A Nerve-Racking Week for SNAP Recipients, and Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Month: November 2025
As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
Facing an influx of amphetamines, the kingdom has put hundreds of people to death, many of them foreigners convicted of low-level smuggling.
The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.
[The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.
They Can’t Stand Trump. But His I.V.F. Policy Might Help Them Have Children.
Even those opposed to President Trump were encouraged by his announcement of a discount on I.V.F. drugs, a policy that followed months of complex negotiations.
Russian Sanctions Risk Straining Trump’s Chummy Relationship With Hungarian Leader
New U.S. penalties on Russian energy could be a sticking point as President Trump and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meet.
Watch Oscar Isaac Create Life in ‘Frankenstein’
The director Guillermo del Toro narrates a sequence in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein presents his findings at a disciplinary tribunal.
Verstappen admits he may need a bit of ‘luck’ to haul in rivals in title race
SAO PAULO: Max Verstappen said on Thursday that he will need a bit of luck in one of the four remaining Grands Prix this season if he is to catch McLaren’s drivers’ championship leaders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, where he is seeking to … Read more
Irfan Khan Niazi to lead Pakistan in Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025
Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi after recieving his awards at Pakistan Super League 2024. PHOTO: KARACHI KINGS Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi will lead Pakistan in the eight-team Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 tournament, which will take place in Qatar from 14 to 23 November, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Friday. The 22-year-old will take … Read more
The Job Market Is Cooling but Not Collapsing, According to Private Data
[The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
The environmental group gave up its singular focus on climate change for a broader agenda. The ensuing internal strife left it weakened as it takes on the Trump administration.