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October 23, 2025
Three officers wearing uniforms are standing on a cobblestone square. The glass pyramid of the Louvre is visible in the background.
Sealing off the entrance to the Louvre on Sunday. The thieves left the museum by climbing back down a truck-mounted ladder and then made their getaway with two accomplices who were waiting on motor scooters. Kiran Ridley/Getty Images

THE DAILY

Le Heist

How thieves pulled off an audacious robbery of priceless jewels from the Louvre in broad daylight.

An illustration of a woman in red knee-high socks and lingerie running while holding a book, laptop, phone, coffee, weight and file in six arms.
Illustration by Fromm Studio

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE

‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive

There is no F.D.A.-approved testosterone product for women. Insurance won’t cover it. Many doctors won’t prescribe it. It has become a cultural phenomenon.

A photo illustration of two people holding protest signs
Illustration by The New York Times; photograph by Alexander Coggin for The New York Times

OPINIONS

Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

A conversation about Mamdani, “No Kings” and gerrymandering.

Erykah Badu looks into the camera lens while wearing a large, rounded top hat.
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Jason Nocito for The New York Times

POPCAST

Erykah Badu Says Making Music Is a Sport. It’s Game Time.

Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli chat with the singer and songwriter about her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures.

A cluster of buildings stands at the base of forested mountains.
Luigi Mangione stayed in a small guesthouse in the village of Tenkawa, Japan, in May 2024. Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times

REPORTER READS

Inside Luigi Mangione’s Missing Months

From beers at a Bangkok bar to a climb up Mount Omine in Japan, The Times traced the pivotal months before Mr. Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O.

Janet Leigh, ‘Psycho’
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Bettmann, via Getty Images

CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

Halloween Special: The Dread Under the Bed

Wesley Morris and the film critic Eric Hynes count down the most eerie scenes in horror movies.

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