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For Japan’s Young Singles, Romance Gets a Corporate Middleman www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/b...
A generation exhausted by dating apps is embracing a corporate reinvention of traditional matchmaking, fueling an industry that promises a fast track to marriage.
For Japan’s Young Singles, Romance Gets a Corporate Middleman
A generation exhausted by dating apps is embracing a corporate reinvention of traditional matchmaking, fueling an industry that promises a fast track to marriage.
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October 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Japanese Airport That Doesn’t Lose Bags www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Kansai International Airport, which is located near Osaka, Japan, hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened in 1994. .
Video: The Japanese Airport That Doesn’t Lose Bags
Kansai International Airport, which is located near Osaka, Japan, hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened in 1994. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, visited the airport to unde...
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October 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Messy Dispute Over Fares That Could Cut Off Mackinac Island www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
Nearly everyone who arrives on Mackinac Island, a summer refuge in the Great Lakes, comes by ferry. A dispute has threatened that service.
The Messy Dispute Over Fares That Could Cut Off Mackinac Island
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October 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Can Robots Save an Aging Japan? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/w...
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
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October 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
$1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon Makes History www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
The gift from Phil Knight, the Nike co-founder, is the largest known donation to a flagship university. It will fund a new engineering college.
$1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon Makes History
The gift from Phil Knight, the Nike co-founder, is the largest known donation to a flagship university. It will fund a new engineering college.
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September 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Ospreys are disappearing along the East Coast. Scientists think they know why.

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Ospreys are disappearing along the East Coast. Scientists think they know why.
At the center of a widening crisis for one of the nation's great wildlife comebacks is a fish most Americans would hardly recognize.
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September 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Want better coffee at home? Avoid these 5 common mistakes.

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Column | Want better coffee at home? Avoid these 5 common mistakes.
Changing these bad habits can help you extract the best flavors from your increasingly pricey coffee beans.
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September 26, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Gen Z-ers Dress Like They’ve Never Worn Clothes Before www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...
Opinion | Gen Z-ers Dress Like They’ve Never Worn Clothes Before
It used to be that you could tell goths from preps by the look of them.
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September 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.
Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55
She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
A Spectacular Theodore Roosevelt Library Deep in the Badlands www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/a...
An inventive $450 million center devoted to Roosevelt, who died in 1919, blends in with the natural beauty of North Dakota and celebrates conservation.
A Spectacular Theodore Roosevelt Library Deep in the Badlands
An inventive $450 million center devoted to Roosevelt, who died in 1919, blends in with the natural beauty of North Dakota and celebrates conservation.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/s...
A German scientist, he developed a process for turning corpses into posable figures. His shows drew millions of visitors, and many detractors.
Gunther von Hagens, Creator of Polarizing ‘Body Worlds’ Exhibits, Dies at 81
A German scientist, he developed a process for turning corpses into posable figures. His shows drew millions of visitors, and many detractors.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Cuban Throwing Parties to Fight for Political Change www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...

David González has suddenly become the host of Havana’s hottest parties amid its energy crisis. Can he turn them into a movement?
The Cuban Throwing Parties to Fight for Political Change
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September 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/w...
The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.
Mexico’s President Unveils Plan to Fight Seaweed That Is Choking Beaches
The seaweed — a stinky, brown algae known as sargassum — has plagued Mexico and the broader region for more than a decade, but this year’s forecast is setting records.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Honey, Call the Bee Vet! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/s...
Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.
Honey, Call the Bee Vet!
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September 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Geraldine de Haas, the ‘First Lady’ of Chicago Jazz, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/a...

After a successful singing career, she led the revival of jazz in the Windy City in the 1970s and ’80s, organizing festivals and concert series.
Geraldine de Haas, the ‘First Lady’ of Chicago Jazz, Dies at 91
After a successful singing career, she led the revival of jazz in the Windy City in the 1970s and ’80s, organizing festivals and concert series.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/w...

Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.
He Transformed His Spanish Hometown. Did He Also Spoil It?
Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Overlooked No More: Barbara Rubin, Teenage Filmmaker at the Heart of New York’s Underground www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/o...
She made the landmark underground film “Christmas on Earth,” and helped bring together artists like Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan.
Overlooked No More: Barbara Rubin, Teenage Filmmaker at the Heart of New York’s Underground
She made the landmark underground film “Christmas on Earth,” and helped bring together artists like Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Women Are Too Controlling, She Wrote. Her Message Still Resonates. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
The message in “The Surrendered Wife,” the best-selling book by Laura Doyle, was provocative. Many women credit it with saving their marriages.
Women Are Too Controlling, She Wrote. Her Message Still Resonates.
The message in “The Surrendered Wife,” the best-selling book by Laura Doyle, was provocative. Many women credit it with saving their marriages.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Ma Rainey, Mother of More Than Just Blues, Comes Alive on New Release www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/a...
Working from archives and private collections, engineers restored notes and uncovered previously unheard details for a compilation that displays Rainey’s wide-ranging impact.
Ma Rainey, Mother of More Than Just Blues, Comes Alive on New Release
Working from archives and private collections, engineers restored notes and uncovered previously unheard details for a compilation that displays Rainey’s wide-ranging impact.
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September 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Open in December www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/a...
The museum, designed by Frank Gehry for the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will show art from the 1960s to the present.
Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Open in December
The museum, designed by Frank Gehry for the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will show art from the 1960s to the present.
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September 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
He Helped China Repress Uyghurs. He Says He’s a Victim, Too. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum
He Helped China Repress Uyghurs. He Says He’s a Victim, Too.
After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.
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September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
4 Prompts That Can Tell You What Chatbots Really Know About You www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/t...
It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
4 Prompts That Can Tell You What Chatbots Really Know About You
It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
The Roller Skater Trying to Reframe the History of Farmworker Rights www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.
The Roller Skater Trying to Reframe the History of Farmworker Rights
Johnny Itliong says Cesar Chavez stole credit from his father, the farmworker activist Larry Itliong. For years, he has been trying to correct the record.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
The Tour Guide Who Lived Through 9/11 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/n...
Christina Stanton offers a very specific and deeply personal tour of the World Trade Center site to remind visitors what happened 25 years ago.
The Tour Guide Who Lived Through 9/11
Christina Stanton offers a very specific and deeply personal tour of the World Trade Center site to remind visitors what happened 25 years ago.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM