April 9, 2026, 4:42 p.m. Eastern time

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The New York Times Opinion | How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying The former senator wants to heal the America he’s leaving behind. 1 HR 8 MIN LISTEN | Listen now

From Health

The Mystifying Syndrome That Makes People Spontaneously Drunk D.W.I.s, relationship problems, accusations of secret drinking: Auto-brewery syndrome can wreak havoc on people’s lives and reputations.

Under 40 and Diagnosed With Cancer Hundreds of New York Times readers shared their experiences with early-onset cancers. Here are seven of their stories.

He Suddenly Shuffled When He Walked. Why? The man’s changed gait was the first sign of a serious problem.

Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began. Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts.

How Hyrox Became the Everyday Athlete’s Everest The fitness race has seen massive growth in recent years. What is driving its popularity?

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To Topple the Patriarchy, These Women Have Sex With Vegetables The Polish best seller “Hexes of the Deadwood Forest” is like a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based “Joy of Sex.”

Two Midwesterners Found Their Oasis in the New Mexico Desert With about $350,000 to spend, a couple looked for a home in Albuquerque that could handle their pets, plants, and one serious rock collection.

Opinion | I Studied the Economic Fallout From World War I. This Could Be Worse Than We Expect. Even if this cease-fire holds, the war’s shocks may last for years.

Opinion | Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign The rapid advance of artificial intelligence is happening now.

Hawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter in Attack on Wife Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.

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