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Nick Fuentes Is Becoming Charlie Kirk’s Successor

A white nationalist’s rise reveals a seemingly unstoppable ratchet of radicalization on the right.

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California Man Shot by ICE Was Not Trying to Run Over Agent, Lawyers Say

A Southern California man charged with assault of a federal officer was asking agents to leave an area where school children wait for the bus, according to his lawyers.

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Trump’s Tariffs and Push Against Limits Face Election and Court Tests

President Trump has a lot riding on the results of Tuesday’s elections, his tariffs case at the Supreme Court and the future of the government shutdown.

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ICE Altercation With Protester in Colorado Prompts a Police Chief to Push Back

At the Durango, Colo., police chief’s request, Colorado law enforcement will investigate whether a federal agent broke the law when he appeared to put a protester in a chokehold.

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What the Virginia Governor Election Might Portend for Trump

The governor’s race in the president’s backyard could tell us if a backlash has arrived.

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Starbucks to Sell 60% of Its China Business to a Private Equity Firm

Boyu Capital will pay $4 billion for a stake in the coffee giant’s 8,000 stores in China.

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The Battle Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller Near His Virginia Home

Criminal inquiries pit the Miller family’s safety concerns against the First Amendment rights of an activist in Northern Virginia critical of the administration.

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‘The Boat,’ Despised Floating Jail Near Rikers, Heads for the Scrap Heap

The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even among Rikers Island’s many troubled lockups.

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Dodger Fans Celebrate World Series Victory at Los Angeles Parade

Tens of thousands of Dodger fans attended a parade and rally on Monday, a joyful moment celebrating the team’s World Series win in what has been a turbulent year for Los Angeles.

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The Trump Administration Plans to Offer Only Partial Food Stamp Benefits

Also, Election Day is tomorrow for millions of Americans. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Mamdani’s Stance on Gaza Drew Pro-Palestinian Activists to His Campaign

The campaign became “a funnel for all this dispersed energy and passion,” said one volunteer, who had been an active campus protester.

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Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party

The center-left D66 party edged the far-right party of Geert Wilders in the popular vote, giving it the first crack at forming a new government.

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Diane Ladd, Versatile Film Actress, Is Dead at 89

She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in once case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.

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Trump’s China Trade and Tariff Policy Is a Hot Mess

As he so often does, the president is pushing the wrong answer to the right question on trade policy with Beijing.

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2 Men Plotted Attack in Michigan on Halloween, U.S. Says

The two men face federal charges of planning a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State.

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Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead Singer, Dies at 78

She helped shape the band’s sound in the 1970s, a decade that took the band to new heights.

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After Hurricane Melissa, a Seaside Town in Jamaica Picks Up the Pieces

Ninety percent of the homes in Black River, Jamaica, were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, reflecting the broader devastation and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities

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With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

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With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

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Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars

The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.

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Houses of Worship Struggle to Feed New Yorkers During SNAP Stalemate

In New York City, there are about 600 food pantries scattered across the five boroughs and at least 90 percent are run by either a religious organization or a nonprofit connected to a place of worship.

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Jon Stewart Signs Extension for ‘Daily Show’ Through 2026

Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting the show.

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WIC Food Aid Program for Families Gets Funding Stopgap

An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November.

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Has Gracie Mansion Ever Had a Democratic Socialist?

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have portrayed his Democratic Socialists of America affiliation as unusual, but he is not the first New York politician — or would-be mayor — with ties to the group.

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In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks

A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

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Meet the Billionaire Trying to Save College Football From Itself

Cody Campbell, an oilman, has spent millions paying students to play football at Texas Tech. Now he worries that people like him are ruining college sports.

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Book Review: ‘Book of Lives,’ by Margaret Atwood

“Book of Lives” offers two distinct versions of the esteemed novelist: “Peggy Nature” and “the brooder.”

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Jack Smith, Trump’s Target, Moves From Defense to Counterattack

The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.

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China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

Two decades of sustained effort to build national self-reliance and minimize imports have antagonized trade partners but fortified what a senior adviser called Beijing’s “bulwark” against conflicts.

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Walking a Few Thousand Steps Daily May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk, New Study Suggests

A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease.

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