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Paul Tagliabue, Who Led the N.F.L. for 17 Prosperous Years, Dies at 84

He helped achieve labor peace, pushed for minority hiring and oversaw the league’s expansion. But he minimized the risks of concussions.

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BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil

The abrupt moves followed controversy over claims that a documentary had been edited to suggest that President Trump had encouraged the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Hochul Raises Doubts About Mamdani’s Free Bus Proposal

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said she had concerns about Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make New York City buses free. She supports his proposal for universal child care.

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2 MLB Pitchers Are Charged in Gambling Investigation

Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, were charged with sharing inside information about their pitches with bettors. Mr. Ortiz was arrested Sunday.

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Trump Renews Attacks on Obamacare in New Push Over Government Shutdown

The president claimed that the Affordable Care Act benefited insurance companies over people, saying he would work with both parties on the issue “once the Government is open.”

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Arctic Blast Is Sweeping East, Bringing First Snow of the Season

Temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal are expected to reach as deep as the South, forecasters said. Snow is likely in the Great Lakes, parts of the Northeast and the Appalachians.

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Hamas Hands Over Body of Israeli Soldier Held Since 2014

Hamas returned to Israel the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in a 2014 war in Gaza.

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As Aquifers Dry Up, Tehran Rations Water and Calls for Rain Prayers

Facing Iran’s worst drought in 60 years, the country’s president warned that the capital might need to be evacuated, and some locals promoted cloud-theft conspiracy theories.

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Philippines Braces for Typhoon Fung-Wong, While Still Reeling From the Last Storm

Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.

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Outkast, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper and Soundgarden Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Gen X celebrated its heroes at the ceremony, where Soundgarden and Salt-N-Pepa were honored alongside Chubby Checker, Bad Company, Joe Cocker and Warren Zevon.

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Blue Origin to Launch NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars: How to Watch

This will be the second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’s space company and will include a key test of whether it can land a booster stage for later reuse.

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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.

The town’s unionized workers wanted to believe that there was something better than what private equity owners had offered.

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What Questions Do You Have About Climate Change?

“Ask a Correspondent” will take your questions to Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter.

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Banning Social Media

More schools and governments are turning to tech bans to try to keep kids off screens. Do they work?

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What Zohran Mamdani Understands About New York

Zohran Mamdani made the city glow, bringing a beauty to the everyday fixtures we ceased to register.

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What Zohran Mamdani Understands About New York

Zohran Mamdani made the city glow, bringing a beauty to the everyday fixtures we ceased to register.

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Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?

This is what happens when the fringe becomes the mainstream (and vice versa).

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The Promise of the Bronx River Parkway

A pioneering road shows what highways were and what they can be as it turns 100.

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Josh Shapiro Believes the Center Can Hold

The Democratic Party will not return to the White House, nor reclaim Congress, until it learns to embrace centrist politicians like Pennsylvania’s governor.

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Airport Disruptions May Get Worse This Week

The fact that planes are generally less full in early November helped airlines limit the impact. That will change as Thanksgiving nears.

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Where Democrats Will Duel Next for the Party’s Future

In Michigan, Maine and many other states, primary candidates will decide the party’s direction on a host of policy issues, and ultimately whether it has a center-left or left-wing vision.

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Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land

The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on John O. Brennan to South Florida and is beginning to recruit line prosecutors.

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The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.

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With Mortgage Rates Declining, Should You Refinance?

More than four million borrowers could potentially benefit from locking in a lower rate. Here’s what to consider.

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The Celebrated Chef Who Robbed Banks

Valentino Luchin, 62, once owned an acclaimed Italian restaurant. Now he sits in a Bay Area jail.

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A Quebec Writer Confronts His ‘Little Darkness’ as a Class Defector

Jean-Philippe Pleau’s book and play about moving up socially became a cultural reckoning in Quebec, but created a gulf with his family.

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The MAHA-Fueled Rise of Natural Family Planning

A growing coalition of conservatives are speaking out against hormonal birth control, while promoting a more “natural” alternative.

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Mamdani, Mofongo and Rum: Democratic Squabbles Fade Away, for Now

At an annual gathering in Puerto Rico for New York’s political class, former foes of Zohran Mamdani put aside their differences and tried to get information about his inner circle.

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With a Mayor From Queens, the Borough Is Having a Moment

When Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 111th mayor, he will be the first with such an intimate connection to Queens.

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Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire

Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel’s international isolation over its conduct in Gaza.

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