians sheds an inadvertent light on the Ukrainian Army’s troop shortages.
• On Prince Andrews Road, a Frustrating Effort to Get a New Address. Villagers in Hellesdon, England, are pushing to change the name, but local bureaucracy makes it difficult.
• Russia Close to Its Biggest Capture of a Ukrainian City Since 2023. The Kremlin is focusing its fire on Pokrovsk, a gateway to the Donetsk region, which Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, has long coveted.
• FIFA Will Award Its Own Peace Prize Next Month in Washington. Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, has built a close relationship with President Trump, who has groused about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Deadly Louisville Air Crash Disrupts One of World’s Busiest Cargo Hubs. The crash killed nine people and forced a halt to operations at UPS Worldport, a major automated package sorting facility. UPS said that some deliveries could be delayed.
• Fire in Bosnia Rips Through Retirement Home. A blaze at a retirement home in a Bosnian city killed at least 11 people, mostly residents, according to the authorities. The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
• Fire at Retirement Home in Bosnia Kills at Least 11. The country’s prime minister called the blaze “a disaster of enormous proportions.” The cause was still to be determined.
• In Russia, Bookstores Offer a Shrinking Refuge as Censorship Tightens. Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.
• What to Know About the Militia That Kidnapped Elizabeth Tsurkov. Kataib Hezbollah, a hard-line Iraqi militia linked to Iran, held Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, hostage for more than two years.
• TikTok and Optimism: How Rob Jetten Won Over the Netherlands. Sleek social media posts and a shift rightward on immigration helped a center-left party win last week’s election. But can its leader, Mr. Jetten, form a government?
• Its Forces Worn Down, Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service. The country will introduce fixed-term military contracts to try to attract recruits and ease the strain on soldiers after years of fighting.
• In Some Parts of Scotland, ‘The Only Thing We Need Is People’ Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations.
• Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party. The center-left D66 party edged the far-right party of Geert Wilders in the popular vote, giving it the first crack at forming a new government.
• Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars. The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.
• U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old. The police are examining whether the suspect in the stabbing spree on a London-bound train on Saturday was connected to three other incidents involving a knife.
• The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt. The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.
• What to Know About the Louvre Heist Investigation. Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.
• Medieval Tower Partly Collapses in Rome. The Torre dei Conti, a 13th-century medieval tower near Rome’s Colosseum, partially collapsed on Monday. Two restoration workers had to be rescued, and a third suffered critical injuries.
• Torre dei Conti Partially Collapses in Rome, Trapping Worker Under Rubble. Rescue workers were trying to remove the man from the debris at the medieval tower, but said it was a dangerous operation. Another man was seriously injured in the collapse.
• A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning. Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
• The Alps Are Melting, but the Villagers Will Not Be Moved. Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe.
• Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes. France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.
• 5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps. The climbers were in two groups in northern Italy on Saturday night when an avalanche struck. Two people survived.
• Police Arrest Two British Men in Stabbing Rampage on Train. U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. Two of the 11 people wounded in the stabbing spree remain in critical condition, the police said.
• An Outlier in Irish Politics Has Become the Country’s President. Propelled by anti-establishment fervor, Catherine Connolly was elected last week with a landmark popular mandate.
• 2 Arrested in Britain After Stabbing on Train. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain denounced the attack, which the police said left nine victims with “life-threatening injuries.”
• Two More Suspects Charged in Louvre Heist Case. In addition to the two main suspects, who partially admitted to the robbery, two others have been charged by the Paris prosecutor overseeing the case.
• The Far Right Targets Their Similarities. Their Differences Define Them. Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.
• Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter. Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.
• He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too. Two journalists, both in detention for their work, show how President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s repressive machine grinds on despite warming ties with the U.S.

Middle East

• U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza. The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
• As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High. Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.
• U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President From Sanctions List. The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.
• Iran Sentences Iranian American Jewish Man to Prison, Family Says. Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, they said.
• Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say. At least some of the fighters are believed to be in the enclave’s vast tunnel network, marooned behind the “yellow line” that Israeli forces withdrew to as part of the cease-fire.
• Students Find Hope at This Makeshift School in Gaza. In central Gaza, a makeshift school called Hope Makers is providing their young students, aged from five to twelve years old, psychological support to cope with the trauma from a two-year war in Gaza.
• Remains of the Last American Hostage Held in Gaza Returned to Israel. Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.
• Libya Detains Former Prison Director Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity. Osama Elmasry Njeem was arrested in Italy in January but sent back to Libya, as critics accused the Italian government of failing to stand up for human rights.
• Zohran Mamdani’s Triumph in New York Evokes Intense Reaction in Israel. “The Big Apple has fallen,” a right-wing lawmaker said, reflecting broader worries in the Mideast country. Palestinians hailed the election as a sea change in the United States.
• A Woman Tells of Torture and 2½ Years of Captivity by an Iraqi Militia. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran.
• What to Know About the Legal Scandal in Israel Over Accusations of Abuse. The fallout from a legal case has reignited a highly charged debate within the country over whether Israeli soldiers accused of abusing Palestinians are held accountable.
• U.S. Seeks Two-Year U.N. Mandate for Gaza Stabilization Force. A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
• In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace. A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
• Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers. The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.
• The Economic Crisis in Egypt Raises Another Dilemma: Tipping. Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.
• Saudi Prince Plans Ambitious U.S. Visit, but Opening Ties With Israel Is Unlikely. The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is pushing for a security pact and a nuclear deal with the United States yet is not expected to recognize Israel soon, despite President Trump’s wishes.

New York

• New York Approves $1 Billion Underwater Gas Pipeline After 3 Rejections. The contentious proposal, previously rebuffed by state regulators who expressed environmental concerns, was deemed acceptable on Friday.
• Sister of Blind Man Targeted for Deportation Asks U.S. to Free Him. Eva Magdalena Chalco Chango, who has no lawyer, asked a federal judge to free her brother, whom she has cared for throughout his life.
• New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown. The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor has stoked speculation that President Trump might move to send forces into the city.
• Zohran Mamdani and the Revenge of the Struggling Yuppie. When the city becomes a “luxury product,” even the comfortable start to rebel.
• The Election Is Over. Now Take the Quiz. If you have followed coverage of the history-making New York City mayoral election, here’s a chance to check your knowledge.
• Rent-Stabilized to Rent-Free? Mamdani Could Be Headed to Gracie Mansion. Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home.
• In N.B.A. Betting Scandal, Internet Touts Played Old Game in a New Form. A Supreme Court decision created a sports gambling industry now worth $14 billion. Many are angling for a cut.
• Mamdani Wants to Tax the Rich. Can He Persuade State Leaders? After an impressive victory, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani now must find funds for his programs. His push for higher taxes puts Gov. Kathy Hochul, who faces a re-election fight, in a tough spot.
• Anti-Defamation League Creates Antisemitism Tip Line Focused on Mamdani. The group, which has taken aim at Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over his criticism of Israel, is facing backlash after unveiling a website where New Yorkers could report incidents of antisemitism.
• Stefanik to Launch Campaign to Challenge Gov. Hochul in New York. Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman, is a leading ally of President Trump who has gone to great lengths to criticize Ms. Hochul and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
• Mamdani Allies Create a Nonprofit to Push His Affordability Agenda. A new group will solicit donations to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grass-roots army of volunteers and to help build momentum for his proposals.
• When Does Mamdani Officially Become Mayor of New York City? Zohran Mamdani will take charge just after midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, as required by city law. A swearing-in ceremony will follow soon after.
• Judge to Consider Moving Trump’s Hush-Money Conviction to Federal Court. A federal judge must now determine whether President Trump’s immunity for official acts means that his Manhattan criminal case belongs in federal court.
• As Mamdani Surges Ahead, Schumer Risks Finding Himself Left Behind. The rise of New York City’s mayor-elect comes at a complicated moment in the career of Senator Chuck Schumer, who is in danger of looking out of touch with the prevailing energy back home.
• A College Tries to Pitch In and Train Air Traffic Controllers. In Queens, a college of aeronautics is trying to help meet the need for controllers. I put on a headset and gave the training a try.
• 5 Pressing Housing Issues for Mamdani, From Airbnb to Angry Landlords. When Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor, he will immediately have to confront a host of issues that have little to do with “freezing the rent,” his main housing-related pledge.
• Explosion in the Bronx Injures 7 Firefighters. A garbage fire appeared to have spread to vehicles on a street and caused a fireball. The firefighters were expected to recover.
• After ‘Seismic’ Win, New Jersey’s Next Governor Says She Has a Mandate. Representative Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, defeated her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, by 13 points as voter turnout surged.
• Police Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Deaths of 4 in Bronx Apartment. Investigators did not name the victims or explain what happened. Residents of the building were stunned by the deaths of cherished neighbors.
• An Emboldened Mamdani Sheds Conciliatory Tone. Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich.
• London’s Mayor Says Mamdani’s Victory Mirrors His Own. Sadiq Khan has been attacked by President Trump and misrepresented on social media. “I’m a mayor who happens to be Muslim,” he said, “and I think Zohran is the same.”
• Why the Bronx Swung Toward Mamdani in the General Election. Voters in New York City’s poorest borough came out in droves to support Zohran Mamdani, energized by his visits to their neighborhoods and his promises to tackle the cost of living.
• After Mamdani Win, Schumer Rejects Charges He’s Out of Touch. The top Senate Democrat was reluctant to say why he stayed on the sidelines of the mayoral race and denied that Zohran Mamdani’s victory reflected poorly on him.
• 15-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed at Long Island House Party, Police Say. Liam Delemo, of West Babylon, was stabbed when a fight broke out at a party near his home that was attended by dozens of teenagers, the authorities said.
• Mamdani Holds News Conference After Mayoral Victory. In his first news conference as mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani described “twin crises” facing New York City: cost of living and threats by the Trump administration.
• Lawmaker Demands Accountability in Bloody Prison Beating Caught on Video. State Senator Julia Salazar of New York said the officers accused of assault and sexual abuse in a 2023 case should face consequences.
• How N.Y.C. Voted For Mamdani. Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm. Our reporter Nicholas Fandos explains the results across all five boroughs broken down by precinct.
• Mamdani Begins to Pick the Team That Will Help Him Run New York City. Zohran Mamdani has been planning his mayoral transition for months and appears poised to hire veterans of city government to key posts in his administration.
• How the World Sees Mamdani: Icon, Threat, Proof of the American Dream. Zohran Mamdani’s improbable journey from Muslim immigrant to mayor-elect in New York City resonated across the globe in unpredictable ways.
• Mamdani’s Beard Gives Him Another Mayoral Milestone. New York has not had a bearded mayor since 1913. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s beard marks him as a millennial with a mandate to shake up the system.
• Mamdani Turns to Seasoned Officials for Transition Team. The mayor-elect’s official transition will be led by five women, including two former City Hall officials and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
• 4 Progressive Mayors Offer Advice to Zohran Mamdani. Tips from young liberals in office: Manage the stress. Keep your mom off Facebook. Plow the snow.
• See the New York Neighborhoods That Swept Mamdani to Victory. Zohran Mamdani captured a broader section of the electorate in the New York mayoral election compared with the primary. A Times analysis maps the differences.
• For Mamdani, Winning Is One Thing. Governing Will Be Quite Another. Being mayor of New York City is often referred to as the second hardest job in the country, but the task may be even more complicated for Zohran Mamdani.
• Mamdani’s Win Makes Few Waves in Uganda, His Birth Country. Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City, was born in Uganda to parents of Indian origin, and his family emigrated when he was a child.
• Zohran Mamdani’s Top 5 Priorities as Mayor. When he takes office on Jan. 1, Mr. Mamdani will seek to move quickly to implement his affordability plans and respond to threats from President Trump.
• Mamdani Walks Offstage to Bollywood Song After Victory Speech. “Dhoom Machale,” a popular Hindi film song played at the end of Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as New York City’s mayor-elect, nodded to his Indian roots.
• ‘Hope Won’: Sadiq Khan, London’s Mayor, Congratulates Mamdani. Both men have faced virulent attacks from the far right for their Muslim faith and progressive politics, although there are notable differences in their policies.
• Mamdani’s New Coalition Brings Him an Easy Victory. As turnout surged past two million, New York City voters repudiated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and sent Zohran Mamdani from the Assembly to City Hall.
• Mamdani Calls, and His Supporters Respond. At the Brooklyn Paramount, die-hard fans of Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, enthusiastically ushered out the old guard as they celebrated his victory.
• With Trademark Defiance, Cuomo Contemplates Another Loss. Before a dwindling and forlorn crowd, Andrew Cuomo conceded defeat in the New York City mayor’s race, but still somehow conceded little else.
• Mamdani’s Mayoral Victory Divides Jewish New Yorkers. Jewish leaders had a mixed reaction to the election of Zohran Mamdani, who has repeatedly criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its conduct during the war in Gaza.
• In a Speech Full of Hope, Mamdani Celebrates a New Political Order. Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech, celebrated New York’s immigrants, working class and young people and said the city could show the country how to defeat President Trump.
• In the New York City Council, Democrats Win Key Races. Democratic candidates won contested races in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, but a Republican firebrand won re-election.
• The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech. Mr. Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, addressed supporters at a venue in Brooklyn late Tuesday night.
• 7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election. Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.
• Rama Duwaji, Mamdani’s Wife, Carves a Path of Her Own. Ms. Duwaji, an accomplished artist and reluctant campaigner, steps onto center stage alongside New York City’s new mayor.
• Curtis Sliwa, Back in the Beret, Puts New York’s New Mayor on Notice. Mr. Sliwa, an anti-crime activist who is the product of a bygone city, said he hoped the incoming mayor succeeded, but not at the cost of socialism and a weakened police force.
• Rama Duwaji, New York City’s Next First Lady, Dresses to Represent. On election night, Ms. Duwaji’s outfit spoke of her identity as well as the whole city.
• Jumaane Williams is Re-elected New York City Public Advocate. Mr. Williams, who has championed the rights of tenants, immigrants and victims of police violence while in office, won re-election handily after beating two Democratic primary challengers in June.
• Mamdani Galvanized Voters With Promises of Hope and Affordability. To many of his supporters, Zohran Mamdani offered an ambitious agenda in the face of rising costs of living. “Mamdani brings a refreshing sense that he understands us,” one voter said.
• Zohran Mamdani Is Elected Mayor of New York City. Mr. Mamdani, a state lawmaker and democratic socialist, will be the first Muslim mayor in the city’s history.
• New York City Voters Pass Contentious Housing Ballot Measures. The results reflect how more people are embracing development as a solution to the housing crisis.
• Mark Levine Elected New York City Comptroller. The Manhattan borough president, who endorsed Zohran Mamdani, said he welcomed his new role as a counterbalance to the mayor’s office.
• Mamdani was elected with a thinner résumé than his predecessors as mayor. The mayor-elect’s rivals focused on his inexperience during the campaign. Voters appeared to put more weight on his vision.
• How Mamdani Built a Winning Campaign in One Short Year. A timeline of Zohran Mamdani’s rise from little-known lawmaker to mayor-elect of New York City.
• How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor. The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city’s all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it.
• New York City Has Not Elected a Mayor This Young in More Than a Century. John Purroy Mitchel, known as the “Boy Mayor,” was three months older than Zohran Mamdani is now when he won office in 1913.
• Alvin Bragg Is Re-elected as Manhattan’s District Attorney. His opponents tried to make the campaign a referendum on his record, which included convicting Donald Trump.
• Scenes From Election Day in New York City. Zohran Mamdani won a contentious election that gained worldwide attention and drew droves of voters from brownstone Brooklyn to suburban Staten Island.
• Mamdani Blazes Trail as New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect. Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
• Mamdani built a campaign around food.
• Here’s how Cuomo has tried to woo independent, conservative and Republican voters.
• A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness. Members of Gen Z found something unexpected in the mayoral race: a chance to hang out. Their enthusiasm turned into real votes.
• After Decades of Low Turnout for Mayor’s Races, Voting Surges in New York. Voter participation in the city, which once surpassed 90 percent, cratered in recent elections. Here’s a look at why it fell, and why this year has been different.
• Could Mamdani’s plan for ‘fast and free buses’ work?
• Muslim voters say their excitement about Mamdani has been tempered by a rise in Islamophobia.
• They want to run New York City. How would they do it?
• As Mamdani has risen, South Asians have emerged as a political force in New York.
• Andrew Cuomo, scraping and scrambling, is still running as Andrew Cuomo.
• New York’s next mayor will face big decisions on climate change.
• Why does Curtis Sliwa wear that red beret?
• Mamdani plans to keep Tisch as police commissioner if elected.
• Is it ‘subsidizing the rich’ to make buses and child care free for all?
• Aging N.Y.C. Seminary’s Prayers Are Answered With a Lease by Vanderbilt. The Tennessee university has promised to make repairs to the General Theological Seminary buildings as it establishes a satellite campus in Chelsea.
• Helping homeowners avoid foreclosure, Mamdani found the blueprints to run for mayor.
• Why Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa Are on the Ballot Twice for N.Y.C. Mayor. The listings follow the normal rules for ballots in New York City.
• Mamdani faces questions over a link to Jeremy Corbyn, a U.K. politician who was accused of antisemitism.
• Cuomo earned almost $5 million from consulting. He won’t name his clients.
• Turmoil Over Food Stamps Is Defining Issue for Some New York Voters. For some voters on Tuesday the trimming and delay of benefits under the federal food aid program known as SNAP was helping inform who would get their support.
• Here’s how the candidates plan to tackle homelessness.
• The Dawn of a New Mayor. New York will soon know who will lead the city for the next four years, but other questions remain.
• A year later, Mamdani returned to the Bronx street corner where he filmed one of his first viral videos.
• Mamdani’s voters want free child care. How could he do it? Zohran Mamdani’s coalition in the New York mayor’s race includes residents who have questioned whether they can afford to raise children in the city.
• Cuomo was contrite about his sexual harassment scandal. Not anymore.
• The songs of the mayoral race.
• Andrew Cuomo has a complicated legacy in New York City.
• Mamdani makes $142,000 as an assemblyman. Does that make him rich in New York City?
• Mamdani votes ‘yes’ on ballot measures giving the mayor more power over new housing projects.
• Cuomo blasted Mamdani for his rent-stabilized apartment. But he had one, too.
• Who should run N.Y.C. schools? Mamdani and Cuomo clash over the answer.
• How an elite public high school set Mamdani on the path to politics.
• Cuomo had dreams of becoming a radio star. Then they unraveled.
• Why can’t people say Zohran Mamdani’s name correctly?
• How Eric Adams lost his coalition and became an also-ran.
• Sliwa’s management of the Guardian Angels calls his leadership into question.
• Why is Andrew Cuomo still running for mayor? The answer may lie in 1977.
• We asked Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa 10 questions. Here’s what they said.
• New Yorkers Are About to Choose Their 111th Mayor. After an intense and contentious campaign, Election Day has arrived. Polls open at 6 a.m.
• Trump Backs Cuomo as N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Nears Finish Line. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner, said he was “confident but not complacent” about winning, as former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was endorsed by President Trump.
• How Zohran Mamdani came to embrace the Palestinian cause.
• Spotlight on Mayoral Race Also Captures the New York of Now. Times photographers caught signal moments from the campaign trail as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa battled for votes.
• N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Deliver Final Appeals Before Election. On Monday, New York City’s three mayoral candidates made a final attempt to drum up support from voters the day before the election. Over 735,000 people have already voted early, more than four times the amount over the same period of time in 2021, according to the Board of Elections.
• As the mayor’s race comes to a close, the contest for City Council speaker is heating up.
• Trump Endorses Cuomo for N.Y.C. Mayor on Eve of Election. The president wrote that if Zohran Mamdani were to win, it would be “highly unlikely” that the city would receive federal funding beyond a bare minimum.
• ‘The Boat,’ Despised Floating Jail Near Rikers, Heads for the Scrap Heap. The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even among Rikers Island’s many troubled lockups.
• Mamdani’s Stance on Gaza Drew Pro-Palestinian Activists to His Campaign. The campaign became “a funnel for all this dispersed energy and passion,” said one volunteer, who had been an active campus protester.
• Houses of Worship Struggle to Feed New Yorkers During SNAP Stalemate. In New York City, there are about 600 food pantries scattered across the five boroughs and at least 90 percent are run by either a religious organization or a nonprofit connected to a place of worship.
• New Yorkers came out en masse to vote early.
• Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 at Manhattan Picnic Is Convicted of Murder. Daniel Hyden, who was a substance abuse counselor, had written a book about sobriety. He crashed his pickup through a fence and into a barbecue.
• Has Gracie Mansion Ever Had a Democratic Socialist? Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have portrayed his Democratic Socialists of America affiliation as unusual, but he is not the first New York politician — or would-be mayor — with ties to the group.
• Mamdani Crosses Brooklyn Bridge at Sunrise to Signal ‘New Day’ for City. Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, marched under the bridge’s arches with elected officials, holding a banner that said, “Our Time Is Now.”
• Mamdani Mocks Cuomo After Trump Offers His Reluctant Backing. “I know how hard you worked for this,” Zohran Mamdani said on social media after his chief rival in the New York City mayor’s race, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, received tepid support from President Trump.
• Mamdani Takes In the Knicks From the Rafters, After Cuomo Sat Courtside. By catching a Knicks game on Sunday, Zohran Mamdani honored a political tradition of attending a sporting event on the campaign trail. But he sat in the cheap(ish) seats.
• What the IBX Rail Project Could Mean for Brooklyn and Queens. The proposed light rail would be the biggest expansion of the city’s transit system since the GG line was created almost 90 years ago.
• N.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days. As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.
• These 5 Key Voting Groups Could Decide the Mayor’s Race. From religion to race, age to ethnicity, pockets of New Yorkers represent key blocs that can unlock tens of thousands of votes in a citywide race.
• A Bloody Prison Beating Was Caught on Video. No Guards Were Punished. A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.
• N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge. This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York.
• The New York City Marathon in Photos and Videos. Some 55,000 people came out to race through the five boroughs on a sunny Sunday.
• A Thrilling Finish to N.Y.C. Marathon as Kenyans Dominate Elite Races. It was a record-setting day as more than 50,000 athletes packed the streets for the 2025 New York City Marathon. Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri triumphed.
• He’s planning to run the marathon, and then do two performances in ‘Wicked.’
• A New York marathon tradition: getting your name in The New York Times.
• 5 Die, Including 3 Children, in Halloween Night House Fire. The cousin of a state assemblyman, his wife and children died in the fire in Paterson, N.J. Seven other relatives survived the blaze.
• N.Y.C. rabbi moves off sidelines to condemn Mamdani amid Jewish divide. Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue in Manhattan took issue with Zohran Mamdani’s view of Israel, but said that religious leaders should not be in the endorsement business.
• Close Finish in N.Y.C. Marathon Men’s Race Was One of the Closest Ever. Some past New York marathons have been extremely tight. Benson Kipruto’s split-second victory was a photo finish.
• Who are the celebrities running today?
• At 74, He Started Running. At 91, He’s a Marathoner. This is Koichi Kitabatake’s third New York City Marathon. He is one of only seven nonagenarian runners in the race’s history.
• At the Start, Dogs Help Runners Relax Before the New York Marathon. To help soothe the athletes’ nerves, the New York Road Runners have for the last several years provided a bit of therapeutic support. Specifically, therapy dogs.
• Benson Kipruto wins the men’s race.
• Hellen Obiri of Kenya wins the women’s elite race.
• How much are the prizes for the winners?
• Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni Are the Wheelchair Winners, Again. Hug and Scaroni were also dual champions in 2022, when they both set course records.
• Susannah Scaroni repeats as champion in women’s wheelchair race. Scaroni, who lives in Illinois, led from start to finish, winning convincingly.
• Two new crossing points for pedestrians in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• Marcel Hug wins a record 7th New York City Marathon men’s wheelchair race. Known as the Silver Bullet, he led from start to finish.
• Early voters are younger than usual this year, data shows.
• How to watch the race from home or on your device.
• How to track your favorite runners.
• Where are the best places to cheer?
• What time does the marathon start?
• Here’s the marathon course map.
• The weather is ideal for New York City to turn out for the world’s largest road race.
• Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern. Many voters struggle with a fundamental question about Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy: Is a 34-year-old state assemblyman ready to lead the nation’s largest city?
• ‘I Could Hardly Believe I Was About to Run the New York City Marathon’ A pick-me-up after the race, a chilly fellow traveler in the Village and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
• Mamdani is joined by Ro Khanna in hopes of exciting South Asian voters.
• Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board. Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election.
• Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves. After an uptick in Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, some Muslims say they are hopeful but worried about repercussions.
• Al Sharpton condemns Islamophobia in the New York City mayor’s race.
• Cuomo Says Diversity Can Be a ‘Strength’ and a ‘Weakness’ in Interview. Andrew M. Cuomo, after saying he unequivocally condemned Islamophobic comments directed at Zohran Mamdani, told MSNBC that “antipathy among groups” could create “friction.”
• Cuomo was contrite about his sexual harassment scandal. Not anymore.
• On the Halloween Trail, Mamdani and Sliwa Encounter Revelers Dressed as Them. For the candidates, the holiday was yet another campaigning opportunity.
• Once Bitter Rivals, Cuomo and Adams Join Forces in Mayor’s Race. Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have campaigned together and had a meeting of the minds on policy since Mr. Adams dropped his re-election bid.
• Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is. As Andrew Cuomo tries to gain ground in the New York City mayor’s race, he is trying to splinter some constituencies with natural affinities for the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.
• A Rare Visitor to Long Island Is Driving Birders Cuckoo. A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.
• A Halloween Potluck in New York. A bag of Cheetos, Ronald McDonald and a pack of fries under attack by sea gulls all made an appearance at this year’s Village Halloween Parade.
• What You Need to Know About New York City’s Ballot Measures. Six proposals will appear on the back of ballots at the polls in New York City on Election Day. Emma Fitzsimmons, The New York Times’s City Hall bureau chief, explains the affordable housing proposals.
• New York, Long a City of Contradictions, Is Still Turning Up New Ones. New York City has often set the political, cultural and financial course of the country. Tuesday’s mayoral election — and a New Yorker watching from Washington — could scramble it all.
• Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days. Prominent figures have flocked to New Jersey to promote Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, and Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, in a race with potential implications for the midterm elections.
• How a Broadway Star Spends a Day Training for the N.Y.C. Marathon. Jordan Litz, who plays Fiyero in “Wicked,” gets pulled out of bed by his 2-year-old daughter. Then he’s off for a long run and hours of dancing in two shows.
• One Bookstore, 3 Sisters and 100 Years. A Midtown Manhattan anomaly, the Argosy Book Store continues to thrive thanks to the dedication of the three women who have presided over it for decades.

Business

• China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch. A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.
• A.I. Abuse Is Reinventing the Law. More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some vigilantes are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors.
• The Astonishing Bull Market Will End One Day. Are You Ready? Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare.
• China Suspends Some Export Controls on Critical Minerals but Retains Others. The Chinese government followed through on promises it made publicly after a recent summit, but has not yet taken other actions sought by the White House.
• Japanese Automakers Warn of Billions in Tariff Losses. Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely ‘here to stay.’
• Is Your Flight Canceled? Share Your Story. Times reporters want to hear from air travelers around the country about cancellations related to the government shutdown.
• The Job Market Is Cooling but Not Collapsing (if Private Data Can Be Trusted). The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.
• The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse. The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.
• Mass Layoffs Are Scary, but Probably Not a Sign of the A.I. Apocalypse. Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently.
• China’s Exports Unexpectedly Falter as Prices Keep Falling. Exports of cars, solar panels and batteries remain strong, but prices are falling because of factory overcapacity in China.
• Facing Trump’s Tariffs, Swiss Farmers Find Themselves With Too Much Milk. The country’s dairy farmers produced a bumper harvest of milk, but higher U.S. duties have forced them to consider ways to cut back, including slaughtering cows.
• Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package. Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market valuation.
• Airlines Rush to Prepare for Federal Reductions in Flights. Airline planning and scheduling teams went into overdrive to identify which flights to cut while minimizing consequences for customers, pilots, flight attendants and the bottom line.
• I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly. The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding.
• Britain Faces Up to Tough Economic Choices. Finally, Economists Say. The central bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, a decision that came at a time when British policymakers and lawmakers are confronting economic challenges.
• Retail Group Predicts Holiday Spending Could Top $1 Trillion. Despite shoppers’ concerns about rising costs, inflation and the government shutdown, retailers predict sales will increase as much as 4.2% over the holidays.
• France Blocks Orders From Shein as It Expands Its Crackdown. Customs officials were ordered to inspect more than 200,000 packages entering the country at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
• How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup. Drones, missiles and other crucial components of Europe’s rush to rearm itself rely on an increasingly unsteady supply of minerals from China.
• Would Elon Musk Work Harder for $1 Trillion Than $1 Billion? Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
• Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Says He Has Reached Out to Zohran Mamdani. The banking giant’s C.E.O. said he wanted to keep lines of communication open with the mayor-elect of New York.
• France Moves to Block the Shein Website Over a Sex Doll Scandal. The crackdown, ordered by the prime minister, added to the controversy over the Chinese fast-fashion retailer as it opened its first store in Paris amid chaotic scenes.
• How Trade Tensions Sent Automakers Scrambling for Chips. Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.
• Wall Street Laments Mamdani’s Victory and Plots Its Next Move. Many financiers are vowing to play nice with Zohran Mamdani, but some are already thinking about how they will blunt the mayor-elect’s most liberal initiatives.
• Polls Have Shown Rising Support for California’s Redistricting Measure. The measure, known as Proposition 50, is an attempt to counter a push in Republican-led states to redraw congressional districts.
• Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars. Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators.
• A Beloved Clothing Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items. Everything in the shop appeared to have been abandoned. A devoted customer took it all home and started selling the items herself.
• Pizza Hut’s Parent Says Struggling Chain May Go Up for Sale. Yum! Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and KFC, said it would explore “strategic options” for the pizza chain.
• This Trillionaire Economy Thrived in a Global Order Trump Is Ditching. Poland and other countries across Europe that found economic success in an era of collaboration are now facing a crumbling of international alliances.
• Six Dead in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta. Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after 27 people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.
• Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm. In a deal valued at $4 billion, Boyu Capital will acquire a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.
• China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago. Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.
• Meet the Billionaire Trying to Save College Football From Itself. Cody Campbell, an oilman, has spent millions paying students to play football at Texas Tech. Now he worries that people like him are ruining college sports.
• France Threatens to Ban Shein Over Sale of ‘Childlike’ Sex Dolls. The controversy adds to a growing backlash in France against the giant Chinese online retailer as it prepares to open its first physical store on Wednesday in Paris.
• Trump Administration Faces Court Deadline on Food Stamp Benefits. The government must inform two courts how, and when, it intends to pay benefits in November, as the shutdown continues.
• Kimberly-Clark Agrees to Buy Kenvue, Maker of Tylenol, for $40 Billion. The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to autism.
• Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan. Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.
• OPEC Plus Signals Cautious Approach to Oil Production. Eight members of the oil cartel agreed on Sunday to a small increase but said they would now pause in adding more oil, reflecting market concerns about an oversupply.
• Builders Find Hardship in Trump’s Tariffs and Deportations. Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.
• In Chinese American Families, There’s a Generational Split on Mamdani. Many older Chinese immigrants are shifting to the political right, dividing from their children, a trend playing out in the New York City mayor’s race.
• There’s a New Work Friend in Town. And it’s Max Read.
• Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, a Top Official Warns. Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.
• Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now. Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.

DealBook

• The $1 Trillion Question Hanging Over Elon Musk’s Pay Plan. Tesla shareholders approved his potentially record-breaking compensation package. But will he actually get the full award?
• What a Rough Day in Court Means for Trump’s Tariffs. Businesses and investors are bracing for uncertainty after Supreme Court justices questioned the legality of a core part of the president’s trade policy.
• The Capitalism Election? Democrats won big nationwide. But Zohran Mamdani’s victory raises questions about whether Democrats and voters are embracing populism.
• The Gamble Behind a Big Takeover of Tylenol’s Maker. Potentially huge legal issues are hovering over Kenvue. But Kimberly-Clark, which agreed to buy it for $40 billion, appears to think they’re manageable.
• The Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs. A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.
• Can Paul Atkins ‘Make I.P.O.s Great Again’? The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission has a plan to reverse the decline in public listings. His critics say he’s taking swings at the wrong target.

Economy

• Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs. President Trump has transformed U.S. trade policy. Here's how much of his tariff agenda is under threat at the Supreme Court.
• Will Trump’s Tariff Deal Tilt the Playing Field Back Toward China? The president’s trade truce with China has lowered U.S. tariffs to a level that could pause a longer-term effort to reduce America’s dependence on Beijing.

Media

• Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot. A.I. has taken newsrooms by storm, setting off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.
• Right-Wing Media Warns of Socialism and Chaos After Mamdani Victory. A New York Post cover about “The Red Apple” went viral, and a “Fox & Friends” host told viewers, “We don’t want to turn into Caracas.”
• The Times’s Profit Jumps With 460,000 More Subscribers. The Times now has 12.33 million total subscribers to all of its products. It has said it is aiming for 15 million by the end of 2027.
• Gannett Changes Name to USA Today Co. The company, which publishes more than 200 local newspapers across 42 states, is adopting the name of its flagship publication.
• MS … NOW? As MSNBC Rebrands, a $20 Million Effort to Avoid Confusion. After three decades, the MSNBC brand will be retired on Nov. 15. The network has called in Rachel Maddow to help viewers make the transition.
• New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump. The Defense Department’s new press policy led to an exodus of traditional journalists. Supporters of the president have stepped in.
• Jon Stewart Signs Extension for ‘Daily Show’ Through 2026. Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting the show.

Your Money

• New Rules Aim to Broaden Appeal of H.S.A.s. Health savings accounts have lower premiums but higher deductibles. Now, more Obamacare plans can offer the accounts.
• The Endless Quest to Compare College Prices Before Applying. Niche is the latest company to help families predict what they might pay. If only colleges would do more.

Technology

• Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions. Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns.
• OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances. The A.I. company faced pushback after a top executive raised the idea of government aid, amid concerns that the A.I. industry is headed toward a dangerous bubble.
• It’s Clear Who Is Responsible for the Shutdown Online: The Other Side. A blame game has played out on the internet and on television. President Trump has pulled out the stops.
• Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.
• Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Restructure Their Philanthropy. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative said its restructured organization, Biohub, would lead its focus on artificial intelligence and scientific research.
• IBM to Cut Thousands of Workers Amid A.I. Boom. The technology supplier said it was shifting its focus to higher-growth businesses, including A.I. consulting and software.
• You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps. Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.
• Facebook Dating Is a Surprise Hit for the Social Network. Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.
• OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon. After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.

Personal Tech

• How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’ A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

Obituaries

• James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97. His decoding the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th century. He wrote a celebrated memoir and later ignited an uproar with racist views.
• Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places. A novelist and biographer, she was also a preservationist, and her meticulous investigations of houses, villages and cities revealed intricate histories.
• Sri Owen, Who Popularized Indonesian Cuisine, Dies at 90. Settling in England as a young woman, she turned her nostalgia for the food of her youth in Sumatra into a career as an influential cookbook author.
• Stanley Chesley, Class-Action Lawyer Called ‘Master of Disaster,’ Dies at 89. He won billions of dollars for plaintiffs in major suits against corporations but was disbarred for siphoning money from clients.
• Edward Arrigoni, 91, Dies; His ‘Cop-Shot’ Charity Rewards Tipsters. A bus company executive, he founded an organization that offers $10,000 for information on gunmen who assault police. Its posters are ubiquitous in the New York area.
• Tony Harrison, British Poet of the Working Class, Dies at 88. His work examined the tensions between his country’s social and economic strata, as well as his roots in postindustrial Leeds.
• Bob Trumpy, Star Receiver Turned NBC Football Analyst, Dies at 80. He made his mark with the Cincinnati Bengals as a fast pass-catching tight end. He later joined announcers like Bob Costas and Dick Enberg in the broadcast booth.
• Dick Cheney: A Life in Pictures. The former vice president helped shaped the role of the United States around the world.
• Diane Ladd, Versatile Film Actress, Is Dead at 89. She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in one case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
• Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor. She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.
• Rabbi Alvin Kass, N.Y.P.D. Chaplain for Nearly Six Decades, Dies at 89. The youngest and longest-serving chaplain in New York City history, he was also the first Jewish chief chaplain in the modern era.

Americas

• Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, 80, Dies; Cartel Kingpin Fed Cocaine Boom. Before being imprisoned in the late 1980s, he made a fortune as a Honduran power broker connecting Colombian and Mexican cartels.

Art & Design

• Sara Terry, Photographer Who Captured War’s Aftermath, Dies at 70. Her haunting work focused on the lingering traces of conflict in places like Bosnia and Sierra Leone, after the firing had stopped.

Cultura

• Maria Riva, la hija de Marlene Dietrich que desmitificó la leyenda, muere a los 100 años. Tuvo una infancia caótica, como doncella y ayudante de campo de su madre. En 1993, su exitosa biografía contó el terrible precio que la fama tuvo para ambas.

Estados Unidos

• Dick Cheney, vicepresidente poderoso y conocedor de Washington, muere a los 84 años. Fue secretario de Defensa y congresista, ocupó el puesto número 2 de EE. UU. en la presidencia de George W. Bush y fue artífice de políticas en una época de guerra y cambios económicos.

Europe

• Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73. A consummate political survivor during his country’s shift from brutal communist regime to flawed democracy, he served three stints as prime minister.
• Ed Moloney, Chronicler of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Dies at 77. He wrote a history of the Irish Republican Army and directed a project that secretly collected oral histories of paramilitary fighters.

Music

• Marcyliena Morgan, Founder of Harvard’s Hip-Hop Archive, Dies at 75. Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music.

Politics

• Paul Ignatius, 104, Navy Secretary and Vietnam-Era Defense Official, Dies. He oversaw supplies for the war effort under Lyndon B. Johnson and later had a brief, rocky tenure as president of The Washington Post during the Pentagon Papers case.
• Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84. A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.

Television

• Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100. She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.

Briefing

• The Fate of Food Stamps Is in Limbo. Also, Grammy nominations put hip-hop front and center. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
• The Shutdown Hits Airports. Hundreds of flights are being canceled today. We explain what’s happening.
• The New York Times News Quiz, Nov. 7, 2025. Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other Times readers.
• Trump Officials Plan Flight Cuts at Nation’s Busiest Airports. Also, Nancy Pelosi is retiring. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
• A Fight Over Maps. We explain a California vote to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats next year.
• The Supreme Court Casts a Skeptical Eye on Trump’s Tariffs. Also, Democrats seized on economic worries. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
• Democrats’ Big Election Night. We explain the party’s wins in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and more.
• Americans Vote. Also, Trump is weighing military options in Venezuela. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
• At the Gun Range. Blast waves may be damaging shooters’ brains. The Times has a new investigation on how it happens.
• The Trump Administration Plans to Offer Only Partial Food Stamp Benefits. Also, Election Day is tomorrow for millions of Americans. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
• Our Election Guide. Tomorrow is an off-year Election Day across the United States. We explain what is happening.
• Why Zohran Mamdani Isn’t Shy About Faith. The front-runner to become New York City’s mayor has deployed the language of religion to appeal to working class voters. Some experts say the Democratic Party should pay attention.
• Quality Time. Daylight saving time ends tomorrow. The decrease in daylight can be destabilizing — and clarifying.

Podcasts

• Yung Lean Made it Back From the Brink to Save Himself. The Swedish rapper Yung Lean emerged more than a decade ago as a teenage internet sensation who found viral and then global fame. After struggling with mental illness and drugs, he’s back now and bigger than ever, with new music, a new film and welcome clarity.
• Is Social Media Ruining the Art of Criticism? The writer and critic Kelefa Sanneh joins Wesley Morris to discuss how social media and fan armies have impacted pop music criticism.
• We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT. People have been waiting for a robot to do their chores since they watched “The Jetsons.” Can the company behind NEO finally make it happen?
• A Nerve-Racking Week for SNAP Recipients, and Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal. Plus, the Friday news quiz.
• Remember When Pop Critics Were Critical of Pop? The writer and critic Kelefa Sanneh joins Wesley Morris to fondly reflect on the honesty and spirit of pop music criticism in years past.
• A Group of CAPs Discuss Their Work. Five pediatricians on diagnostic uncertainty, second opinions and the future of the field.
• How Child Abuse Pediatricians Approach Their Work. Following the release of “The Preventionist,” a group of CAPs discuss diagnostic uncertainty, second opinions and the future of the field.
• Does Jennifer Lawrence Mean Anything She Says? The actress Jennifer Lawrence talks about her experiences with directors and how personally she takes feedback in a conversation with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on “The Interview.”
• When Did Music Critics Get So Nice? The writer and critic Kelefa Sanneh joins Wesley Morris to talk about the state of pop music criticism today.
• Jennifer Lawrence on Why She Doesn’t Speak Out About Trump Anymore. Jennifer Lawrence has been politically outspoken in the past, especially during the first Trump administration. The host of “The Interview,” Lulu Garcia-Navarro, asked her how she feels about speaking out and taking a stand right now.
• Kehlani’s Throwback R&B Smash. The Oakland singer is taking us back to the hip-hop soul of the late ’90s with her new single and its remixes, according to our critic Jon Caramanica.
• Jennifer Lawrence Details Her Battle With Postpartum Depression. Postpartum depression came as a surprise to Jennifer Lawrence after the birth of her second child, when she felt like “a tiger was chasing me every day.” She talked about that experience, and what helped, with Lulu Garcia-Navarro on “The Interview.”
• The Love Poem Andrea Gibson Wrote for Their Widow … and for You. Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley were two poets in love. After Gibson’s death, Falley is figuring out what that love looks like now.
• Dick Cheney Dies at 84, and Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny. Plus, killer whales versus great whites.
• Three Major Tests of Trump’s Power, and the Anonymous Ballroom Donors. Plus, killer whales versus great whites.
• What’s Going to Happen With the A.I. Mental Health Crisis? The “Hard Fork” hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton talk about major developments in the world of chatbots, safety and mental health.
• Are A.I. Companions Dangerous to Teenagers? This week, Character.AI announced that it would soon be taking its A.I. companions away from teenagers. The “Hard Fork” hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explain why this is a major development in the world of chatbots and child safety.
• Jennifer Lawrence Regrets Everything She’s Ever Said or Done. At only 35, the actress has been through the celebrity wringer. She spoke to Lulu about where she landed.
• Jennifer Lawrence on ‘Breaking Up’ With Hollywood. At the peak of Jennifer Lawrence’s fame, it seemed like people couldn’t get enough. Privately, she was waiting for the backlash. On “The Interview,” Lawrence discussed her decision to take a break from acting.
• When You Feel ‘Done’ With Work but Can’t Just Quit. Plus: How much does a reader owe a big tech company while planning to depart?

The Daily

• Trump’s Bad Week. President Trump has endured major setbacks at the ballot box, at the Supreme Court and in Congress.
• Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Tariffs. The justices are considering the legality of using a 1977 emergency statute to impose charges on scores of countries.
• A Good Night for Democrats. The party’s candidates powered to victories across the United States.
• The Millions of Poor Americans at the Mercy of the Shutdown. The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps.
• Amazon’s Robot Takeover. Amazon executives believe the company is on the cusp of its next big workplace shift: replacing more than half a million jobs with robots.
• Sunday Special: The Year in Gaming. The greatest triumphs, the biggest disappointments and the front-runners for Game of the Year.

The Headlines

• A Big Test for Trump’s Tariffs, and Major Cuts to Air Traffic. Plus, using A.I. to find a date.
• Mamdani’s Historic Win, and Democrats’ Big Night Nationwide. Plus, a race to save artifacts from the ocean.
• The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update. Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.

Science

• The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves. “The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.
• What We Can Learn From Brain Organoids. Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.
• You Could Catch a Glimpse of the Northern Lights This Week. A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to push the often-magical light display farther south than usual.
• Her Research Could Improve Training for Service Dogs. “This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”
• Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math. Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a species of boxfish, imperfections and all.
• This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like. Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years.
• What Were Those 2 Spooky Flashes That Lit Up the Moon? A Japanese astronomer captured a pair of objects slamming into the moon in recent days.
• Tom Brady Says He Cloned His Dog. Mr. Brady became the latest celebrity to try to preserve a pet’s genetics, a move that animal rights groups have criticized.
• Trump Again Names Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA After Pulling His Nomination. The nomination of the billionaire entrepreneur, private astronaut and Elon Musk ally was before the floor of the Senate when the president abruptly withdrew it in June.
• The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors. The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.
• In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre. In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists are still searching for their remains.
• With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm. The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
• In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks. A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.
• Moon Duchin on the ‘Mathematical Quagmire’ of Gerrymandering. Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.
• This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem. In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

Space & Cosmos

• China Delays Return of Astronauts After Debris May Have Hit Space Station. The country’s space authorities said they were investigating whether an object had hit the Chinese space station and the risks tied to it.

Climate

• Leaders at the Global Climate Summit Highlight the Rising Toll of Warming. “All we have to do is look outside,” one delegate said. “The sea rises, the coral dies.”
• 10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are. Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
• COP30 Kicks Off in Brazil, Amid Climate Protests. Diplomats and leaders gather on the edge of the Amazon forest in Belém, Brazil, for annual talks on how to limit global warming. This happens as protesters and activists stage protests to call for more urgent action against climate change.
• Leaders at Climate Summit Skipped by U.S. Stress Consensus. The calls for action on opening day stood in sharp contrast to the position of the President Trump, who has called global warming a “con job.”
• Climate Diplomacy and Hardball Tactics. With this year’s global climate summit opening in Brazil, we offer a glimpse of how the Trump administration sometimes operates behind closed doors.
• A Chinese E.V. Delivers the Host, and a Message, at the Global Climate Summit. The climate-friendly ride, part of a fleet assembled to shuttle delegations to the gathering in Brazil, sent a clear signal: China is making inroads in Latin America.
• What Can Cosmic Dust Tell Us About the Changing Arctic? Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a new study finds.
• Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure. Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats.
• The U.S. Is Skipping This Year’s Climate Summit. For Many, That’s OK. World leaders, gathering in Brazil, will try to agree on new, more ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gases.
• Here’s What to Know About the COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil. Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering on the edge of the Amazon rainforest for annual talks on how to limit global warming.
• Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say. Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
• Brazil Proposes a New Type of Fund to Protect Tropical Forests. The multibillion-dollar fund would essentially pay countries to keep forests standing, hoping for success where earlier forest-protection ideas have struggled.
• Interior Secretary Faces Scrutiny for Travel Amid Shutdown. While some national parks are seeing damage and illegal activity during the government shutdown, Doug Burgum is traveling around the Middle East, selling American gas and oil.
• Trump Can Reconsider Permit for Offshore Wind Farm, Judge Rules. The decision dealt a setback to the developers of SouthCoast Wind, a 141-turbine project off Nantucket, Mass.
• New York’s Next Mayor Will Face Big Decisions on Climate Change. The city’s new leader will have to contend with preparing for deadly floods, rising electricity costs and the future of an ambitious energy efficiency program.
• U.N. Sees Slight Progress on Climate Action, Partly Offset by the U.S. The annual U.N. report card finds that, overall, countries are still far off-track from their stated goals to limit global warming.
• A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History. The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
• Take a Deep Breath? How Bad Air Affects Your Marathon Finish Time. Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.
• E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program. The agency has faced blowback from business leaders and Republicans over plans to end the popular energy efficiency program.

The Upshot

• Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Nov. 8, 2025. Can you sort 8 historical events?
• Why Democrats Could Win the Redistricting War. Amending state constitutions seemed like a long shot, but Virginia’s move shows more blue states may be willing to try, opening new possibilities.
• Democrats Won Big Because They Won Over Trump Supporters. It wasn’t just about superior turnout. Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey.
• Can Tuesday’s Success Carry Democrats Further Than the Midterms? Victories across the country show promise for the party’s chances next year, but some bigger issues remain.
• How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work. Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.
• We Charted the Decline in International Students to the U.S. The Upshot reporter Aatish Bhatia walks through a chart he created showing the decline, by country, of international students arriving to the United States this year.
• 10-Minute Challenge: A Vase of Flowers. We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
• Future of Gerrymandering? Here’s How Weird Things Could Look. These extreme maps may not be likely, but they might soon be legal, with temptations to go further than ever before.

Opinion

• How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things. Is it possible to be a good citizen in a country that does bad things? In this video, New York Times Opinion columnist M. Gessen argues yes — and introduces Israeli dissidents who show us how.
• Will the Idea of America Be Lost? Readers discuss equal opportunity and immigration as central ideas in the American project. Also: The value of brain research; Democratic momentum.
• Have ‘Feminine Vices’ Taken Over the Workplace? What are “feminine virtues” and “feminine vices”? On “Interesting Times,” the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat moderates a debate between Helen Andrews, the author of the recent essay “The Great Feminization,” and Leah Libresco Sargeant, the author of “The Dignity of Dependence,” about the impact these virtues and vices may have on the workplace.
• What Is ‘Toxic Femininity’? Gossip and conflict avoidance may be a sign that a workplace has become overly feminized, Helen Andrews argues on this week’s “Interesting Times.” In this episode, she and the author Leah Libresco Sargeant debate what institutions lose when they shift from male to female dominance.
• Challenges and Cheers for Bill Gates on Climate Change. Readers respond to news and opinion articles about Bill Gates’s public memo on climate change. Also: Interfaith connections; the myth of originalism.
• Mamdani’s Win and a Spark for Democrats. Readers react to strong election results for Democrats. Also: the case against gerrymandering.
• How Mayor Mamdani Can Write New York’s Next Chapter. Mamdani, who campaigned on sweeping promises, can build a positive legacy by focusing on tangible accomplishments.
• In Search of the Great Literary Novel. Readers respond to a guest essay about the continuing vitality of literary fiction. Also: Exxon vs. California; a Supreme Court split on tactics.
• How the Democratic Party Can Beat Trumpism. The Democratic Party does not need to choose to be one thing. It needs to choose to be more things.
• Trump’s ‘Forever Shutdown’ The president seems to think “the shutdown gives him more power,” Jamelle Bouie says at the round table on “The Opinions” with Michelle Cottle and David French. But what Trump doesn’t seem to understand, he argues, are the practical implications of keeping this going.
• The Anti-Federalists Saw It Coming. In this episode of “The Opinions,” David French breaks down why parts of the original Constitution lend themselves to abuse — and which three amendments could stop another shutdown like this one. “But first,” he says, “we have to get through this moment.”
• How Bernie Sanders Sees Things. Bernie Sanders has been on a country-wide tour called Fighting Oligarchy. In this episode of “The Opinions” with David Leonhardt, he explains why that’s so important right now and reveals what question he wishes more reporters would ask him.
• Bernie Sanders: Democrats Are ‘Way Out of Touch’ In this episode of “The Opinions,” Senator Bernie Sanders tells David Leonhardt that the party and its leadership need to make big changes to start winning election.
• Something Is Seriously Amiss in America. Readers respond to a column by David Brooks, “The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds.” Also: Republican election stunts.
• The Lovely Loneliness of Sunday Afternoons in Autumn. The fading of hummingbirds, butterflies and leaves brings both melancholy and exquisite beauty.
• The Promise and Peril of the Political Center. Readers respond to an editorial about moving to the center. Also: No-phone time during the Sabbath; the energy crisis.
• The Double Standard for Female Candidates. In the New Jersey governor’s race, the Democratic candidate, Mikie Sherrill, is polling well. So why is there so much anxiety? The journalist Molly Jong-Fast visited her campaign and found a major disconnect between the public critique and the strong candidate she saw in person.
• This Is How the Democratic Party Beats Trump. Democrats do not just need to win more people. They also need to win more places.
• Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power? Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains.
• What Is the Point of Family Dinner? Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Erin O. White about how she stopped cooking dinner.

Op-Ed

• Exercising Is the Worst. Exercise has never been fun, but our expectations for physical performance, what it means to be healthy, and what it means to age have gotten too high.
• Don’t Overlook the Coalition Mamdani Built. Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ended up winning over some of the exact voters who make up a major part of the Democratic coalition. Why is worth considering.
• The Ruling About Passports Isn’t About ID. It’s About Social Control. And it defeats the basic purpose of the document.
• More Democrats Need to Follow Pelosi’s Example and Retire. She has shown herself more willing than most to put aside her own ego for the greater good.
• It’s Not Just Cuomo Who Lost. It’s Cuomoism. He’s sharp-elbowed, retributive and transactional, and won’t be missed.
• The Season of the Wolves. Inside the minds of authoritarians.
• The Blue Wave Cometh? Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica discuss whether affordability is the Democrats’ winning message, Trump’s politics of cruelty and how liberalism can win right now.
• ‘The Jitterbug Seems Justified!’: 3 Writers on Democratic Elation and G.O.P. Alarm. What both parties should take away from a night of Democratic victories.
• Trump Is Bringing Back the Roaring Twenties. The Hangover Could Be Brutal. Donald Trump’s recent Gatsby party encapsulates this moment of economic peril.
• Will Hamas Lay Down Its Arms? For a movement that built its legitimacy around what it called resistance, giving up its weapons is not just a tactical concession, it is an existential unraveling.
• Nancy Pelosi Is an American Political Giant. She’ll rightly be lionized as the first woman speaker, but in one sense, that was the most incidental of her myriad accomplishments.
• The Dusty Boxes of Aging Papers That Changed American Music and My Life. Some of the best music I’ve ever heard was almost lost forever.
• Rock Star Glamour and Centrist Pragmatism: Democrats Had It All. The constructive, if messy, path forward is for the party to embrace an all-of-the-above approach.
• Trump Is Always Teaching Us About the Constitution. Where is the line between authority and authoritarianism?
• Bringing Frankenstein’s Monster Back to Life. Has Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” become all feelings and no blood?
• Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And can conservative feminism fix it?
• Seeing Those Who Are Forgotten: An Act of Witness in Appalachia. A photographer spends 15 years documenting an Appalachian family and the constant pressure of poverty in their lives.
• The Indispensable Erdogan. Western capitals should be wary of treating democracy in Turkey as a luxury rather than a necessity.
• Sudan Is in Free Fall. The slaughter in Darfur could potentially be stopped, if those with leverage chose to act.
• Why It Will Be Hard for Five Justices to Bless Trump’s Tariffs. The problem with giving any president basically unconstrained authority to raise revenue via tariffs.
• Dehumanizing and Dystopian: How Gen Z-ers See Work. Technology has left them with little autonomy or security in their jobs.
• Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think. New York’s next mayor won’t save the Democrats.
• Why Mamdani Won. A triumph in New York City has a lesson for the Democrats
• Trump Is an Albatross. Just Ask Mikie Sherrill, Abigail Spanberger and Zohran Mamdani.
• How Should Trump Approach China? A Debate. Two economists on the price of playing nice with a superpower.
• Do Dumb Ideas Ever Die? Unlike old soldiers, they don’t even fade away.
• The Tragedy of Dick Cheney. He tried to warn Americans about Trump, but they had already learned not to believe him.
• What Conservatives Should Do About Nick Fuentes. There are no shortcuts in the fight against right-wing antisemitism.
• Why It Would Be Trump’s Honor to Pay for Food Stamps. When Republicans sing Kumbaya.
• Trump Is Putting Military Leaders in a No-Win Situation. Our military leaders are trained to evaluate the legality of orders they are given.
• Tune Into the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Justices Will Be Squirming. The Trump tariffs case is before the court this week.
• A Simple Fix to America’s Soaring Electricity Prices. Data centers need to become more flexible to squeeze more from the grid.
• The Old Order Is Dead. Do Not Resuscitate. We are in the middle of the capitalistic order reinventing itself.
• Nick Fuentes Was Charlie Kirk’s Bitter Enemy. Now He’s Becoming His Successor. A white nationalist’s rise reveals a seemingly unstoppable ratchet of radicalization on the right.
• Trump’s China Trade Policy Is a Hot Mess. As he so often does, the president is pushing the wrong answer to the right question on trade policy with Beijing.
• Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP. It’s the roaring 2020s!
• Bernie Sanders: ‘There Ain’t Much of a Democratic Party’ The Vermont senator on how to take the country back from elites — on both sides of the aisle.
• How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country. And why it matters so much to try.
• Single-Issue Opinion Polls Are Bunk. Perhaps gun control and carbon taxes aren’t as popular as they seem.
• There’s Still a Shared American Story, and JD Vance’s Blood-and-Soil Vision Isn’t It. For decades, the United States has clashed over two stories of nationhood.
• The French Know How to Do Food. Even When It’s Frozen. It’s not all baguettes and cheese.
• Maduro Might Not Last. But His System Could Survive. Maduro has built a system in which the only people who can truly tear down the dictatorship are the ones with the most to lose from its demise.
• A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are. In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
• Why Trump Can Do No Wrong. If there is no cover-up, then there must not have been a crime.
• Mexico’s Dead Demand a Reckoning. The sheer scale of everyday horror has shaken Mexico’s traditional relationship with death.
• Bill Gates Has a Point. Climate change is not a giant meteor crashing into Earth. We will not all suffer equally.
• Can a Painting Make a Skeptic Believe? Fra Angelico’s work is not merely artistically significant. It is a spiritual experience.
• How Liberalism Wins. Democrats do not just need to win more people. They also need to win more places.
• What Women Really Want: Work Boundaries. Discussion of women in the workplace often focuses on flexible hours, but what’s actually needed is shift work — pioneered by the medical profession.
• A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm. The Constitution is not a word game.
• It’s Obvious Why Harris Lost in 2024. But Can Democrats Accept It? Lessons from the Tea Party and recent elections.
• Bros Need Some Bros. Commercial camaraderie underscores how it’s lacking in real life.
• The Last Days of a Zombie Mall (With Zombies). What does it mean when a cultural epicenter is poised to be little more than a dearly departed corpse?
• How the Supreme Court Paved the Way for Revenge Prosecutions. It was right to decry factional strife. Its remedy was a grave mistake.
• Congress Is Dying in Real Time. This is what happens when no one wants to govern.
• Why Do We Allow Child Marriage in America? Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice.
• ‘Kill, Kill, Kill’: How to Wrestle With Death in Gaza. Israelis must debate three claims: that killing tens of thousands in Gaza was necessary, not Israel’s fault and the inevitable outcome of a high-tech war.

Opinion | Culture

• The New Obama Musical Made Me Feel Old. It’s no ‘Hamilton,’ but it’s history.

Arts

• Harry Potter and the Souped-Up Audiobooks. The reimagined series from Audible features a voice cast of more than 200 actors, a 60-piece orchestra and an immersive soundscape.
• Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: An Underground Art Cave in South Korea. The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.
• The Game She Wrote on a Boat Kept Her Afloat. By sharing details of her seafaring life, a young designer found an audience for her cozy game about cleaning polluted waterways.
• 28 Things to Do in N.Y.C. in November. Sure, Tom Turkey looms large this month, but other highlights include a magic show with Muppets, Patti Smith and “Horses,” and wrestling drag queens.

Art & Design

• Even Without Benin Bronzes, This New Museum Aims to Be a Powerhouse. The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped attractions won’t be there.
• Who’s Selling the $10 Million Gold Toilet? Signs Point to the Mets’ Owner. The billionaire Steve Cohen is reported to have purchased the 18-karat flushable sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan in 2017. It’s now coming up for sale at Sotheby’s.
• Design or Art? Both. At the ‘Salon’ Fair, 6 Ways to See Why. The most thematically permissive fair in New York’s art schedule — where sofas compete with paintings and sculptures — brings up old questions about why we like objects.
• Planting a Flag, and a Flagship, for Black Art. The reopening of the Studio Museum in Harlem, after seven years of construction, comes with dazzling alumni and collection shows.
• ‘Florentine Diamond’ Letter of Authenticity. The document is signed by Christoph Köchert, whose family long served as jewelers to the imperial court.
• Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’ The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.
• The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding. A legendary jewel of the Hapsburg dynasty — not seen since 1919 and thought lost, stolen or recut — has actually been safe in a Canadian bank for decades.
• Once Hated, Now Loved, a Brutalist Behemoth Gets a Makeover. For $100 million, Sotheby’s bought a masterpiece by Marcel Breuer, the former home of the Whitney Museum. It has a thoughtful new interior.
• Polarizing San Francisco Fountain Will Be Dismantled. “From a city that is supposed to be avant-garde, it’s a shame,” the sculpture’s 96-year-old artist said after the decision.
• Director of Philadelphia Art Museum Is Dismissed After Unpopular Rebranding. Sasha Suda was three years into her five-year contract when the museum’s board announced that she was being terminated for cause.
• Norman Rockwell’s Family Condemns Homeland Security’s Use of His Work. In a series of social media posts, the department used the artist’s paintings to promote the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda.
• Climate Activist Who Vandalized Degas Case Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison. In a high-profile act of eco-activism, Tim Martin and a partner had smeared black and red paint on the case at the National Gallery of Art in 2023.
• A Public Art Rocket Ship Lands in Manhattan. “The Mothership Connection” grew out of the artist Zak Ové’s fascination with “how masquerade had become a space for pivotally working towards Trinidad’s independence.”

Dance

• A Choreographer Chooses the Audacity of Optimism. For her new work, opening at BAM Fisher, Juliana F. May looks to early influences to create her version of a postmodern musical.
• Dancing in Costumes That Don’t Want to Dance. A fashion designer and a choreographer created a work in which intentionally cumbersome garments lead and the dancers’ movements follow.
• The Joyce Theater to Receive $15 Million Gift. The money, from the late Anupam Puri and Rajika Puri, will help the dance-dedicated theater in a time of uncertainty for organizations in the field.
• At Ballet Theater, Trying to Make the Past Feel Fresh. This fall the offerings at American Ballet Theater, now in its 85th year, included a tepid premiere and touching debuts in Agnes de Mille’s “Rodeo.”
• Review: Ratmansky’s Astonishing ‘Fugue’ Finds a Home in Denmark. Dedicated to Ukraine, Alexei Ratmansky’s evening-length ballet “The Art of the Fugue” is both dispassionately unsentimental and profoundly moving.
• A South African Choreographer’s ‘Pinch Me’ Moment in Paris. Mthuthuzeli November was determined to get out of his impoverished home town. Now has his work alongside George Balanchine at the Paris Opera Ballet.

Music

• 50 Years of Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.
• Playboi Carti, Rage Rap’s Goth King, Beckons Brooklyn to the Pit. The rapper, who has become one of hip-hop’s leading stars, presided over a sweaty tangle of young men outfitted in black and ecstatically moshing.
• Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Rap Reigns, but Lorde Won’t Slay. A look at the nominations’ unexpected story lines, including best new artist nominees with unusual paths and the event’s hesitancy around “KPop Demon Hunters.”
• Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny Lead 2026 Grammy Nominees. Sabrina Carpenter, Leon Thomas, Doechii and Tyler, the Creator will compete in the biggest categories at the awards show in February.
• Grammy Awards 2026: The Full List of Nominees. Artists, albums and songs competing for trophies at the 68th annual ceremony were announced on Friday. The show will take place on Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
• 4 Arrested Over Disruption of Israeli Orchestra’s Concert. Several audience members shouted or lit flares as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Paris. After the concert, the ensemble received 10 minutes of applause and played the Israeli national anthem.
• Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ Is Operatic. But Is It Opera? This Spanish pop star’s new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to either.
• An American Conductor Comes Home to Lead Houston Grand Opera. After more than a decade in Europe, James Gaffigan is returning to the United States to take over one of the nation’s highest-profile opera houses.
• Meg White’s Drumming Spoke Louder Than Words. The White Stripes drummer, who joins the Rock Hall on Saturday, exited the band 18 years ago. Her quiet — in the duo and afterward — has long been one of her powers.
• You Can’t Make a Jersey Movie Without the Diner. The new Bruce Springsteen biopic uses the diner as a cinematic device, and a symbol of a state that has been called the nation’s “Diner Capital.”
• Yung Lean’s Early Viral Fame Nearly Killed Him. Now, He’s Thriving. A decade ago, the Swedish rapper was an internet sensation finding global fame. After struggling with drugs, he’s back with new music, a new film and welcome clarity.
• A Zohran Mamdani Ad Used a Bob Dylan Song. The Music Was Removed. New York’s next mayor played “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in a spot on social media. The company that owns Dylan’s catalog said his songs can’t be used for politics.
• Music to Mourn Ukraine in World War II Returns With Fresh Urgency. Thomas de Hartmann’s Violin Concerto was long neglected but is now being championed by Joshua Bell, while Ukraine is once again under attack.
• Meet the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees. Listen to songs from Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and more ahead of the ceremony on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
• Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78. She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.
• How Does SML Make Experimental Jazz Albums? Very Unconventionally. The Los Angeles quintet was born onstage, and that’s exactly how it records LPs: by capturing live performances and twisting them, sometimes beyond recognition.
• Itzhak Perlman Wasn’t Sure About Doing ‘Schindler’s List’ “I foolishly said that I’d think about if I wanted to do it,” the violinist said. “And Toby, my wife, said, ‘Are you out of your mind? You’re going to think about it?’ So I called back.”
• Nine Inch Nails Are Filling the Hole in Their Souls With Film Music. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s soundtrack for “Tron: Ares” is their first under their acclaimed band’s name. These days, the project “feels vital and exciting again.”

Television

• ‘Death by Lightning’ Is History as Comedy and Tragedy. The Netflix limited series is both a timely exploration of political disillusionment and a frequently amusing character drama.
• 10 Promising Shows at the New York Comedy Festival. With a “Strangers With Candy” reunion, stars like Margaret Cho and hundreds of events across the city, how can you sort through the offerings? Try our guide.
• ‘Pluribus’ Review: From Many, What? A gripping, enigmatic series from the creator of “Breaking Bad” delivers the end of the world as we know it, and (almost) everybody feels fine.
• On ‘Landman,’ Ali Larter Picks a Fight. The actor has made a career of giving dimension to characters who might feel limited on the page. Her latest rescue mission is Angela, an “emotional tornado” in this Taylor Sheridan drama.
• How ‘The Office’ Memes Became the Language of the Internet. Oh my God, OK, it’s happening! From social-media posters to the F.C.C. chair, we are all living in Michael Scott’s world.
• Late Night Celebrates a Consequential Election Day. “We needed a big night,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Democrats have had fewer wins this year than the Jets.”
• In ‘Death by Lightning,’ Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon Make Sparks Fly. In a joint interview, the actors discussed presidential politics, period facial hair and why “the United States of America needs therapy.”
• Late Night Chuckles at Andrew Cuomo’s Last-Minute Cheering Section. Republicans like President Trump, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk endorsed him ahead of New York City’s mayoral election. Stephen Colbert referred to them as “everyone New Yorkers love.”
• How the Cop Show ‘Barney Miller’ Made Gay TV History, 50 Years Ago. A 1975 episode introduced audiences to one of the first openly gay couples in mainstream American television not depicted as deviants or criminals.
• Late Night Finds Trump’s Rich ‘Great Gatsby’ Party in Poor Taste. “There were dancers, costumes and champagne — a wonderful celebration where the theme was apparently gross income inequality,” Jon Stewart said.
• The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in November. The newest horror film from Guillermo del Toro and the final season of “Stranger Things” are among the highlights for U.S. subscribers.
• ‘All’s Fair,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV This Week. Ryan Murphy’s new show airs on Hulu and two mockumentaries have their season premieres.
• ‘S.N.L.’ Holds Its Own Debate of New York City Mayoral Hopefuls. Andrew Cuomo (Miles Teller, the host), duked it out with Zohran Mamdani (Ramy Youssef) and Curtis Sliwa (Shane Gillis). George Santos was back with a confession.
• The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, HBO Max, Peacock and More in November. “Bat-Fam,” “The Beatles Anthology,” “Pluribus,” “Eddington” and “I Love L.A.” arrive, and “Landman” returns.

Theater

• Black Musical Theater, 200 Years and Running. The nearly forgotten Black stars, songwriters and strivers who made Broadway what it is today.
• Sex With a Stranger: How Actors Do It Onstage. The experimental play “Good Sex” lets audiences in on the process, while giving its performers an unusual acting challenge.
• ‘Queens’ Review: The Heavy Burden of Past Lives and Uncertain Futures. Martyna Majok reimagines her 2018 play about the immigrant women who at various points live in a basement apartment in the New York City borough.
• ‘Girl, Interrupted,’ With Aimee Mann Songs, to Be Staged in New York. The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.
• 3 Plays About Jewish Identity That Resist Easy Answers. The Off Broadway shows “Hannah Senesh,” “Jewish Plot” and “Playing Shylock” take stock of discussions around casting and storytelling.
• ‘Messy White Gays’ Review: A Satire We’ve Seen Before. Drew Droege’s newest play Off Broadway is a lot like his others, skewering the entitlement of wealthy, oblivious gay men in Manhattan.
• ‘Godot’ Is a Puzzle, However You Pronounce It. The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive character, he doesn’t come.
• In ‘Kyoto,’ Seeking Consensus to Save the Earth but Veering Off Course. At Lincoln Center Theater, a new play from the makers of “The Jungle” tries to dramatize the negotiations that led to the Kyoto Protocol.
• ‘Romy & Michele: The Musical’ Review: Just Following the Script. This movie adaptation has a couple of laughs, but could have been better served by expanding its reach.
• Has Theater Become Everybody’s Church? New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.
• 15 Off Broadway Shows to Catch in November. Tom Hanks returns to New York theater alongside Kelli O’Hara, and Ariana DeBose leads “The Baker’s Wife,” a cult musical.

Books

• When I’m Sick of Doomscrolling, I Turn to This Poem. “Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it.
• John Russell Taylor, 90, Dies; Cultural Critic and Hitchcock Biographer. A prolific journalist and author, he wrote the only authorized biography of Alfred Hitchcock and heaped early praise on the future Nobel laureate Harold Pinter.
• Which Novel Should Win Monday’s Booker Prize? Have Your Say. Kiran Desai’s “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny” is the favorite, but books by Andrew Miller, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi are also in the running for the prestigious award.
• The First Time I Read ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ Katherine Rundell, Christopher Paolini and other writers mark the 75th anniversary of the book’s U.S. publication: “It taught me to long for big pleasures.”
• Love a Heist? These Books Deliver, With a Dose of Magic. The best-selling fantasy writer Holly Black recommends novels that blend the thrills of a well-executed crime with intrigue and sorcery.

Book Review

• 50 Years Later, the Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald Lives On. John U. Bacon, author of “The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” talks about the famous shipwreck.
• The 2025 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books. Take a peek at this year’s winners.
• A Dystopian Novel for Our ChatGPT-Filled Times. In “Who Knows You by Heart,” a Black tech worker discovers that her company is hiding a terrible secret.
• Welcome to Japan. Now Please Leave Me Alone. Bryan Washington’s latest novel, “Palaver,” chronicles a mother-and-son reunion miles from home, after more than a decade of estrangement.
• An Extravagant Dive Into Italian Cinema, Filled With Love and Death. “The Silver Book” follows one pivotal year in the life of the famed Italian costume designer Danilo Donati.
• 8 New Books We Love This Week. Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.
• Jenna Bush Book Club Pick: A Cursed Family Saga. The second novel from Oyinkan Braithwaite, the breakout author of “My Sister, the Serial Killer,” offers a sweeping and sobering take on romantic fatalism.
• Taking Stock: Patti Smith Looks Back on Everything. From cradle to late life, the godmother of punk remembers it all — including, especially, her life with the late Fred “Sonic” Smith.
• Can Math Be Violent? For 3 Scholars, the Solution Was Yes. In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day.
• Susan Straight’s First English Professor Turned Her On to ‘Badass’ Women. Meeting traveling nurses during the pandemic led to “Sacrament,” her 10th novel. “Our memories will be indelible,” she says, “like my father’s stories of the Dust Bowl.”
• For These Wild Irish Party Girls, Hints of an Adult Reckoning. In Gráinne O’Hare’s witty debut, “Thirst Trap,” 30th birthdays — and an unexpected death — signal new horizons (if not sobriety) for three longtime friends in Belfast.
• The Wedding Cake Was a Triumph. The Marriage Went Stale. In “The Heart-Shaped Tin,” the British food writer Bee Wilson offers a bittersweet ode to the everyday tools we use in the kitchen, along with stories great and small.
• Why E. Lockhart Keeps Coming Back to the Land of ‘We Were Liars’ In her new book, “We Fell Apart,” the young adult novelist returns to Martha’s Vineyard — and teen friendship — for the third time.
• To Shrimp, Perchance to Dream: A Tale of a Young Man and the Sea. In Benjamin Wood’s atmospheric novel “Seascraper,” recently longlisted for the Booker, a visitor brings the big world to a small fishing village.
• Murderer, Martyr or Mirror? The First Luigi Mangione Book Is Here. John Richardson’s “Luigi” takes on the case of a murdered insurance executive and his alleged killer.
• A Tale of Toxic Friendship, With a Midlife Mean-Girl Twist. In Harriet Lane’s latest novel, “Other People’s Fun,” the reunion of two former classmates takes a wicked turn.
• Forget Nostalgia: The Exiles in This Dreamlike Novel Are Angry. “False War,” by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, follows the Cuban diaspora around the world.
• A Bad Man, a Wronged Woman and a Knife: Welcome to Dinner Party Hell. In her unnerving novel, Viola van de Sandt explores the breakdown of a relationship over one very, very bad evening.
• It’s Hard to Be Chronically Online and Hate Your Friends. In tracing the journeys of two frenemies with art-world aspirations, Anika Jade Levy’s “Flat Earth” distills the angst and aimlessness of a generation.
• Margaret Atwood Leans Into Her Dark Side in a New Memoir. “Book of Lives” offers two distinct versions of the esteemed novelist: “Peggy Nature” and “the brooder.”
• Do You Know These Family Sagas of Page and Screen? The trials and tribulations of related people can really propel a plot. See how many novels and their adaptations you recognize in this short quiz.
• What Is Going On Inside the Department of Justice? “Injustice,” by the veteran journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, follows federal prosecutors at work under the presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
• Rushdie Returns to Fiction, With Mortality on His Mind. Three new stories, including a campus-set novella, are the heart of “The Eleventh Hour,” a book that strains to recall the author’s richest work.
• John Irving’s Latest Revisits the World of ‘Cider House Rules’ His new novel returns to a familiar setting to examine antisemitism, 20th-century history and nontraditional parenting.
• Disco, Djinns and 5-Star Service in Afghanistan. In “The Finest Hotel in Kabul,” the BBC journalist Lyse Doucet tells the story of a country through what was once its most luxurious hotel.
• Turning Grief Into Art With Unusual Wit. In “The Ephemerata,” the veteran graphic novelist Carol Tyler explores the nature of loss.
• Red State Meets Blue State, in One Quaint Vacation Town. A congressional race rich in sex and social intrigue divides locals and weekenders in Brian Schaefer’s novel, “Town & Country.”

Movies

• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now. This month’s picks include a loner on the razor’s edge, a witch on a bloodthirsty mission and an actress walking a doomed path.
• Watch Oscar Isaac Create Life in ‘Frankenstein’ The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein presents his findings at a disciplinary tribunal.
• 9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
• 5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now. This month’s picks include the new “Superman” reboot and an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dahl book.
• ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’: An Extraordinary Voice (and Film). The film captures the friendship between an Iranian filmmaker and a Gaza City resident. They never actually meet but speak movingly via video calls.
• Why Japan Exiled a Film About a Famed Japanese Writer. “Mishima,” which explores nationalism, sexuality and ritual suicide, was screened in Tokyo for the first time since its 1985 release.
• ‘Frankenstein’ | Anatomy of a Scene. Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence from his film, starring “Oscar Isaac.”
• The Endlessly Adaptable Frankenstein. Few works have inspired more adaptations than Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic about a frenzied creator who builds a despairing being. Here’s a look at the many ways it has been repurposed onscreen.
• ‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Unhappy Household. In this moving drama from the director of “The Worst Person in the World,” Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve star as father and daughter in counterpoint.
• ‘Sarah’s Oil’ Review: The Little Drilling Rig That Could. A young Black girl learns that her land allotment is rich with oil in this story that aspires to teach us a lesson about white predation.
• ‘Toy Story’: The Ultimate 30th Anniversary Quiz. Three decades, four films, two theme park lands, and $3.3 billion in worldwide box office revenue later, the franchise has become a staple of family movie nights. How well do you know your Star Command and Pizza Planet?
• ‘Predator: Badlands’ Review: It Lives! The latest installment from the director of “Prey” finds a Predator and an android played by Elle Fanning teaming up against some big baddies.
• ‘Nuremberg’ Review: Inside the Nazi Mind. This movie starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe looks back at the trials and a psychiatrist who evaluated the defendants.
• ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Review: Tell Me Everything. Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall invigorate this experimental look at a gifted New York photographer.
• ‘Modi’ Review: 3 Days in the Life of Modigliani. The movie, directed by Johnny Depp, adapted from a play by Dennis McIntyre, follows the artist fleeing the police, in Paris.
• ‘Die My Love’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence in a Mother of a Role. The actress gives a career-defining performance opposite Robert Pattinson in Lynne Ramsay’s latest.
• ‘Christy’ Review: The Lady in Pink? She Packs a Fierce Punch. The ring is a treacherous place to be, but for this boxer, the living room held the greater threat of terror.
• ‘Caterpillar’ Review: Risking Their Sight to be Seen Anew. The latest documentary from Liza Mandelup (“Jawline”) concerns a man who seeks to change the color of his eyes — permanently.
• ‘Belén’ Review: An Eye-Opening but Rote Courtroom Thriller. The actor-director Dolores Fonzi chronicles the battle to legalize abortion in Argentina through the real-life story of a woman’s wrongful imprisonment.
• Ariana Grande Still Has Surprises in Store. The pop superstar reinvented herself in the first “Wicked,” but the sequel shows just how much further she can go as an actress.
• The Delicate, Last-Minute Dance of Building a Starry ‘Knives Out’ Cast. For the original, Daniel Craig was hired weeks, not months, in advance, and Ana De Armas joined days ahead. The latest, “Wake Up Dead Man,” followed that template.
• Stream These Diane Ladd-Laura Dern Collaborations. Ladd, who died on Monday, had several memorable screen roles alongside her daughter, Dern. Below are highlights.
• There’s a Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’ The ticking-clock threat of an imminent missile strike makes for propulsive viewing. It’s long been a go-to setup in Hollywood, from “Dr. Strangelove” on.
• The Poster Designers Who Helped Bring Movies to Life. With their posters for the Indiana Jones films, Rambo and more, Renato Casaro and Drew Struzan made work that embedded itself in our pop culture memories.
• Nia DaCosta vs. Ibsen. The director’s sumptuous rethinking of “Hedda Gabler” raises questions about women, freedom and the choices we make about our lives.

Food

• Zanzibari Mix (Urojo). A fragrant, brothy green mango soup with a sour bite, Zanzibar mix is a staple of the archipelago’s street food stands. The soup is made with an aromatic base of onion, garlic, ginger and chile.
• Restaurant Review: Sunny’s Steakhouse. The beauty of Sunny’s is that you can walk in without a reservation and concentrate on the pleasures of a martini and superb steak frites. Tejal Rao, a chief restaurant critic for The New York Times, reports in her review on the South Florida steakhouse.
• Smashed Beef Kebab With Cucumber Yogurt. This quick skillet dinner of spiced, seared ground beef over cooling yogurt combines elements of two Persian classics: kebab koobideh (grilled kebabs) and mast-o-khiar (cucumber yogurt).
• How the Metropolitan Opera Feeds Its Audiences. Opera is an art form that favors extravagant appetites. The marriage of music and cuisine is nowhere more evident than at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, where feeding about 3,800 audience members and 3,000 employees each performance is itself a production of operatic proportions.
• This Is Our All-Time Most Popular Potato Casserole. Watch Kenji López-Alt make his cheesy Hasselback gratin, a New York Times Cooking classic.
• A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby. Sean Sherman’s latest cookbook, “Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America,” catalogs traditional cooking practices with an eye to the future.
• Smashed Pickle Salad. Many cucumber salads are dressed with some combination of salt, acidity (such as vinegar or lemon juice) and something tangy and creamy. This recipe skips the first step of salting by instead substituting pickles — cucumbers fermented in salt and vinegar — in place of raw cucumbers. They’re still crunchy, but also pack a fierce punch.
• Pumpkin Crumb Cake. This pumpkin-packed crumb cake is everything that is wonderful about fall baking. Warmly spiced, moist pumpkin cake topped with spicy, crispy streusel and topped with an optional but delicious glaze.
• A Classic New Orleans Cocktail, Speedy Turkey Chili and ‘Stunning’ Cookies. Some reader (and staff) favorites from this week.
• Kimchi Tuna Salad. Kimchi and canned tuna make a popular combination in Korean cooking. These two pantry staples are found together in a number of dishes like kimchi jjigae and kimbap, and here they are the basis of a lively, fortifying salad.
• We Found Dupes for Your Favorite Closed New York City Restaurants. There’s no replacing the originals, but these recommendations come pretty close.
• Yeah, It’s Time to Start Thinking About Thanksgiving. We’ve got make-ahead vegetable sides, turkey-free mains and dishes that don’t even require an oven.
• Just Boil, Stir and Eat. Eric Kim’s peanut butter noodles: six ingredients, 20 minutes, no chopping and no stress.
• How the Metropolitan Opera Feeds Its Over-the-Top Appetites. When the curtain goes down onstage, it goes up at the Met’s restaurant, bars and staff cafeteria.
• A Soup to Keep the Autumn Chill at Bay. A timeless chowder by way of France brings warmth to this fall dinner party menu from David Tanis.
• Restaurant Review: Spago. The groundbreaking Beverly Hills power restaurant, Spago, still draws crowds. But the food isn’t what it once was, according to Tejal Rao, a chief restaurant critic for The New York Times.
• Honey-Habanero Pork Chops With Carrots. In this sweet-and-spicy skillet dinner, lean boneless pork chops and carrots are glossed in a simple yet impactful trio of honey, habanero chiles and lime.
• What Are Your Holiday Entertaining Questions? From cookies to parties, let us help you be merry.
• Go Big on Brussels Sprouts. A spicy, tangy dressing, bold with fish sauce and citrus, gives real oomph to caramelized brussels sprouts and tofu in this easy dinner.
• The Greatest Breakfast Sandwich May Be the One With Pastrami. New York City has been overlooking the obvious all along.
• The Quest to Recreate My Family’s Century-Old Secret Spice Blend. How hard could it be? Very, with multiple recipes, far-flung relatives to please and more than a year’s worth of work.
• Il Leone Brings Its Lobster Pizza From Portland, Maine, to Park Slope. Chinese Tuxedo takes over the bar under the restaurant, Ilili expands to Midtown and more restaurant news.
• Easy Burritos, Because November Can Be Hard. Freeze a bunch of these Los Angeles-style burritos now, and pull them out when November starts feeling really … Novembery.
• If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Stop Making It for Dinner. Five weeknight winners our readers loved in November 2024, to get us through November 2025.
• Puppy Chow. This delightfully messy Midwestern treat is simple enough for kids to make: Just toss crispy cereal with melted peanut butter and chocolate, then dust with lots of confectioners’ sugar.
• This Hot Miami Steakhouse Is No Meaty Man Cave. Sunny’s brings South Florida flair to a classic American genre, and the steaks are outstanding.
• New York Is More Than Ready for Some Savory Jelly. Bored by an onslaught of burgers and oysters, diners are flocking to more thought-provoking aspics and terrines that jiggle the senses.
• Three Places to Get Thai Food That’s Anything but Tired. Thai restaurants are becoming sleeker and spendier. Their chefs are spotlighting regional foods and serving them in extravagant settings you wouldn’t believe or throwing the rules out altogether. Here are three new spots worth checking out.
• 11 Thanksgiving Restaurants for Every Type of Eater. Where to snag a reservation this turkey day in New York.
• ‘Filling, Healthy and Inexpensive to Make’ My chickpea stew with orzo and mustard greens is a welcoming vehicle for whatever leafy greens you’ve got.
• Martha Stewart Transformed the Dinner Party. Was That a Good Thing? With “Entertaining,” a seminal cookbook that’s being newly reissued, the original lifestyle influencer changed the culture and built her empire.
• A Classic Southern Chicken From a Classic Southern Guy. Craig Claiborne’s smothered chicken is savory, satisfying simplicity.
• Sunday Sauce. In many Italian American households, Sunday means there’s red sauce simmering all day on the stove. Here’s how to make Sunday sauce.
• Cheesy Cabbage Tteokbokki. A dish of royalty, tteokbokki consists of chewy Korean rice cakes (tteok) that are stir-fried (bokki) and slicked in a savory-sweet sauce.
• Pumpkin Bread Pudding for Breakfast, Dessert and All the Snacks in Between. Yossy Arefi’s easy recipe turns a whole can of pumpkin into a luscious, custardy treat.
• These Cookies Changed My Life. And perhaps my salted butterscotch chocolate chunk cookies will change yours, too.

Style

• Was Timothée Chalamet’s Vogue Cover Really So Out of This World? The actor, who wore Celine against a celestial backdrop, seemed to be referencing something — or someone — quite specific.
• The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of American Socialism. Zohran Mamdani’s victory brings new life to the Democratic Socialists of America, an organization that has had its ups and downs.
• Who Are the ‘Groypers’? A word associated with right-wing pundit Nick Fuentes and his followers is suddenly part of the national vocabulary.
• Working Out in Someone’s Old Sports Bra? Nostalgic for a time before social media brought exercising out of gyms and onto phone screens, some young people are seeking out vintage active wear.
• If You Have to Ask…You’ll Never Know Gen Z. Everyone wants to explain the generation below them. Can young people rebuff those efforts by being completely absurd?
• Lovely Bakes, No Wig. Jasmine Mitchell, the latest winner of “The Great British Baking Show,” doesn’t define herself by her experience with alopecia.
• My First Love Ghosted Me. It’s Not What You Think. I had lost faith in the universe — until an apparition of my smiling, 16-year-old late ex-boyfriend appeared.
• The Second Match Was the Charm. Parker Krug and Jared Moffett were connected not once but twice on dating apps.
• Between Laps, a Deep Friendship Surfaced. Lilly King, the Olympic swimmer, met James Wells as teammates for the Indiana University swim team. “Somewhere deep down I always knew I loved him,” she said.
• Their ‘Salty’ Officiant Was ‘Real Housewife’ Meredith Marks. Donald Adler, who oversees Bravo’s social media, and Peter Schum, a registered nurse, met when both nervously joined a dodge ball league.
• Their Love Story Came With Clues — and One Obvious Answer. Lynn He and Zachary Hobesh met 12 years ago at a trivia night in Los Angeles that was organized by an alumni group for their alma mater.
• The Colorful, Sequined Life of Judy Garland’s ‘Lucky Jacket’ She wore it at Carnegie Hall on “the greatest evening in show-business history.” Now the jacket that got away is coming home.
• Is Fashion Done With Inclusivity, Instagram and Kardashians? Olivier Rousteing’s departure from Balmain suggests the answer may be yes.
• Why Couples Are Bringing Back Camcorders for Their Weddings. Some young couples are turning away from polished wedding videos and embracing shaky, grainy footage for its raw, nostalgic charm.
• Layers Upon Layers of Lively Fall Fashion. Capes that flowed into skirts, coats on top of denim jackets, socks over tights — and don’t forget scarves and sweaters.
• After Mamdani’s Win, Who Is ‘Libbing Out,’ and Why? For a swath of the left cynical about the American political system, “libbing out” means indulging in hope.
• Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Moment I Remember Most’ Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
• The Hostess With the $1,100 Perfume. Cassandra Grey held a small party in a big suite at the Carlyle in New York. Her famous friends (Demi Moore, Lily Allen, Lorne Michaels) were there.
• In Kim Kardashian’s New Show, Anything Can Be a Power Suit. “All’s Fair,” a new legal drama from Ryan Murphy, flips the idea of a corporate uniform on its head.
• My Father’s Dying Friend and I Aren’t Speaking. Should I Go to His Funeral? A reader is unsure how to proceed after a longtime family friend, one who has helped care for her aging father, chewed her out over the phone.
• Zohran Mamdani Is New York’s First Millennial Mayor. You Can Tell by His Suit. With his softly trendy suits, the city’s new mayor has put on a master class in on-message dressing.
• With JPEGs and Oils, Sam McKinniss Paints the 2020s. Now on display at a Manhattan gallery, his internet-sourced portraits are in demand. But he says, “I’m a very nervous person.”
• Highlights From the ‘Oscars of Fashion’ Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic, shares highlights from the 2025 CFDA Awards.
• A Room Springsteen Had Never Played Before. Literary stars and cultural luminaries turned out for the New York Public Library’s annual benefit.
• Dick Cheney’s Unwavering Image. The former Veep embodied a calculating technocrat out of central casting. He didn’t care.
• A Fabric Connoisseur Clothed in Denim, Leather and Yarn. Layered attire of different materials showcased an appreciation for textiles.
• Does Capitalism Need ‘Cool Girls’? “Hot girls” have rallied around Zohran Mamdani. “Cool girls” are backing his opponent Andrew Cuomo, and celebrating capitalism.
• Michelle Obama on the Restrictive Beauty Standards of Being First Lady. In a new book, Mrs. Obama unpacks the complexities of dressing and hairstyling during her eight years at the height of American politics.
• Celebrities to New York City: Pick This Guy! As the end nears in the mayoral race, some famous people have let their endorsements be known.
• Vogue Absorbs Teen Vogue. Teen Vogue’s website is folding into Vogue.com, further eroding the sister publication’s presence as an independent brand.
• What Is the Human Cost of Haute Couture? “Lacrima,” a play from the French playwright and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen, explores the hidden stories woven into luxury fashion.
• When Can You Wear a Sheer Dress? The naked look is popular on the red carpet, but the trend can be risky for everyday. Our critic gives advice for dressing down — with caution.
• The World According to John Irving. The literary titan is still publishing books, and still pushing envelopes, at 83. But you will not see him in the United States anytime soon.
• 8 Memorable Looks at the New York City Marathon. Held on a Halloween weekend, this year’s race had a mother-and-daughter duo dressed as cows, a human-size banana and Ken (without Barbie).
• Big Stars at LACMA’s Big Night. Demi Moore, Doja Cat, Elle Fanning, Angela Bassett and Edward Norton made the scene at a Gucci-powered fund-raiser for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
• Forget a Wedding Reception. They’ll See You at the Bar. Some couples are forgoing fancy receptions and just going out after a small ceremony — or going home.
• Petrified Cake, a Cat in Hats: The Wackiest Looks at Heidi Klum’s Halloween. The model and television presenter, dressed as Medusa, hosted her annual bash, filled with zany costumes.
• Ready to Run the Marathon (and Eventually Get Back to Real Life). For these first-time marathoners, training for race day involved sweat, tears and lots of talking about it.
• Zohran Mamdani’s Rings Tell a Story. The mayoral front-runner explains the significance of the silver rings that have been his most reliable accessory on the campaign trail.
• An In-the-Know Way to Find Secondhand Treasures. Fashion writers, vintage collectors and costume designers all use this app to unearth wardrobe gems.

Magazine

• Is a Really Big Half-Sandwich Technically a Whole Sandwich? A ruling on a serving-size dispute.
• They Fell in Love With A.I. Chatbots — and Found Something Real. Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
• Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies? The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.
• A Harrowing Escape From the Drone-Infested Hellscape of Ukraine’s Front Lines. In Ukraine, unmanned weapons hunt the wounded and medics alike. Moving injured soldiers to safety has never been more difficult.
• The Weeknight-Friendly Dish That’s Good With Just About Anything. Mushy peas, a British classic, are perhaps the ultimate easy side.
• The Soothing British Radio Show That Blew My Mind — and Put Me Right to Sleep. Melvyn Bragg talked to academics who dedicated their lives to studying very specific things. After more than 1,000 episodes, there’s still so much to learn.
• Everyone Hates ‘Friend,’ the A.I. Necklace. But the A.I. Isn’t the Problem. A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.
• The Woman Who Wouldn’t Stop Having Children. MaryBeth Lewis had 13 kids, but she wanted more. Her desire to be a new mom again at 65 led to felony charges — and a custody battle like no other.

Magazine Newsletter

• Should I Warn Home Buyers About the Wailing Neighbor? I don’t want to prevent a current neighbor from selling, but it feels as if disclosure should take place.
• How Should I Deal With My Horrendous Sister-in-Law? No one calls her out for her deceitful, violent, abusive behavior.

T Magazine

• Japanese Breakfast Performs at T Magazine. For the series Live From the 10th Floor, T Magazine enlists artists to play songs, read monologues or showcase snippets of a larger work at the magazine’s Midtown headquarters. Here, Michelle Zauner and Peter Bradley of the band Japanese Breakfast perform their single “My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” from the film “Materialists.”
• Watch Japanese Breakfast Perform in The New York Times Office. On an otherwise normal workday at T Magazine, the musicians Michelle Zauner and Peter Bradley gave a rendition of “My Baby (Got Nothing at All).”
• Live From the 10th Floor | Japanese Breakfast. Michelle Zauner and Peter Bradley of the band Japanese Breakfast perform their single “My Baby (Got Nothing at All)” from the film “Materialists.”
• I’m Obsessed With an Onscreen Object. Where Do I Get It? In the first installment of our new series, we hunt down a sofa from Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name.”
• ‘I Ate Spaghetti Pomodoro Every Night’: Meryll Rogge Looks Back. The recently appointed Marni creative director talks formative moments and long-held inspirations.
• Where to Travel After a Breakup. And more answers to readers’ winter vacation queries.
• A Transformed 16th-Century Hotel in the Swiss Alps. Plus: perfume that channels beeswax, a Paris restaurant with a wood-fired rotisserie and more recommendations from T Magazine.
• Is There Anything Better Than a Perfectly Tailored Outfit? The unbridled joy of dressing up is back, with classic suiting serving as the foundation and whimsical accessories adding some fun.
• House Tour | Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis. Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis, the architects and founders of the design studio Objects of Common Interest, show T Magazine around their renovated 1899 townhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
• A Parisian Home That Looks Scandinavian. When a couple found a classic Haussmannian apartment, they chose an architect who’d give it a pared-back feel.
• Tessa Thompson and Nina Chanel Abney on the Uses of Delusion. The “Hedda” actress and the artist chat about balancing art with commerce and the politicization of a Black queer figure.
• Flowers That Are Never Out of Season. How one decades-old Milan shop makes remarkably realistic blossoms out of copper.
• When Chuseok Means a Full Moon and Handmade Rice Cakes. Leaders and supporters of Gyopo, a Los Angeles arts and culture organization, honored the holiday, also known as Korean Thanksgiving, with a joyous feast.
• What Ever Happened to Greer Lankton? Nearly 30 years after her death, the artist’s freakish and fashionable doll sculptures are finally getting their due. But those who knew her best are still grappling with her legacy.
• Luxurious Clothes Designed to Pair With Denim. Lady E, a travel-inspired fashion line with a focus on outerwear, brightens typical English style with Indian textiles.

Travel

• What to Know About the New Gender Rules for U.S. Passports. A policy that requires passports to display a person’s sex assigned at birth will come into play during renewals and first-time applications.
• Another Victim of the Shutdown: Tourism in the Nation’s Capital. The government shutdown, now the country’s longest, is fueling a continued trend of declining tourism to Washington.
• Odd Jobs and DoorDash: How Air Traffic Controllers Are Surviving. Five weeks into the government shutdown, controllers across the country, forced to work without pay, are taking second jobs to stay afloat.
• What Travelers Need to Know About the Coming Flight Reductions. As the government shutdown continues, more challenges await passengers as they deal with the newest announcement from the Trump administration: a 10 percent cut in flights at 40 U.S. airports.
• 36 Hours on Kauai. With its pristine jungles and small towns, this Hawaiian island retains the unmanicured charm of Old Polynesia with few modern intrusions.
• They Live on Cruise Ships. People Love to Watch. Crew members’ videos let cruising fans get behind the scenes of what life is really like on board. (Spoiler: It’s not as glamorous as you might think.)
• How to Travel Safely With Children and Teens. Experts advise starting conversations about safety about a week before a journey, taking a family photo at the start of each day, and labeling bags and clothes.
• Chasing the Elusive Southern Lights in Tasmania. A writer returns to his native Australian island, where seeing the aurora takes more work than in the north, home of mass-market lights tourism. But the awe is the same.
• Road Trips Where Rural America Shines. Small towns and agricultural regions that have long been neglected are regenerating themselves through tourism.
• Chasing Waterfalls in Madeira’s Misty Mountains. The island, a Portuguese territory, is only 35 miles long, but its mountains are laced with scenic trails, tumbling cascades and inviting villages.
• Your Guide to London. From the must-see locations to the most frequently asked questions, our guide has all you need to plan your next visit.

Real Estate

• The Reign of the Maximalist Couch. Fringe-embellished sofas — often featuring over-the-top designs, plush cushions and decadent fabric — can cost up to $60,000.
• $570,000 Homes in Cape Town, South Africa. A compound with two pools in Observatory, a townhouse in Green Point and a villa in Newlands.
• Star Home Stager Draws Crowds for Coveted Tag Sale. Shoppers at Jason Saft’s annual sale mined a collection of 150,000 goods for discounted Eames chairs, vintage bookcases and tasteful trinkets.
• Deep Beneath Helsinki, the Playgrounds Are Really Bomb Shelters. Finland has spent decades digging caves into its bedrock. Now, as Russia rears its head, nervous Finns want to know: “Where’s my shelter?”
• With Perseverance and a Down Payment Grant, a First-Time Buyer Found Her New York City Spot. Unsure how she could afford her own apartment in the city, a young renter scoured government programs and found one that worked for her. Here’s where she landed.
• Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey. This week’s properties are a 1790 farmhouse in Ossining and a brick house in Trenton.
• Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn. This week’s properties are in Inwood, Greenwich Village and Greenpoint.
• Don’t Let Tariffs Ruin Your Renovation. Here Are 5 Tips. There are ways to avoid, or at least minimize, the effect of President Trump’s import taxes on goods and materials.
• First-Time Home Buyers Are Older Than Ever. ‘It’s kind of a shocking number,’ said an economist with the National Association of Realtors.
• $600,000 Homes in Michigan, Arizona and West Virginia. A Dutch Colonial Revival house in Grand Rapids, a midcentury modern home in Phoenix and a 19th-century brick house in Harpers Ferry.
• Nothing Is Too Casual for Shea McGee’s Living Room. The Utah-based interior designer looks for inspiration everywhere, including the side of the road in the desert.
• The Flatiron Building Enters its Condo Era. The famously triangular tower gets a new lease on life, but don’t expect cookie-cutter layouts.
• A Family Grows Their House, and Grows Into It, Too. The architect Dimitri Brand and his wife, Nelly Mecklenburg, built a custom home in New York and tacked on an addition. But they’re only using 200 square feet of it, for now.
• $2 Million Homes in California. A midcentury modern in Palm Desert, a home perched over the Pacific in Jenner and a ranch house in Los Angeles.
• A Famous Narrow House in the West Village Listed for $4.195 Million. The building, at 75½ Bedford Street, has been home to Margaret Mead, Cary Grant, John Barrymore and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
• An Investor Wants to Buy My Father’s House in Cash. Can I Trust It? Many seniors are bombarded with calls from companies offering a quick home sale at a below-market price.

Health

• What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity. The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
• Obesity Drugs May Drop to as Little as $150 a Month. President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.
• Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up. A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.
• The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ Is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate. Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found.
• A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise. Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.
• Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients. Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.
• The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance. President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
• ‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts. New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.
• F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Is Placed on Leave, and Cites a ‘Toxic’ Environment. The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.
• What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain. Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
• How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo. Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.

Well

• Rise in Kidney Disease Tied to Other Chronic Conditions, Study Finds. Rates of the disease have been rising for decades, driven in part by diabetes and high blood pressure.
• 3 Easy Ways to Declutter Before the Holidays. Now is not the time to clean out all of your closets.
• He Got Dizzy and Sick When He Turned His Head. Why? The man’s symptoms were intermittent, and he lived with them for years. Then he got scared enough to seek help.
• Heavy Drinking Is Tied to Worse Strokes, Study Finds. New research examined the link between alcohol and brain bleeds.
• Is Melatonin Bad for Your Heart? Here’s What to Know. Headlines this week have raised alarms about the popular sleep supplement.
• Is Waking Up to Pee Normal? Experts weigh in on what the urge means, and what you can do to curb it.
• What the ‘Bird Theory’ Reveals About Your Relationship. Experts weigh in on whether those viral TikTok tests are a real litmus for a couple’s connection.

Eat

• This Little-Known Diet Can Actually Lower Your Cholesterol. The plant-focused portfolio diet has been shown to reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease. Here’s how it works.

Mind

• My Daughter-in-Law Is an Atheist. Can I Talk to My Grandson About God? Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who feels constrained about sharing her beliefs.
• Walking a Few Thousand Steps a Day May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk. A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease.

Move

• How to Do a Perfect Dumbbell Bench Press. Master this move to build upper-body strength.
• To Ease Sciatica, Keep Moving. It’s important to not only identify this painful condition correctly, but find exercises you can comfortably do.
• Knee Arthritis? Exercise Can Help Manage the Pain. This uncomfortable condition is increasingly common as you age. But it doesn’t mean you can’t work out.
• How to Survive the New York City Marathon. In conversation with Well’s fitness editor, Molly Mirhashem, Talya Minsberg, a Times reporter and a 12-time N.Y.C. marathon runner, takes us through the course to share how she prepares for race day and gives guidance to fellow racers and first-timers.

Times Insider

• A Journalist Who Wants You to Love Baking. Vaughn Vreeland, a 32-year-old pie enthusiast who loves ascots and cowboy boots, recently started a baking newsletter and video series, “Bake Time.”

Corrections

• Quote of the Day: Canadian Factory Town Blames Trump’s Tariffs for ‘a Punch to the Gut’ Quotation of the Day for Saturday, November 8, 2025.
• Corrections: Nov. 7, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: For Some, Campaign Was a Salve for Loneliness. Quotation of the Day for Friday, November 7, 2025.
• Corrections: Nov. 6, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: After Defying Odds, Mamdani Faces Even Steeper Task. Quotation of the Day for Thursday, November 6, 2025.
• Corrections: Nov. 5, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Baylor Lost Its Entire Roster. Then It Went to Work. Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
• Corrections: Nov. 4, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: A True Character Down to His Core. Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
• No Corrections: Nov. 3, 2025. No corrections appeared in print on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: In Dark Year for Los Angeles, Dodgers’ Win Is Soothing Glow. Quotation of the Day for Monday, November 3, 2025.
• Quote of the Day: Frazzled Burglars Left Clues at the Louvre. Quotation of the Day for Sunday, November 2, 2025.
• Corrections: Nov. 2, 2025. Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

The Learning Network

• If You Could Design Any Museum Exhibition, What Would It Be? Choosing from subjects like food, fashion, sports, science or art, tell us about your ideal show.
• Surfer and Otter. Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
• Word of the Day: entourage. This word has appeared in 208 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What’s Going On in This Graph? | Nov. 12, 2025. What trends do you notice? What questions does this graph raise for you?
• What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 10, 2025. Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
• What Students Are Saying About the Decline in High School Reading Skills. In response to news that 12th-grade reading scores are at a 30-year low, teenagers diagnose the problem — and warn of the high stakes for their generation.
• Word of the Day: invigorate. This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• What Is Your Reaction to President Trump’s Aggressive Tactics to Deport Undocumented Immigrants? President Trump has made removing unauthorized immigrants from the country a pillar of his second term. Do you agree with his goal? Is he going too far?
• ‘Generational Change’ Have you been following the race for mayor of New York City? What is your reaction to Zohran Mamdani’s win?
• Would You Tell the Truth Even if It Meant Giving Up a Trophy? After discovering a scoring error, a girls basketball team forfeited its championship title. Is doing the right thing more important than trophies?
• Public Art. How important do you think it is for cities and towns to display art?
• Word of the Day: innocuous. This word has appeared in 178 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Is Watching a Movie in a Theater Better Than Streaming It at Home? Does experiencing a film on the big screen make it worth the ticket price?
• Milestone Birthdays. What big birthdays have you had or are you looking forward to?
• Word of the Day: foster. This word has appeared in 1,086 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
• Weekly Student News Quiz: Hurricane, Marathon, Shutdown. Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
• Are You Too Hard on Yourself? Where do you draw the line between pushing yourself to do better and being overly self-critical?
• Word of the Day: protagonist. This word has appeared in 517 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

Lesson Plans

• Teaching About Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. A lesson plan that invites students to explore how President Trump’s immigration enforcement is affecting their communities.

Gameplay

• They’re Not Up to Much. Ryan Judge continues his Saturday streak.
• Wordle Review No. 1603. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 615. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 881. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.
• Spelling Bee Forum. Feeling stuck on today’s puzzle? We can help.
• ‘Step on It!’ Kelly Morenus offers some lively stacks and a sizzling central crossing.
• Connections Companion No. 880. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
• Wordle Review No. 1602. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 614. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
• Stumbling Blocks. Sam Brody gets us all mixed up.
• Wordle Review No. 1601. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 879. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 613. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.
• Someone Comparable. Chad Hazen and Jeff Chen make a very likable puzzle.
• Wordle Review No. 1600. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 612. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 878. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
• It Can Be Blond or Brown. Patrick Hayden presents a high-definition debut puzzle.
• Wordle Review No. 1599. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 877. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 611. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
• Dispense Carefully. Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels start off our solving week right.
• Wordle Review No. 1598. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 876. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 610. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
• Open-Faced. There’s no resisting this enormous themeless puzzle from Rafael Musa.
• Wordle Review No. 1,597. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
• Strands Sidekick No. 609. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
• Connections Companion No. 875. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.
• Solve the November Bonus Puzzle. This month’s grid is a collaboration between Ken Burns, a documentarian, and Christina Iverson, a puzzle editor.

En español

• Es probable que a tu barra favorita de chocolate le falte algo: chocolate. Como el cambio climático ha contribuido a subir los precios del cacao, las empresas están cambiando las recetas golosinas de forma sutil.
• Si padeces de ciática, no dejes de moverte. Además de identificar correctamente esta dolorosa afección, es importante encontrar ejercicios que puedas realizar de manera cómoda.
• Palabra del día: ‘entourage’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 208 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Las raíces globales de Mamdani. El próximo alcalde de Nueva York ha llamado la atención internacional. Esta es la razón.
• Palabra del día: ‘invigorate’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 31 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• El relajante programa de radio que me me dejó asombrada (y me ayudó a dormir). Melvyn Bragg habló con académicos que dedicaron su vida a estudiar cosas muy específicas. Después de más de 1000 episodios, aún queda mucho por aprender.
• Brasil plantea un nuevo fondo financiero para proteger los bosques tropicales. El instrumento, de varios miles de millones de dólares, buscaría compensar a los países por mantener sus bosques en pie, con la esperanza de triunfar donde otros intentos de conservación fracasaron.
• Esta dieta realmente puede reducir tu colesterol. Se ha demostrado que la dieta Portfolio, basada en las plantas, reduce el riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular. He aquí cómo funciona.
• La covid y la influenza pueden aumentar el riesgo de infarto. Un nuevo análisis se suma a la investigación sobre la relación entre las infecciones virales y las enfermedades cardiacas.
• Palabra del día: ‘innocuous’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 178 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• ¿Pides consejo de salud a ChatGPT? Estas son 5 formas de hacerlo con seguridad. Los expertos opinan sobre los beneficios y los posibles riesgos de esta práctica.
• ¿Despertarse para orinar es normal? Si pierdes el sueño por ir al baño en la noche, esto es lo que los expertos quieren que sepas.
• ¿Trabajar después de los 100? En Japón, algunos nunca se jubilan. Conocimos a cinco personas que han vivido más de un siglo y aún no se retiran. Para ellas, una vida de labores es una vida más plena.
• Palabra del día: ‘foster’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 1086 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• Mamdani cruzó el puente de Brooklyn al amanecer como indicio de ‘un nuevo día’ Zohran Mamdani, favorito demócrata en la contienda por la alcaldía de Nueva York, marchó bajo los arcos del puente con funcionarios sosteniendo un letrero que decía: “Nuestro momento es ahora”.
• Lo que la ‘teoría del pájaro’ revela sobre tu relación. En Tik Tok se considera a “la teoría del pájaro” como una prueba significativa de la conexión de una pareja. Los expertos opinan.
• En Israel se oye una palabra inusual: paz. Está en marcha un nuevo tipo de proceso de paz en Medio Oriente, a medida que un decidido gobierno de Trump y sus aliados en el mundo musulmán intentan ampliar un tenue alto al fuego entre Israel y Hamás.
• Palabra del día: ‘protagonist’ Esta palabra ha aparecido en 517 artículos en NYTimes.com en el último año. ¿Puedes usarla en una frase?
• ¿Necesitas animarte? Prueba esta rutina de yoga energizante. Revierte el bajón de la tarde con una breve y refrescante secuencia de movimientos.
• Un tesoro del Renacimiento vuelve a Roma 40 años después de ser robado. La policía de arte de Italia aún no sabe quién se llevó la página manuscrita brillantemente iluminada de un convento franciscano, y todavía quedan muchas páginas por encontrar.
• Recorridos turísticos para turistas que no quieren serlo. Puesto que algunos visitantes se interesan cada vez más por las realidades sociales y políticas de los lugares turísticos más importantes del mundo, algunos guías locales están adaptando sus ofertas.

América Latina

• Una agresión sexual a la presidenta evidencia el machismo endémico de México. Claudia Sheinbaum fue acosada en la calle esta semana, en una agresión que desencadenó una conversación nacional sobre lo que ha cambiado, y lo que no, desde que México eligió a su primera presidenta.
• ‘Es un delito’: la presidenta de México denuncia a un hombre que la tocó sin su consentimiento. Un hombre se acercó a Sheinbaum el martes mientras la presidenta caminaba, muestra un video. Intentó besarla y le puso las manos en los pechos, antes de que interviniera su personal.
• ¿Cómo respondería el ejército de Maduro a la presión de EE. UU.? Venezuela lleva años preparándose para una guerra asimétrica, elaborando planes de insurgencia contra un rival mucho mayor. Queda por ver si las fuerzas armadas mantendrían su lealtad a Nicolás Maduro.
• Los asesinatos en México son un ‘golpe de realidad’: los cárteles no están derrotados. El asesinato del alcalde mexicano que se manifestó abiertamente en contra de la delincuencia muestra que, a pesar de las medidas enérgicas de la presidenta Sheinbaum, la batalla por la seguridad apenas empieza.
• Un incendio en una tienda del norte de México deja saldo de al menos 23 muertos. El incendio arrasó una tienda en Hermosillo, ciudad del estado de Sonora. Las autoridades dijeron que entre las víctimas había menores de edad.
• Por Día de Muertos, este pueblo de México desentierra a los difuntos. Pomuch, México, es uno de los últimos lugares donde los habitantes limpian los huesos de sus familiares. Ahora se enfrentan a un nuevo reto: los turistas.
• Un alcalde que pidió medidas contra los cárteles es abatido a tiros en México. Carlos Manzo, alcalde en el estado de Michoacán, había pedido repetidamente más recursos a la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum. Le dispararon frente a una iglesia.

Ciencia y Tecnología

• La redención de una iguana mexicana. Se creía que los reptiles de una isla de México eran una especie invasora, introducida por los humanos. Ahora, las pruebas de ADN han demostrado que sus antepasados llegaron mucho antes que los nuestros.
• 2 destellos misteriosos iluminaron la Luna. ¿Qué eran? Un astrónomo japonés captó un par de objetos chocando contra la superficie lunar en los últimos días.
• Tom Brady dice que clonó a su perra. El atleta es la más reciente celebridad que intenta preservar la genética de una mascota, una medida que los grupos de defensa de los derechos de los animales han criticado.
• En México, las orcas cazan tiburones blancos. Una manada de orcas del golfo de California ha cazado repetidamente tiburones blancos juveniles para darse un festín con sus hígados.

Cultura

• En la nueva serie de Kim Kardashian, la moda femenina es poderosa. “Todo vale”, un nuevo drama legal de Ryan Murphy, le da la vuelta a la idea del uniforme corporativo.
• El diamante florentino resurge después de 100 años. Una joya legendaria de la dinastía de los Habsburgo —que no se veía desde 1919 y se creía perdida, robada o mutilada— lleva en realidad décadas a salvo en un banco canadiense.
• Jennifer Lawrence se arrepiente de todo lo que ha dicho o hecho. La actriz galardonada con un Oscar habló de la decisión de tomarse un descanso de su carrera para hacer un examen de conciencia.
• Salman Rushdie vuelve a la ficción con la mortalidad en mente. Tres relatos nuevos forman el núcleo de “La penúltima hora”, un libro que se esfuerza por evocar las obras más destacadas del autor.
• ‘Mistress Dispeller’: otra historia de infidelidad, pero con un giro inesperado. En China se puede contratar a un profesional para romper la relación extramatrimonial de un cónyuge infiel. Esta extraordinaria película nos acerca a esa industria.
• Nine Inch Nails y la música para cine que llena su espíritu. La banda sonora creada por Trent Reznor y Atticus Ross para ‘Tron: Ares’ es la primera que firman con el nombre de su aclamada banda. Estos días, el proyecto “vuelve a sentirse vital y emocionante”.
• ¿A quién quiere engañar Cameron Crowe con el título de sus memorias? El periodista de rock reconvertido en escritor y cineasta se autodenomina “poco cool” en su nuevo libro.
• Tame Impala sube torpemente al escenario con ‘Deadbeat’ El rock psicodélico y la música dance de Kevin Parker atraen cada vez a más audiencias. Para un músico introvertido en un escenario, eso plantea nuevos retos.
• Vuelve ‘Nadie quiere esto’. Y también el debate judío sobre sus representaciones. La primera temporada de la serie fue celebrada por ser un programa de televisión convencional que destacaba la belleza de los rituales religiosos, pero también criticada por cómo representaba a los judíos y su práctica.

Estados Unidos

• Así es como las familias en EE. UU. afrontan los recortes del SNAP. Para los 42 millones de personas que dependen del mayor programa contra el hambre de EE. UU., ha sido una semana caótica y angustiosa. Aquí algunas de sus historias.
• Una empleada de limpieza es asesinada con un disparo en Indiana al tocar la puerta equivocada. El disparo contra la mujer, migrante de Guatemala, ocurrió el miércoles en Indiana, estado que tiene leyes sólidas en favor de la defensa propia.
• Lo que los viajeros deben saber sobre los recortes de vuelos en EE. UU. A medida que continúa el cierre del gobierno, a los pasajeros les esperan más retos: un posible recorte del 10 por ciento de los vuelos en 40 aeropuertos estadounidenses.
• Estos son los aeropuertos en EE. UU. afectados por la reducción del tráfico aéreo. Se espera que los recortes en los vuelos comiencen el viernes y se amplíen durante el fin de semana hasta alcanzar una reducción del tráfico aéreo del 10 por ciento.
• ¿Quién es Rama Duwaji, la esposa de Zohran Mamdani, el alcalde electo de Nueva York? Duwaji, animadora e ilustradora, evitó el foco político tradicional durante la campaña electoral. Pero la victoria de Mamdani la ha llevado al centro de la opinión pública.
• El Salvador alberga aviones de ataque de EE. UU. mientras aumentan las tropas en la región. Al menos tres aviones militares de EE. UU. han comenzado a realizar misiones desde el principal aeropuerto internacional del país centroamericano, según un análisis del Times.
• Los demócratas ganaron partidarios de Trump el martes. No se trató solo de una participación superior. Los votantes que cambiaron de partido desempeñaron un papel importante en Virginia y Nueva Jersey.
• El informe del gobierno de Trump sobre los ataques marítimos no tranquiliza a los demócratas. Después de una sesión informativa que buscaba aliviar la inquietud bipartidista ante la campaña de ataques en el Pacífico y el Caribe, los demócratas dijeron que seguían sin tener respuestas claras.
• Un juez reprende al Departamento de Justicia en una audiencia del caso Comey. El juez federal criticó el miércoles a la fiscala elegida personalmente por el presidente Trump, Lindsey Halligan, por adoptar un enfoque del caso basado en “imputar primero, investigar después”.
• Funcionarios de Trump reducirán el tráfico aéreo en 40 aeropuertos si sigue el cierre. La medida obligaría a cancelar miles de vuelos a partir del viernes, mientras el gobierno intenta presionar a los demócratas para que pongan fin al cierre.
• Las elecciones en EE. UU. muestran que la ventaja de Trump sobre la economía se desvanece. Los demócratas aprovecharon la preocupación por el coste de la vida y las encuestas muestran que la posición ventajosa de los republicanos sobre el tema económico se ha evaporado.
• El mundo reacciona a la victoria de Zohran Mamdani en Nueva York. El joven socialdemócrata musulmán que ganó la contienda el martes es visto en todo el mundo como un icono, una amenaza o una prueba del sueño americano.
• El actual cierre del gobierno de EE. UU. se convierte en el más largo de la historia. El presidente Trump y funcionarios de su gobierno indicaron que las consecuencias podrían intensificarse en los próximos días, aunque él se ha mantenido al margen de la crisis.
• Los demócratas contraatacan: 6 conclusiones de sus triunfos más recientes. En Virginia, Nueva Jersey y otros estados, los votantes demócratas impulsaron a sus candidatos a la victoria y enviaron una advertencia al presidente Trump y a su Partido Republicano.
• Lo que sabemos sobre el choque aéreo en Louisville. Siete personas murieron después de que el avión de carga de UPS se estrelló poco después de despegar. Las autoridades cancelaron los vuelos del aeropuerto de Louisville, Kentucky, y se ordenó a los vecinos quedarse en casa.
• Zohran Mamdani gana las elecciones y será el primer alcalde musulmán y sudasiático de Nueva York. El ascenso se vio impulsado por su enfoque en la asequibilidad. Por el camino, dinamizó a las comunidades sudasiáticas y musulmanas que rara vez reciben atención sostenida por parte de los políticos.
• Elecciones en EE. UU.: ¿cuándo se anunciarán los resultados? Predecir el momento de los desenlaces electorales siempre es difícil. He aquí los factores en juego este año.
• ¿Atacar Venezuela o no? Trump contempla sus opciones. El presidente de EE. UU. aún no ha tomado una decisión, pero sus asesores están barajando una serie de objetivos para intentar justificar el derrocamiento de Nicolás Maduro.
• Trump reafirma su apuesta por las pruebas nucleares, pero su secretario de Energía difiere. El presidente de EE. UU. y uno de los altos funcionarios de su gabinete están enviando mensajes contradictorios sobre la forma en que el gobierno estadounidense está manejando las armas más destructivas del mundo.
• Los donantes del salón de baile de Trump son cuestionados sobre su preferencia por el anonimato. El gobierno del presidente de EE. UU. ha prometido transparencia en torno a la financiación de las remodelaciones en la Casa Blanca, pero a los benefactores se les dio la opción de permanecer en el anonimato.
• Lo que hay que saber de las primeras grandes elecciones del segundo mandato de Trump. La contienda por la alcaldía de Nueva York medirá el deseo de los votantes de un giro a la izquierda. Las demócratas que se postulan a las gobernaciones de Nueva Jersey y Virginia hicieron de la lucha contra el presidente un elemento central de sus candidaturas.
• La Corte Suprema debatirá si decirle ‘no’ a Trump y sus aranceles. Lo que está en juego es la legalidad de la política económica emblemática de Trump: el uso de poderes de emergencia para imponer aranceles generalizados.
• El gobierno de Trump enfrenta un plazo judicial sobre las prestaciones de los cupones de alimentos. El gobierno debe informar a dos tribunales de cómo y cuándo pretende pagar las prestaciones en noviembre, mientras continúa el cierre administrativo.
• Trump descarta una guerra con Venezuela pero insinúa que el tiempo de Maduro terminó. En una entrevista con ‘60 Minutes’, el presidente Trump se mostró cauteloso sobre una posible escalada contra Venezuela.
• JD Vance recibe reacciones negativas al decir que espera que su esposa abrace el cristianismo. Entre los críticos se encontraban algunos estadounidenses de origen indio, quienes dijeron que las declaraciones no respetaban las decisiones religiosas de Usha Vance, que creció en un hogar hindú.
• ¿Qué es el filibusterismo y por qué Trump quiere que desaparezca? El líder de la mayoría del Senado no está dispuesto a recurrir a la “opción nuclear” para superar la obstrucción parlamentaria demócrata y reabrir el gobierno.

Estilos de Vida

• Las flores que siempre están en temporada. Desde hace más de 30 años, una tienda de Milán vende flores y plantas hechas a mano con láminas de cobre y alambre sorprendentemente parecidas a las reales.
• ¿La melatonina puede causar insuficiencia cardiaca? Los titulares de esta semana han hecho saltar las alarmas sobre el popular suplemento para dormir.
• ¿Cuándo es adecuado un vestido transparente? Esta tendencia, popular en la alfombra roja, puede ser arriesgada en la vida diaria. Estos son nuestros consejos para llevarla con precaución.
• Entre la fascinación y el tedio: el auge de los saxofones en las bodas. Es un buen momento para ser saxofonista. Se prevé que el mercado mundial del saxofón supere los 343 millones de dólares en 2033, frente a los 215 millones de 2023.
• Michelle Obama escribe sobre las restrictivas normas de belleza de una primera dama. En un nuevo libro de fotos, Obama desentraña las complejidades de la vestimenta y el peinado durante sus ocho años en la cima de la política estadounidense.
• ¿Perdiste tu vuelo? Evita el pánico con estos sencillos consejos. A veces ni siquiera tus esfuerzos más valientes bastan para llegar a tiempo a la puerta de embarque. Aquí tienes algunas formas de volver a emprender tu viaje.
• Guía para viajar a Costa Rica sin gastar mucho. El país ha adquirido fama de caro en los últimos años, pero te compartimos algunos consejos para ahorrar dinero con destinos alternativos, viajes fuera de temporada y transporte terrestre.
• Un amor que no puede decirse en voz alta. Nuestra historia no era de traición, riquezas ni oportunidades perdidas. No trataba de otro amante o un trágico accidente. Nos enamoramos en un lugar donde nuestro amor era ilegal.

Mundo

• ¿Por qué algunas mujeres están tomando tanta testosterona? En la actualidad, muchas mujeres se inclinan por la terapia hormonal convencional y experimentan con la testosterona. En algunos casos, en grandes cantidades.
• Canadá está a punto de perder su estatus de país libre de sarampión. Una provincia con un número desmesurado de casos ha sido testigo del desencuentro entre la política y la salud pública.
• Las librerías y el mundo literario ruso sienten la presión de la censura. Las restricciones rusas a editores y vendedores son cada vez más severas. Se retiran volúmenes o se censuran como documentos secretos, pero las librerías aún son importantes fuentes de comunidad.
• Rusia se acerca a su mayor conquista en Ucrania desde 2023. El Kremlin concentra su poder de fuego en Pokrovsk, la puerta estratégica hacia Donetsk, una región que Putin ha codiciado durante años.
• El organizador de Miss Universo se disculpa tras reprender a Miss México. Varias concursantes abandonaron un evento de Miss Universo esta semana cuando el director de la competencia le reclamó públicamente a la representante mexicana no participar en actividades promocionales.
• Los daños de la Mezquita Azul revelan las fisuras de Afganistán. El templo que le dio el nombre a la ciudad de Mazar-i-Sharif sufrió innumerables grietas en el terremoto de magnitud 6,3, pero, como el país, ha perdurado durante siglos.
• Tras el huracán Melissa, un pueblo costero de Jamaica se recupera. La devastación causada por el huracán Melissa en Black River, Jamaica, refleja la destrucción y reconstrucción a la que se enfrentan muchas comunidades jamaiquinas.
• El pago billonario para Elon Musk. Mi colega Jack Ewing analiza lo que se decidirá en una reunión clave del consejo de Tesla.
• Los Alpes se derriten, pero sus residentes no quieren irse. Suiza ha puesto en marcha un plan para reconstruir Blatten, un pueblo sepultado por el deshielo de un glaciar. Es una señal de los costos económicos y emocionales del calentamiento de Europa.
• El críquet podría cambiar las reglas para las mujeres en India. Mi colega Mujib Mashal escribe sobre cómo una gran victoria en la cancha de críquet podría transformar las vidas de las mujeres y las niñas.
• Emmanuel Carrère amaba Rusia. La guerra lo obligó a replantear su postura. Los ‘best-sellers’ del escritor francés surgieron de un profundo afecto a Rusia. Pero desde que Moscú invadió Ucrania, ha reconsiderado sus opiniones.
• La victoria que encendió una ‘revolución’ para las mujeres de India. El equipo femenino de críquet logró su primer título mundial y cambió la conversación sobre el lugar de las mujeres en el deporte y en la vida pública del país.
• Afganistán lidia con otro terremoto tras una serie de catástrofes. Un sismo magnitud 6,3 que sacudió el norte del país el lunes causó la muerte de al menos 20 personas y dañó una gran cantidad de edificios, entre ellos la icónica Mezquita Azul.
• El caso del Louvre demuestra el poder de las bases de datos de ADN para resolver delitos. El acervo de perfiles de ADN de Francia ha ayudado a resolver delitos de gran repercusión, como el atraco del Louvre, y sigue creciendo.
• Una masacre se desarrolla en Sudán. Mi colega Declan Walsh escribe sobre la crisis humanitaria de Darfur y cómo el mundo mira hacia otro lado.
• La guerra como un juego: el ejército de Ucrania otorga puntos por bajas y destrucción de equipo. Los equipos de drones compiten por ascender en un marcador que recompensa a las unidades por los ataques exitosos. Los oficiales ucranianos afirman que el concurso ayuda a mantener motivados a los soldados.
• Horror en Sudán: videos muestran ejecuciones y matanzas. Los testimonios visuales de las atrocidades en El Fasher avivan el temor de que Darfur esté otra vez cayendo en una espiral de violencia genocida.

Opinión

• El plan de Maduro para perpetuar su dictadura. El presidente de Venezuela ha construido un sistema en el que las únicas personas que realmente pueden derrocar su dictadura son quienes más tienen que perder con su caída.
• Nick Fuentes era enemigo de Charlie Kirk. Hoy se está convirtiendo en su sucesor. El ascenso de un nacionalista blanco revela un mecanismo aparentemente imparable de radicalización en la derecha estadounidense.
• Bill Gates tiene razón. El filántropo multimillonario publicó la semana pasada un memorándum en el que decía que el cambio climático “no conducirá a la desaparición de la humanidad”. Hay algo de cierto en esas palabras.

Tiempo y clima

• La COP30 comienza con llamamientos a la acción de los líderes mundiales. Los discursos del día de apertura contrastaron con la postura del presidente Trump, quien ha calificado el calentamiento global de “estafa”.

Admin

• Creamy Doenjang Pasta. This pasta recipe leans into the funky, salty flavor of doenjang, a Korean soybean paste whose pungency is an absolute pleasure.

Weather

• Tracking Tropical Storm Fung-wong. See the likely path and wind arrival times for Fung-wong
• Do You Remember Where Your Gloves Are? Early Blast of Winter Heads East. From Saturday through the start of next week, a cold snap is expected to spread from the Midwest to the East Coast.
• Powerful Winds Sweep the Northwest Coast. Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
• Windy, Wet Weather Hits the West Coast. Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
• How Jamaica Is Dealing With Hurricane Melissa’s Aftermath. Brent McDonald, a senior video journalist for The New York Times, reports from the area of Jamaica where Hurricane Melissa made landfall with 185-mile-per-hour winds and 13 feet of surge.
• Tracking Tropical Storm Kalmaegi. See the likely path and wind arrival times for Kalmaegi

• He’s Been Charged With Dozens of Crimes. Nobody Knows His Name. He called himself by many names as he cycled in and out of prison. He is to be sentenced in Queens for deed fraud, but investigators still do not know his true identity.