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Updated Nov 14, 2026 · 22 entries
The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

China’s Intelligence Coup in the AI War

China has been working for years to spy its way to AI dominance. With Jensen Huang, the country may have pulled off its greatest achievement yet.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

What the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Means to Its Guards

The U.S. Army sentinel who reprimanded the defense secretary joins a century-long line of infantrymen who did their duty.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

RFK Jr. Failed America on Measles

The virus is once again endemic in the United States.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

The Joy of True Mental Effort

Fully engaging your brain with no distractions can be a reminder of what the mind is capable of.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

Don’t Be So Surprised That Mississippi Turned Blue

Scott Colom’s win is the product of decades of work.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

What a New Congress Could Mean For Hegseth

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the defense secretary’s future once Democrats take control of Congress.

The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

The Mind of a Megalomaniac

The secret government report that previewed Hitler’s final two years in power

Nautilus · Nov 14, 2026

Giant, Fruit-Eating Bats Are Shrinking

Leaving Madagascar with smaller pollinators The post Giant, Fruit-Eating Bats Are Shrinking appeared first on Nautilus .

Zoology
The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

10 Questions to Determine Whether Your Partner Is a Spy

Here’s how to make sure you aren’t being honeypotted.

The Marginalian · Nov 14, 2026

Embrace Your Obsessions: Susan Orlean on the Antidote to the Meaninglessness of Life

Every great book, whatever its subject or genre or style, is about one thing only: the eternal question of what gives meaning to our tiny, transient lives. And every answer given, however faintly whispered, points to one thing only: the quality of attention we pay to those lives. If attention is the lever of love, the particular — the sacred specificity of something small and singular, something easy to overlook — is its fulcrum. “Love quells fear,” Octavia Butler wrote in contemplating creativity, “and a sweet and powerful positive obsession blunts pain, diverts rage, and engages each of us in… read article

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Nautilus · Nov 14, 2026

A Chemical Fingerprint in Ancient Rocks Suggests Plate Tectonics Began 2.5 Billion Years Ago

There was a time when Earth didn’t have plate tectonics The post A Chemical Fingerprint in Ancient Rocks Suggests Plate Tectonics Began 2.5 Billion Years Ago appeared first on Nautilus .

Geoscience
The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

How to Land 4,000 Planes During a Ground Stop

No planes could take off; the ones in the air still had to land.

Everything · Nov 14, 2026

President Trump’s Nightmare Oval Office

At a Chelsea gallery, the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset walked through their latest installation—a barren, rusty Corten-steel replica of the West Wing room, with not a gold touch in sight.

Magazine / Dept. of Transition
Everything · Nov 14, 2026

The Aftershock

My family escaped the destruction of Gaza. In the quiet of exile, we discovered the cost of staying intact.

News / The Weekend Essay
Everything · Nov 14, 2026

Living in Normaltown and Feeling Anything But

Tim Davis revisits a period of childhood upheaval in a place he remembers for its “cartilage of politeness.”

Culture / Photo Booth
Everything · Nov 14, 2026

Jensen Huang and the Storied Lineage of the Honey Trap

Novelists have long grasped the possibilities. Ian Fleming served up such enticements in his James Bond novels nearly as often as Bond was served a Martini.

Magazine / CommentNews / The Lede
Everything · Nov 14, 2026

“Avedon” Shows the Scars, Just Not the Photographer’s Own

Ron Howard’s new Netflix documentary is cagy about the dark underside of the legendary photographer’s life, which is perhaps fitting for an artist whose pictures were studies in utter control.

Culture / Critic’s Notebook
Vox · Nov 14, 2026

America’s AI secrets are leaking — and not just because of the Nvidia spy scandal

TORONTO — When a company is building technology that could totally transform the world — technology so high-stakes and secretive that it may underpin the future of geopolitics — you might expect its leaders to have a handle on the basics of security. Basics like, say, not having an extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese […]

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Everything · Nov 14, 2026

With Stephen Miller and Jim Jordan, the G.O.P. Doubles Down on Ideology

In the aftermath of the Republicans’ defeat in the midterms, right-wing hard-liners have been elevated to the apex of Washington politics. What does their rise spell for the future of the G.O.P.?

Podcast / The Political Scene Podcast
The Atlantic · Nov 14, 2026

Scenes From the Nationwide Ground Stop

Some 1.5 million people experienced travel disruption on Friday.

Vox · Nov 14, 2026

“A rich message, but a poor campaign”: How Scott Colom beat the odds in Mississippi

On Wednesday, Mississippi’s Senate race was officially called for Democrat Scott Colom, who will become the first Black person to represent the state in the US Senate since Reconstruction, more than 140 years ago. Colom’s win is a stunning, historic upset — and for many Black Democrats, like Rep. Bennie Thompson, it’s been a long […]

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Vox · Nov 14, 2026

Preventing campus sexual assault could start in kindergarten

In the weeks since Jane Doe alleged she was gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity party in 2024, the plague of campus sexual assault has once again become the topic of a heated national debate. Those discussions inevitably land on familiar solutions. Experts, pundits, and parents argue for stricter criminal laws and a more transparent […]

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