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Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Triple-Murder Case
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September 5, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.

Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Triple-Murder Case

A single holdout against acquittal resulted in a hung jury, which means the prosecution can decide whether to try her again for the strangling deaths her three young children.

Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight

Republican groups had asked the court to clear the way for political parties to pay the same low-cost ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.

World

A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.

New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.

German Far-Right Surges, in Threat to Postwar Taboo on Extremists in Power

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse.

Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods

Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.

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U.S.

Lindsay Clancy’s Murder Trial Ended With a Hung Jury. What Now?

Ms. Clancy still faces murder charges for killing her three children. She is likely to remain in a hospital, and prosecutors may decide to retry her.

Kennedy Hires Covid Vaccine Skeptic to Look at Dubious Claims of Military Deaths

In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners.

F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses

The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.

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Politics

Judge Once Again Blocks Mail-In Ballot Rules

The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene but appeared certain to set off yet another round of appeals.

Postal Service Internal Watchdog Opens Inquiry After Whistle-Blower’s Complaint

The Trump administration’s effort to screen mail-in ballots for the midterms is facing numerous challenges.

Gloria Steinem Stayed Positive, Even as the Manosphere Took Hold

The feminist icon thought many women would carry on her legacy. But at an unsteady time for feminism, how will the movement carry on?

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Business

Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates

The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.

The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields

A private oil company has struck a deal with the Trump administration to develop 17 areas in Venezuela, an effort that experts say will take years and billions of dollars.

How Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine Transformed the Publishing Industry

The feminist icon insisted that women were not a niche audience — and proved it in 1971 with the start of an influential publication owned and operated by them.

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Technology

Court Filings in A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports

Filings made Friday in The New York Times’s closely watched lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft included a range of copyright law and cultural references.

Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.

Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.

Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy

Employers added 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1 percent last month, signs of a stability that contrasted with high inflation weighing on households and markets.

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New York

Influencers, Noise and Weed: Has the U.S. Open Become a ‘Zoo’?

As the Open grows ever more popular, tennis fans wonder if “the people’s tournament” has become too rowdy.

New Jersey Lt. Governor Is Said to Be Under Ethics Investigation

An outside law firm has begun an investigation into Dale Caldwell, according to two Democrats familiar with the inquiry. He also serves as secretary of state.

Mount Sinai Agrees to Pay a Fine Over Adolescent Gender-Transition Care

The Manhattan hospital became the latest in the United States to strike a deal with the Trump administration to stop providing the treatment.

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Arts

How the Stars of ‘Practical Magic 2’ Reclaimed Their Power

Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King and Maisie Williams on the unlikely sequel, embracing their witchiness and their hopes for a third film.

Ambassador Who Removed Kehinde Wiley Work Described It as a Lesbian Picnic

Trump officials recently removed a painting from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic without explaining why. An interview by Ambassador Leah Campos shed some light