Trump wins battle in Washington: DC no longer wants to define itself as a ‘sanctuary city’
Mayor Muriel Bowser, threatened with losing her authority and having her budget cut, changes her tune to avoid a confrontation with the president
Immigrants pay 19.2% of taxes in the United States, more than $650 billion
Undocumented individuals, who make up nearly 25% of all immigrants, contributed $89.9 billion, or 2.6% of federal revenue
Putin questions US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, calls for ‘long-term peace’
The Kremlin leader raises concerns over key issues, such as who would monitor the front and whether Kyiv would use the pause in hostilities to resupply its forces. ‘Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,' Trump said of the Russian authorities
The Beast’s environment: How a supermassive black hole shapes the fate of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, hidden behind dense clouds of gas and dust, the black hole Sagittarius A* rotates rapidly, dragging space-time with it
Why some people remember their dreams more than others
Inside Antarctica’s plague-infested penguin colonies
A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna using a floating laboratory
Trump’s demands allow Claudia Sheinbaum to dismantle her predecessor’s security policy
The anti-crime measures implemented by the new president undermine the continuity with Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term, which was defined by a policy of ‘hugs, not bullets’
The death of Magdaleno Pérez Santes in Mexico: The crime of searching for missing children
The 41-year-old man died on Tuesday, after allegedly being tortured and beaten by municipal police in Poza Rica
The renewed dispute between ExxonMobil and Venezuela: The story of a long-standing feud
The Maduro government is accusing the oil company of lobbying to facilitate competitor Chevron’s departure from the country
Dispute with US has weakened the morale of Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk
The temporary suspension of aid from Washington has accelerated the withdrawal of Kyiv’s troops from Russian territory they have held since 2024
Former Spanish military man who spied on Assange for the CIA is investigated for falsifying evidence
A Madrid court opens a probe into why the owner of a security company tried to blame the former ambassador of Ecuador, now deceased, for ordering wiretaps against the WikiLeaks founder
Ivo Andrić, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote in a language that no longer exists
Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Yugoslav author, who captured the complex history of the Balkans in novels like ‘The Bridge on the Drina’
Lee Miller, the photojournalist who brought dignity to those who suffered during WWII
The photos she took and the words she wrote in ‘Vogue’ magazine were and remain an indictment of the Holocaust
Total lunar eclipse 2025: why it is called ‘blood moon’, when it will happen and how to watch it
The Moon will be completely covered by the Earth’s shadow and bathed in a reddish glow on the night of March 13
Eight women take on sexism in the Americas
The struggle of Latin American women is more urgent than ever in the face of setbacks across the continent. These eight women are at the forefront of the resistance: defending their threatened rights and fighting for those they have yet to secure
Chimpanzees and bonobos demonstrate why sex is not just for reproduction
An analysis reveals how the two primate species use sex to resolve conflicts. This suggests that the social function of sex existed within the ancestral relative we share with them
Scientists develop early detection video game for Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms
The rise of AI videos in politics: From deepfakes to viral, lowbrow humor
Obsessing over loneliness is a key factor in the development of depression
Wall Street loses patience with Trump
Investors, who once welcomed his election victory, are now fleeing the US markets and putting pressure on the president to reverse his most controversial measures
Trump turns the White House into a Tesla dealership to support Musk
An experienced and pragmatic economist to succeed Trudeau (and take on Trump)
Trump, the president unraveling US hegemony
Why ‘Paradise’ has been such a hit: ‘We didn’t anticipate the real-world echoes it would have’
Sterling K. Brown stars in a series full of twists that combines suspense, political thriller and sci-fi dystopia. Hulu has renewed the series for a second season
A marriage in crisis and $147 million in losses: The pirate movie that ruined a company
Thirty years ago, ‘Cutthroat Island’ was meant to be an innovative adventure story led by a female star. However, an unrestrained producer and a series of misfortunes transformed it into one of the biggest flops of the decade
Walter Salles, the director and billionaire who won Brazil’s first Oscar
Maurice Ravel, the ‘heathen’ composer, premieres music 150 years after his birth
Ariel Camacho, the shooting star who inspired the modern corrido
The young Sinaloan artist died 10 years ago, but is still recognized as a major influence by the genre’s rising talents. “If he didn’t feel it, he didn’t record it. He always sang to love and heartbreak, and also had corridos about stories that had been in the news,” says César 'El Tigre' Sánchez
Work & Lifestyle
The era of undetectable injectables: The new treatments behind ageless faces
No carbs, no smoking and hardly any alcohol: The party’s over for Gen Z
We can all be masochists: Why we seek experiences that connect pleasure with pain
The paradox of women’s well-being: Why they report higher happiness despite worse mental health
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The gardener going to work or the boyfriend coming home: The ravaged normality of migrants detained by ICE
Submarine cables: The weakest link in Europe’s strategic infrastructure
This wave is for her: How women have conquered their space in surfing
Where do the clothes go after we put them in a recycling bin?
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