The New York Times

The New York Times

This air conditioner is the quietest and most efficient model Wirecutter has ever tested. "At night, in a room cold enough to serve as a walk-in fridge, I sleep uninterrupted by sounds no louder than the crinkling of leaves." nyti.ms/4cY9Gqz

Likes: 8 ▼ 89% Request Access

Replies: 2 ▼ 81% Request Access

Reposts: 1 ▼ 95%

Quotes: 0 ▼ 100%

The New York Times

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Unlike today’s greedy and soulless tech billionaires, Turner had fun being rich,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes of Ted Turner, who died on Wednesday. “The lords of the cloud aren’t swashbucklers; they just are buckling to President Trump.”

Likes: 49 ▼ 34% Request Access

Replies: 2 ▼ 81% Request Access

Reposts: 9 ▼ 60%

Quotes: 2 ▼ 50%

The New York Times

A man claiming to be a Hong Kong businessman offered a congressional aide cash for an inside scoop on U.S. foreign policy about China. Here is what the outreach reveals about how Beijing’s spy services seek to gain access to sensitive information in Washington.

Likes: 56 ▼ 25% Request Access

Replies: 12 ▲ -25% Request Access

Reposts: 28 ▲ 21%

Quotes: 5 ▲ 25%

The New York Times

Bobby Cox, the Baseball Hall of Fame manager who led the Atlanta Braves to five National League pennants and a World Series championship in the 1990s and was ranked No. 4 for career victories among major league managers, died on Saturday. He was 84.

Likes: 59 ▼ 21% Request Access

Replies: 7 ▼ 36% Request Access

Reposts: 14 ▼ 39%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

In Opinion “We find ourselves — as a planet, as a global economy — held hostage by one particular conflict in one particular part of the world,” David Wallace-Wells says on “The Opinions” about the Iran war. “I don’t think that anyone in the Trump administration adequately game-planned for that.”

Likes: 82 ▲ 9% Request Access

Replies: 18 ▲ 9% Request Access

Reposts: 20 ▼ 13%

Quotes: 3 ▼ 25%

The New York Times

At least 15 people were injured on Saturday in what the authorities described as a “potential vessel explosion” near a sandbar off the coast of Miami Beach.

Likes: 30 ▼ 60% Request Access

Replies: 3 ▼ 72% Request Access

Reposts: 9 ▼ 60%

Quotes: 1 ▼ 75%

The New York Times

Accessing reliable, fast Wi-Fi while you’re traveling can be a real nightmare. One simple solution is to use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, but that doesn’t work for everyone. So we’ve tested a few other options: nyti.ms/4nkUNlR

Likes: 13 ▼ 82% Request Access

Replies: 3 ▼ 72% Request Access

Reposts: 3 ▼ 86%

Quotes: 1 ▼ 75%

The New York Times

The cruise ship at the center of the deadly Hantavirus cases is expected to arrive in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, early on Sunday, officials said. All of the passengers will then be evacuated to their home countries.

Likes: 47 ▼ 37% Request Access

Replies: 10 ▼ 9% Request Access

Reposts: 16 ▼ 30%

Quotes: 1 ▼ 75%

The New York Times

The FCC has been quietly investigating “The View” for months. The show’s network, ABC, has accused the government of violating its free speech rights. The clash could lead to a high-stakes legal battle over free expression. nyti.ms/49mhe46

Likes: 331 ▲ 341% Request Access

Replies: 35 ▲ 341% Request Access

Reposts: 81 ▲ 252%

Quotes: 9 ▲ 125%

The New York Times

After Spirit Airlines shut down last weekend, JetBlue added flights at Spirit’s former base, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, as the company tries to turn a profit again.

Likes: 39 ▼ 48% Request Access

Replies: 3 ▼ 72% Request Access

Reposts: 6 ▼ 73%

Quotes: 1 ▼ 75%

The New York Times

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Despite what the Trump administration says, the president’s most lethal policy will almost surely be his 71% cut in humanitarian aid from 2024 to 2025, our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes of U.S.A.I.D. “The world’s richest men are crushing the world’s poorest children.”

Likes: 432 ▲ 476% Request Access

Replies: 29 ▲ 476% Request Access

Reposts: 199 ▲ 765%

Quotes: 18 ▲ 350%

The New York Times

President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to meet in Beijing next week for a high-stakes summit. The war in Iran, trade, A.I. and Taiwan are expected to be on the agenda. Here is what to know.

Likes: 38 ▼ 49% Request Access

Replies: 14 ▲ -49% Request Access

Reposts: 12 ▼ 47%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

Republicans have roughly 10 more House seats that favor them than they did just 10 days ago. Democrats are still widely favored to win control of the House in the November midterm elections, but here is how Republicans recently gained an edge.

Likes: 50 ▼ 33% Request Access

Replies: 33 ▲ -33% Request Access

Reposts: 23 ▼ 0%

Quotes: 13 ▲ 225%

The New York Times

Economists aren’t sure if or when A.I. will cause widespread job losses. But if it does, would the federal safety net be ready for the fallout? Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, explains what to know. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

Likes: 47 ▼ 37% Request Access

Replies: 20 ▲ -37% Request Access

Reposts: 12 ▼ 47%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

White jeans should only be worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day — or so some people say. Our style writer says that which pair you choose is more important than when you wear them. nyti.ms/4uzfGf8

Likes: 20 ▼ 73% Request Access

Replies: 19 ▲ -73% Request Access

Reposts: 1 ▼ 95%

Quotes: 6 ▲ 50%

The New York Times

A handful of scientific teams around the world have been working — for decades, in some cases — to develop hantavirus treatments and vaccines. But it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority, scientists say.

Likes: 83 ▲ 10% Request Access

Replies: 7 ▼ 36% Request Access

Reposts: 34 ▲ 47%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

Strands is a word search with a unique twist. Can you uncover the theme? Play here: nyti.ms/4eCXi0l

Likes: 7 ▼ 90% Request Access

Replies: 2 ▼ 81% Request Access

Reposts: 0 ▼ 100%

Quotes: 0 ▼ 100%

The New York Times

Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — Easy, Medium and Hard — so you can solve at your own speed, in any order you want. nyti.ms/49xnvtJ

Likes: 14 ▼ 81% Request Access

Replies: 0 ▼ 100% Request Access

Reposts: 1 ▼ 95%

Quotes: 0 ▼ 100%

The New York Times

Peter Magyar was sworn in on Saturday as Hungary’s new prime minister. He won a landslide election over Viktor Orban, whose 16 years in power made him a global figure of nationalist right-wing politics.

Likes: 193 ▲ 157% Request Access

Replies: 6 ▼ 45% Request Access

Reposts: 41 ▲ 78%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

This linguine with chickpeas, broccoli and ricotta comes together in 20 minutes. Pairs well with crusty bread, good wine and a sense of accomplishment. nyti.ms/4ewsnTt

Likes: 41 ▼ 45% Request Access

Replies: 3 ▼ 72% Request Access

Reposts: 2 ▼ 91%

Quotes: 2 ▼ 50%

The New York Times

Demonstrators in Japan have organized some of the largest protests there in at least a decade to oppose Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s efforts to build up military power and move the country away from its pacifist identity.

Likes: 124 ▲ 65% Request Access

Replies: 4 ▼ 63% Request Access

Reposts: 37 ▲ 60%

Quotes: 2 ▼ 50%

The New York Times

How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/3QUtcvD

Likes: 15 ▼ 80% Request Access

Replies: 7 ▼ 36% Request Access

Reposts: 1 ▼ 95%

Quotes: 0 ▼ 100%

The New York Times

Ramit Sethi says becoming rich, even in an economic moment that seems particularly tough for millennials, can be as much about spending money as it is about scrimping and saving. On “The Interview,” the personal finance adviser discusses the intertwining of money and emotions. Watch, read or listen.

Likes: 27 ▼ 64% Request Access

Replies: 9 ▼ 18% Request Access

Reposts: 3 ▼ 86%

Quotes: 3 ▼ 25%

The New York Times

News Analysis: Across England, voters ushered more than 1,300 Reform UK candidates into municipal office, cementing the populist anti-immigration party of Nigel Farage as the new political force on the right.

Likes: 31 ▼ 58% Request Access

Replies: 20 ▲ -58% Request Access

Reposts: 5 ▼ 78%

Quotes: 6 ▲ 50%

The New York Times

A Frontier Airlines plane struck a person on the runway as it was taking off from Denver International Airport on Friday, the FAA said. The plane reported an engine fire and aborted its takeoff.

Likes: 43 ▼ 42% Request Access

Replies: 7 ▼ 36% Request Access

Reposts: 8 ▼ 65%

Quotes: 9 ▲ 125%

The New York Times

One Nation, a far-right party in Australia, won a seat in the country’s lower house of Parliament on Saturday for the first time, according to a projection by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Likes: 26 ▼ 65% Request Access

Replies: 7 ▼ 36% Request Access

Reposts: 4 ▼ 82%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

Major players in the A.I. arms race have panicked that their fellow founders weren’t taking existential fears about the technology seriously enough. “They seem to have worried less about the risk of political backlash from actual humans,” David Wallace-Wells writes.

Likes: 50 ▼ 33% Request Access

Replies: 16 ▲ -33% Request Access

Reposts: 16 ▼ 30%

Quotes: 6 ▲ 50%

The New York Times

Israel and Hezbollah continued to trade fire on Saturday, despite a cease-fire. And the U.S. and Iran had yet to reach a breakthrough on Saturday in negotiations to end more than two months of war. Follow live updates.

Likes: 30 ▼ 60% Request Access

Replies: 9 ▼ 18% Request Access

Reposts: 6 ▼ 73%

Quotes: 4 ▼ 0%

The New York Times

In Opinion The Pentagon’s $25 billion estimate for the cost of the war in Iran “gets a lot of attention, but it’s more of a headline than a real number,” the economist Justin Wolfers writes. “My math suggests the Iran war will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and very possibly trillions.”

Likes: 209 ▲ 178% Request Access

Replies: 24 ▲ 178% Request Access

Reposts: 88 ▲ 282%

Quotes: 16 ▲ 300%