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At least 12 dead and dozens missing after vessel capsizes in eastern Congo
A vessel carrying traders has capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 12 people
UK politics live: Burnham confirms he wants new taxes to pay for free social care in England, saying many already paying ‘huge’ dementia costs
PM appears to be anticipating criticism of reforms that he will set out on Tuesday at the Labour party conference‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges…
Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near U.S. air base in Britain as vehicles searched
LONDON — British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences on Sunday near an air base which the United States Air Force…
The Raffles’ Singapore Sling Costs $40. There’s a Reason Tourists Still Love It.
You can still buy a Singapore Sling in the colonial-era hotel where it’s said to have been invented more than a century ago. Custom…
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
U.S. Headlines
‘She’s One of Us’: Mary Peltola’s Bumpy Rise to Political Power
Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska, has complicated politics: She is pro-gun, pro-oil and pro-gas — but also pro-environment and especially pro-fish.
A ‘Big Problem’: Trump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterms
As their November picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
White House Claim of Finding $250 Billion in Fraud Uses Questionable Numbers
The ledger used by a task force created by President Trump is difficult to verify and includes cases that were identified and went to…
Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.
Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke…
Fact-Checking Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force
Vice President JD Vance claimed that the White House anti-fraud task force found $250 billion of fraud. Our reporter Linda Qiu explains why that…
Business
Women Sluggers Are No Longer in a League of Their Own
As a group of players from an all-women’s baseball league in the 1940s and ’50s gathered at a recent reunion, the future of women’s…
Why Won’t My Co-Workers Acknowledge My Birthday?
Plus: What to do when your boss is nit-picking your work.
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’
Use of the generic title has risen by 50 percent in the last year among employees at Anthropic, OpenAI and other A.I. companies, an…
Here’s Your New House. It Comes With Friends.
Fresh pies. Book groups. Puzzle challenges. Developers of master-planned communities see fear of social isolation and desire for friends as a business opportunity. Welcome…