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A Brief History of a Problematic Appetizer

Americans didn’t always have an appetite for squid. As recently as 1970, U.S. fishermen caught squid mostly by mistake, and…

World

U.S. Sends More Missile Defense Systems to Middle East

The U.S. military said it would send more missile defense systems to the Middle East in response to “escalations” from…

World

Crossings at the U.S. Southern Border Are Higher Than Ever

It is the third record-setting year in a row, during a time when migration around the world is at historic…

World

The Path to Reducing Pedestrian Deaths Is Steep but Straight

Last year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, more than 7,500 pedestrians were killed while walking on U.S. roadways.…

Business

Treasury Report Shows $1.7 Trillion Deficit

The widening gap between what the government spends and what it earns comes as Congress continues to spar over the…

Health

A Sweet Squash Offering for Día de los Muertos

In many Latin American countries, families attract their ancestors in cemeteries with the spiced, syrupy dessert ayote en miel.

Magazine

Inside the Wild and Wonderful World of Mushrooms

On a temperate fall afternoon, Vito Vacirca sported a black Borsalino fedora lined with dried turkey-tail mushrooms and violet-tinted sunglasses,…

Business

Silicon Valley Ditches News, Shaking an Unstable Industry

News organizations are scrambling to adjust to the latest rift in the long-fractious relationship between publishers and tech platforms.

Business

Markets Look to Powell Amid Rising Tensions in the Middle East

Investors will listen to the Federal Reserve chair’s speech on Thursday for clues on interest-rate moves, as the Israel-Hamas conflict…

World

Thursday Briefing

President Biden’s wartime visit to Israel.

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