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China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream

China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.

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Small Businesses Gear Up for Tariff Fight at Supreme Court

Companies that sell diamonds, plant sensors and wine all have one thing in common: They are weighing in against tariffs in a consequential case.

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How the Cop Show ‘Barney Miller’ Made Gay TV History, 50 Years Ago

A 1975 episode introduced audiences to one of the first openly gay couples in mainstream American television not depicted as deviants or criminals.

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Republicans Hold Firm on Filibuster and Prosecutor Veto Power, Despite Trump’s Frustrations

President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative.

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MS … NOW? As MSNBC Rebrands, a $20 Million Effort to Avoid Confusion.

After three decades, the MSNBC brand will be retired on Nov. 15. The network has called in Rachel Maddow to help viewers make the transition.

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Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World

The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and working with U.S. and Chinese tech giants, landing its A.I. ambitions in the middle of a geopolitical tussle for tech power.

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Bold Assassinations Are Grim ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight

The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.

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Dick Cheney: A Life in Pictures

The former vice president helped shaped the role of the United States around the world.

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A Beloved Vintage Store Closed. A Customer Bought All 4,500 Items.

Everything in the shop appeared to have been abandoned. A devoted customer took it all home and started selling the items herself.

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Ukraine Moves to Revamp Military Service

The country will introduce fixed-term military contracts to try to attract recruits and ease the strain on soldiers after years of fighting.

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Dick Cheney Dies at 84, and Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny

Plus, killer whales versus great whites.

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Bessent Plans to Attend Tariff Arguments at the Supreme Court

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the idea that his presence could be seen as an attempt to intimidate the court on a case that President Trump considers vital to his economic policy.

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At the Gun Range

Blast waves may be damaging shooters’ brains. The Times has a new investigation on how it happens.

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A Guide to the California Special Election and Prop. 50 Ballot Measure

Voters will decide if California’s voting districts should be redrawn to help Democrats flip up to five House seats.

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Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84

A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.

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As UK Tries to Curb Immigration, Rural Scotland Looks to Attract Foreign Workers

Bucking the anti-immigration trend in British politics, remote areas of Scotland would like to attract foreign workers to offset declining local populations.

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Why It Would Be Trump’s Honor to Pay for Food Stamps

When Republicans sing Kumbaya.

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She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs.

The Liberty Justice Center led by Sara Albrecht is better known for backing right-leaning causes, but it filed the tariff case that will be heard by the Supreme Court this week.

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New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump

The Defense Department’s new press policy led to an exodus of traditional journalists. Supporters of the president have stepped in.

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A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.

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How to Fix America’s Soaring Electricity Prices

Data centers need to become more flexible to squeeze more from the grid.

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Capitalism Is Constantly Reinventing Itself. That’s Why Things Feel So Volatile.

We are in the middle of the capitalistic order reinventing itself.

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Amazon Oil Drilling Undermines Brazil’s Climate Credibility Before COP30

Brazil, which is hosting the 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference this month, wants to show the world it is a leader in safeguarding the planet. Its record tells a more complicated story.

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The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance

President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.

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In Search of the Simpsonville Massacre

In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists are still searching for their remains.

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Late Night Finds Trump’s Rich ‘Great Gatsby’ Party in Poor Taste

“There were dancers, costumes and champagne — a wonderful celebration where the theme was apparently gross income inequality,” Jon Stewart said.

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Thousands Flee Flooding as Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams Central Philippines

Tens of thousands of people evacuated before the storm brought heavy rain and flooding. But many others were trapped in homes and buildings.

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Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers.

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The First Big Elections of the New Trump Era Are Today. Here’s What to Look For.

The mayor’s race in New York will gauge voters’ desire for a left-wing shift, and Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia again made fighting the president central to their bids.

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This Trillionaire Economy Thrived in a Global Order Trump Is Ditching

Poland and other countries across Europe that found economic success in an era of collaboration are now facing a crumbling of international alliances.

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