Chinaβs Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make NYT - World By: David Pierson and Berry Wang 3 November 2026 at 09:18 Itβs not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology. Β© CHINATOPIX, via Associated PressAssembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.
A Marathon Runnerβs Hard Lesson NYT - World By: David Gelles 29 October 2026 at 16:57 Racing in Chicago showed your newsletter host firsthand how warming is disrupting the sport. Β© Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesTemperatures approached 80 degrees Fahrenheit during this yearβs Chicago marathon.