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Amazon Plane Crash Starts Debate About Requiring a Buffer for Runways

A technology involving crushable concrete has been credited with saving nearly 500 passenger lives by helping halt planes that overshot their landings.

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Britain Set to Target Israeli West Bank Settlements With Trade Ban

The expected move will be announced on Tuesday, officials said, and underscored Israel’s mounting isolation over its policies toward Palestinians following the war in Gaza.

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Caribbean Revelers Celebrate at Parade, Even as Many Are Missing

At the annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, many Haitian New Yorkers targeted by an immigration crackdown were absent from the festivities.

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Ousted Kennedy Center Chairman Buys Dismantled ‘Blue’ Sculpture

David Rubenstein purchased the sculpture, which was removed from the center last week, from the artist’s foundation. He will display it at the National Gallery of Art.

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Gloria Steinem Knew How to Live

I miss her already.

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Elizabeth Holmes Documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ Upends Telluride

The comic Nathan Fielder and the filmmaker Lance Oppenheim teamed up to interview the convicted executive for “You Can See Everything.”

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Officials Search for Answers After Fatal Miami Airport Cargo Plane Crash

The cargo plane, operated for Amazon, plowed into a public road and crashed into vehicles, killing five people and disrupting more than 200 flights over Labor Day weekend.

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Why Amy Klobuchar Wants to Run a State Beleaguered by Trump

The senator opted to run for governor, having concluded that many Minnesotans lost faith in state government under fellow Democrats. But some wonder: Would she be a fighter in the role, or a conciliator?

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5 Races to Watch This Fall for Answers to the Biggest Midterm Questions

From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more.

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The Film Industry Is Worried About Survival. France Wants to Save the Day.

An A-list gathering in the French Riviera aimed to serve as a rallying cry for a sector threatened by YouTube, TikTok and artificial intelligence.

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Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded

Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.

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Trump’s Trade War Is Shaping the Fight for Congress

In Colorado and across the country, higher costs, tariffs and cheap beef imports are affecting voters who will help determine which party controls the House next year.

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Thousands of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’

The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.

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Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’

The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.

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For a Photographer, the Towers Were an Ever-Present Focal Point

Keith Meyers spent years photographing the waterfronts in and around New York City. The twin towers became a constant backdrop.

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Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested Like Never Before

A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.

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Bears in Los Angeles Are Getting Their Close-Ups, Ready or Not

California has 60,000 black bears, and they are venturing far from their usual habitat in search of food and shelter. It’s the humans who have to adapt.

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They Went to Ukraine on the ‘Peace Express.’ Detours Are Likely Ahead.

The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.

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Happy Labor Day!

We’re loading up the grill.

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After Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way.

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Is Roy Cooper Winning in North Carolina? Not if You Ask His Aides.

Roy Cooper’s durable lead in a crucial Senate race is causing jitters.

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As Gas Prices Soar, These Drivers Squeeze Every Mile From Every Gallon

Gas prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war. Some drivers are using special techniques to maximize their miles per gallon and save at the pump.

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Fact-Checking Midterm Ads Referring to Jeffrey Epstein

Candidates have traded attacks on votes to releasing the Epstein files and political donations from those with links to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs Set to Take Effect as Trump Threatens to Escalate

New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs.

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As War Grinds On, Trump Relishes Renovation Projects

President Trump is basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.

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Social Media in China Is Getting Really Dark

The Chinese Communist Party has spent years trying to make “positive energy” the dominant mood of the country’s internet. It’s no longer working.

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Somewhere, Roy Cohn Is Smiling

Trump needed only one teacher.

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There Is Still a Void at Ground Zero. Here’s How We Fill It.

At 25 years, the World Trade Center is an undeniable feat of urban redevelopment. Now we can make it a real neighborhood.

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Erika Kirk: What I’ve Learned About Grief

It is there, always, but so is the beautiful gift of life.

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Rivian R2 Review: A Tidier (in Size and Price) SUV Is Ready for the Suburbs

The electric automaker’s new R2 takes what works from its bigger, costlier brother and adds a host of features with the mass market in mind.

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