NY Times World

Flee, Hide or Sit Tight? Russians Are on Edge Over Rumors of a Draft.

The Kremlin has denied that a mass mobilization is being prepared, but some military-age men are taking no chances.

general  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times Business

Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.

business  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times Business

California Forever’s Ambitious Plan Faces Another Setback

A legislative setback for a manufacturing and housing proposal shows how hard it remains to build in the largest state — and why a backlash against billionaires could make it even harder.

business  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian Politics

The pressure on Burnham to appease the right is huge. But now is the time to step out of Reform’s shadow | Andy Beckett

A scandal-besieged Reform still has a loyal base that won’t budge. That should free up the PM to deliver some home truthsDespite the bright start to Andy Burnham’s premiership, and Reform UK’s sudden disarray, a shadow still hangs over British centre-left politics. Labour has a small poll lead, a cautious air of confidence and a leader who seems energised rather than overwhelmed by trying to solve the country’s problems. Meanwhile, Reform is having a terrible 2026: mired in deepening funding sca

politics  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian Politics

‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland

Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new bookFor Siobhán Fenton, the dream of Sinn Féin winning power and leading a progressive leftwing government evaporated the day she was canvassing in Dublin and felt a cold, sharp sting on her neck.She was in the passageway of a block of flats in the inner city, knocking on doors, and looked around for the source. Fenton, a media adviser to the party leader, Mary Lou McDonald, felt another sting on

politics  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11

A collection of previously stored away posters will be displayed at a new exhibition to mark 25 years since the deadliest terrorist attack in US historyHe saw the first one on September 11 itself. “Missing”, said a hastily designed poster on the window of a bar in Tribeca providing food and water to first responders. It was a plea for information about a person who had vanished in the deadliest terrorist attack in US history.“I was like, ‘Wow, this is going to be …’” recalls Phil Buehler, an art

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times World

A Glitz-Free Place Named for Trump? Welcome to the Golan Heights.

The bare-bones village of prefab homes has none of the gilded Trump aesthetic, and the Israelis there are weary of being seen as a gauge of their country’s roller-coaster view of the president.

general  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times Tech

The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’

Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.

technology  Sep 5, 2026

Variety

‘The Liberation’ Review: Carrie Coon Is Breathtaking as a Woman Lured by a Cult in Guy Nattiv’s Deeply Personal Film

“You carry a lot of weight around, don’t you?” In Guy Nattiv’s observant, harrowing and unmistakably feminine “The Liberation,” this line marks the first time someone truly sees through fortysomething protagonist Rita Cooper. Based on Nattiv’s own grandmother (alongside various cult survivors) and played by Carrie Coon with extraordinary emotional presence and pent-up energy privately […]

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Retirees have fewer options and less ability to recover from setbacks. Here's when today's average American is retiring

business  Sep 5, 2026

Washington Post World

Trove of documents reveals alleged chemical weapons stockpile in Sudan

A text message to a military officer involved in airstrikes included video of an apparent victim with charred skin, with the words: “Your cooking.”

general  Sep 5, 2026

Washington Post World

Sears isn’t dead. It’s alive and well in Mexico.

On opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, two stores tell the story of the iconic American brand’s diverging fortunes.

general  Sep 5, 2026

Wired

Marvel Has Assigned 42 Hours of Homework Before ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

The studio released an official catch-up list ahead of December’s release. We have easy links to watch every one of the movies so you can get up to speed.

technology  Sep 5, 2026

BBC Sport

Football Daily

Kelly Somers speaks to Brentford head coach Keith Andrews.

sports  Sep 5, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Job seekers are waiting for the ‘September Surge.’ Economists say there’s something behind the hype and explain why it’s a good time to apply

business  Sep 5, 2026

Variety

Swiss Projects at the Venice Gap-Financing Market: Natural Disaster, Complicated Romance, Exploited Migrants, Murder Mystery in Montana

Both well-established and up-and-coming Swiss filmmakers are taking part in the Venice Film Festival’s Production Bridge industry strand, where Switzerland will be one of the country’s in focus at the Gap-Financing Market. Seven Swiss projects and co-productions are among the total of 38 fiction and documentary works featured in the Venice Production Bridge’s Gap-Financing Market […]

entertainment  Sep 5, 2026

The Guardian

Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent

Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with groupA large group of people dressed in black and wearing balaclavas have blocked the road at the port of Dover in Kent, forcing closures in both directions.Kent police said they were aware of the protest, which was described as a “public order incident” by the Port of Dover. Officers were in attendance and engaging with protesters, they said. Continue reading...

general  Sep 5, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Costco Has Grown Its Membership Base no Matter What the Economy Has Done. Does That Make It a Forever Hold?

business  Sep 5, 2026

NY Times World

English Museum to Repatriate Colonial-Era Human Remains

The skeletal remains will go back to the Indigenous Naga people of the Indian subcontinent, six years after formal repatriation efforts began.

general  Sep 5, 2026

BBC Sport

I've never spoken to Everton owner Friedkin - Moyes

Everton manager David Moyes says he has never met or spoken to the club's owner Dan Friedkin.

sports  Sep 5, 2026