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How Should ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Be Taught?
I traveled around the country to find out if “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” still has a place in the classroom.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesAs Democrats Struggle in Some Western States, Independents See an Opening
From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Getting High Has Only Gotten Cheaper
The “war on drugs” sought to reduce substance abuse by driving up prices and lowering demand. Today, street drugs are less expensive and more dangerous than ever.
New York Times Top StoriesWhere Iran’s Young People Gather, the Government Sees Threats to Its Authority
In recent weeks, the police have closed dozens of cafes, often citing laws that stipulate women must veil in public. Experts say the closures are part of an effort to control public space.
New York Times Top StoriesCalifornia Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.
New York Times Top StoriesMark Carney Did What Canadians Elected Him to Do
Mark Carney has chosen suffering, but he did what Canadians elected him to do.
New York Times Top StoriesLet Iran Control the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump needs to face reality on the Strait of Hormuz.
New York Times Top StoriesAIPAC Wants to Back This Republican, but He Has Some Reservations
The pro-Israel group has been preparing to spend big for Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan. Does he want that?
New York Times Top StoriesAs El Niño Dries Indonesia, Wildfires Intensify
The unusual weather pattern and dried out peatlands, a kind of wetland, have been behind some of the country’s worst fire seasons. This year could be one.
New York Times Top Stories3 Cyclists Die in One Week in Hit-and-Runs in New York City
Those who died were all on e-bikes. Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, and advocate groups said the deaths should be a rallying cry for safety improvements.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans
A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.
New York Times Top StoriesFire Near Reno, Nev., Prompts Evacuations of Homes and Hospitals
The Hawk fire has burned over 10,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. Residents of 14,000 homes have been told to flee, and the governor issued a state of emergency.
New York Times Top StoriesHayden Panettiere’s Final Battles: Mysterious Pain and Trouble With an Ex
In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her.
New York Times Top Stories‘Heat Dome’ to Bring Dangerous and Prolonged Heat Wave to Southern States
Even after sunset, there will be little relief, as much of the South is expected to remain above 80 degrees for several nights in a row.
New York Times Top StoriesDr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Think A.I. Is Good for Music
The hit-making duo turned tech moguls also have thoughts about why corporate America isn’t collaborative enough.
New York Times Top StoriesAngry 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.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII
World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesIran 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.
New York Times Top StoriesA Murder Trial in Massachusetts
How the trial of Lindsay Clancy has become a proxy for how people view society’s ills.
New York Times Top StoriesGo Ahead, Sean Duffy. Let Your Daughter Go to Harvard.
Four years at Harvard won’t corrupt your children.
New York Times Top StoriesTwitter 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.
New York Times Top Stories‘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.
New York Times Top StoriesU.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.”
New York Times Top StoriesWhat 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.
New York Times Top StoriesJeffries 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.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 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.
New York Times Top StoriesThe 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.
New York Times Top StoriesEchoing 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.
New York Times Top StoriesHow 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.