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Should You Rent or Buy? The New Math.-Friday, December 1, 2023,05:00

For many millennials, buying a home has become almost entirely out of reach. Average 30-year mortgage rates are hovering around 7 percent — the highest they’ve been since 2007 — largely because of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation.David Leonhardt, a senior writer for The New York […]

The Bad Vibes Around a Good Economy-Thursday, November 30, 2023,10:54

The American economy, by many measures, is doing better than it has done in years. But for many Americans, that is not how it feels. Their feelings point to an enduring mystery: Why do Americans feel so bad when the economy is so good?Jeanna Smialek, who covers the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy […]

Ending Roe Was Supposed to Reduce Abortions. It Didn’t.-Wednesday, November 29, 2023,10:45

From the moment that Roe v. Wade was overturned, the question was just how much the change would reduce abortions across the United States. Now, more than a year later, the numbers are in.Margot Sanger-Katz, who writes about health care for The Upshot, explains why the results are not what anyone had […]

Israel and Hamas’s Fragile Cease-Fire-Tuesday, November 28, 2023,10:45

Hostages are at the heart of the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, now in its fifth day. As of Monday night, 50 Israeli hostages had been released, as had 150 Palestinian prisoners. More releases were expected on Tuesday, under what Qatari mediators said was a deal to extend the cease-fire by […]

Botox, Hermès and OnlyFans: Why This May Be George Santos’s Last Week in Congress-Monday, November 27, 2023,10:52

Only five members of the U.S. House of Representatives have ever been expelled from the institution. This week, Representative George Santos, Republican of New York, could become the sixth.In a damning ethics report, House investigators found that the congressman spent tens of thousands of dollars in […]

'Hard Fork': An Interview With Sam Altman-Friday, November 24, 2023,10:45

It was a head-spinning week in the tech world with the abrupt firing and rehiring of OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman. The hosts of “Hard Fork,” Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, interviewed Altman only two days before he was fired. Over the course of their conversation, Altman laid out his […]

Thanksgiving With 'The Run-Up': Are Black Voters Leaving Democrats Behind?-Thursday, November 23, 2023,10:45

Polls suggest that they are – and that Black voters’ support for former President Donald J. Trump, especially among men, is rising. Astead W. Herndon, host of "The Run-Up," convened a special Thanksgiving focus group to explore what might be behind those numbers. He spoke with family, friends and […]

Inside the Coup at OpenAI-Wednesday, November 22, 2023,10:50

The board of OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot and one of the world’s highest-profile artificial intelligence companies, reversed course late last night and brought back Sam Altman as chief executive.Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The Times, discusses a whirlwind five days at the company […]