Filed from the Washington desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
Politics · 22 October 2026
Less than two weeks before the midterms, the Trump administration tapped 315,000 barrels of heating oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a move that critics say is an unprecedented exercise of executive power, but…
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Entertainment · 22 October 2026
Elon Musk may invest up to $10 billion in Skydance, helping the studio reduce debt while giving SpaceX’s Starlink a foothold in entertainment, a move predicted as "major" by media veteran John Malone. Larry Ellison…
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Business · 22 October 2026
The New York Times newsroom is wrestling with a flood of AI‑generated images, turning fact‑checking into a digital game of whack‑a‑mole. Reporters and editors describe the absurd lengths they go to separate r…
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Business · 21 October 2026
A fictional earnings season, a too‑confident Federal Reserve update, and a briefing that overused the word ‘robust’ become the week’s dry‑market punch‑line.
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World · 21 October 2026
President Trump asked Vladimir Putin to free former teacher Stephen Hubbard, and the Russian president complied. Hubbard was released without any prisoner exchange, and Trump says he’s on his way home.
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Entertainment · 21 October 2026
Denzel Washington will star and Christopher McQuarrie will direct an untitled thriller greenlit by United Artists and Amazon MGM Studios, slated for a late‑2027 release, with both studios keeping the title and stor…
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Politics · 21 October 2026
Steve Witkoff held 'very productive' talks with Zelenskyy before flying to Moscow to meet Putin. European officials worry Trump’s personal preference for Putin may hinder a fair peace, while the US offers a three-way f…
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Entertainment · 21 October 2026
In 2026, Netflix met Wall Street’s revenue expectations and nudged its bottom line ahead of schedule, all while trimming its staff by a thousand. The streaming giant’s future looks bright on paper, but a looming ad�…
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Finance · 21 October 2026
In a satirical take on France's financial situation, the country's populist politicians and bond traders find themselves caught in a dance of panic and fragile optimism as they navigate the doom loop.
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