Misery Loves Company? Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Hits a Nerve.

Movies that are major downers, it turns out, are a big film festival draw. “Sometimes the world is such that you just need to wallow a little bit.”

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Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85

Mr. White mined his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in dozens of books and hundreds of articles and essays.

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President Trump’s New Portrait: This Time He’s in Full Frame

The official photograph of the president’s second term has the gloss of his 1980s architecture, but its A.I.-like haze is pure 2025.

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Brown Disciplined a Student Who Asked Questions in the Style of Elon Musk and DOGE

A conservative student newspaper had DOGE-style questions about the work of Brown University staff. Its writers were summoned to disciplinary hearings.

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Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Calls U.S. Nuclear Deal Proposal ‘Nonsense’

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that abandoning uranium enrichment would be against Iran’s interests.

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Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say.

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As Trump’s Tariffs Nudge Canada Toward Free Interprovincial Trade, Gerard Comeau Gets His Revenge

Gerard Comeau fought back after being fined for bringing too much beer into his province. He lost the battle, but may yet win the war.

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Israeli-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Close Temporarily After Deadly Shootings

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it was working to improve operations, a day after the Red Cross said at least 27 Palestinians were killed near a distribution center.

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Why South Korea’s New Leader Name Checked North Korea but Not China

Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with China and the United States.

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As Trump Wavers, Europe Is More Optimistic About Defending Ukraine

Europe has the money and the artillery shells, but key U.S. capabilities like operational intelligence and air defense would be difficult to replace.

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