Skepticism and disillusionment in Iowa: Trump’s promised steel mill awakens old ghosts
Residents of Fort Madison doubt that the $15 billion project to build the largest steelmaking facility in the United States will sway voters
Maricopa County, Arizona: The ‘main epicenter’ of gun trafficking from the United States to Mexico
John Lindsay-Poland of Stop US Arms to Mexico says the region’s dense concentration of gun stores, combined with the war in Sinaloa, has fueled a growing flow of weapons through Sonora
United States vs. Ilhan Omar: How Trump is pursuing his biggest enemy in Congress
Los Rugrats weakened, but still a force in Sinaloa’s cartel war
Nik Storonsky, the Russian visionary revolutionizing the finance industry with Revolut
Ukraine needs Starlink satellites, but the Pentagon holds the reins
Elon Musk’s satellite network helps Ukraine intercept Russian attacks and carry out precision strikes
Armies, healthcare systems and intelligence services: 11 European countries already have multimillion-dollar contracts with Palantir
Experts and public officials warn about the risks of relying on the American firm’s controversial technology. In some countries, such as Spain, the government is assuring the public that there will be a local alternative
Trump fires Katie Zacharia after five days as White House press secretary
The departure comes after the president asked her to ‘reconsider,’ and on the heels of controversy over the fact that she presented herself as a lawyer even though she never passed the bar exam
Trump throws Putin another lifeline with diesel deal
The agreement is unlikely to lower fuel prices but weakens the West’s united front and eases financial pressure on the Kremlin
Denmark asks EU to ‘examine’ Spain’s plan to legalize migrants
Together with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Mette Frederiksen heads a group of European countries that are highly critical of the Spanish leader’s immigration policies
Lula cuts Flávio Bolsonaro’s lead to two points as Brazil election remains neck and neck
With just over a week to go until the polls, the president is trailing the senator 49% to 51%, according to Datafolha
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, candidate to lead the UN: Not choosing a woman would send ‘a very bad message’
A former minister of Guyana and that country’s ambassador to the United Nations, she stands out alongside Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunners to succeed Antonio Guterres at the helm of an embattled organization struggling to remain relevant in today’s world
From Lara Croft to Lucía Caminos: Why does a female lead in a video game still provoke backlash?
Rockstar’s decision to put a Latina woman as a main character of ‘GTA VI’ has reignited sexist reactions among some players
Leo XIV’s cancer diagnosis upends the pontificate: ‘We thought we had a pope for 20 years; this changes everything in the Curia’
The pontiff’s tumor forces a rethink of his schedule, puts the November trip to Latin America in doubt, and raises questions about the future of his mandate
Endangered heritage: Why Spanish palaces are collapsing
Neglect, rural depopulation and a lack of funds are threatening centuries-old buildings that were once the homes of nobility and royalty. The question of who should assume responsibility for their maintenance remains unanswered
Working to change the culture from within in Argentine women’s soccer
EL PAÍS analyzed 175 popular titles using the Pangram detector. There was no trace of AI in 2019, but now one in three self-published bestsellers is written mostly with artificial intelligence
Eminem before fame: The story of the first album that only sold ‘around 70 copies’
Jordi Bardají|Barcelona
In 1996 the world’s most famous rapper released a record that barely got noticed in Detroit but showed a glimpse of the talent that, soon later, would turn him into a global celebrity
Websites down and bots disabled: The unexpected consequences of bombing data centers
The militaries of Ukraine, Russia and Iran have launched several waves of attacks on these facilities, causing billions of dollars in losses and, in some cases, the permanent destruction of data
The researchers who achieved Chile’s first cloned horse: ‘It would not be complicated to clone humans; the only limitation is ethical’
The consequences of a woman’s last period are much worse than previously thought
Nuclear war and the malicious use of artificial intelligence rank among the threats to global health: ‘It would inflict an apocalypse’
A journey to Ningde, the Chinese city turned world capital of batteries for electric cars
CATL, a producer that accounts for nearly 40% of the global market, is trying to transplant the industrial ecosystem it built in its hometown to Europe, and is using AI to develop the next generation of batteries
The cost of basic groceries, in wages: 1.2 hours of work in Ireland and a month in the Central African Republic
Uniqlo doubles Inditex’s growth rate as it targets the top spot in global fashion
African Union launches continent’s first credit rating agency to counter ‘bias’
Steve McQueen, artist: ‘We live in an era dominated by fear; I am interested in love’
At the Guggenheim Bilbao, the British filmmaker presents ’66 76 26,’ a sound installation that layers the voices of Nina Simone and David Bowie singing ‘Wild Is the Wind’ in a meditation on longing, space and time
How much AI is in Spain’s bestselling books?
EL PAÍS analyzed 175 popular titles using the Pangram detector. There was no trace of AI in 2019, but now one in three self-published bestsellers is written mostly with artificial intelligence, including a top-charting book by Spanish politician Alvise Pérez
Sarah Schulman, writer: ‘Perpetrators now present themselves as victims’
Joel Abadal, Brad Pitt’s stunt double: ‘I’m very professional, but I was freaking out!’
The Spanish actor performed the action scenes for one of his idols on the set of ‘Heart of the Beast’
Eleni Aggelakopoulou, chief conservator at the Acropolis in Athens: ‘I, too, have cried in front of the Parthenon’
Work & Lifestyle
The rise of the intellectual influencer: Why the fashion industry is turning to writers and artists
Maxx yourself, squeeze yourself dry: The unhealthy obsession with optimizing everything
Carl Cederström, sociologist: ‘Wellness has become a corporate tool. It doesn’t make you happier; just more productive’
The just-world hypothesis and other mental traps that guide us, but that we can avoid
Celebrities, Movies & TV
Kevin Bacon: ‘I’m still 100% focused on improving, transcending, and doing something impactful’
‘Violent, disgusting and a tour de force’: ‘Henry’, the film that held up a mirror to society
Sissy Spacek was more than Carrie: A life of love, loss and acclaim
Brett Goldstein, the comedian who ran a strip club in Marbella before finding fame with 'Ted Lasso'
Our selection
Spain’s ‘grandchildren’s law’ before the Supreme Court: Who can vote on November 29?
Raivis Melnis, Latvia’s defense minister: ‘We are preparing to fight’
Sofía Monsalve, UN special rapporteur on the right to food: ‘Famine is being normalized by dehumanizing a population’
How California became the birthplace and refuge for the children of Mexico’s most feared narcos
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