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Editor’s letter

Kimmel returns after a free-speech showdown

What next?

Trump promotes an unproven Tylenol-autism link…

…and lashes out at the United Nations

Trump: Demanding the prosecution of his political foes

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Why Apatow dropped out of college

Pouring drinks for dissidents

Borg’s years of self-destruction

In the news

King Bibi

Race-blind for students but not migrants

Congress surrenders its war powers

Trump’s corruption harms us all

Viewpoint

It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids

Why we can’t import a U.S. culture war

Still part of this hemisphere

Alliances: Saudi Arabia joins with nuclear-armed Pakistan

How they see us: America abandons its First Amendment

Tell the kids to make their own beds

A first lady compelled to prove her sex

Noted

TikTok: A little help from Trump’s friends

Antifa: A useful right-wing bogeyman?

Kirk memorial: Scenes of forgiveness and fury

Shutdown: Democrats stand firm, at a cost

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Risky childhoods: Growing up in the chatbot age

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Kissing bug disease is here to stay

Why the tundra explodes

Dating dino eggs

Sounding sincerely sorry

The wonder of octopus arms

All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation • Book of the week

Buckeye • Novel of the week

Mother Mary Come to Me

Best books…chosen by Lou Berney

Also of interest…in actors’ lives

Reality Winner • Author of the week

Sixties Surreal • Exhibit of the week

Cardi B • Am I the Drama?

Wednesday • Bleeds

AI’s new pop star

One Battle After Another

Eleanor the Great

Art

Streaming tips • Robert Redford’s finest performances

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Lost Bus • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Celebrating rare Asian cuisines

Butter-braised tomato soup • Recipe of the week

Rioja: Spain’s gem

2026 Ram 1500 Hemi V-8: What the critics say

The best of…design-forward workout gear

Tip of the week… • A microbiologist’s kitchen rules

Best apps… • For cloud storage service

This week: Homes under $1 million

The bottom line

Megadeals: Nvidia backs OpenAI with $100B

Economy: Fed pick pushes deep cuts to interest rates

Retail chains find virtues in caffeine

Earnings: Trump backs cutting quarterly reports

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Hot ticket: Trump’s $100,000 H-1B plan

A robo-trading pioneer bets on humans

Can a foreign buyer save Corn Flakes?

The Hollywood icon who founded the Sundance Film Festival • Robert Redford 1936–2025

The reviewer who took Olive Garden seriously • Marilyn Hagerty 1926–2025

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