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The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds

The Senate Race in Heavily Republican South Carolina is a Tossup, Poll Finds

Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republican...

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Italians Protesting High Prices Fear a Listless Future, Too

Italians Protesting High Prices Fear a Listless Future, Too

Inspired in part by French demonstrations, protests in Italy by students in the north and truckers in the south could af...

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Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The chang...

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For Israel’s Neighbors in Middle East, the Election Offers Little Hope of a Reset

For Israel’s Neighbors in Middle East, the Election Offers Little Hope of a Reset

Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implic...

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What Our Three New Senate Polls Are Saying About the State of the Midterms

What Our Three New Senate Polls Are Saying About the State of the Midterms

South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats....

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The Rule of Law Is for Suckers

The Rule of Law Is for Suckers

Trump has no use for pretense and he’s not interested in playing along....

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Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home

Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home

More than a dozen news organizations have asked a federal judge to unseal documents related to a search warrant executed...

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For Israel’s Arab Minority, a Historic Show of Strength

For Israel’s Arab Minority, a Historic Show of Strength

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu gover...

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Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Faces a Difficult Choice

Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Faces a Difficult Choice

The president has a largely ceremonial role, except after elections when it is his responsibility to pick a candidate fo...

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Texas Senate Rivals Converge on Lubbock, With Trump in the Mix

Texas Senate Rivals Converge on Lubbock, With Trump in the Mix

It was a showdown of sorts in western Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side ...

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A Chinese Port Could Be a Lifeline for Spain, but Also a Threat

A Chinese Port Could Be a Lifeline for Spain, but Also a Threat

Residents say a proposed Chinese car plant in northern Spain will create new jobs. Others say it’s a long-term risk, dis...

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Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said...

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Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go af...

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What to Expect Now That Polls Are Closed in Israel

What to Expect Now That Polls Are Closed in Israel

Polls have closed across the country. Exit polls may offer clues about the direction of the voting but not necessarily a...

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U.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in Caribbean

U.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in Caribbean

A regional coalition convened as part of a U.S. military effort to disrupt and combat drug traffickers that officials ha...

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White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says

White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says

In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President...

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Exit Polls in Israel Show No Clear Winner

Exit Polls in Israel Show No Clear Winner

Also, Trump is set to loosen methane rules. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday....

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Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near

Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near

In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the...

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California’s High Tides Set Records This Week. They’re Going to Get Higher.

California’s High Tides Set Records This Week. They’re Going to Get Higher.

El Niño is expected to push this winter’s high tides even higher....

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Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat

Flávio Bolsonaro Leaves Brazil for the U.S. After Election Defeat

Mr. Bolsonaro was trying to get to the United States after the Brazilian police asked him to hand over his passports bec...

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European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin

European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin

The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcomed by all...

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Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking

Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking

The three siblings were convicted earlier this year of a sex trafficking conspiracy that lasted more than a decade. At l...

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Susan Saint James, Emmy Winner Who Starred in ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, Emmy Winner Who Starred in ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 80

In a long career, she was best known for starring opposite Jane Curtin in “Kate & Allie,” a 1980s sitcom about two d...

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The Christian Influencer at the Center of Ken Paxton’s New Life

The Christian Influencer at the Center of Ken Paxton’s New Life

The Texas attorney general has been silent about his relationship with Tracy Duhon, a New Orleans woman who has built a ...

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E.P.A. to Loosen Methane Rules for Oil Firms

E.P.A. to Loosen Methane Rules for Oil Firms

The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now ...

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Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secu...

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Serbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the Media

Serbian Students, Victorious and Leaderless, Go After the Media

Supporters of the opposition movement that won Sunday’s election stormed the offices of a pro-government tabloid. Anothe...

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Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know

Israel’s High-Stakes Election: What to Know

Israelis head to the polls on Tuesday for an election that will determine the country’s next prime minister. But it can ...

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Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Ab...

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Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Little known a year ago, Nithya Raman is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She ha...

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Trump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 Months

Trump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 Months

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, a respected former Texas health official, had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the...

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How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax

How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax

The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s...

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Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting

Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting

State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election moni...

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King Charles Faces High Stakes Test With Caribbean Tour

King Charles Faces High Stakes Test With Caribbean Tour

The king will confront calls for reparations and apologies for his country’s colonial past as he attends the Commonwealt...

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Inflation. War. Corruption. Hold Trump Accountable.

Inflation. War. Corruption. Hold Trump Accountable.

The American people have a chance to allow the nation to glimpse the end of the Trump era and the start of something bri...

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U.S. Pensions Are Riding the A.I. Wave. For Better or Worse.

U.S. Pensions Are Riding the A.I. Wave. For Better or Worse.

As exuberance around the technology stokes fears of a bubble, the nation’s public pensions are starting to grapple with ...

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The Surprise Tossups

The Surprise Tossups

We look at how gerrymandering shapes the midterm elections....

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Nate Silver Predicts a ‘Momentous’ Midterm

Nate Silver Predicts a ‘Momentous’ Midterm

The election forecaster Nate Silver breaks down the likelihood of a G.O.P. wipeout....

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