NYT > Arts · Culture
Julia Garner Would Rather Be Someone Else
The actor is known for disappearing into difficult roles. Her latest transformation is in “The Altruists,” a series about the jailed crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
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NYT > World News · Mexico, NY
MEXICO CITY
Mexico has cooperated to significantly slow the flow of migrants. The new White House chief of staff insists it is not enough.
NYT > New York · Local
The Boss, the Bribe and the Newspaper That Couldn’t Be Bought
Boss Tweed used New York as a personal piggy bank. The Times brought him down, ushering in a new era of muckraking journalism.
NYT > Arts · Culture
Can Music Build Empathy? Silkroad’s Mission Is to Prove It Can
The sprawling global musical collective founded by Yo-Yo Ma, now led by Rhiannon Giddens, is 25 years old. Its mission, the artists say, is more urgent than ever.
Martinsville Bulletin · Stuart, VA
Patrick supervisors to consider Mayo River agreement, laptop purchase
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors will review a landowners agreement involving the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Town of Stuart related to the Mayo River at its upcoming meeting, though details and terms of the agreement remain undisclosed…
Grand Island Independent · Lincoln, NE
For Bennett Martin staff, work to preserve words of Nebraska authors will continue in new location
Thousands of Nebraska authors have a home in Lincoln's Heritage Room. Soon, their works will have a new address — and a more prominent place in the library.
NPR Topics: Technology · Technology
Why is Google cutting off Search from AI-free schools? Here are some theories
The forthcoming move has left some parents and educators frustrated and wondering about the company's motivations. (Image credit: Don Ryan/AP)
NPR Topics: National · U.S.
These two voter turnout trends explain what happened across the South in the election
In six states across the Deep South, a drastic swing to the left this election was driven by high Black voter turnout and compounded by a sharp decline in voting rates across Republican-heavy areas. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
NPR Topics: National · U.S.
Why even a fraction of a degree can escalate climate change impacts
Countries are not meeting their goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. How much hotter the planet gets makes a profound difference for the impacts the world could see. (Image credit: Sirachai Arunrugstichai)
NPR Topics: Health · Health
Fed up with the healthcare industry, this red state capped insulin prices for patients
Republicans and Democrats in North Dakota worked together to limit what people with diabetes have to pay for insulin, joining a growing bipartisan push across the country to protect patients.
NPR Topics: Culture · Culture
Hop in: We're taking a pop culture road trip on Route 66
Route 66 is celebrating 100 years of being the country's most famous highway. This icon of American culture passes through eight states — and has shown up for decades in movies, books, music and art. (Image credit: Eric Baradat)
NPR Topics: Business · Business
SpaceX's giant rocket may leave NASA in the dust
As it races to develop its new massive rocket, the space launch company is preparing to retire NASA's main ride to the International Space Station. (Image credit: Eric Gay)
NPR Topics: Culture · Culture
Rosalía and Milo J take top awards as Daddy Yankee is paid tribute at Latin Grammys
The night was filled with music and surprises. Rosalía opened the show with medley of tracks and elaborate dancing, and Milo J appeared with a colorful Uruguayan theatrical ensemble. (Image credit: Kevin Winter)
WSJ.com: US Business · Business
Aviva Sees Outlook on Track After Insurance Premiums, Wealth Inflows Rise
The insurer reported a rise in premiums and a 29% increase in wealth net inflows compared with the year-earlier period.
Skardu Times · Local
Nishat Group agrees to explore investment in Pakistan's proposed new port
Maritime Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry met group chairman Mian Muhammad Mansha; the ministry statement gave no investment figure, port location or timeline.
Skardu Times · Local
Japan grants US$4.3 million for polio vaccines in Pakistan
The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative will use the money to buy more than 28 million doses for campaigns in 2027.
Al-Monitor · Local
IAEA increasingly concerned about Iranian enrichment plant, its report says
VIENNA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN nuclear watchdog is "increasingly concerned" about a uranium-enrichment plant at Isfahan that Iran declared to it last year but has still not let the watchdog inspect, it said in a confidential report on Iran on Friday seen by Reuters. Iran has not let International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors return to any of its nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States in a 12-day campaign in June last year that destroyed or badly damaged Iran's other uranium enrichment plants, the heart of its nuclear programme.
Al-Monitor · Local
Six-year-old Gaza burn victim caught in Israeli dispute over aid
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The excruciating burns run around the side of Masa Yassin's tiny face, behind her ear, over her scalp and down her neck. Since her family's tent burst into flames when a nearby cooking gas tank exploded in July, part of the 6-year-old girl's treatment has been a clear plastic 3D-printed mask, which helps manage swelling and control the scars on her face.
NYT > World News · World
The U.S.-Israel Relationship Is Broken. Here’s How Eisenkot Could Fix It.
Former Israeli and U.S. ambassadors, lawmakers and analysts largely agree on steps Gadi Eisenkot could take if he becomes prime minister. But they are risky.
Statesville Record & Landmark · Local
Former state Rep. Jason Saine, nonprofit director indicted in Greater Carolina investigation
A North Carolina grand jury has returned felony indictments against former state Rep. Jason Saine and the director of a nonprofit he helped found that took him and other lawmakers on bourbon trips in 2022 and 2024, District Attorney Lorrin…
NPR Topics: Technology · Technology
Microsoft investigating widespread outage that took email and other apps offline
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Andrew Couts of WIRED about a widespread outage of Microsoft products that has disrupted the life and work of thousands of people.
NPR Topics: National · Moriarty, NM
'It was an adventure': Brothers remember growing up in an original Route 66 motel
The Sunset Motel in Moriarty, New Mexico, is the last original Route 66 motel owned and operated by the family that built it.
WSJ.com: US Business · Business
Global Oil Market Set to Return to Surplus as Gulf Exports Recover, IEA Says
The global oil market is expected to return to a surplus in the final quarter of this year for the first time since the outbreak of the Iran war, the International Energy Agency said.
Grand Island Independent · Local
Cousins back in Minnesota
Kirk Cousins returned to his comfort zone with no time to exhale as he hits the ground with the Minnesota Vikings in the midst of a tight NFC North race with the Packers up next on Sunday.