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Harris’s Best Answer to Trump’s Resilient Appeal

The Democrat needs to remind voters about what they really didn’t like about his presidency.

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Was Preordained

Israel now has an opening to say that it has accomplished a core objective.

Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2024

Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s competition

A Calculator’s Most Important Button Has Been Removed

This is clearly a mistake.

Why Humility Is the Key to Well-Being

The great wisdom of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot is that it teaches us to count our blessings.

Donald Trump’s Roomful of Suspiciously Friendly Women

A female-focused town hall gets very weird indeed.

Autocracy Is in the Details

Learn to spot the signs.

Seven True Stories That Read Like Thrillers

These immersive works of journalism follow ordinary Americans facing long odds.

What Does That Bark Mean?

AI hype has come to dog research.

Mike Pence Is Haunting This Election

He’s a reminder of the moment when Trump broke free of all consequences.

I Hate Didactic Novels. Here’s Why This One Works.

Richard Powers’s recent novels have traded complexity for preachiness, but his latest is an effective twist on AI panic.

The AI Boom Has an Expiration Date

Tech executives are setting deadlines for the arrival of superintelligence. They might regret it.

What Is This ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ Donald Trump Keeps Talking About?

The story of how a crucial option for women got weaponized—and then got weaponized again.

The General’s Warning

Mark Milley said that Donald Trump is a fascist, a new book reports.

The End of Parallel Parking

It’ll be a while before self-driving cars take over. Self-parking cars are already here.

The Colors of Early Autumn

A collection of recent fall photos—images of the best season

The Sunshine Staters Aren’t Going Anywhere

The hurricanes are real, the paradise is make-believe—but for millions of Floridians, old and new, this is our home.

Shoplifters Gone Wild

“They pop the locks; they melt the glass; they take the keys out of employees’ hands.”

Afghan Women Have Been Brought Back in Time

“Every morning we are waking up with a new Taliban rule limiting us in every way they could; rules for our body, hair, education, and now our voices.”

GLP-1 Is Going the Way of Gut Health

Supplements that are labeled as “GLP-1 boosters” are everywhere. They’re nothing like Ozempic.