- — The Divine Right of Presidents Is a Dangerous Idea
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at 4/19/26 4:00amIt didn’t work out too well for kings, either.- — New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn
- at 4/19/26 3:03amThe new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.
- — Luxury Brands Bet on the Middle East. War Has Damaged Their Plans.
- at 4/19/26 3:03amHigh-end brands such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès are looking to other regions as sales in Persian Gulf nations plummet.
- — Are Democrats Becoming a Party of Tax Cuts?
- at 4/19/26 3:02amAs Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking out.
- — They’re Young. They’re Conservative. And They’re Split Over the War.
- at 4/19/26 3:02amOn college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.
- — In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning
- at 4/19/26 3:02amThe gas-rich Gulf nation is in a state of “strategic shock” after the war dealt a serious blow to its economy, sending ripples around the world.
- — How Gen Z Protests Have Fared Around the World
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at 4/19/26 3:02amOver the past year or so, young people have rallied across continents to oust old-guard governments. What’s happened since? - — Gen Z Looks to Nepal as a Test Case of Its Hopes
- at 4/19/26 3:01amMany youth-led protests around the world have failed to bring meaningful change. But in Nepal, a new government is promising to do things differently.
- — Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.
- at 4/19/26 3:00amThe attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.
- — Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric
- at 4/19/26 3:00amSome Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.
- — With Trump Novices, Can the U.S. Win the ‘Art Olympics’?
- at 4/19/26 3:00amAfter the State Department overhauled the process for choosing an artist for the Venice Biennale, it gave control to a woman who previously owned a pet food store.
- — The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming
- at 4/19/26 12:58amFew people experience lucid dreams, yet those who do are able to appreciate as much asleep as the rest of us do awake.
- — Mamdani and Obama Lead Preschool Singalong to Promote Free Child Care
- at 4/18/26 5:59pmIn their first public appearance together, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama met up for some joking and singing on Saturday at a Bronx child care center.
- — Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility
- at 4/18/26 5:40pmSome 1,000 protesters tried to storm a private breeding and lab facility in Wisconsin in an effort to steal thousands of beagles that are bred for medical experimentation.
- — New York’s Anti-Rich Current Reaches Apex With Second-Home Tax Plan
- at 4/18/26 4:34pmWith a new tax proposal, the threat of a building workers’ strike and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s shunning of the Met Gala, the city’s wealth gap was on full display.
- — Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery
- at 4/18/26 2:43pmIt was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.
- — U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms
- at 4/18/26 2:17pmThe delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.
- — Activists Urge Boycott of ‘Bezos Met Gala’ With Posters Around NYC
- at 4/18/26 10:50amA guerrilla activist group is covering New York with posters criticizing the billionaire Jeff Bezos’ involvement in the event, a fund-raiser for the Metropolitan Museum.
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