May 17, 2026, 4:42 p.m. Eastern time

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Illustration by Jérôme Berthier The Astounding Discovery That Could Link Eastern and Western Medicine The detection of another circulatory system in the human body could have enormous scientific implications. Read more

From our Sunday Magazine

Audio | Graham Platner Thinks a Political Revolution Is Coming The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.  1 HR 17 MIN LISTEN

Why ‘Smart’ Products Have Started to Look Like the Dumb Choice How Wi-Fi-connecting, app-based tech led to a backlash in the name of simplicity.

I Think Someone Is Living in the Storage Unit Next to Mine. What Should I Do? I was so uncomfortable I just threw my things inside and left.

My Sister’s Alcoholism Is Putting Her Grandson at Risk. What Should I Do? He has discovered her unconscious on more than one occasion.

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For Trump, Soaring Prices Test Voters’ Finances and Patience Just months before another election that may hinge on the economy, the war in Iran has sent gas and other goods soaring.

How a Secretive Firm Tried (and Failed) to Fix an Epstein Friend’s Tattered Image Terakeet, a reputation management firm, used online tricks to downplay the friendship of the Goldman Sachs general counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It wasn’t enough.

6 Exercises to Improve Your Coordination These quirky moves will engage your muscles, senses and nervous system all at once.

Snorkeling at Pearl Harbor: Kash Patel’s Travels Add to Focus on Ethical Issues The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.

Thousands of FiveThirtyEight Articles Seemingly Vanish From the Internet The influential polling analysis site was shut down last year, but an earlier archived version, fivethirtyeight.com, had lived on. Now the site is redirecting users to ABC News.

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