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There Are Battleground States — and Then There’s North Carolina

If Harris wins here, she wins the whole shebang.

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Boeing’s Strike Is Over. What’s Next for the Company?

The aerospace manufacturer and its new chief executive face a daunting to-do list, including improving quality and increasing production of its commercial planes.

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Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

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Facing Outrage, Nigeria Drops Capital Charges Against Minors

Dozens of teenagers had been accused of treason and faced possible death sentences, but indignation over their treatment, including lack of food, has the government backpedaling.

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Giuliani Moved Possessions From N.Y. Apartment as Creditors Closed In

Lawyers for the two election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudolph W. Giuliani found that he had largely cleared out his Upper East Side home.

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Inside Past Election Nights at The New York Times, Through Photos

The first presidential election The Times covered was in 1852. Things have changed a lot since the days of typewriters and motographs — see how, in archival images from decades past.

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Netanyahu Fires Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister

Mr. Gallant had differed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu several times over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.

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Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say

Western officials are investigating whether devices planted at shipping hubs in Europe may have been a test run by Russian operatives for placing them on planes bound for the U.S.

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Trump, Vance and Allies Hurl Insults at Women as Race Ends

Donald J. Trump has used misogynistic language to refer to Kamala Harris, fostering an environment among his allies and at his rallies that revels in gendered insults.

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Bernie Marcus, Co-Founder of Home Depot, Is Dead at 95

In 1978 he came up with the idea of a warehouselike store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. The chain became the world’s largest home-improvement retailer.

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A Hollywood Drought and a Game Show Dream

It’s tough to get work in film and television these days. So one unemployed writer decided to study up on “The Price Is Right.”

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The Predictable Hypocrisy of Megyn Kelly

She smooched a man who continues to denigrate women in public statements.

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Irish Leader Plans to Call Election Later This Week

Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister, said Tuesday that he would dissolve parliament later this week, setting the stage for a general election by the end of the month.

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The Hyper-Close House Race That Could Make All the Difference

If Democrats have any hope of taking control of the House, they need to win races like this one.

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After Spain’s Deadly Floods, Search for the Missing Grows Desperate

A week after catastrophic floods, families are unsure if their relatives are alive under the sludge and debris. The government has still not issued a public tally of the missing.

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The Polls Are Close. The Results Might Not Be.

We are just a very normal polling error away from either candidate landing a decisive victory on Tuesday.

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For Biden Officials, Lebanon May Be a Problem Too Big to Solve

Despite hopes that political shifts in Beirut could bring lasting peace to the Israel-Lebanon border, the United States may have to settle for a quicker fix.

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How FTC Chair Lina Khan Became an Election Hot Topic

The Federal Trade Commission chair drew increasing political vitriol as the presidential vote neared. Her political future hangs in the balance.

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Don’t Let Trump Make America Into an Image of Himself

We cannot become what he wants us to be.

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First Satellite Made of Wood Is Launched Into Space

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.

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Gazans Fear Neither Candidate in U.S. Election Will Help Them

American politics have not been topmost in the minds of Gazans. “We only need one thing: for this war to come to an end,” one man said.

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Israeli Raids in West Bank Kill 4, Palestinians Say

The raids suggested that the Israeli military was continuing to target armed fighters in the occupied territory, even as it conducts major operations in Gaza and Lebanon.

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How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party

Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.

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How Trump Media’s Stock Could Swing After the Election

No stock is more directly linked to the outcome than Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social.

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Bitcoin and Crypto, Promoted by Trump, Brace for Election Volatility

Many crypto investors hope that a victory for Donald Trump could propel the price of Bitcoin to new heights, though a loss could cause a fall.

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How Stock, Bond and Currency Markets Could Respond to the Election

Investors are considering the candidates’ policies and historical trends to bet on where stocks, bonds and currencies are headed.

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Election Day Decisions, and Why the Count Could Take Awhile

Plus, how astronauts vote from space.

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Wall Street Financiers Queue Up for a Chance at Billions in Saudi Oil Cash

Are you an international business titan on the hunt for billions of dollars of Saudi oil cash? Prepare for “a mind game.”

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How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party

Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn.

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The Trump/Harris Election: Four Columnists Imagine America’s Future

Who will win the presidency, House and Senate? What is the election about? And what happens next for America?

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