https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:17:15 +0000 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:16:00 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/ai-data-center-ipos.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/ai-data-center-ipos.html Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities. Maureen Farrell Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:04:39 +0000 Initial Public Offerings Data Centers Artificial Intelligence Stocks and Bonds Aggreko PLC SB Energy Holtec Nuclear Eric Cox/Reuters Meta’s new data center in Middleton Township, Ohio. Some companies are delaying plans to raise tens of billions of dollars in public markets to fund the build-out of A.I. infrastructure. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/science/ai-anthropomorphism-consciousness.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/science/ai-anthropomorphism-consciousness.html A corporate spat between two tech giants last week was just the latest volley in a conflict over whether dangerous mistakes are being made in A.I. training. Cade Metz Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:00:07 +0000 Artificial Intelligence Suleyman, Mustafa Microsoft Corp Anthropic AI LLC OpenAI Labs Chona Kasinger for The New York Times Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s A.I. chief, argued in an essay published Wednesday that the tech start-up Anthropic was pushing its systems too hard to mimic human behaviors. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-china-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-china-us.html Artificial intelligence is a race solely between two rival powers with the rest of the world largely on the sidelines, foreign policy experts said. Dustin Volz Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:55:39 +0000 Artificial Intelligence United States International Relations Computer Chips General Assembly (UN) Security Council (UN) United Nations Trump, Donald J Xi Jinping China Tingshu Wang/Reuters Employees at a data training center of Spirit AI at the company’s headquarters in Beijing last week. Artificial intelligence will be the dominant theme of several meetings at the U.N. General Assembly this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/briefing/paramount-cnn-houthis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/briefing/paramount-cnn-houthis.html Plus, news outlets sue Trump over White House ban. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday. Evan Gorelick Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:54:51 +0000 Mario Tama/Getty Images https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/paramount-warner-bros-ellison.html By resolving a lawsuit filed by a group of states, the media mogul David Ellison removed the last major hurdle he faced in buying Warner Bros. Discovery. Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:04:38 +0000 Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Movies Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Cable Television News and News Media Media Bonta, Rob (1972- ) Ellison, David (1983- ) Ellison, Lawrence J Newsom, Gavin Trump, Donald J Weiss, Bari Cooper, Anderson Pelley, Scott Stahl, Lesley Jae C. Hong/Associated Press Paramount said the deal was necessary, in part to create a counterweight to increasingly powerful tech companies like Netflix that were muscling in on Hollywood. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/movies/paramount-agreement-reaction.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/movies/paramount-agreement-reaction.html Few seem totally satisfied by the settlement that will let Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery move forward. Matt Stevens Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:52:37 +0000 Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues Attorneys General International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees SAG-AFTRA Warner Brothers Paramount Pictures Ellison, David (1983- ) California Mark Abramson for The New York Times Many opponents of Paramount’s proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery worry that a consolidation would lead to even more job losses and fewer projects in a beleaguered industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-cbs-paramount-david-ellison.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-cbs-paramount-david-ellison.html The looming ownership of the network by David Ellison has caused anxiety in its newsroom for months. John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:56:00 +0000 News and News Media Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Television Cable Television Freedom of the Press Ellison, David (1983- ) Trump, Donald J CBS News CNN Andrew Leyden for The New York Times CNN’s unoccupied office in the White House press gallery on Saturday after President Trump barred the network. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/white-house-press-pool-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/white-house-press-pool-trump.html By barring CNN, the White House has thrown a staple of TV news coverage into disarray. Erik Wemple and Michael D. Shear Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:37:58 +0000 Television News and News Media United States Politics and Government Politics and Government CNN MS NOW Politico, The Trump, Donald J Andrew Leyden for The New York Times Television news network booths outside the White House on Saturday. CNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from White House grounds on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/economy/trump-xi-china-trade.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/economy/trump-xi-china-trade.html Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement. Ana Swanson Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:12 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations International Trade and World Market Customs (Tariff) Politics and Government Trump, Donald J Xi Jinping China United States Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump and Xi Jinping, the leader of China, met last year in Busan, South Korea. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/east-coast-flights-ground-stop-communication-failure.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/east-coast-flights-ground-stop-communication-failure.html Operations had resumed by Monday evening, with delays. The incident revived concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging air traffic control infrastructure. Karoun Demirjian and Christine Chung Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:48:31 +0000 Airlines and Airplanes Air Traffic Control Delays (Transportation) Airports Federal Aviation Administration Kennedy International Airport (Queens, NY) LaGuardia Airport (Queens, NY) Newark Liberty International Airport (NJ) Philadelphia International Airport Dakota Santiago for The New York Times Passengers stranded at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/republicans-midterm-fundraising-maga-inc-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/republicans-midterm-fundraising-maga-inc-trump.html The party and its allies are currently set to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on advertising than Democrats are, giving Republicans some hope in a tough midterm environment. Theodore Schleifer Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:29:12 +0000 Republican Party Midterm Elections (2026) Campaign Finance Political Action Committees Political Advertising Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc Republican National Committee Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government Kenny Holston/The New York Times President Trump’s super PAC has begun spending heavily on the midterms. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/missouri-redistricting-decision.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/missouri-redistricting-decision.html The order may have little impact because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the congressional districts that favor Republicans. Mitch Smith Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:16:00 +0000 United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2022) Decisions and Verdicts Redistricting and Reapportionment Missouri Supreme Courts (State) Supreme Court (US) Hoskins, Denny L Trump, Donald J Pool photo by Liz Rymarev Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of Missouri, a Republican, said he believed redistricting was not eligible for a referendum. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/nyregion/lawler-endorsement-golden-democrat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/nyregion/lawler-endorsement-golden-democrat.html Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican seeking re-election in a swing district in New York, was backed by Representative Jared Golden, Democrat of Maine. Grace Ashford Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:24:15 +0000 Golden, Jared Lawler, Mike (1986- ) Endorsements Elections, House of Representatives Democratic Party Republican Party New York State House of Representatives United States Politics and Government Midterm Elections (2026) Conley, Cait Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican, is trying to fend off a challenge from Cait Conley, a Democrat, in a critical House swing district in New York. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/jb-pritzker-glp-1-ozempic-2028-presidential-race.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/jb-pritzker-glp-1-ozempic-2028-presidential-race.html Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024. Reid J. Epstein Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:28:25 +0000 Pritzker, J B GLP-1 RAs (Drug) Weight Presidential Election of 2028 Democratic Party Midterm Elections (2026) United States Politics and Government Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is not the first potential presidential hopeful to make getting in better shape part of their campaign preparations. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/books/review/julie-orrringer-luna-phoenix-queen.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/books/review/julie-orrringer-luna-phoenix-queen.html When she started her new novel, Julie Orringer didn’t know that it would mirror the taxing medical challenges faced by her husband. Elisabeth Egan and Pia Guilmoth Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:55:20 +0000 Books and Literature Luna, Phoenix, Queen (Book) Orringer, Julie Alzheimer's Disease Writing and Writers Iowa Writers' Workshop Content Type: Personal Profile With her third novel, “Luna, Phoenix, Queen,” Julie Orringer aimed “to translate experiences that were too difficult to speak about into writing.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/senate-protect-college-sports-bill.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/senate-protect-college-sports-bill.html Lawmakers are applying their experiences on the playing field to the debate over a measure that would impose big changes to college athletics. Carl Hulse Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:06:45 +0000 United States Politics and Government Law and Legislation Football (College) College Athletics Student Athlete Compensation Democratic Party National Collegiate Athletic Assn Republican Party Senate Booker, Cory A Schmitt, Eric (1975- ) Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Senators Eric Schmitt, second from left, and Cory Booker are on opposite sides of potential landmark legislation that would impose a sweeping new regulatory framework on collegiate sports. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/asia/bollywood-india-gulzar.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/asia/bollywood-india-gulzar.html The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals. Mujib Mashal Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:27:45 +0000 Gulzar (1934- ) Movies Poetry and Poets Refugees and Displaced Persons Writing and Writers Mumbai (India) Pakistan Content Type: Personal Profile Partition of India Atul Loke for The New York Times Gulzar at his home in Mumbai in July. He maintains the wonder that has fueled his work. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/middleeast/iraq-prime-minister-interview-disarm-militias.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/middleeast/iraq-prime-minister-interview-disarm-militias.html Ali al-Zaidi is a political neophyte hoping to succeed where previous leaders failed. In an interview, he laid out an ambitious timeline that could prove hard to meet. Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:04:34 +0000 Iraq al-Zaidi, Ali (1986- ) Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) Iran Politics and Government Defense and Military Forces War and Armed Conflicts International Relations US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Economic Conditions and Trends Trump, Donald J General Assembly (UN) Israel Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Strait of Hormuz United States Turkey Doug Mills/The New York Times Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi of Iraq during a meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office in July. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/opinion/gessen-censorship-nyt-175.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/opinion/gessen-censorship-nyt-175.html Somehow the story got through. M. 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Schuette and John Guida Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:59:32 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations International Relations Politics and Government Conservatism (US Politics) Liberalism (US Politics) Iran-Israel War (2025- ) Claremont Institute Heritage Foundation Republican Party Biden, Joseph R Jr Hawley, Josh D (1979- ) Landau, Christopher T (1963- ) Schmitt, Carl (1888-1985) Trump, Donald J Vance, J D Xi Jinping China Europe Germany Japan Iran Middle East Latin America Russia Turkey United States Illustration by Shoshana Schultz/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/movies/patricio-guzman-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/movies/patricio-guzman-dead.html He won renown for his trilogy about the 1973 Pinochet coup, and later for another trilogy, about the legacy of the authoritarian regime that followed. 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