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Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again

A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.

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How to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII

World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.

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Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War

Iran’s new hard-line national security adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to prevent “a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.

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A Murder Trial in Massachusetts

How the trial of Lindsay Clancy has become a proxy for how people view society’s ills.

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Go Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.

Four years at Harvard won’t corrupt your children.

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Twitter Broke the Left. X Will Break the Right.

Democrats paid a price for forming their politics on Twitter; the right will pay a price for forming theirs on X.

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‘Hey! You’re the Jerk at the Beach!’

As New Yorkers, we’re used to negotiating over tiny patches of space. But I didn’t expect that to continue on the beach.

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U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations

Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”

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What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.

Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms

With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

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The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again

With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.

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Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders

With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections.

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How Big Tech Captured American Schools

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

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This Canal System Transformed Arizona. It’s Now in Jeopardy.

Decades ago, the state won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.

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Someone Was Impersonating Collien Fernandes Online. She Says It Was Her Husband.

The German actress Collien Fernandes set out to discover who was pretending to be her online and sending men sexually explicit material. Her answer ignited a feminist movement.

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Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland

Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.

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The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War

For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.

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He Was Wrongly Convicted of Attempted Rape. He’s Suing the DNA Analysts.

Alexis Rodriguez claims technicians at the New York City medical examiner’s office fabricated DNA evidence, leading to his wrongful conviction in 2014 for attempted rape.

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Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Cartel Leaves Office, Again

Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa reversed course a day after returning to office, amid widespread criticism, including from members of his own party.

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America Was on a Heroine’s Journey. What Happened?

‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Barbie’ show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero’s narrative is corroding our political and public life.

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‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power

Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to “match the urgency” of Gary area residents who have had to endure an outage approaching its second week.

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Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Refused

In an interview, Jamieson Greer, Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of the trade offer that the United States made to Canada before talks crumbled.

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Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans

She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.

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U.S. Economy Could Feel the Sting From Trade War With Canada

A tit-for-tat trade fight between the two allies could create new headaches for consumers and businesses already stung by high prices.

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An Ancient Sumerian Solution to Our $40 Trillion Deficit

In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?

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Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation

Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after he ordered negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs.

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How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy

The diplomat, John Coale, says his personalized approach gets results and matches the president’s style. Critics contend he is giving up too much to an authoritarian leader.

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Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101

One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

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Cities Compete in Dizzying ‘Gold Rush’ to Be Japan’s Backup Capital

Osaka? Fukuoka? Sapporo? The race is on to be second to Tokyo — and to claim the prestige and money that could come with it.

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