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The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25, 000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth’s gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.

Myanmar Junta Chief Ascends to President, Five Years After Coup 03/04/2026

U Min Aung Hlaing’s elevation to the civilian post is the conclusion of elections in the country, which were stage managed by the military.

Richard C. Paddock

Cuba Says It Is Pardoning More Than 2,000 Prisoners 03/04/2026

The Cuban government said the releases were a humanitarian gesture during Holy Week. It was not clear if they were related to ongoing negotiations between Cuba and the United States.

Francesca Regalado and David C. Adams

OpenAI Buys Streaming Show ‘TBPN,’ Aiming to Change Narrative on A.I. 03/04/2026

OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”

Mike Isaac

Late Night Says Goodbye to Pam Bondi 03/04/2026

President Trump is “on a bit of a firing spree,” Jimmy Fallon said on “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, adding, “Ironically, the only staffer who has immunity is RFK Jr.”

Trish Bendix

How Giorgia Meloni Fell to Earth 03/04/2026

For more than three years, Giorgia Meloni’s leadership of Italy has seemed unshakable. Now she suddenly seems vulnerable.

Anna Momigliano

Cosmopolitan Shanghai Is an Uneasy Fit in China’s Narrative of Western Sins 03/04/2026

Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred narrative of Chinese victimhood and Western sins.

Andrew Higgins and Qilai Shen

In Syria, Kidnappings of Women and Girls Fuel a Minority Group’s Fears 03/04/2026

A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.

Ben Hubbard and Laura Boushnak

Biruté Galdikas, Champion of Endangered Orangutans, Dies at 79 03/04/2026

With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”

Richard Sandomir

Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone. 03/04/2026

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

Glenn Thrush and Tyler Pager

The Awe of a Moon Launch in an Age of Trump, Turmoil and Tribal Divisions 03/04/2026

The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.

Peter Baker

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Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon