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Russia Campaigned to Derail Moldova’s Pro-Western Government
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8/14/2026 6:40 AM
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| In the tiny nation, Moscow paid Orthodox priests, conducted a vote-buying scheme and set up training camps on election interference — all in an effort to derail the Western-leaning government. |
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Amazon and Alphabet’s Profits Reveal Circular Nature of A.I. Boom
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8/14/2026 7:55 AM
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| Investment gains at Alphabet and Amazon reveal a new way in which technology companies’ fortunes are increasingly linked. |
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The Markets Have Been on a Roll. Is It Time to Hedge Your Bets?
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8/14/2026 6:00 AM
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| The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doubling down. |
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Ian Frazier Wrote ‘Coyote v. Acme’ in 1990. Now It’s a Movie.
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8/14/2026 7:07 AM
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| With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood. |
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases
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8/14/2026 2:02 AM
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| As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California. |
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Mining Claims Staked on Land Cut From Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments
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8/14/2026 8:46 AM
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| Prospectors are eyeing mineral deposits within the former boundaries of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah. |
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Readers Choose the Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Century
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8/13/2026 1:30 PM
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| The backbone of the list: nine novels by Tana French, and five novels each from John le Carré, Kate Atkinson and Mick Herron. |
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How Thrillers Hook You With Their First Sentence
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8/14/2026 2:00 AM
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| Can our Book Review editor, Tina Jordan, guess thrillers from their first sentence? In this game we explore a few of the books from The New York Times’s “50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century” list; and learn a bit more about why opening sentences are so important to get people reading. |
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Great Movie and TV Adaptations From 21st- Century Thrillers
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8/13/2026 2:08 PM
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| From “Slow Horses” to “Big Little Lies,” our list of great psychological thrillers, spy novels and crime fiction have inspired a heap of great adaptations. |
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The Taliban Kicked the U.S. Out of Afghanistan. Now They Want It Back.
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8/14/2026 9:01 AM
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| In an interview, Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to reopen its embassy and invest in the country — a near-impossible sell for now, analysts and former diplomats say. |
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After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows
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8/14/2026 2:02 AM
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| France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design. |
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Five Arrested in Connection to Stolen Works by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse, Prosecutors Say
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8/14/2026 11:30 AM
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| The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma. |
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8 Matisse Works, Looted from Library in Brazil, Are Recovered
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8/14/2026 3:56 AM
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| The prints by the French master were taken in São Paulo last year in a brazen daylight heist. |
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Russell Fry Backs Darline Graham in South Carolina Senate Runoff Amid Trump Pressure
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8/14/2026 10:35 AM
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| The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25. |
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Can Polls Measure the True Strength of the Left?
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8/14/2026 6:11 AM
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| Recent polling issues could continue in Democratic primaries in part because progressives are more likely to enjoy taking surveys. |
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Extreme Heat Is the New Normal
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8/14/2026 10:35 AM
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| Firefighters in Phoenix race to save lives in a city that’s only getting hotter. |
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Republicans Are About to Repeat the Democrats’ Biggest Mistake
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8/14/2026 3:43 AM
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| The right’s reluctance to gatekeep may be its undoing. |
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Are Political Polls Accurate?
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8/14/2026 3:47 AM
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| We look at recent problems with political polling. |
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Why Europe Keeps Being Pummeled by Heat Waves
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8/14/2026 8:02 AM
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| The whole planet is warming, but changes in weather patterns could help explain why the continent is suffering so many bouts of severe heat. |