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Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France
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October 6, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base

According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France

Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.

In a Major Boost for the Right, Another Bolsonaro Nears Brazil’s Presidency

Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.

World

Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve

Evacuation is almost impossible and food is running out in Russian-occupied Oleshky, a city menaced by mines and drones.

‘No Help’: Aid Arrived Too Late as Ebola Spread in a Congolese Town

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As Japan’s Population Shrinks, a City Is Accused of Padding Census Numbers

The police are investigating how about 3,000 nonexistent residents were added to official data for Toyama.

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U.S.

Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood

The Pentagon said that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who carried out the deadliest mass shooting at an American military base, would be executed by firing squad.

They Argued About Trump at a Dog Park. Then They Pulled Their Guns.

What happened between two dog owners one April afternoon in Ohio will soon be scrutinized by a judge and jury as both men grapple with the consequences.

Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe

The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera.

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Politics

This High-Profile Campaign May Be the Ugliest in the Country

The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as a drunk.

Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads

The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.

Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028.

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Business

The Hidden Policies That Power China’s Export Boom

Huge tax breaks and a weak currency sustain exports, widen the government budget deficit and complicate the country’s efforts to rebalance its economy.

War Is Forcing the World to Reckon With Geography’s Power

Trade blockages in the Persian Gulf have reminded the world that there are forces as great as or greater than technology and globalization.

Trump Allows Cheaper, Dyed Diesel to Be Used in Nonfarm Vehicles

In Nebraska, President Trump signed an executive order to waive an off-road requirement for the fuel, which is exempt from the federal highway tax.

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Technology

High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed.

Rising borrowing costs are taking a toll on households and businesses. But they are doing little to dampen enthusiasm for investments in A.I. infrastructure, which are contributing to inflation.

Why A.I. Food Slop Looks So Gross

Is anything even real anymore?

The Humanoid Robot Future Has Arrived at a South Korean Park. Sort of.

I went to Galaxy Robot Park in Seoul to see how we might one day live with robots. It was part cutting-edge technology, part theatrics.

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New York

Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York

The state has had 108 cases this year, the most since 2019. The declaration comes amid a national resurgence of the highly contagious viral illness.

How Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault

The powerful anesthetic has gained popularity as a party drug, including among a certain social set on the university’s campus.

Thousands Gather at Cornell in a Peaceful but Angry Protest

In the first large gathering on campus since revelations about sexual assault allegations, students and faculty members convened outside an administration building that had been the target of vandalism overnight.

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Arts

He Made the Year’s Most Divisive Movie. That’s the Point.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu knows that “Digger” is polarizing. “I prefer that to the lukewarm reception,” he says of the climate-change satire with Tom Cruise.

Christopher Jackson Still Has Something to Prove in ‘Hamilton’

The actor, now 51, is reprising his Tony-nominated role on Broadway, as an older, wiser Washington.

LL Cool J Makes His Way Back Home With ‘NCIS: New York’

The veteran rapper and actor reprises his longtime “NCIS: Los Angeles” role of Sam Hanna for the procedural’s new spinoff.