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- China Hunts for Scientific Talent. The U.S. Is Making It Easier.
Chinese funding and U.S. visa restrictions are reversing the flow of young scientists, making it easier for China to attract talent that once went to America.
- For Many Americans, Depression Is Familiar. Here’s What We Know.
More than one in four U.S. adults report a depression diagnosis, highlighted by Representative Thomas Kean Jr.'s hospitalization for depression.
- Opinion | What We Just Learned About American Power
America's strategic defeat in Afghanistan reveals the limits of military power when unaccompanied by coherent political strategy and local legitimacy.
- A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War
Iran, Israel, and the U.S. have maintained low-intensity violence following a nominal cease-fire two months ago, creating a precarious new normal that risks escalation.
- The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race - The New York Times
The U.S., China, Russia and other nations are escalating their competition over AI-powered weapons, drawing comparisons to the dawn of the nuclear age.
- Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Airfields to Stop a U.S. Invasion of Greenland - The New York Times
Denmark prepared contingency plans involving explosives and blood supplies for Greenland to counter potential U.S. invasion threats from President Trump.
- ‘Designed to Wreak Havoc’: The Cheap Drones Shaping the War With Iran - The New York Times
Cheap drones like Iran's Shahed and US copycats are transforming warfare in the Persian Gulf, making conflict cheaper and more widespread.
- Travelers Stranded by U.S.-Israel Conflict With Iran Face Endless Flight Cancellations - The New York Times
Air travel disruptions from escalating U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict strand passengers globally, who cycle through repeated flight cancellations far from Middle Eastern hubs.
- Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro - The New York Times
The U.S. military operation 'Operation Absolute Resolve' successfully extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without American casualties, raising questions about its legality and rationale.