NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Stocks Extend Rally and Oil Prices Stabilize as Investor Optimism Grows
Oil prices stabilized and stocks rose on optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a permanent peace deal.
REDSTATE (Jennifer Van Laar) - DNI Gabbard: Zelenskyy 'Whistleblower' Claims Were Part of Effort to 'Manufacture a Conspiracy'
NYTIMES (David Gelles) - Carbon Removal Industry Reels as Microsoft Retreats
Once held up as a key solution to climate change, a field that aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere is struggling to catch on.
NYTIMES (Jenna Russell) - Maine Would Be First State to Pause New Data Centers, if Governor Signs Bill
The Democrat-controlled legislature passed the measure on Tuesday, but Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running for Senate, has yet to say whether she will sign it.
NYTIMES (Tracey Tully) - Democrats Fight to Hold On to Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat
Analilia Mejia, a progressive Democrat, is competing on Thursday in New Jersey against Joe Hathaway, a Republican who has tried to distance himself from President Trump.
NYTIMES (Constant Méheut) - Got $100 Million? Ukraine Has Just the Fertilizer Plant for You.
An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.
NYTIMES (Ruth Igielnik and Ruth Graham) - More Young Men Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ to Them, Poll Finds
“I wanted something new and something traditional and something that felt holy.”
NYTIMES (Mihir Zaveri) - NYC to Spend $4 Billion From Pension Funds on Affordable Homes
The money could jump-start affordable housing projects across the metropolitan region.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - Orban’s Defeat Punctures Europe’s Far Right, but Also Offers It a Road Map
Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary’s authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls?
NYTIMES (Anna Kodé and Vincent Alban) - Inside the Storage Units of Six New Yorkers
In a city of notoriously small apartments, New Yorkers keep their meaningful mementos and quirky collections elsewhere.