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Chinatown Residents Sue to Stop Manhattan Jail’s Late-Night Construction

A site that’s busy from 4 a.m. to midnight is ruining their sleep and sanity.

4h ago · Matthew Sedacca

Either AI or public debt could crash markets. But probably not both

If AI stocks collapse, bond yields will fall

6h ago

The Risks of Scaling Too Fast

Startups that chase growth and ignore unit economics are more likely to fail.

Benjamin Hallen, Ron Tidhar and Kathleen Eisenhardt

Getty Images; Illustrator Khoa Tran

The MAGA Face That Launched a Thousand Memes

“Mar-a-Lago face” face might seem like the result of a series of unfortunate surgical mistakes. What if it’s intentional?

15h ago · Clara Molot

Illustration by Adam Maida / The Atlantic. Source: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty.

The Bill for Trumpism Comes Due

Budget promises made, budget promises broken

16h ago · David Frum

Photograph: LILA BARTH

She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family

To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.

16h ago · Joshuah Bearman and Owen Long

A Blue Wave Won’t Wash Away Our Oligarchy Problem

The massive election spending by Elon Musk and other billionaires is a huge problem, even if many of the superwealthy’s favorites lose next month.

16h ago · Perry Bacon

Photograph by Pari Dukovic for The New Yorker

The New Age of Reading

Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand.

2d ago · Nathan Heller