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Mamdani Aides Give City Council Little Insight Into Influencer Effort

At a New York City Council hearing, frustration grew as Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s representatives were unable to answer questions about the mayor’s use of influencers.

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Trump Cites National Security as He Faces Pushback on Press Ban, D.C. Arch and More

The president is increasingly invoking the rationale while facing legal challenges to his plans, even in more curious cases like his triumphal arch, which he says will now include snipers and drones.

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At U.N., Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World

Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, said the world is now at a point ‘that comes once or twice a century.’

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Hospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump Administration

At least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.

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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision

President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.

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Republican Senator Urges Congress to Investigate Donald Trump Jr.

In a letter, John Curtis of Utah called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena the sons of President Trump and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

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A Nor’easter Could Slam the East Coast This Week (or Not)

A nor’easter in September is unusual. As its forecast took shape on Tuesday, there was still uncertainty over what it would do.

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Trump Uses U.N. Address to Threaten Annihilation of Iran

Also, El-Sayed campaigned with Harris, unlike many other Democrats. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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A.I.: Let’s Not Have Another Failure of Imagination

It’s not too late to avoid the potential disasters of A.I. Covid-19 and 9/11 taught us how to prepare.

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Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Custody Fight Over Surrogacy and Abortion

A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She asked the justices to block a court order giving custody to the biological parents.

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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UNGA Brings Traffic and a Little Chaos to New York City

Big names flood New York City each year for the United Nations General Assembly. But that also means traffic (oh, the traffic!), closed streets and a little more chaos than usual.

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Hollywood Surrenders to the Ellison Empire

There’s no sense of triumph or even defeat, merely numb exhaustion.

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Hispanic Voters, Abandoning Trump, Are Transforming the Midterm Map

Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds.

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Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.

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Netanyahu Falsely Accuses Mamdani of Supporting Hamas After Mayor’s CNN Interview

The Israeli prime minister falsely accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of supporting Hamas after CNN interview clips showed Mr. Mamdani again calling Mr. Netanyahu a war criminal.

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Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.

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How Paramount Won Warner Bros.

Inside the settlement talks between the media mogul David Ellison and the coalition of states seeking to block his $111 billion deal.

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U.N. Searches for Its Next Leader

António Guterres is stepping down in December after two terms as secretary general. No front-runner to succeed him has emerged so far.

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Many Americans Use GLP-1 Drugs Without a Medical Reason, Study Shows

A new study identified more than 1 million people taking weight-loss drugs without any apparent medical reason to do so.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations

President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

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Veterans Package Stalls After House’s Swift Departure

A veterans benefits bill that Republicans had hoped to pass ahead of the midterm elections is falling apart amid a battle over its cost.

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Trump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.

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Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.

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Trump Is Back on TV, Briefly, as Many Networks Carry His U.N. Speech Live

A suspension of pool coverage remains in effect. But the in-house United Nations broadcaster provided a feed of the president’s remarks.

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Republicans in Tight Senate Races Call for End to Iran War

Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa and Mike Rogers of Michigan distanced themselves from President Trump amid concern that high diesel prices could hurt the party in November.

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An A.I. Image of Trump Kissing a Woman Was Fake. It Spread Anyway.

Advances in artificial intelligence and the myriad ways content is shared online have made establishing authenticity even more difficult for users of social media.

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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

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How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace

The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.

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