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U.S. to Investigate China’s Compliance With 2020 Trade Deal

The Trump administration is preparing to file a trade investigation into China’s compliance with a 2020 trade deal, which could raise tensions ahead of a summit between the country’s leaders.

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Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance Before Immigration Operation

About 200 people stood in an intersection outside the Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., where federal agents were said to be arriving to prepare for an immigration enforcement operation.

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Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump.

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Virginia Democrats Plan to Redraw House Maps in Redistricting Push

The surprise move could give Democrats two or three additional House seats and is likely to scramble the last couple weeks of campaigning ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

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Shelly Fireman, a Showman Restaurateur for Showgoers, Dies at 93

With considerable pizazz, he ran a string of popular restaurants in Manhattan, many aimed at hooking the crowds from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Broadway.

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U.S. Health Workers Recalled From Shutdown Furlough for Medicare, A.C.A. Enrollments

A federal agency said its employees would return on Monday, with the costs paid by user fees collected from researchers.

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Dave Ball, Soft Cell Musician Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66

He was a producer and one half of the pioneering English synth-pop duo.

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Eric Adams Will Endorse Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor

Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for mayor and plans to campaign with him, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.

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U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil Could Push India to Stop Buying It

The sanctions could break a diplomatic deadlock by making it more difficult for India to continue buying from Russia, a point of contention between President Trump and Narendra Modi.

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Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pitch

Despite a drop in Tesla profit, the billionaire exhorted investors to back his proposed compensation package, or face consequences.

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King Charles and Pope Leo Pray Together in Groundbreaking Moment

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Catholic and Anglican churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity between Christian faiths.

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The Abdication of Congress

We explain what elected officials aren’t doing during the government shutdown.

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Oil Price Jumps on Trump’s Russia Sanctions

Traders are pondering whether the United States and its allies are finally getting serious about restricting Russian energy.

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Broadway Averts Strike as Musicians Reach Deal With Producers, Union Says

The tentative agreement, which still requires ratification by union members, comes five days after a similar agreement with actors and stage managers.

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Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

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The Democratic Party Is Getting Too Rich to Win

Democrats used to be known as the party of the poor and the working class. Two decades of federal income data show how that changed.

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Russians Awake to Trump’s New Oil Sanctions and Largely Shrug

While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.

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U.S. Expands Boat Strikes to Pacific, and Trump Tears Down East Wing

Plus, the island that just got its first mosquitoes.

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China’s Consumers Are in a Years-Long Funk. Will Anything Get Them to Spend?

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumption is lagging and government stimulus efforts aren’t working.

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U.S. May Seek United Nations Mandate for Gaza Security Force, Rubio Says

Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.

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Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?

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Late Night Responds to Trump’s Justice Department Query

The “Daily Show” host Michael Kosta said the president seeking compensation shouldn’t be a surprise: “Trump sues people more often than Barron gets hit by a sea gull.”

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We Can Survive an A.I. Bust

We’ve been here before.

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In “Life, Part 2,” Leslie Jones Wants to Make Everybody Laugh

Though the comedian got a late start to fame, her third special, “Life Part 2,” continues a decade-long streak crafting a career that appeals to the masses.

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Sea Otters and Museums Are Feeling Taylor Swift’s Midas Touch

After the release of her latest album, an aquarium in California and a museum in Germany suddenly were thrust into the center of Taylor Swift’s fandom. Just how big is Swift’s cultural reach?

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

The singer and songwriter on her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures and where her creative impulses are headed next.

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What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think

We have a chance to discover the true cost of this war.

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A Girls Basketball Team Gives Up Its Title After Spotting a Scoring Error

The team in Oklahoma City forfeited its district championship earlier this year after the coach verified that a scoring error had incorrectly crowned them as winners.

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Financial Assistance Options for Federal Employees During the Government Shutdown

Some banks are offering a pause on payments on certain loans, waiving late fees and providing no-interest loans.

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Stavros Halkias Wants a Career. Will His Fans Let Him Have One?

The comedian is pivoting from online notoriety to mainstream roles. It’s harder than it looks.

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