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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions. |
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Fed Readies for Momentous Rate Decision
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| The central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, less than two months before the midterm elections. |
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Fed Meeting Will Test Central Bank’s Credibility With Bond Investors
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| If the Fed opts against raising interest rates on Wednesday, investors will probably increase their forecasts for inflation, injecting new turmoil into the government bond market. |
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Why the Fed Might Raise Interest Rates When Borrowing Costs Are Surging
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9/16/2026 2:03 AM
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| Elevated interest rates have raised the cost of mortgages and car loans without dampening consumer spending. |
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Fuel Riots Spread Around the World, and Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel
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9/16/2026 3:01 AM
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| Plus, the Russian businessman who rented an island for Donald Trump Jr. |
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The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| “Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk. |
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The Subtle Sign That A.I. Is Not Yet a National Political Issue
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| A Times/Siena poll shows many voters are still uncertain on the issue, including which party would do a better job on it. |
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Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back
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9/15/2026 6:20 PM
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| The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform he founded were met with an unusual volume of criticism. |
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OpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation
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9/15/2026 9:01 PM
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| The funding round would double the value of the start-up behind ChatGPT and establish it as the world’s most valuable private company. |
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E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both
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9/16/2026 3:44 AM
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| Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump. |
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Global Oil Prices Could Hit Highest Levels in Months After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
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9/16/2026 4:01 AM
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| Estimates vary on how long it could take before a crucial pipeline is repaired, but a prolonged shutdown could push oil prices to their highest levels in months. |
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How 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran
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9/16/2026 2:00 AM
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| The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 paved the way for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East. |
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Houthis Say They Downed a Saudi Fighter Jet and Deny Targeting Mecca
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9/16/2026 1:25 AM
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| The Iran-backed militia in Yemen made its claim hours after a Saudi-led military coalition accused it of firing a drone near the Muslim holy city. |
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John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on ‘Wild Horse Nine’
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9/16/2026 2:00 AM
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| The longtime friends talk about sinister characters and the politics that underpin the C.I.A. story at the heart of their new darkly comic drama, “Wild Horse Nine.” |
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News Helicopter Crash and Bus Accident in Los Angeles Leave at Least 5 Dead
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9/16/2026 3:36 AM
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| The accidents occurred back to back when an S.U.V. broadsided a bus and then a local news helicopter covering the story crashed and burst into flames. |
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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order
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9/15/2026 4:08 PM
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| The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building. |
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Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
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9/15/2026 4:47 PM
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| As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. |
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Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee, to Appear Before Senate
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| Dr. Nicole Saphier is the third nominee for surgeon general, a position that has remained empty since President Trump took office last year. |
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Trump Bars Some South Africans Over Claims of Anti-White Discrimination
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9/16/2026 3:08 AM
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| Washington says South Africa has not done anything to fix what President Trump sees as discrimination. South Africa’s president has called Mr. Trump’s policies racist. |
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Mothers’ Intrusive Thoughts Are Mostly Benign. Lindsay Clancy’s Case Is an Exception.
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| Experts say that after childbirth, intrusive thoughts are common and mostly benign. Lindsay Clancy’s story provides a disturbing exception. |
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Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans
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9/15/2026 5:10 PM
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| His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates. |
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Bo French Faces Backlash Over Posts About University of Texas Students
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| Republican leaders brought Bo French, an anti-Muslim hard-liner, into the fold. Then he attacked Texas football fans. |
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‘You’re Elected to Fight and Kill the Other Side’: How Congress Lost Its Way
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| Members from both parties say the legislative branch has descended into a state of dysfunction in the Trump era. |
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The Election May Be a Snoozefest, but Russians Fear What Could Follow
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9/16/2026 2:03 AM
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| Russians are bracing for what the government might do on the military and economy after a vote that the Kremlin sees as legitimizing its policies. |
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A Corruption Case Spawns Memes and Indignation Among Ukrainians
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9/16/2026 3:37 AM
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| A colorful undercover recording draws attention in a country worried that graft threatens the war effort, and its future. |
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A ‘Shark’ of a Business Editor Steps Down
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| Ellen Pollock, who has spent nearly a decade in charge of the Business desk of The Times, is ready for a new challenge. |
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A 9/11 Story of Grief and Love
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9/14/2026 1:30 PM
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| Katherine Rosman of The Times explored the relationship of a young man and his grandmother, and how they wrestled with grief in very different ways. |
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For Trump, Jews Are Proving to Be a Very Useful Tool
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9/16/2026 2:02 AM
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| Debates about Jews are never just about Jews. |
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What R.F.K. Jr. Gets Wrong — and Right — About Antidepressants
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9/16/2026 2:04 AM
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| What’s missing in the national conversation on mental health medication. |
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Stephen Colbert Returns to Late Night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
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9/16/2026 12:37 AM
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| “People still do these shows?” Colbert said as he sat down for his first late night interview since his show ended. |
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Dario Vitale, Ousted Versace Designer, Lands at Emporio Armani
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9/16/2026 3:10 AM
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| Dario Vitale, whose sole collection with Versace became almost mythic for fashion insiders, is taking on a corner of the Armani empire. |