Wirecutter's favorite checked luggage easily holds two weeks’ worth of clothes, and it looks and feels fantastic. And it comes with a limited lifetime warranty against airline damage. nyti.ms/4yOJIPk
nyti.msThe Best Suitcases for CheckingAfter researching 31 models, we found that Travelpro Platinum Elite 25″ Expandable Spinner is the best suitcase for most travelers who check bags.
To help raise money for their marmot research after losing federal funding, a team of scientists started “OnlyMarms” — a free, G-rated account of cute videos that collects money through tips. nyti.ms/4fAfAOB
How you treat your body and brain in your midlife years, loosely defined as 40 to 60, can hugely influence how you age in the decades to come.
nyti.ms9 Things Experts Wish You’d Do in Midlife to Increase LongevityHow you care for yourself at this life stage matters a lot for your later years.
Mark Zuckerberg took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”
nyti.msMark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. PowerIn an interview, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”
Gov. Larry Rhoden of South Dakota beat back a primary challenge and clinched the Republican nomination for a full term.
nyti.msSouth Dakota Governor Seeking Full Term Clinches G.O.P. NominationGov. Larry Rhoden, who ascended to the office last year when Kristi Noem left for the Trump cabinet, overcame a large Republican primary field and won a runoff election.
As tech devices get more expensive, Apple is introducing a way to reduce sticker shock with a new program that allows customers to spread out the high price. The company is partnering with Klarna to let buyers lease an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac. Here's how it works.
nyti.msApple Now Lets You Lease Devices. Here’s How It Works.
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"Even if democracy eventually prevails inside the United States, America’s old friends will wonder whether Trumpism permanently reshaped Washington’s relationship with the rest of the world," Chrystia Freeland, a former Canadian deputy prime minister, writes.
nyti.msOpinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
"Every year, this is a fantastic dish." This tart is best enjoyed straight out of the oven, at its flaky prime, but it’s also great at room temperature, or even cold, devoured directly from the fridge. nyti.ms/4vSwzls
nyti.msRoasted Tomato Tart With Ricotta and Pesto Recipe • 5★Save those wider-than-tall, about-to-burst tomatoes for slicing and showering with flaky sea salt. For this recipe, you want smaller, sturdier varieties like kumato, Campari or petite heirlooms.
From @theathletic.com: The British Olympic legend Adam Ramsay-Peaty has found himself at the center of a very public and very personal family drama that has made him the fodder of celebrity gossip columns.
nyti.msAdam Ramsay-Peaty, a name-change and a swimming GOAT’s celebrity family feudThe British Olympic legend has found himself at the centre of very personal, and painful, family tensions
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the U.S. with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
nyti.msA U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas at airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and interviews with immigration lawyers. nyti.ms/45r7OBZ
Aquariums across the U.S. and Spain are working to relocate 30 whales from a shuttered aquatic park in Canada. Six of 30 beluga whales were airlifted to facilities in Chicago and San Antonio, with others scheduled to depart in the next coming months.
nyti.msAquariums Are Relocating 30 Beluga Whales in ‘Unprecedented’ RescueRelocating the whales from a closed marine attraction in Canada to aquariums in the United States and Spain requires coordination, permits and a police escort.
Breaking News: Mitch McConnell extended his Senate leave, as doctors said he was not “medically cleared” to return after a fall last month.
nyti.msMcConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State PicnicA new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City will announce on Monday that the five, city-owned grocery stores will provide a 30% discount on produce, meat, bread and milk.
nyti.msMamdani’s Grocery Stores Will Offer 30 Percent Discount on Some ProductsMayor Zohran Mamdani’s five city-owned grocery stores will provide a 30 percent discount on produce, meat, bread and milk.
Nearly a week into devastating wildfires in France, officials said that firefighters had encountered a pyrocumulonimbus — a “fire cloud,” or a thundercloud created by intense heat. The phenomenon can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said. Here's what to know.
nyti.msHeat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or PyrocumulonimbusA pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.
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“LGBTQ Ukrainian soldiers can risk their lives for the state, but if they are wounded or killed, the partners who love them are legal strangers in the eyes of that state,” Alex Averbuch writes.
nyti.msOpinion | Ukraine’s L.G.B.T.Q. Soldiers Are Still Fighting and Still WaitingThe legal gap for gay Ukrainians has always been unbearable. Then the war with Russia seemed to make the disparity untenable. But the gap remains.
In 2017, most of the revenue President Trump’s businesses generated came from his domestic golf and real estate portfolio. By the first year of his second term, his business holdings had transformed and expanded in areas where he wields immense power. Take a closer look. trib.al/313eKiF
The last person Jeffrey Epstein called before his death in 2019 was Karyna Shuliak. The 37-year-old dentist, who had a years-long relationship with Epstein, has been trying to blend into obscurity since then. She could inherit millions from his estate, records show.
trib.alMeet Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend, Who Stands to Inherit Much of His EstateKaryna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.
“It’s kind of like a little family reunion.” A new type of event aims to forge connection despite hectic schedules, exhaustion and a plethora of other social options.
nyti.msMaking New Friends Is Hard. These Social Clubs Want to Make It Easier.A new type of event aims to forge connection despite hectic schedules, exhaustion and a plethora of other social options.
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