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Oct 2, 2026 - World

Saudis plan major offensive against the Houthis, but U.S. won't join for now

A view of Bab al-Mandeb Strait after it was captured by fighters of Yemen's Houthi group on September 09, 2026 in Taiz, Yemen.
Updated Oct 2, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge

A woman wears a straw hat and glasses while holding a sign that reads "NO WALL PROTECT BIG BEND."

Christa Pike survived lethal injection. How your state carries out executions

GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race a month early

Illustration of a voting booth surrounded by crumpled hundred-dollar bills.

Senate crushes House on congressional work days

House Democrats want to win big. It could cost them.

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Oct 2, 2026 - World

Lula v. Bolsonaro: Brazil election unfolds in Trump's shadow

Split image of two older men: left, white-haired man with a beard in a dark suit and blue shirt; right, gray-haired man in a dark suit with a red tie and flag pin.

The AI deepfake election is starting to get litigious

Illustration of a glitching, distorted VOTE button
Updated Oct 2, 2026 - Technology

Trump expected to tap DNI Jay Clayton for AI czar

A man with brown hair who is wearing a blue suit jacket, a white collared shirt and a tie, looks on while sitting at a desk during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

"Algorithms lack the spark": Pope Leo XIV calls on church to ally with artists against AI

Pope Leo XIV leads a rosary prayer at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens.

What to watch in the Supreme Court's big climate case

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Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: AI's existential legal crisis

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Oct 2, 2026 - Business

Inside the AI industry's grassroots rebellion

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Oct 2, 2026 - World

Why Washington and Tehran keep talking past each other

Photo illustration of a collage featuring a divided frame with nested rectangles, which contain images of a U.S. aircraft carrier and fighter jet, and a civilian ship, in the Strait of Hormuz, and Masoud Pezeshkian and Donald Trump.

"Strange bedfellows": Bernie Sanders, Florida Dems and a benchmark $250k donation

Bernie Sanders and Angie Nixon in split-screen photos.
Oct 2, 2026 - Business

Wikimedia's CEO on the AI traffic armageddon

Bernadette Meehan speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 22, 2026 in New York City.
Oct 1, 2026 - World

Scoop: U.S. sent more Patriots to protect Saudi, Qatari energy sites

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