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She Helped Bring Down an Elite Nike Coach. Now, Renewal

Former teen track star Mary Cain's memoir details systemic abuse at Nike under Alberto Salazar

(Newser) - Mary Cain wants you to know that hers isn't just a story about a fallen prodigy or a bad coach—it's about a system that she says let both happen. Writing for the Guardian , Maggie Mertens profiles the former teen track phenom, now a 29-year-old Stanford med student,...

NYT: FBI Investigated Reporter After Article About Patel's GF

New York Times says bureau probed whether journalist engaged in stalking

(Newser) - The New York Times says the FBI investigated whether one of its reporters, Elizabeth Williamson, violated laws against stalking after she wrote a story nearly two months ago about how federal agents had been assigned to protect and give rides to FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend , the AP reports....

Why Average Dogs Might Be the Best Companions of All
Why I'm 'Delighted' to
Own a Not-So-Smart Dog
OPINION
Apr 16, 2026 8:40 AM CDT

Why I'm 'Delighted' to Own a Not-So-Smart Dog

Emily Anthes argues companionship doesn't require a genius

(Newser) - Dog owners apparently have a problem with overestimating their pet's intelligence. In the New York Times , science writer Emily Anthes uses a flood of reader emails about "genius" dogs to explore how we routinely overrate canine brainpower, especially our own pets' mental gifts. Research shows dogs can do impressive...

NFL Reporter Resigns Amid Tabloid Controversy

Investigation continues into reporter's conduct after photos with coach emerge

(Newser) - An NFL insider has walked away from her job rather than ride out a public inquiry into her private life, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dianna Russini, a senior NFL reporter at the Athletic and former ESPN personality, resigned Tuesday after tabloid photos of her with New England Patriots head...

Trump's AI Image of Himself as Jesus Isn't Going Over Well

Conservatives are mad

(Newser) - President Trump's latest social media post casting himself in a near-biblical role isn't going over well in conservative circles. Less than an hour after slamming Pope Leo XIV as "weak on crime" and "terrible for foreign policy" on Truth Social, the president shared what appears to...

There's New Debate Over ID of Bitcoin's Mystery Creator

Developer Adam Back disputes New York Times investigation identifying him as Satoshi Nakamoto

(Newser) - One of bitcoin's earliest developers says he's not the man behind its most enduring mystery. Adam Back told the BBC he isn't Satoshi Nakamoto , pushing back on a New York Times investigation by John Carreyrou that tried to tie his writings and online activity to the pseudonymous creator of the...

Op-Ed: Writer's Dive Into Polyamory Is a 'Cautionary Tale'

Lindy West's new book reveals painful 'self-abnegation' beneath her feminist persona: NYT

(Newser) - Millennial feminism's glossy success story looks very different up close in Michelle Goldberg's latest New York Times opinion column . She zeroes in on writer Lindy West—once a loud, funny standard-bearer for online feminism and fat positivity—whose new memoir, Adult Braces , recounts a marriage shaped by her...

Polymarket Bets on US-Iran Ceasefire Raise Eyebrows

Suspicious Polymarket wagers raise war profiteering, insider trading fears

(Newser) - In a corner of the crypto world, war and wagers appear to be colliding. Experts tell the Guardian that a cluster of new accounts on online prediction platform Polymarket laid unusually large, well-timed bets on a US-Iran ceasefire that look a lot like someone trading on secret information. The platform...

Judge Finds Pentagon Rules for Reporters Unconstitutional

Decision rejects Trump administration policy on limiting journalists' access

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday invalidated a Defense Department policy on journalists' access to the Pentagon, finding the Trump administration rule unconstitutional. The challenge was brought by the New York Times and reporter Julian E. Barnes, the Washington Post reports. US District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington, DC, ruled...

Dolores Huerta Reveals Chavez Abuse, Secret Children

Labor leader says she stayed silent to protect the movement

(Newser) - A towering figure of the farmworker movement is now accusing its most famous leader of sexual assault. Dolores Huerta, the 96-year-old co-founder of the United Farm Workers, says Cesar Chavez manipulated her into sex, then raped her, on two separate occasions in the 1960s, according to a statement released Wednesday...

Pam Bondi Moves to Military Base Amid Security Threats: Sources

Relocation follows cartel threats and backlash over Epstein case handling, sources say

(Newser) - Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly traded her DC apartment for a bunk on a Washington-area military base, a move the New York Times says followed escalating threats tied to her work on drug cartels and the Jeffrey Epstein case. Sources say federal law enforcement flagged a series of warnings...

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time
Editorial: War Critics
Should Give It Time
OPINION
Mar 5, 2026 2:02 PM CST

Editorial: War Critics Should Give It Time

Wall Street Journal editors say the naysayers are too quick to judge

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal is tired of all the doomsayers on Iran. In an editorial, the editors argue that many in the media and politics, on both the left and right, are casting the war as a sure disaster. The editorial invokes World War II'...

Noem Slammed in Senate Over 'Domestic Terrorism' Line

Homeland security chief refuses to retract or apologize for it during testimony

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill Tuesday over her department's immigration crackdown. One big theme: Multiple senators criticized her over the shooting deaths of protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but Noem declined to apologize for the characterization of them as domestic...

Op-Ed: Exercise Science Keeps Missing the Point
Op-Ed: Exercise Science
Keeps Missing the Point
OPINION
Feb 23, 2026 8:09 AM CST

Op-Ed: Exercise Science Keeps Missing the Point

Stop obsessing about which regimen is 'best' and just keep moving, argues essayist

(Newser) - February is when a lot of gym shoes start gathering dust—but economist Emily Oster argues in a New York Times op-ed that the real problem isn't our willpower, it's the way exercise research is framed and sold to us. Instead of focusing on how to keep people...

Trump's Fight With Harvard Just Escalated

President says he's now seeking $1B in damages over antisemitism allegations

(Newser) - President Trump has sharply escalated his clash with Harvard University, saying his administration is now pursuing $1 billion in damages over the school's handling of antisemitism complaints. In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump on Tuesday labeled Harvard "strongly antisemitic" and said President Alan Garber "has...

Wordle Starts Recycling Words
Wordle Just
Made a Big Change
Feb 2, 2026 1:19 PM CST

Wordle Just Made a Big Change

As of today, words are being recycled

(Newser) - Wordle just tossed longtime players a curveball: the answer list is no longer strictly made of fresh words. In an email to subscribers of its Gameplay newsletter, the New York Times said that starting Monday, Feb. 2, it will begin recycling past solutions in the daily puzzle. "Starting on...

David Brooks Is Leaving the New York Times

Longtime columnist is headed to the Atlantic magazine

(Newser) - Longtime New York Times columnist David Brooks is leaving the paper. After 22 years at the Times, the 64-year-old pundit and author is joining the Atlantic as a staff writer next month, and the magazine will serve as the exclusive outlet for his work. In a note to staff, Atlantic ...

Building on Wordle, NYT Rolls Out a New Game

Times' latest debut, the multiplayer Crossplay, adds to its popular recreational portfolio

(Newser) - For subscribers to the New York Times as interested in solving Wordle or doing the crossword as in reading the latest news, Wednesday was a big day. The Times' popular Games unit debuted Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic game that represents the paper's first designed multiplayer game. It's also...

Op-Ed: Dems Have 'No Credible Path' Unless They Shift Now

Strategist David Pllouffe urges immediate overhaul of party brand, agenda, leadership

(Newser) - Democrats may be riding high now, but one of their top strategists says the party is on track to crash in 2028 unless it overhauls itself fast. In a New York Times op-ed, David Plouffe—who helped run three recent Democratic presidential campaigns, including Kamala Harris' 2024 bid—argues that...

Trump Administration Has Rare Reaction to Media on Venezuela

It's a 'thank you' from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reporters for keeping plans of raid quiet

(Newser) - In the wake of last weekend's US military action in Venezuela, the news media got something it seldom hears from the Trump administration: a thank you. Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organizations that had learned in advance about last Saturday's strike leading to the capture of...

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