Politics

The death of the dining room: how mealtimes moved to the kitchen

The idea of a room that you use only occasionally for sit-down meals has gone out of fashion. Now people have found better ways to use the space

Iran claims to have attacked 10 ships near strait of Hormuz after US strikes

Oil price rises above $100 a barrel as Tehran responds to US attacks that sunk five Iranian tankers

Netanyahu Rejects Claim He Was Warned Ahead of Oct. 7, as 2023 Attack Fuels Pre-Election Furor

September 9, 2026 / 11:50 AM EDT / CBS News

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Venice film festival: Barbara Kopple returns with her third film investigating US workers’ rights – this time, undocumented ‘deliveristas’ and the attempts to unionise Amazon staff

Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments

Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’

The Republican war on marriage

Erick Erickson is a smart, honest conservative who has successfully navigated the Trump era with his integrity intact. I find myself agreeing with him 90%-95% of the time. Which is why I found his reaction to the recent draft childcare regulations so discouraging:

John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote

The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statement

Bill Cassidy Offers a Midterm Diagnosis of the Senate

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‘I’m astonished by the vitriol’: author Rozina Ali on the rise of Islamophobia after 9/11

In her new book Seasons of Fury, Ali traces the impact of anti-Muslim policies in the US, from the 1967 Israel-Arab war and the ‘war on terror’ to Trump

Trump's Top Six Falsehoods About 9/11 As 25th Anniversary Nears

US president often brings up al-Qaida attack that struck his home town New York City almost 25 years ago

Tens of thousands line the streets as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V

Europe’s royals and global political figures attend ceremony that brings 13 days of national mourning to a close

New Mexicans meet Trump’s threat to change state’s name with ridicule and outrage

Residents denounce suggestion to rename state ‘New America’, save some Republicans who insist it was ‘satire’