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Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves

After an uptick in Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, some Muslims say they are hopeful but worried about repercussions.

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A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm

The Constitution is not a word game.

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Future of Gerrymandering? Here’s How Weird Things Could Look.

These extreme maps may not be likely, but they might soon be legal, with temptations to go further than ever before.

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Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is

As Andrew Cuomo seeks to gain ground in the New York City mayor’s race, he is trying to splinter some constituencies with natural affinities for the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.

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Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76

In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.

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Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power?

Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains.

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Bros Need Some Bros

Commercial camaraderie underscores how it’s lacking in real life.

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Congress Is Dying in Real Time

This is what happens when no one wants to govern.

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Quality Time

Daylight saving time ends tomorrow. The decrease in daylight can be destabilizing — and clarifying.

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Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.

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Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter

Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.

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Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito

Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.

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Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis

A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?

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How First-Time NYC Marathon Runners Are Preparing for Their Debut

For these first-time marathoners, training for race day involved sweat, tears and lots of talking about it.

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Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time

Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.

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Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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What You Need to Know About New York City’s Ballot Measures

Six proposals will appear on the back of ballots at the polls in New York City on Election Day. Emma Fitzsimmons, The New York Times’s City Hall bureau chief, explains the affordable housing proposals.

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How to Survive the New York City Marathon

In conversation with Well’s fitness editor, Molly Mirhashem, Talya Minsberg, a Times reporter and a 12-time N.Y.C. marathon runner, takes us through the course to share how she prepares for race day and gives guidance to fellow racers and first-timers.

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Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now

Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.

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California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes

New regulations were supposed to ensure that homeowners in fire zones would have coverage available. But companies can still avoid serving many high-risk areas, a Times investigation found.

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Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism

The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks.

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After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner

Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country.

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New York, Long a City of Contradictions, Is Still Turning Up New Ones

New York City has often set the political, cultural and financial course of the country. Tuesday’s mayoral election — and a New Yorker watching from Washington — could scramble it all.

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What Is Happening With SNAP Benefits During the Shutdown?

President Trump said that he would heed court rulings ordering his administration to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, but there are complications.

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How Britain Got Investors to Line Up for Nuclear Power

Developers have finally broken ground on the project, known as Sizewell C, but getting there meant navigating wary investors and local opposition.

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Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Food Benefits After SNAP Ruling

Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will still most likely be interrupted.

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Scenes From Halloween in New York City

You know it’s late October when your subway seatmate is Elphaba or Beetlejuice.

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Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween

The state’s governor had called for a pause in the federal immigration crackdown over the Halloween weekend, citing concerns for children’s safety.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship

The president said a lapse in SNAP funding would “largely” hurt Democrats. But interruptions to the program will also affect Republicans.

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