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OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Cloud Computing Deal With Amazon

By: Cade Metz
3 November 2025 at 22:25
After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is teaming up with the world’s largest cloud computing company.

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Last week, Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated their contract so that OpenAI is free to buy services from any cloud computing company without Microsoft’s approval.

Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation

3 November 2025 at 22:38
Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.

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The brisk theft at the Louvre — which took place in less than 10 minutes — happened in broad daylight with visitors and museum attendants initially present in the gallery.

Torre dei Conti Partially Collapses in Rome, Trapping Worker Under Rubble

Rescue workers were trying to remove the man from the debris at the medieval tower, but said it was a dangerous operation. Another man was seriously injured in the collapse.

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Dust rose during a second collapse at the tower on Monday.

The Economic and Legal Case Against Trump’s Tariffs

A key part of the president’s trade policy faces scrutiny by the Supreme Court this week, with huge implications for business.

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Investors and the business world have been on edge about President Trump’s tariffs before a big legal showdown this week at the Supreme Court.

Kimberly-Clark to Buy Tylenol Maker Kenvue for $40 Billion

The owner of Kleenex and Huggies will acquire the company that has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that a common pain reliever is linked to autism.

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Kenvue, which was spun off from Johnson & Johnson, owns Tylenol, Johnson’s Baby, Listerine, Band-Aid and many other brands.

The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update

Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.

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Among the most high-profile elections on Tuesday is the mayor’s race in New York City. The rise of 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has demonstrated the left’s appetite for fresh faces and new ideas.

N.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days

As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.

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Former President Barack Obama, speaking in support of Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, said her victory would set a “glorious example.”

Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power

3 November 2025 at 21:52
The justices face a so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

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Experts say the case is a tossup that poses difficult considerations for the justices, made all the more tense by President Trump’s efforts to personalize the dispute.

The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid

3 November 2025 at 18:00
One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress’s vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go.

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Furniture, files and equipment at a medical site in Johannesburg, after cuts to U.S. foreign aid led to its closure in February.

In Redistricting Battles, Here’s How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring

President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.

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Retaining control of the House of Representatives during next year’s midterm elections is one of President Trump’s priorities.

The Nationwide Battle Over Electoral Maps

What began with Texas drawing what could be five new Republican districts in the House of Representatives at President Trump’s behest has spiraled into a nationwide redistricting race. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter covering national politics, gives an overview.

Moon Duchin on the Math of Gerrymandering

3 November 2025 at 18:00
Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.

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Moon Duchin, who leads the University of Chicago’s Data and Democracy Lab, explores how math can help solve gerrymandering and improve electoral systems.

Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats’ Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms

3 November 2025 at 18:02
Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California at a rally for Proposition 50 in Los Angeles on Saturday.

‘Political Scores’ Use Reams of Data to Predict Your Vote

3 November 2025 at 18:00
Meet Mark Grebner, the Michigan statistician who helped pioneer the science of predicting whether someone will vote Republican or Democratic.

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Mark Grebner, at his home office in East Lansing, Mich., earlier this month.

These 5 Key Voting Groups Could Decide the Mayor’s Race

From religion to race, age to ethnicity, pockets of New Yorkers represent key blocs that can unlock tens of thousands of votes in a citywide race.

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Four times as many people voted early this year as in the last mayoral election.

N.J. Democrats Hope Early Vote Advantage Is Enough as Race Enters Last Days

As a close race for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli comes to a close, the two campaigns were reading the tea leaves and pulling out the stops.

© Bryan Anselm for The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama, speaking in support of Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, said her victory would set a “glorious example.”

‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts

New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.

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In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace

3 November 2025 at 18:27
A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

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Israelis attend a rally on Saturday in Tel Aviv to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

Control of Tesla Is at Stake in Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Plan

3 November 2025 at 18:01
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.

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Elon Musk and his critics agree on one thing: The compensation fight is about how much influence he has over Tesla.

How the Interborough Express Could Transform New York

31 October 2025 at 17:00
The new light-rail train, linking Queens and Brooklyn, would signal a shift in the city’s center of gravity, toward one less tethered to the office towers of Midtown.

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Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave

3 November 2025 at 18:00
The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

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India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup

3 November 2025 at 15:01
A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.

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Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on India’s national women’s cricket team celebrate their win, right after midnight on Monday, in Mumbai, India.

Judge Extends Block of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland

3 November 2025 at 13:18
A judge in Oregon said she would issue a final ruling on the matter by Friday. But she suggested that she would ultimately make the block permanent.

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Federal officers moving a crowd of protesters in front of an ICE detention center in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 12.

How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship in Venezuela

3 November 2025 at 16:20
Venezuela’s president has built a system in which the only people who can truly tear down his dictatorship are the ones with the most to lose from its demise.

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