A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.

How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress

As the city upgrades to 5G wireless, the streetscape is changing. Not everyone is impressed.

What Are Those Mysterious New Towers Looming Over New York’s Sidewalks?

In this polarized climate, hundreds of Americans told us they agree on one thing: Campaigns must stop spamming voters’ phones with unwanted political texts.

Fed Up With Political Text Messages? Read On.

Keegan doesn’t write much, or publish often. But when she does, critics, readers and booksellers take notice.

Claire Keegan Harnesses the Power in Brevity

The video platform said it had limited the spread of misinformation ahead of Election Day, but new research showed that false narratives continued to slip through.

YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say

For Carolyn Broe and her family, the 2022 midterms have unfolded the way they have for countless others: with great bitterness and turbulence.

Family Ties. Political Divisions.

Ask the founders of Roman and Williams, who for two decades have designed homes, hotels, restaurants, clubs, galleries, stores, furniture — even birdhouses — bathed in a luxe patina.

What Makes a Room Unforgettable?

As the midterms come to a close, the establishment politics of the two most recent Democratic presidents met the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.

3 Presidents Swoop Into Pennsylvania, in a Clash That Transcends 2022

Within hours of the brutal attack last week on Paul Pelosi, Republican officials and media figures began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic — about what had happened.

How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack

The answer has little to do with the merits of bathtubs and more to do with how long you plan to stay in your home.

I Want to Rip Out the Tub in My Bathroom. Will That Hurt Resale Value?

Scientists are studying how the argonaut octopus evolved the ability to produce a floating shell-like structure to care for its offspring.

It Looks Like a Shell, but an Octopus and 40,000 Eggs Live Inside

Jackie Faherty is a people person, but the sky is a “familiar and safe friend,” too.

How an Astrophysicist Spends Her Sundays

The G.O.P. and corporate America, longtime allies, are showing signs of a breakup — which recent polls suggest will likely play out with a Republican House.

What Will the Midterms Mean for Big Business?

Many flew over the Capitol cuckoo’s nest.

The Marjorie Taylor Greene-ing of America

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: Worries Rise, and Wrecks Emerge, as a River Dries Up

A guide to the biggest questions heading into Election Day.

‘The Run-Up’ Podcast Explains the Midterm Elections

It’s annual enrollment season once again. Here’s a look at the pros and cons of the two approaches to health insurance.

Medicare Advantage or Just Medicare?

Can liberalism adapt itself to what reality is asking?

In 2022, Reality Has a Conservative Bias

Both nations had presidents who attacked their elections. But their responses — and the aftermaths — were much different.

What Can U.S. Democracy Learn From Brazil?

Rob Simmelkjaer was a top executive at ESPN and worked on air at NBC. As he prepares to take over New York Road Runners, he wants new races and to promote running as a tool for improving mental health.

Catching Up With the Next Leader of the New York City Marathon

For the first time in decades, the race for governor in New York is competitive. Here’s what you need to know.

Questions for Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin

Itaewon was popular for its diversity and nightlife. A week after a disaster killed more than 150 young people there, the neighborhood is a monument of grief.

A Vibrant Refuge in Seoul Goes Quiet After Deadly Crowd Crush

Tensions further escalated on the divided peninsula, with Washington deploying supersonic B-1B bombers for the first time in years as part of a military exercise.

North Korea Launches More Missiles, and U.S. Bombers Fly Over the South

To win election, Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies harnessed perceived threats to Israel’s Jewish identity after ethnic unrest last year and the subsequent inclusion of Arab lawmakers in the government.

Far Right’s Rise in Israel Driven by Anxiety and Fear

Two men displaced from Syria as civil war gripped their country spent a decade living in limbo in Ukraine. But when war came to them again, they were forced to leave, eventually making their way to London.

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YouTube May Have Misinformation Blind Spots, Researchers Say

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