NYTIMES (Maria Varenikova) - Ukraine, Short on Troops, Is Turning to Robots to Help Its War Efforts
Ukraine is using unmanned ground vehicles armed with bombs, guns or rockets to carry out attacks and keep its soldiers out of harm’s way.
NYTIMES (Dani Blum) - Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack
The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.
NYTIMES (Vivian Nereim) - A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism
A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.
NYTIMES (Kate Zernike) - Big Names Wait in the Wings as Virginians Decide Their House Maps
With Virginians voting Tuesday to accept or reject redistricting, candidates from both parties await the voters’ judgment to decide whether — or where — to run for Congress.
NYTIMES (Nate Cohn) - Why a Democratic Senate, Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility
Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Starmer to Address UK Lawmakers on Mandelson Vetting
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address British lawmakers on Monday after it emerged that Peter Mandelson, his onetime ambassador to the United States, was rejected for top security clearances.
NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault and Debra Kamin) - Epstein Wanted Connections at Harvard. Files Show Many Faculty Members Were Happy to Help.
New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.
NYTIMES (Michael M. Grynbaum) - The President Is Coming to the White House Correspondent’s Dinner
A president who relishes attacking the news media is set to break his boycott of an event celebrating the news media. What could go wrong?
NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - Why Gas Prices Go Up Fast and Take So Long to Fall
Fuel station owners take some of the hit for consumers when oil prices surge. On the way down, they try to get their money back.
NYTIMES (Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Sutton Raphael and Stephanie Swart) - Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller
Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.