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Becerra and Hilton to Face Off in Televised California Governor Debate

Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served in the Biden administration, will debate Steve Hilton, a Republican former talk show host, in what’s likely to be their only face-off before the election.

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See How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in California

An enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides.

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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Points to Continued Price Pressures

The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index showed little sign of easing in August, though revised data showed inflation had been slightly cooler than previously believed.

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Andrea Shaw Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. Authorities Say She Suffocated Them.

In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins. She blames the childhood vaccines they received.

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Passenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight

The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television.

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Cornell’s Sexual Assault Case

We talk to a reporter on campus about what we know.

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DeepSeek and Huawei Target a Key Source of Nvidia’s A.I. Dominance

In China’s push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software tools for advanced chips.

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U.S. Withdraws From Iraq After Two Decades, and Trump Tells A.I. Giants to Police Themselves

Plus, the nepo babies take Fat Bear Week.

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A Way Out of the A.I. Arms Race?

New research points to how the world could stop short of the brink of disaster. Even with the agreement signed at the White House by tech leaders, it won’t be easy.

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American Forces Withdraw From Iraq 23 Years After Invading

The Americans did not understand the country when they invaded in 2003. Over a correspondent’s many trips there, it was not clear that this ever changed much.

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After Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future

Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran.

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In Fractious France, Politicians Agree on One Thing: Pope Leo Was a Hit

In a four-day visit, Pope Leo XIV won praise across the political spectrum, even from its most avowedly secular figures.

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Trump’s New Tariffs Face a Familiar Court Challenge

For the third time in less than two years, the Trump administration is set to return to court on Wednesday to defend its power to wage a punishing global trade war.

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Trump’s New Tariffs Face a Familiar Court Challenge

For the third time in less than two years, the Trump administration is set to return to court on Wednesday to defend its power to wage a punishing global trade war.

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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

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Can President Trump Demolish the Kennedy Center? Experts Say Not Easily.

The president has entertained the idea of tearing down the performing arts venue. Analysts say any plan would face multiple daunting challenges.

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Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever

Kenneth C. Griffin, the hedge fund executive, pledged to give $3 billion, much of it to build a campus in Miami.

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Troubles at Situational Awareness Point to Record Stock Market Leverage

A meltdown at Situational Awareness, an A.I.-focused investment firm, is raising tough questions about the Wall Street banks that lent billions to the upstart firm.

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Religion Is the Roberts Court’s Unfinished Business

This case has flown under the radar, but it won’t stay there.

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What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us.

Nearly a century ago, Keynes predicted that technology would liberate us from work. To imagine what he would think of artificial intelligence today, a Princeton economist used A.I.

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New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them?

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

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As Violence Falls, Crime Isn’t Paying as a Republican Line of Attack

Across the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as President Trump brags over plunging crime rates.

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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

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Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump

In 2024, these voters were an essential part of the winning Republican coalition. Now, many feel abandoned and furious, complicating the party’s chances in November.

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How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea

They began as modified motorboats. Now, Ukrainian sea drones act as miniature aircraft carriers, and other countries want in.

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After Fatal Crashes, N.Y.C. Lawmakers Seek to Regulate E-Bikes

Lawmakers are expected on Wednesday to discuss a raft of proposals to regulate the use of electric bikes and scooters, after a series of fatal crashes.

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A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.

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As E-Bikes and Scooters Surge on New York Streets, So Do Fatal Crashes

More than two dozen people have died in crashes involving electric bikes and scooters in New York City this year. Officials are moving to address a growing safety crisis.

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Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at America’s New A.I. Chatbot

“Yeah, everyone’s afraid of A.I., and nobody trusts the federal government, so Trump was like, ‘Let’s combine them,’” Jimmy Fallon said.

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Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters

Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the election.

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