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Facing Cancellation, Halloween Dog Festival Gets a Formal Parade Route

Organizers of the annual parade in New York’s Tompkins Square Park nearly canceled the event over permitting and funding issues. Now it’s back and bigger than ever.

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Today’s Top News: McCarthy Is Ousted, and More

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House Is Paralyzed, With No Speaker After McCarthy Ouster

After a historic vote to remove the speaker, lawmakers departed Washington on Tuesday night with the House of Representatives in chaos and no clear sense of who might lead it.

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How Gerontocracy Explains the Matt Gaetz Clown Show

Chaotic debates over fiscal policy are part of what you get when a democracy becomes a gerontocracy.

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The Mystery of My Burning Esophagus

As a science writer, I’ve spent years covering the rise of allergic conditions. Why couldn’t I figure out my own?

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Giuliani’s Drinking Has Trump Prosecutors’ Attention in Federal Election Case

The former mayor’s drinking has become an investigative subplot in Donald Trump’s federal case over 2020 election interference. But long before that, friends had grown deeply concerned.

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sarah Vaughan

All it might take is a second and a half of hearing her sing to make your spine tingle or your heart drop. Opera singers, jazz vocalists, writers and Vaughan’s biographer share their favorites.

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Read Your Way Through Missoula

Montana calls to storytellers: The cold clear waters of its rivers have carried the voices of its inhabitants from time immemorial, says Debra Magpie Earling, one of its writers. Here, she recommends her favorites.

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Liu Yiqian, China’s Top Art Collector, Is Selling a Modigliani

Liu Yiqian made global headlines in 2014 and 2015 by paying top prices for paintings and antiquities but is starting to liquidate some of his artworks.

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Miuccia Prada Is the Most Influential Woman in Fashion

How Miuccia Prada — and Miu Miu — became the muse of the season. Plus a detour through Chanel and Louis Vuitton.

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An 8-Year-Old Is at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism

He may have to defend the faith in Mongolia against pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.

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Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism

Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.

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Turning to Street Vending, New Migrants Find a Competitive World

Newly arrived migrants are hawking candy, fruit and beverages in New York City, often with young children in tow. Turf battles with more established vendors are becoming common.

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Multiple People Shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore

The police issued a shelter-in-place order on campus, which has since been lifted.

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Finland’s Military Prepares as Russia-Ukraine War Gets Closer to Home

Even though it’s now part of NATO, a wary Finland still requires men to serve their country. Women can volunteer, and many do.

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The Fight to Save Gagauz, a Dying Turkic Language Used in Moldova

The struggle to save Gagauz, a Turkic tongue used by dwindling numbers of people in an ethnic enclave of Moldova, reflects the emotional power of language loyalties across the former Soviet Union.

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Can Anyone Lead House Republicans Out of the Darkness?

Mr. Gaetz and his fellow disrupters have done what no other rebel band has managed before.

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Israeli Herders Spread Across West Bank, Displacing Palestinians

Palestinian herding communities are abandoning their villages, ceding huge swaths of land to nearby Israeli settlers. Settler activists say it’s the result of their new strategy in the West Bank.

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Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Extraordinary Downfall as House Speaker

The glib Californian made many promises and paid a price when he was unable to fulfill them. But his demise also reflected the challenge of wielding a Republican majority that refuses to be governed.

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Kevin McCarthy Is Out as Speaker of the House. What Happens Next?

McCarthy’s unprecedented removal hurls the House into a state of havoc, as Republicans scramble to determine their next steps.

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Matt Gaetz Is Polarizing, in Both Congress and His Florida District

In an overwhelmingly Republican district, Mr. Gaetz is admired for shaking up the House, but he also has plenty of critics.

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Iran’s Captive Minds

A blockbuster story about Tehran’s influence peddling shows the peril of seeking access with despots.

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Americans Deserve Better From the House of Representatives

A tiny faction of Republican extremists are again putting their interests over the business of running the government.

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How Four Leaders Are Turning the World Upside Down

That was not the plan.

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Drug Makers Agree to Negotiate With Medicare on Prices of 10 Medications

The pharmaceutical companies said they would begin talks even as several of them were suing the Biden administration over a new law authorizing the negotiations.

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Kevin McCarthy Was Ousted as House Speaker

Also, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial begins. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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Venice Bus Plunge Kills at Least 21

Italian officials said that the bus had been full of tourists, and that two minors were among the dead.

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Russian Troops Cede Ground and Strike Back

Military analysts say that Russian commanders have been using a tactic known as “elastic defense” to prevent Ukraine from holding villages and other positions as staging grounds for future attacks.

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U.S. and World Leaders Pledge Support for Ukraine ‘for as Long as It Takes’

President Biden, in a conference call with world leaders amid tumult in Congress, insisted that U.S. aid would not be interrupted.

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Catholic Conservatives Criticize Pope Francis’ Synod

As bishops and laypeople from around the world prepared to gather at the Vatican, traditionalist Catholics who would not be among them staged their own show.

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