A nuclear plant''s reactor building left Vermont as 28,000 cubic yards of radioactive concrete bound for a Texas disposal site, and the hole gets filled with 28,000 cubic yards of clean crushed rock from a local quarry, 45 years ahead of the original schedule (news.google.com)
We''re Witnessing the Stock Market Do Something for Only the 3rd Time in 156 Years, and History Is Crystal Clear About What''s Next for Stocks (news.google.com)
Prediction: A Stock Market Crash Is on the Way. Investors Who Do This 1 Thing Can Still Come Out on Top, Based on 155 Years'' Worth of History (news.google.com)
George Soros and other big Democratic donors are putting money into a long-shot Mississippi Senate race for a seat the GOP has safely held for decades (on.wsj.com)
When pigeons invaded a Ford plant in Mexico, managers needed a humane, effective solution. Enter El Charro, a hawk who patrols the facility to keep the birds in line. (on.wsj.com)
OpenAI Agents bombarded a United Nations website with search requests and then used a variety of aggressive techniques to access data on the system in June, according to a research report (on.wsj.com)
Solar projects on federal lands were left in limbo after the president spurned clean energy, but the industry is now growing quickly in states he won in 2024 (on.wsj.com)
Boeing has identified a 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail, prompting concerns about a potential safety risk while planes are landing (on.wsj.com)
Golden Corral scrutinizes buffet waste, marries costly shrimp with cheaper hush puppies and mines data to make money off bottomless offerings (on.wsj.com)
The President vs. the Press - Donald Trump’s behavior cannot be called unexpected at this point. What was noteworthy last week, however, was the way that the media responded. (www.newyorker.com)
“Narrow Escape,” by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The police lieutenant appeared to be writing down exactly what Gleb was telling him, but relying upon completely different words. (www.newyorker.com)
Fiction by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in English for the First Time - A conversation with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s son Ignat Solzhenitsyn. (www.newyorker.com)
Iran’s Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump - After a heated week at the U.N. General Assembly, a new ceasefire proposal came and apparently went. (www.newyorker.com)
Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers - A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died. (www.newyorker.com)
Taryn Simon’s Father Figures - In a new show at the Guggenheim, the artist grapples with patriotism and patriarchy through the long career of an anonymous F.B.I. agent. (www.newyorker.com)
Are Public Spaces Really for the Public? - A group of locals is trying to reclaim city spots for the people—including lobbying to turn vacant lots into gardens and fighting the event venue Guastavino’s over a courtyard. (www.newyorker.com)
The Teen Portraits That Captivated Sofia Coppola - Joseph Szabo’s pictures capture American adolescents’ spontaneous presence and loose-limbed, insouciant grace. (www.newyorker.com)
A Night Living in Penn Station - For the outreach workers trying to place homeless New Yorkers in shelters, each evening presents familiar faces and fresh challenges. (www.newyorker.com)
Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine - The senator uses her seniority in Congress to bring significant resources to her state. Is that enough for voters who hate her party? (www.newyorker.com)
Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics - The entertainment agent and executive talks with David Remnick about his dealings with the President, the tech mogul, and Mohammed bin Salman, and operating within “shades of gray.” (www.newyorker.com)
The New York Film Festival, Week One: Better Late Than Never - This year’s prime offerings include the festival début of an overlooked great director and startling new work by acclaimed filmmakers. (www.newyorker.com)
Min Jin Lee on “American Hagwon,” Her First Novel After the Phenomenon of “Pachinko” - The author talks with David Remnick about leaving corporate law to become a novelist, and making Korean culture and experiences legible to readers around the globe. (www.newyorker.com)
The Predator Catcher Turns Predatory in “Primetime” - A dazzling, wolfish performance from Robert Pattinson anchors Lance Oppenheim’s period piece about the rise and fall of a reality-TV host. (www.newyorker.com)
The Sublime Somi Bridges African and Western Jazz - Also: David Greenspan and Lupita Nyong’o onstage, the found-object art of Narcissister, a Hong Kong-born filmmaker’s exploration of family history, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
“Resident Evil” Is Fun, but Soulless. What Else Could It Be? - Zach Cregger has made a great video-game movie, in part by leaving out the things that make a Zach Cregger movie great. (www.newyorker.com)
The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump - The President’s party, facing a midterm reckoning, is begging for a way out of his Iran-war doom loop. (www.newyorker.com)
Gut Renos of Ionesco and Chekhov - In “Delirium” and “The Cherry Orchard,” experimental directors smash up and rebuild classic plays. (www.newyorker.com)
What Survival Stories Tell Us (and Should We Listen?) - Tales of human resilience in nature bring the thrill of the wild to the comfort of the couch. In our hyper-developed day and age, why do we return to stripped-down tales of survival? (www.newyorker.com)