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- The Wave of Student Protests Roiling Franceby The New York Times on October 8, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Anger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.
- U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After Long and Grueling Deploymentby Jan Ransom and John Ismay on October 8, 2026 at 9:34 pm
The aircraft carrier, whose crew endured food shortages, spent much of its nearly 11-month deployment in combat without a day off.
- New to Anne Carson’s Books? Start Here.by Ash Wu on October 8, 2026 at 9:12 pm
The Canadian poet won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. If you’ve never read any of her work, here’s where to start.
- Trump Says U.S. Will Not Strike Iran Again Before Midterms as Military Draws Up New Plansby Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt on October 8, 2026 at 9:05 pm
The U.S. military has drafted options for three days of strikes, but in recent months the president has repeatedly vetoed plans to restart the war.
- Mamdani Stands By His Handling of Oct. 7 Anniversary After Emotional Dayby Dana Rubinstein, Liam Stack and Sally Goldenberg on October 8, 2026 at 8:51 pm
The mayor expressed no regrets after he was criticized by Jewish leaders over a statement marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks and later booed by pro-Palestinian activists at a vigil.
- Trump Administration Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraudby Erica L. Green on October 8, 2026 at 8:51 pm
Vice President JD Vance singled out the tech firm as he and other officials accused an array of companies and universities of abusing the visa system.
- How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israelby Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon on October 8, 2026 at 8:46 pm
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
- That Daily Brain Rot Break Is Taking Us Back to the Dark Agesby Mary Harrington and Raina Raskin on October 8, 2026 at 8:38 pm
Welcome to the postliterate era.
- Trump’s Speech Is Getting Filthierby John McWhorter on October 8, 2026 at 7:32 pm
What to make of the president’s uptick in profanity?
- French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisisby Catherine Porter, Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic on October 8, 2026 at 7:31 pm
Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.
- Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrantsby Hamed Aleaziz on October 8, 2026 at 7:22 pm
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
- Why Anne Carson, the New Nobel Laureate, Is the Easiest Difficult Poetby Elisa Gabbert on October 8, 2026 at 6:59 pm
Carson has mind-boggling range and formal audacity, our poetry columnist writes, but however much she toys with obscurity she remains too hilarious to be intimidating.
- Canadian Poet Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literatureby Alex Marshall on October 8, 2026 at 6:56 pm
The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.
- Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Upby Neil MacFarquhar on October 8, 2026 at 6:22 pm
As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.
- France Is Veering Toward a Potential Debt Crisis Amid Protests and Turmoilby Eshe Nelson on October 8, 2026 at 6:05 pm
French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.