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A Shift in Gerrymandering

The end of a Republican advantage.

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Voices From Gaza

As hundreds of thousands flee south from northern Gaza, we hear from two people caught in the chaos.

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Hundreds of Thousands Flee Northern Gaza, and More

Plus, diplomats try to ease the growing humanitarian crisis in the enclave, and a look at Donald Trump’s back-room campaign.

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There’s Still No House Speaker. What Happens Now?

The House is entering its second week without a speaker. Here is how a new one could be elected, or how the process could go off the rails yet again.

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I Saw What Happened to America’s Postwar Plans for Iraq. Here’s How Israel Should Plan for Gaza.

After the lessons the United States should have learned from postwar Iraq, some advice for Israel and its plans for a post-Hamas Gaza.

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Lawsuits Challenge Voting Rights Left to Governor Discretion in Some States

Three states let governors use their discretion to deny voting rights to former prisoners. Lawsuits in two of them say that violates the First Amendment.

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Judge to Consider Gag Order on Trump in Federal Election Case

Defense lawyers and prosecutors will square off over whether the former president should be restricted in what he can say about the proceedings after a string of threatening statements.

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Biden Will Get $80 Million Ad Boost From Climate Group

Climate Power says the lack of awareness and understanding of the president’s record on environmental issues is hurting him in the polls.

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The Plot Trump Lost

What I heard when I listened to Trump for more than 30 seconds.

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The Best Restaurants in New Orleans

There’s plenty of great Creole and Cajun food, of course, but also outstanding Vietnamese, Indian and Trinbagonian cuisine.

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Milei Called the Pope a ‘Filthy Leftist.’ He Could Be Argentina’s Next President.

Javier Milei is leading the race to be Argentina’s next president. But he is dogged by his past broadsides against a fellow countryman: Pope Francis.

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The Return-to-Office Movement Is Dead

Remote work is not going anywhere.

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After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is Open and Welcoming Tourists for Fall

The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf peepers and winter-sports enthusiasts that the state is ready for them.

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Annie Leibovitz, Now an Empty-Nester, Lists Upper West Side Duplex

The celebrated photographer is selling her co-op at 88 Central Park West. She is asking $8.6 million, and paid almost $11.3 million nine years ago.

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Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research

Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.

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How ‘A.I. Agents’ That Roam the Internet Could One Day Replace Workers

Researchers are transforming chatbots into online agents that play games, query websites, schedule meetings, build bar charts and do more.

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Fearing Escalation, Biden Seeks to Deter Iran and Hezbollah

The administration has grown increasingly anxious that Israel’s enemies may seek to widen the war with Hamas and has both sent diplomatic messages and deployed military assets to prevent it.

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A Father, an Earthquake and the Desperate Search for a Missing Son

Over a week since a major earthquake decimated his village in northwest Afghanistan, Noor Ahmad is on a harrowing hunt to find his 5-year-old.

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How Fred Daibes, a Real Estate Tycoon, Was Implicated in the Menendez Case

Fred Daibes, a New Jersey builder, was accused of defrauding a bank that he had founded. Prosecutors say he turned to Senator Robert Menendez for help.

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To Avoid War, the U.S. Must Both Deter and Reassure China

To ensure peace, America must recommit to a time-tested policy of neutrality on Taiwan.

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How Nepal’s Deal With China for an Airport Became an Albatross

China called the project a “signature” of its cooperation with Nepal. Insiders and documents reveal the pitfalls of China’s infrastructure-at-any-cost model.

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Trump’s Giant Lead Is Financial, Too: 6 Takeaways From 2024 Filings

Ron DeSantis has spent heavily and Nikki Haley has padded her war chest. On the Democratic side, President Biden continues to show overall strength, and the party’s incumbent senators fared well.

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Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy, Facing Slumping Sales and Opioid Suits

The pharmacy chain, one of the country’s largest, faces more than a thousand lawsuits that say it filled illegal prescriptions for painkillers.

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Daniel Noboa Wins Ecuador’s Presidency

A center-right political outsider with a focus on jobs beat out the leftist candidate in a high-stakes election that was focused on the economy and surging gang violence.

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Law and Justice Party Holds Narrow Lead in Poland Election

The election, seen as one of the most significant in decades, was cast as a choice between the defense of Polish sovereignty and liberal values.

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Gaza’s Hospitals Face ‘Impossible’ Choices With Israel Evacuation Order

As a widely anticipated ground invasion looms, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients.

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6-Year-Old Boy Dead in Anti-Muslim Attack Near Chicago, Police Say

The boy, who was stabbed more than two dozen times, and his mother were both wounded by their landlord on Saturday outside Chicago in an attack fueled by the war in the Middle East, officials said.

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Israelis Gird for Invasion of Gaza Amid Mistrust of Government

With a ground invasion into Gaza imminent, Israelis are grappling with a total breakdown of trust and a collapse of everything they believed in and relied on.

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Suzanne Somers, Star of ‘Three’s Company,’ Is Dead at 76

She became famous for playing, as she put it, “one of the best dumb blondes that’s ever been done,” then became a sex-positive health and diet mogul.

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DeSantis and Haley Diverge on Help for Gaza Refugees

The two Republican candidates appeared to diverge on attitudes toward civilians in the Gaza Strip who are bracing for an invasion by Israel.

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