timef 01/20/2026
- Bessent Calls Powell’s Attendance at Supreme Court Arguments on Fed Independence a ‘Mistake’ nytimes.com2026-01-20 23:47:46
The Treasury secretary’s criticism comes after he attended arguments over President Trump’s tariff authority last year.
- A.I., Big Tech and Trump Shine Most Brightly at the Davos Spectacle nytimes.com2026-01-20 23:41:28
The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.
- Stocks and Bonds Fall on Trump’s Greenland Threats nytimes.com2026-01-20 23:00:39
The S&P 500 dropped over 1 percent Tuesday morning, its lowest decline at the start of the trading day since April, when President Trump first announced his sweeping tariffs.
- How to Cut an Infinitely Large Pancake into as Many Pieces as Possible nytimes.com2026-01-20 23:00:27
A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle.
- The Trump Drama Hits Davos nytimes.com2026-01-20 21:18:10
Greenland, tariffs and wobbling markets are the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum ahead of the president’s arrival on Wednesday.
- Netflix Revamps Its Warner Bros. Bid, Seeking to Thwart Paramount nytimes.com2026-01-20 20:05:34
Netflix will pay all cash for the $83 billion deal to acquire major parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, instead of a mix of cash and stock.
- An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them nytimes.com2026-01-20 20:00:05
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
- Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences nytimes.com2026-01-20 18:02:46
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
- Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis? nytimes.com2026-01-20 18:00:11
Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder.
- A Bite-Size Column About Delight and Wonder in Science nytimes.com2026-01-20 16:00:17
In Trilobites, reporters aim to share new findings in the science world, be it interspecies friendships or discoveries of ancient fossils.
- Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather nytimes.com2026-01-20 16:00:16
Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles.
- Before Trump, Greensboro, Vermont Was a Foodie Mecca for Canadians nytimes.com2026-01-20 07:58:44
Greensboro’s economy depended on friendly relations with Canada. But after tariffs and threats to make the country the “51st state,” neighborly ties have frayed.
- At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers nytimes.com2026-01-20 07:36:17
Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.
- Twin Falls, Idaho Has New Residents: 37 Afrikaners nytimes.com2026-01-20 07:33:24
Twin Falls and its dairy industry have benefited from an influx of refugees from places like Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. That era is over.
- Nome, Alaska Is Now Key to Trump’s Global Ambitions nytimes.com2026-01-20 07:29:18
Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port.
- Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook nytimes.com2026-01-20 01:15:32
The court is set to hear Ms. Cook’s case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair.
- Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race nytimes.com2026-01-20 00:50:36
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
- Cows Use Tools, Too, New Study Finds nytimes.com2026-01-20 00:00:07
A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say.
