X-Ray Specs for the World’s Oldest, Sealed Letters
A team of historians, scientists and engineers has developed a portable X-ray scanner to study 4,000-year-old letters encased in clay…
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Neighborhood Reels From Loss of Landmark Church That Stood for 173 Years
The South Bushwick Church, whose steeple was a local beacon, was heavily damaged in a fire on Friday in a…
$50 Million Spent on N.Y. Primaries Includes A.I. and AIPAC Money
As early voting began earlier this month, AIPAC emerged from the sidelines to funnel $650,000 to Representative Adriano Espaillat, a…
At World Cup Soccer Game, Palestinian Emblems Abound
Jordan’s first qualification for the World Cup also means a World Cup berth for Palestinians, millions of whom live in…
Pakistan to Cut 18% Period Tax on Menstrual Products, But Poorest Families Still Can’t Afford Them
In Pakistan, only 12 percent of women and girls use safe, commercially-made menstrual products. Activists hailed a government plan to…
Those British Strawberries Are Being Picked by Central Asian Workers
Ten years after Brexit, most seasonal workers in Britain are from countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without them, agricultural…
Brexit Has Cost the UK Growth, Analysts Say, in the Decade Since the Vote
Citing lower trade and investment, analysts broadly agree that Britain’s economy is smaller than it would have been if the…
The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of A.I. Data Centers
As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is…
As Vance Leads Iran Negotiations, Trump Creates Disruptions in His Path
Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.
U.S. Eases Sanctions on Iranian Oil, but Progress on Nuclear Issues Is Muddy
Vice President JD Vance said Iran had agreed to invite U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country, but the Iranian side…