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Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters
by Ken Bensinger and Richard Fausset
The right-wing think tank has been pushing misinformation about voting into social media feeds. The Georgia secretary of state’s office called one video “a stunt.”
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Trump Lays Out Vision for Bending the Federal Government to His Will
by Michael Gold
In Wisconsin, former President Donald J. Trump called for eliminating the Department of Education and said he would work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, on health issues.
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Harris Targets Trump on Abortion in Latest Campaign Ad
by Tim Balk
The ad, which will run in several battleground states, comes as a growing share of voters say that abortion is their top issue.
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How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists
by Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano, Aaron Krolik and Steven Lee Myers
Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform, according to a Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages.
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Israel Strikes Schools Turned Shelters in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say
by Erika Solomon and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad
Israel said it had launched a “precise strike” against Hamas militants operating from two school compounds in northern Gaza, as the family of a slain American lashes out at Israel.
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Family of American Slain in the West Bank Demands an Independent Inquiry
by Liam Stack and Ephrat Livni
With witnesses and Palestinian officials accusing Israeli soldiers of firing the fatal shots, “an Israeli investigation is not adequate,” the family said in a statement.
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The American Dream Without a House? Believe It
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As housing costs soar, younger adults are trying to reimagine prosperity — without the white picket fence.
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Mother of Georgia Suspect Called School Minutes Before Shooting, Family Says
by Richard Fausset and Rick Rojas
The mother told relatives she reached out to the school on Wednesday morning, warning of an emergency, the suspect’s aunt said Saturday.
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At the U.S. Open, Hourly-Wage Ushers Corral the Well-Heeled Crowds
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Since fans often must wait until breaks between games to enter, employees in blue shirts have the dicey task of holding them back for several excruciating minutes until play is paused.
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In California, Controlled Fires Can Save Homes. Why Aren’t More Happening?
by Kate Selig
Experts say these intentional burns reduce the risk of wildfires and more should be done. But real barriers remain.
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Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader
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Japanese chip companies are tapping billions of dollars and collaborating with foreign firms as part of new government policies that look outward.
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U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan
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A looming decision in Washington to block Nippon Steel’s merger with U.S. Steel on national security grounds is raising sharp questions in Tokyo.
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Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests
by Sui-Lee Wee, Muktita Suhartono and Nyimas Laula
A seminary on Flores, a Catholic-majority island in Indonesia, ordains so many priests that a lot of them go abroad to serve the faithful.
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Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town
by Andrew E. Kramer
Russia’s drive toward Pokrovsk has stalled along one part of the frontline, but its troops continue to advance in other parts of eastern Ukraine, and its long-range aerial attacks continue.
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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time
by Constant Méheut
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.
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Iran Sent Ballistic Missiles to Russia, U.S. and European Officials Say
by Steven Erlanger, Julian E. Barnes and Michael Crowley
U.S. and European countries had warned of sanctions if Iran provided weapons that could be used against Ukraine. President Biden’s lame-duck status could hamper a response.
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High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better
by Tim Donahue
We need to let students slow down. Critical cognition, by definition, takes time.
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Allan Lichtman, Presidential Predictions Guru, Is Ready to Call the 2024 Race
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Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.
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I Love the Kids in My Life. And I’m Raising None of Them.
by Glynnis MacNicol
You don’t have to have kids to have kids in your life.
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Can ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Change a Conservative Religious Culture?
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A seemingly frothy reality show has a deeper conflict at its core.
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by Hurubie Meko
The administration of New York City’s mayor was thrown into turmoil as federal inquiries reached his inner circle.
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C.I.A. and MI6 Chiefs Discuss Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia and Gaza War
by Mark Landler
Appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, the heads of the U.S. and British intelligence services discussed Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the war in Gaza.
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Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
by Niraj Chokshi
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
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Mr. Greedy, an African Penguin With 230 Descendants, Dies at 33
by Hank Sanders
An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo.
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The Long, Storied History of Tea Cakes, the Perfect Breaktime Treat
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Endlessly adaptable, tea cakes have long offered bakers across the country a moment of restoration.
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Israel Strikes Schools Turned Shelters in Jabaliya, Gaza Medics Say
by Erika Solomon and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad
Israel said it had launched a “precise strike” against Hamas militants operating from two school compounds in northern Gaza, as the family of a slain American lashes out at Israel.
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Super Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Vietnam After Pounding Southern China
by John Yoon and Isabella Kwai
At least four people have died and thousands were evacuated after Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, brought powerful winds and torrential rains.
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Tony Blair’s Advice on Leadership: Tend to Your Legacy
by Mark Landler
In an interview, the former British prime minister discussed his new book ‘On Leadership,’ the dysfunction of U.S. politics, and deflected questions about Elon Musk’s influence.
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis Hears Plea for Climate Action
by Emma Bubola
Pope Francis is visiting Papua New Guinea, which has been exploited for its natural resources and is imperiled by rising sea levels.
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by Constant Méheut
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.
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Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests
by Sui-Lee Wee, Muktita Suhartono and Nyimas Laula
A seminary on Flores, a Catholic-majority island in Indonesia, ordains so many priests that a lot of them go abroad to serve the faithful.
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In France Rape Trial, a Daughter Talks of Torment
by Catherine Porter
In court, the woman said she was traumatized not only by what prosecutors said happened to her mother but also by fear that she herself might have been abused.
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Distracted and Divided, Russian Security Service Misses Threats
by Michael Schwirtz
The Ukrainian offensive over the border caught Moscow’s intelligence agencies by surprise, experts say. It wasn’t the first time that has happened during the war.
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American Killed at West Bank Protest Was a Campus Organizer
by Ephrat Livni
Her trip to the West Bank, where she was shot on Friday, was Ms. Eygi’s latest effort in years of activism that began nearly a decade ago when was still a teenager.
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Twitter Changed Soccer. There’s a Risk X Will Do It Again.
by Rory Smith
The world’s most popular pastime has been irrevocably shaped by its exposure to social media. That evolution can still go awry.
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Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 18 Students
by Jimmy Gitaka and Lynsey Chutel
At least 70 students are still unaccounted for, although officials urged people not to jump to conclusions about their fate.
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China Stops Foreign Adoptions, Ending a Complicated Chapter
by Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang
Beijing said the move was in line with international trends, as more countries have limited such adoptions. Many would-be adoptive families were left in limbo.
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Eagles Players Feared Crime in Brazil. Is Philadelphia More Dangerous?
by Jack Nicas and Sara Ruberg
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Family of American Slain in the West Bank Demands an Independent Inquiry
by Liam Stack and Ephrat Livni
With witnesses and Palestinian officials accusing Israeli soldiers of firing the fatal shots, “an Israeli investigation is not adequate,” the family said in a statement.
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C.I.A. and MI6 Chiefs Discuss Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia and Gaza War
by Mark Landler
Appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, the heads of the U.S. and British intelligence services discussed Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the war in Gaza.
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Ukrainian Forces Block Russian Advance on a Key Eastern Town
by Andrew E. Kramer
Russia’s drive toward Pokrovsk has stalled along one part of the frontline, but its troops continue to advance in other parts of eastern Ukraine, and its long-range aerial attacks continue.
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India’s Epidemic of Cow Vigilantism Unnerves Nation’s Muslims
by Anupreeta Das and Hari Kumar
An unexpectedly narrow victory at the polls for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-first agenda has not cooled simmering sectarian tensions, as some had hoped.
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Online Credit Unions Offering High Interest Rates on Savings May Be Fakes
by Ian Austen
Ontario’s financial regulator has issued warnings about three websites illegally claiming to be credit unions, but it is powerless to close them.
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The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio
by Apoorva Mandavilli
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Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
by Max Bearak and Federico Rios
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
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How Telegram Became a Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists
by Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano, Aaron Krolik and Steven Lee Myers
Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform, according to a Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages.
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West Bank Residents Survey Destruction as Israeli Forces Withdraw
by Raja Abdulrahim
A 10-day raid by Israeli troops into the occupied territory has been one of the most devastating in years, with at least 39 people killed, according to Palestinian officials.
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Nell McCafferty, Larger-Than-Life Irish Journalist, Dies at 80
by Clay Risen
Her pugnacious writing on women’s rights, gay rights and other issues helped turn her country into one of the most progressive in Europe.
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U.N. Panel Calls for International Force in Sudan to Protect Civilians
by Nick Cumming-Bruce
The country’s brutal civil war has led to the killing, rape and torture of civilians, including children, as it threatens to destabilize neighboring countries.
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American Woman and Palestinian Girl Killed in Separate West Bank Incidents
by Aaron Boxerman
In a separate incident, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl was also fatally shot, part of the rising toll of West Bank violence during the war in Gaza.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Presses Western Allies for More Weapons
by Andrew E. Kramer
The Ukrainian leader argued that escalating military pressure on Russia, combined with diplomacy, was the best way to motivate Moscow to seek peace.
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Hamas’s Release of Hostage Videos Inflames Divisions in Israel
by Ephrat Livni
The fourth recording in as many days of a hostage killed in Gaza has added to pressure on the Israeli government to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas.
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Qatar’s Crucial Role in the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks
by Adam Rasgon and Julian E. Barnes
The emirate has used its influence with Hamas to press for a truce with Israel. But “the last word is with those on the battlefield,” one expert said.
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Israeli Military Withdraws From Jenin After 10-Day Raid
by Raja Abdulrahim
The operation killed 21 people, including children, and caused widespread destruction of streets, homes and businesses, according to Palestinian news media and residents.
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Against This Mighty Paralympic Team, a Close Loss Can Feel Like a Win
by Elena Bergeron
Other teams give themselves an A for effort after playing the Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball team, the favorite for the gold medal at the Paris Games.
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Typhoon Yagi Expected to Strengthen Before Hitting Vietnam
by John Yoon and Zixu Wang
Yagi, one of 2024’s strongest storms, hit the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Friday. It is forecast to make landfall in Vietnam on Saturday.
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Is Brisbane Ready to Be the Equal of Sydney and Melbourne?
by Julia Bergin
Many don’t see Brisbane in the same light as the other two cities, but the Queensland capital is showing it, too, has cultural heft.
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Nurses Win a Bigger Role as Doctors Strike in South Korea
by Jin Yu Young
As hospitals struggle from a monthslong walkout, nurses have picked up some of the slack. A new law gives them more responsibilities and, they say, greater recognition.
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Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?
by Pete McKenzie
Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so.
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Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
by Claire Moses
“Portrait of a Girl,” a 17th-century work believed to be by the Dutch master, had been hiding in a home in Maine.
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Woman in France Testifies Against Husband Accused of Bringing Men to Rape Her
by Catherine Porter
Gisèle Pelicot spoke of the horror of being told by the police that they had evidence her husband had drugged her for years and brought men into their home to join him in raping her.
![Anti-Polio Campaign in Gaza Enters New Phase, Hours After Deadly Strike](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05Mideast-Crisis-Leadall-pqfw/05Mideast-Crisis-Leadall-pqfw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Anti-Polio Campaign in Gaza Enters New Phase, Hours After Deadly Strike
by Lynsey Chutel, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Lara Jakes and Thomas Fuller
As the mass vaccination campaign shifted Thursday from central to southern Gaza, an Israeli strike reportedly killed four in an area where inoculations had just concluded.
![Friday Briefing: A Judge Weighs a Monumental Trump Decision](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/06ambriefing-asia-nl-trump/00trump-blind-justice-hlvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Friday Briefing: A Judge Weighs a Monumental Trump Decision
by Gaya Gupta
Plus, the clothes that changed men’s fashion.
![OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05opec-pause1-twbj/05opec-pause1-twbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output
by Stanley Reed
OPEC Plus will extend its cuts until at least December. Demand has weakened, and other countries, including the United States, are expected to continue to increase production.
![Russian Military Intelligence Members Indicted Over Ukraine Cyberattack](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05dc-cyber-gktl/05dc-cyber-gktl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Russian Military Intelligence Members Indicted Over Ukraine Cyberattack
by David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes
The indictment unsealed on Thursday comes as the United States expands its hunt for Russia’s most elite cyberwarriors.
![How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/04/multimedia/04sweden-1-flpg/04sweden-1-flpg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.
by Amelia Nierenberg
Children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any screens, Swedish public health authorities said, part of a growing effort to limit phone use by youngsters.
![Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05cli-bats-pvwl/05cli-bats-pvwl-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
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Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
by Catrin Einhorn
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
![German Police Shoot Gunman Dead Near Israeli Consulate in Munich](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05munich-shooting-lcvj/05munich-shooting-lcvj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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German Police Shoot Gunman Dead Near Israeli Consulate in Munich
by Christopher F. Schuetze
The shootout with an 18-year-old Austrian came on the anniversary of the attack on the Munich Olympics that left 11 Israelis dead, and was being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.
![U.S. Charges American Commentator Who Works for Russian State TV](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05dc-simes-ckzm/05dc-simes-ckzm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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U.S. Charges American Commentator Who Works for Russian State TV
by Julian E. Barnes and Steven Lee Myers
Dimitri K. Simes, who was an adviser to Donald J. Trump’s first campaign, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, are accused of violating U.S. sanctions.
![Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/03nigeria-bokoharam-1-tclq/03nigeria-bokoharam-1-tclq-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
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Boko Haram Kills at Least 170 Villagers in Nigeria Attack
by Ismail Alfa and Ruth Maclean
Boko Haram killed at least 170 villagers in northeastern Nigeria, community leaders say, in what is likely one of the deadliest attacks in recent years.
![Dismissing Kursk, Putin Says Ukraine’s East Is Russia’s Main Goal](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05russia-ukraine-01-jzkl-promo/05russia-ukraine-01-jzkl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Dismissing Kursk, Putin Says Ukraine’s East Is Russia’s Main Goal
by Marc Santora, Anton Troianovski and Nicole Tung
Dismissing Ukraine’s recent invasion of Kursk, the Russian leader said Kyiv made a mistake in trying to force Moscow to divert its forces from the Donbas region.
![Israeli Raids Become a Near-Daily Reality for Many Palestinians](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/world/05mideast-crisis-west-bank-1b/05mideast-crisis-west-bank-1b-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Israeli Raids Become a Near-Daily Reality for Many Palestinians
by Raja Abdulrahim
As an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militant groups stretched to a 10th day, residents said many people were trapped in their homes out of fear.
![How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05dc-steelpolitics-02-hzkj/05dc-steelpolitics-02-hzkj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal
by Alan Rappeport
As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics.
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Blinken Visits a Haiti Wracked by Corruption and Gangs
by Michael Crowley
The United States has played a supporting role behind Kenya’s deployment of a security force tasked with helping the Haitian police combat gangs.
![Macron Names Michel Barnier to Be French Prime Minister, Breaking Impasse](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/arts/05france-macron-copy/05france-macron-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Macron Names Michel Barnier to Be French Prime Minister, Breaking Impasse
by Roger Cohen and Aurelien Breeden
The president’s choice of Michel Barnier, after an extraordinary delay, inflamed opponents on the left who came out on top in an inconclusive election.
![Fugitive Ex-Mayor Whose Case Gripped the Philippines Is Arrested in Indonesia](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05xp-fugitive-jclf/05xp-fugitive-jclf-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
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Fugitive Ex-Mayor Whose Case Gripped the Philippines Is Arrested in Indonesia
by Camille Elemia and Qasim Nauman
Officials have accused Alice Guo of helping criminal syndicates involved in online scams and human trafficking, and have questioned her about whether she was born in China.
![Pope Finds Fervent Fans Among Indonesia’s Transgender Community](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/world/00Pope-Indonesia-Trans-06/00Pope-Indonesia-Trans-06-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Pope Finds Fervent Fans Among Indonesia’s Transgender Community
by Emma Bubola
For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a personal hero.
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Racing the Clock to Document ISIS Genocide of Iraq’s Yazidis
by Eve Sampson
For years, a U.N. team has painstakingly exhumed mass graves, but now the Iraqi government is ordering it to leave. Many sites remain unexamined.
![In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05paralympics-fix-it-01-ptmb/05paralympics-fix-it-01-ptmb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood
by Elena Bergeron and James Hill
Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses.
![When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/21/multimedia/00gambia-cutting-promo/00gambia-cutting-1-kjhz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted
by Ruth Maclean, Matty Jobe and Kiana Hayeri
Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.
![Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/06/multimedia/00cli-pollinators-top2-wphm/00cli-pollinators-top2-wphm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat
by Catrin Einhorn
The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.
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Shocked by Extreme Storms, a Maine Fishing Town Fights to Save Its Waterfront
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After two devastating storms hit Stonington in January, plans are multiplying to raise and fortify wharves, roads and buildings. But will that be enough?
![Missouri Judge Rules That Abortion Ballot Measure Is Invalid](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07nat-missouri-abortion-vhtc/07nat-missouri-abortion-vhtc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Missouri Judge Rules That Abortion Ballot Measure Is Invalid
by
But abortion rights groups hope an appeals court will reverse the ruling before the Tuesday deadline to print the state ballots.
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A Father’s Search for a Son Who Didn’t Want to Be Found
by
Bob Garrison was determined to rescue his son from the streets. The path was more difficult than he had imagined.
![Mother of Georgia Suspect Called School Minutes Before Shooting, Family Says](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07nat-georgia-mom2-cgfl/07nat-georgia-mom2-cgfl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Mother of Georgia Suspect Called School Minutes Before Shooting, Family Says
by Richard Fausset and Rick Rojas
The mother told relatives she reached out to the school on Wednesday morning, warning of an emergency, the suspect’s aunt said Saturday.
![Trump Lays Out Vision for Bending the Federal Government to His Will](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07election-live-trump-rally-wkjv/07election-live-trump-rally-wkjv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump Lays Out Vision for Bending the Federal Government to His Will
by Michael Gold
In Wisconsin, former President Donald J. Trump called for eliminating the Department of Education and said he would work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, on health issues.
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‘Numerous’ People Shot on Kentucky Highway, Officials Say
by Hank Sanders
How many people were shot and what led up to the shooting on I-75 near London, Ky., was not immediately clear.
![Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07xp-eggs-qkcj/07xp-eggs-qkcj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm
by Orlando Mayorquín
Officials said 65 people in nine states have been infected in the outbreak, which has been traced to an egg farm. No deaths have been reported.
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Mr. Greedy, an African Penguin With 230 Descendants, Dies at 33
by Hank Sanders
An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo.
![Hiking Trail in Hawaii Closes After Norovirus Outbreak](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07xp-trail/07xp-trail-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Hiking Trail in Hawaii Closes After Norovirus Outbreak
by Emmett Lindner
Four people tested positive for the virus, which causes a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, officials said. The trail was recommended to remain closed until at least Sept. 19.
![Harris Targets Trump on Abortion in Latest Campaign Ad](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07election-live-harris-ads-pckb/07election-live-harris-ads-pckb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Harris Targets Trump on Abortion in Latest Campaign Ad
by Tim Balk
The ad, which will run in several battleground states, comes as a growing share of voters say that abortion is their top issue.
![Hillary Clinton Debated Trump. Here’s Her Advice for Kamala Harris.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Hillary Clinton Debated Trump. Here’s Her Advice for Kamala Harris.
by Reid J. Epstein
The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris.
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Can Police Prevent a School Shooting If a Threat Is Not a Crime?
by Patricia Mazzei
Officers are limited in their response to a possible threat of violence, but they are being trained to identify and monitor worrisome behavior earlier.
![Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/us/politics/07pol-debate-prep-topart/07pol-debate-prep-topart-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions
by Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Katie Rogers and Reid J. Epstein
Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial.
![Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump
by Lisa Lerer
Kamala Harris’s razor-sharp debate skills have powered her political ascent. Her success next week will turn on how well she adapts to an unpredictable rival.
![Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-Heritage-Immigration-1-01-gcwf/07pol-Heritage-Immigration-1-01-gcwf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters
by Ken Bensinger and Richard Fausset
The right-wing think tank has been pushing misinformation about voting into social media feeds. The Georgia secretary of state’s office called one video “a stunt.”
![Texas Sues for Access to Records of Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nat-texas-abortion-lmzj/06nat-texas-abortion-lmzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Texas Sues for Access to Records of Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions
by Michael Wines
The lawsuit takes aim at federal privacy rules, including one enacted this year that Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, called “a backdoor attempt at weakening Texas’ laws.”
![Georgia Suspect’s Family Faced Eviction and Other Turmoil Before Shooting](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nat-georgia-family-vjcz/06nat-georgia-family-vjcz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Georgia Suspect’s Family Faced Eviction and Other Turmoil Before Shooting
by Rick Rojas, Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Sean Keenan
Court and law enforcement records lay out the turbulence in the teenager’s family in recent years.
![Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-trump-cops-wpkc/06election-live-trump-cops-wpkc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud
by Michael Gold and Nick Corasaniti
Speaking to the national board of the Fraternal Order of Police, former President Donald J. Trump made an appeal that could run afoul of state laws and prompt accusations of voter intimidation.
![California Can Ban Guns in Parks and Bars, but Not Hospitals, Court Says](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nat-gun-decision-ptbl/06nat-gun-decision-ptbl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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California Can Ban Guns in Parks and Bars, but Not Hospitals, Court Says
by Shawn Hubler
California and Hawaii banned guns from various public venues. A federal appeals court dusted off the history books to help determine where to allow prohibitions.
![Georgia to Put School Shooting Suspect’s Parent on Trial, Testing a Novel Tactic](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nat-shooting-parents-kjgw/06nat-shooting-parents-kjgw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Georgia to Put School Shooting Suspect’s Parent on Trial, Testing a Novel Tactic
by Shaila Dewan and Jacey Fortin
After four people were killed at Apalachee High School, prosecutors charged a student and his father, who officials say had given the boy the gun as a gift.
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![Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/us/politics/07pol-debate-prep-topart/07pol-debate-prep-topart-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions
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Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial.
![Hillary Clinton Has Advice on Debating Trump: ‘He Can Be Rattled’](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Hillary Clinton Has Advice on Debating Trump: ‘He Can Be Rattled’
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The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris.
![Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump
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Kamala Harris’s razor-sharp debate skills have powered her political ascent. Her success next week will turn on how well she adapts to an unpredictable rival.
![Trump Lays Out Vision for Bending the Federal Government to His Will](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07election-live-trump-rally-wkjv/07election-live-trump-rally-wkjv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump Lays Out Vision for Bending the Federal Government to His Will
by Michael Gold
In Wisconsin, former President Donald J. Trump called for eliminating the Department of Education and said he would work with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, on health issues.
![Harris Targets Trump on Abortion in Latest Campaign Ad](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07election-live-harris-ads-pckb/07election-live-harris-ads-pckb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Harris Targets Trump on Abortion in Latest Campaign Ad
by Tim Balk
The ad, which will run in several battleground states, comes as a growing share of voters say that abortion is their top issue.
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Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
by Niraj Chokshi
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
![How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/business/06tenet/06tenet-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
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How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media
by Steven Lee Myers, Ken Bensinger and Jim Rutenberg
Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
![Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-Heritage-Immigration-1-01-gcwf/07pol-Heritage-Immigration-1-01-gcwf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters
by Ken Bensinger and Richard Fausset
The right-wing think tank has been pushing misinformation about voting into social media feeds. The Georgia secretary of state’s office called one video “a stunt.”
![Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-trump-cops-wpkc/06election-live-trump-cops-wpkc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud
by Michael Gold and Nick Corasaniti
Speaking to the national board of the Fraternal Order of Police, former President Donald J. Trump made an appeal that could run afoul of state laws and prompt accusations of voter intimidation.
![In His Last Months as President, Biden Is Both Liberated and Resigned](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06dc-biden-top-vwfz/06dc-biden-top-vwfz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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In His Last Months as President, Biden Is Both Liberated and Resigned
by Zolan Kanno-Youngs
President Biden spent decades seeking the highest office, only to drop his bid for re-election under pressure. These final months before the November election are bittersweet, his allies say.
![Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06dc-justice-terror2-ckbv/06dc-justice-terror2-ckbv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says
by Glenn Thrush
A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada after plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York, according to the Justice Department.
![During NYFW, Jill Biden, Anna Wintour and More March for Voting Awareness](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06FASHION-MARCH-01-hwbz/06FASHION-MARCH-01-hwbz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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During NYFW, Jill Biden, Anna Wintour and More March for Voting Awareness
by Misty White Sidell
Jill Biden, Anna Wintour and top American designers participated in a voting awareness march at the onset of New York Fashion Week.
![Fake Narrative About Immigrant Voting Could Drive Real Government Shutdown](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06-pol-on-politics-topitem-tgvm/06-pol-on-politics-topitem-tgvm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Fake Narrative About Immigrant Voting Could Drive Real Government Shutdown
by Carl Hulse
Republicans want a fight over the nonexistent scourge of widespread voting by noncitizens.
![Trump, Trailing Among Women, Lashes Out at His Female Accusers](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-trump-presser-pmtf/06election-live-trump-presser-pmtf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump, Trailing Among Women, Lashes Out at His Female Accusers
by Maggie Haberman
Mr. Trump’s news conference had little to do with the issues in the 2024 presidential race, and seemed like more of a venting exercise over his frustrations about his legal travails.
![The Future of JD Vance’s Charity in Ohio Is Unclear](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-vance-charity-qlhk/06election-live-vance-charity-qlhk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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The Future of JD Vance’s Charity in Ohio Is Unclear
by David A. Fahrenthold
A tiny nonprofit founded by Trump’s running mate to improve the lives of Ohioans suffering from opioid addiction remains in limbo.
![Trump and Vance Took Questions on Child Care. Their Non-Answers Said a Lot.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06pol-childcare-topart-tmkz/06pol-childcare-topart-tmkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Trump and Vance Took Questions on Child Care. Their Non-Answers Said a Lot.
by Michael C. Bender
The former president and his running mate gave nearly equally confusing answers when asked separately this week how they would make child care more affordable.
![What the Harris and Trump Campaigns Said About the Georgia School Shooting](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-georgia-zfmp/06election-live-georgia-zfmp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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What the Harris and Trump Campaigns Said About the Georgia School Shooting
by Tim Balk
The presidential candidates and their running mates all expressed regret, but have very different approaches to how they would regulate guns in America.
![Dick Cheney Says He Will Vote for Kamala Harris](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06election-live-reporter-cheney-chvz/06election-live-reporter-cheney-chvz-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
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Dick Cheney Says He Will Vote for Kamala Harris
by Annie Karni
The hawkish conservative and vice president under President George W. Bush has broken with Donald J. Trump before. Earlier this week, his daughter Liz Cheney said she would vote for Ms. Harris.
![G.O.P. Candidates Distort Records on Women, Seeking to Blunt a Liability](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06dc-gopwomen-fctp/06dc-gopwomen-fctp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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G.O.P. Candidates Distort Records on Women, Seeking to Blunt a Liability
by Annie Karni and Robert Jimison
Congressional Republicans in races around the country are seeking to appeal to women by pledging support for I.V.F. and abortion access, even if they have opposed them in the past.
![How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump
by Ryan Mac, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
N.Y.
![What We Know About the Investigations Involving Eric Adams’s Top Aides](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06adams-WWK-01-thkc/06adams-WWK-01-thkc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
What We Know About the Investigations Involving Eric Adams’s Top Aides
by Hurubie Meko
The administration of New York City’s mayor was thrown into turmoil as federal inquiries reached his inner circle.
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N.Y.
40 Years Later, Does ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ Still Resonate?
by Ginia Bellafante
Remembered for capturing ’80s downtown decadence, Jay McInerney’s iconic novel predicted the mood of New York City today.
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N.Y.
How Jerome Lordet, a Celebrity Hairstylist, Spends His Sundays
by Tammy LaGorce
Jerome Lordet grabs a scooter to get around the city and make house calls for his famous clients.
N.Y.
At the U.S. Open, Hourly-Wage Ushers Corral the Well-Heeled Crowds
by Corey Kilgannon and Hiroko Masuike
Since fans often must wait until breaks between games to enter, employees in blue shirts have the dicey task of holding them back for several excruciating minutes until play is paused.
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N.Y.
3 Die Amid Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease at an Assisted Living Home
by Shayla Colon
Twenty-five people connected to the home, in Albany, N.Y., have been hospitalized amid the outbreak, officials said.
N.Y.
You Can Buy a Piece of the Famous Hotel Chelsea Sign
by James Barron
The neon sign that hung alongside the West 23rd Street hotel is going up for auction, letter by letter.
![Trump’s Sentencing in Hush-Money Case Delayed Until Nov. 26, After Election](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/00trump-sentencing1-gzpt/00trump-sentencing1-gzpt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Trump’s Sentencing in Hush-Money Case Delayed Until Nov. 26, After Election
by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and William K. Rashbaum
The decision by Justice Juan M. Merchan means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars.
![N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nypd-reporters1-ftbm/06nypd-reporters1-ftbm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions
by Emma G. Fitzsimmons
The actions taken against the reporters, from The New York Post and The New York Times, came after federal agents seized the phone of New York City’s police commissioner.
![Working on a Sri Lankan-Australian Epic, He Learned His Family’s Past](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/09/multimedia/07counting-preview-01-vzwc/07counting-preview-01-vzwc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Working on a Sri Lankan-Australian Epic, He Learned His Family’s Past
by Laura Collins-Hughes
As the acclaimed “Counting and Cracking” makes its North American debut, the playwright describes the work as “my soul on a plate.”
![The Creators of ‘Grounded’ Discuss Writing for the Met Opera](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/15/multimedia/15new-grounded-03-wlkz/15new-grounded-03-wlkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
The Creators of ‘Grounded’ Discuss Writing for the Met Opera
by Joshua Barone
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant discuss the first time they heard “Grounded,” and how they instantly knew what they would change for the Met.
![Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06dc-justice-terror2-ckbv/06dc-justice-terror2-ckbv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says
by Glenn Thrush
A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada after plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York, according to the Justice Department.
N.Y.
Clark Halstead, Real Estate Broker Who Broke the Mold, Dies at 83
by Sam Roberts
He employed audacious marketing campaigns to lift his agency into the top tier of New York firms representing luxury properties.
![A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer
by William McDonald
The byline of Robert D. McFadden, who retired on Sunday, has been one of the most distinguished in the history of The Times. Here is a sampler of his artful obituaries.
N.Y.
Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune
by Dan Saltzstein
She was a talented young poet and artist who was central to a fledgling cultural movement, but her life was shrouded by one tragedy after another.
![Elephants Arrive, So Humans Don’t Forget](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/09/multimedia/09elephant-migration-nyc-show-lkgq/09elephant-migration-nyc-show-lkgq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Elephants Arrive, So Humans Don’t Forget
by Laurel Graeber
“The Great Elephant Migration,” a touring public-art exhibition that has opened in New York, not only depicts wildlife but also helps save it.
![Flurry of Inquiries Prompts Questions About Adams’s Ability to Run New York](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06adams-fallout1-clkq/06adams-fallout1-clkq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Flurry of Inquiries Prompts Questions About Adams’s Ability to Run New York
by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Dana Rubinstein
The revelation that much of Mayor Eric Adams’s inner circle is under federal investigation stunned city officials, and some worried their work could be affected.
N.Y.
28 Broadway and Off Broadway Shows to See This Fall
by Laura Collins-Hughes
New York stages are welcoming Robert Downey Jr., Adam Driver, Audra McDonald and more this season.
![Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nj-schools-01-vtjp/06nj-schools-01-vtjp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
N.Y.
Facing Entrenched School Segregation, New Jersey Tries Something New
by Tracey Tully
New Jersey is holding mediation sessions to settle a segregation lawsuit. If an agreement is reached, other states may take notice.
N.Y.
Brian Ketcham, Effective Foe of Traffic and Smog, Dies at 85
by Sam Roberts
An engineer and influential environmentalist in New York, he fought for bus lanes, bridge tolls and limits on parking and against more highways, as in the aborted Westway plan.
Business
![How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/business/06tenet/06tenet-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Business
How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media
by Steven Lee Myers, Ken Bensinger and Jim Rutenberg
Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
![Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/00boeing-space-02-fqkz/00boeing-space-02-fqkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
by Niraj Chokshi
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
![How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump
by Ryan Mac, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
Business
Carl Icahn, Activist Investor, Faces Intense Scrutiny From Wall Street
by Maureen Farrell
The value of the 88-year-old activist investor’s company has fallen by nearly $20 billion. Mr. Icahn said that he was “absolutely not selling.”
Business
Stock Slide as Investors Wrestle With Shifting Bets on Rate Cuts
by Joe Rennison and Danielle Kaye
The stock market “can’t win” at the moment, said Andrew Brenner, head of international fixed income at National Alliance Securities. “Heads I lose, tails I lose.”
![U.S. Job Market Shifts to Lower Gear](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06jobs-05-wmqz/06jobs-05-wmqz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
U.S. Job Market Shifts to Lower Gear
by Lydia DePillis
Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, fewer than economists had expected, and previous months were revised downward.
Business
How to Handle the Delay in the Release of the FAFSA Form
by Ann Carrns
The student financial aid application is expected to be ready by Dec. 1, two months later than usual. Experts offer some tips on what to do in the meantime.
![Low Interest Rates Pose Risks for Investors](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/business/08Strategies-illo/08Strategies-illo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Low Interest Rates Pose Risks for Investors
by Jeff Sommer
While rate cuts are welcome in much of the economy, they pose problems for risk-averse investors who relish high money market and bond yields.
![Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07xp-eggs-qkcj/07xp-eggs-qkcj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm
by Orlando Mayorquín
Officials said 65 people in nine states have been infected in the outbreak, which has been traced to an egg farm. No deaths have been reported.
![Can the Business of Tennis Be Fixed?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07DB-TENNIS-02-lhbv/07DB-TENNIS-02-lhbv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Can the Business of Tennis Be Fixed?
by Lauren Hirsch, Bernhard Warner and Ravi Mattu
In an interview with DealBook, the U.S.T.A. chief Lew Sherr discussed the U.S. Open’s record attendance, the prospect of a new tennis league, and fighting with pickleball for court space.
![Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/19/science/00GRAY-MARKET/00GRAY-MARKET-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role
by Christina Jewett
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
Business
Clark Halstead, Real Estate Broker Who Broke the Mold, Dies at 83
by Sam Roberts
He employed audacious marketing campaigns to lift his agency into the top tier of New York firms representing luxury properties.
![A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer
by William McDonald
The byline of Robert D. McFadden, who retired on Sunday, has been one of the most distinguished in the history of The Times. Here is a sampler of his artful obituaries.
![Morgan Stanley Is Fined for First Republic C.E.O.’s Stock Sales](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/Morgan-Stanley-Fine-02-vlwm/Morgan-Stanley-02-vlwm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Morgan Stanley Is Fined for First Republic C.E.O.’s Stock Sales
by Rob Copeland
James Herbert was permitted to sell nearly $7 million of shares before First Republic Bank’s demise last year, Massachusetts regulators said.
Business
Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine
by Adam Nossiter
His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.
Business
Ted Drewes Jr., the Frozen Custard King of St. Louis, Dies at 96
by Alex Williams
Celebrity chefs and politicians paid tribute to the man behind the extra-thick shake known as the concrete, an intrinsic part of St. Louis summers.
![White House Condemns Tucker Carlson Interview With Holocaust Revisionist](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/TUCKER-02-jqmh/TUCKER-02-jqmh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
White House Condemns Tucker Carlson Interview With Holocaust Revisionist
by Katie Robertson
Mr. Carlson’s guest on “Tucker on X” made a variety of false claims about the Holocaust and World War II.
![Oasis Fans Balked at High Ticket Prices. But Were They ‘Dynamic’?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05oasis-tickets-plvg/05oasis-tickets-plvg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Oasis Fans Balked at High Ticket Prices. But Were They ‘Dynamic’?
by Ben Sisario
A regulator said it was opening an investigation into Ticketmaster’s actions, but the company disputed that “dynamic pricing” came into play.
![The Big Number: $3.8 Billion](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/business/06bignumber-square-illo/06bignumber-square-illo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
The Big Number: $3.8 Billion
by Santul Nerkar
The amount offered by Nordstrom’s founding family to buy its namesake retailer.
Business
For the Fed, a Sign That the Job Market Is Cooling but Not Cracking
by Jeanna Smialek
Fed officials are hurtling toward a rate cut this month, but Friday’s jobs data left their options open on the size of that reduction.
![Trumponomics 2.0: Breaking Down Donald Trump’s Economic Plan](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06db-trump-bjgc/06db-trump-bjgc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Trumponomics 2.0: Breaking Down Donald Trump’s Economic Plan
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch, Ephrat Livni and Benjamin Mullin
Higher tariffs, lower taxes, and more of Elon Musk: The former president outlined his economic vision to an audience of business leaders. But questions abound.
![U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06Japan-Steel-qzgv/06Japan-Steel-qzgv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan
by River Akira Davis
A looming decision in Washington to block Nippon Steel’s merger with U.S. Steel on national security grounds is raising sharp questions in Tokyo.
![Co-Hosts of N.B.A. Player Podcasts Have ‘Best Job on the Planet’](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06nba-podcastcohosts-gmpw/06nba-podcastcohosts-gmpw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Co-Hosts of N.B.A. Player Podcasts Have ‘Best Job on the Planet’
by David Gardner
For the friends of some famous athletes, hosting a show can mean a little money, some fame and a whole lot of work.
![What Is ‘Agentic’ AI? It Doesn’t Require a Human to Tell It What to Do](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/business/08shoptalk-illo/08shoptalk-illo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
What Is ‘Agentic’ AI? It Doesn’t Require a Human to Tell It What to Do
by Erin Griffith
So-called agentic artificial intelligence doesn’t require a human to tell it what to do. At least, that’s the idea.
![Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/00japan-industrial-01-hfql/00japan-industrial-01-hfql-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader
by Patricia Cohen and River Akira Davis
Japanese chip companies are tapping billions of dollars and collaborating with foreign firms as part of new government policies that look outward.
![7-Eleven Rejects Takeover Bid From Big Canadian Chain](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06Japan-7Eleven-fpqm/06Japan-7Eleven-fpqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
7-Eleven Rejects Takeover Bid From Big Canadian Chain
by River Akira Davis
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the operator of 7-Eleven, has rebuffed a buyout offer that would have been the largest foreign-led acquisition of a Japanese company.
![Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Defends App in First Comments Since Arrest](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05Durov-pzcb/05Durov-pzcb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Defends App in First Comments Since Arrest
by Adam Satariano
Pavel Durov, held in France since last month, blamed “growing pains” for the company’s problems and pledged to make improvements.
![Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Skydance Merger](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/business/05PARAMOUNT-sub/05PARAMOUNT-sub-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Business
Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Skydance Merger
by Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch
An F.C.C. filing shows that companies affiliated with Mr. Ellison will own most of the voting interest currently held by Shari Redstone.
![4 Big Airlines Face U.S. Inquiry Over Frequent Flier Programs](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05airline-rewards-02-qbzj/05airline-rewards-02-qbzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
4 Big Airlines Face U.S. Inquiry Over Frequent Flier Programs
by Sydney Ember
The Transportation Department ordered American, Delta, Southwest and United to share more information about their rewards practices to ensure they are fair to consumers and rivals.
![Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Another Pillar of Biden’s Student Debt Plan](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05dc-studentdebt-lkzq/05dc-studentdebt-lkzq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Another Pillar of Biden’s Student Debt Plan
by Zach Montague
The plan would affect millions of borrowers struggling with runaway interest and others who were still paying off loans after decades. It was set to take effect this fall.
![OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05opec-pause1-twbj/05opec-pause1-twbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
OPEC Plus Delays Plan to Increase Oil Output
by Stanley Reed
OPEC Plus will extend its cuts until at least December. Demand has weakened, and other countries, including the United States, are expected to continue to increase production.
![Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low
by Christina Jewett
The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products declined to about a third of the peak levels in 2019, a new survey shows.
![Trump Calls for an Efficiency Commission, an Idea Pushed by Elon Musk](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05election-live-trump-econ-alt-wvgk/05election-live-trump-econ-alt-wvgk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Trump Calls for an Efficiency Commission, an Idea Pushed by Elon Musk
by Michael Gold and Alan Rappeport
Donald Trump, in a speech in New York, said the commission would conduct a sweeping audit of the federal government and recommend “drastic reforms” for cutting waste.
![How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05dc-steelpolitics-02-hzkj/05dc-steelpolitics-02-hzkj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
How Swing State Politics Are Sinking a Global Steel Deal
by Alan Rappeport
As the Biden administration nears a decision to block the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the debate over national and economic security is being dwarfed by presidential politics.
![Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/ANTIVC---mpfj/ANTIVC-!-mpfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra
by Erin Griffith
A small but vocal group is forming new funds and taking new approaches to counter the swell of money into venture capital in recent years.
![Harris’s Capital Gains Tax Break](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05DB-NEWSLETTER-HARRIS-ECON-khql/05DB-NEWSLETTER-HARRIS-ECON-khql-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Harris’s Capital Gains Tax Break
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni
The vice president has proposed raising the levy on capital gains, a break from President Biden’s economic agenda, as she tries to keep big donors and progressives on side.
![Tax Policy Becomes a Fault Line for Harris](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/10/05/multimedia/05dc-election-tax-PROMO-IMAGE-sub/05dc-election-tax-PROMO-IMAGE-sub-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Tax Policy Becomes a Fault Line for Harris
by Andrew Duehren
The vice president is relying on tax proposals as a way to show she is different from both President Biden and her Republican rival, Donald Trump.
![Job Hunting Is a Challenge for Recent College Grads](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/GRADS-JOBS-01-ckvp/GRADS-JOBS-01-ckvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Job Hunting Is a Challenge for Recent College Grads
by Talmon Joseph Smith
Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. That’s a big turnaround from recent years.
![BLS Data on Jobs and Consumer Prices Faces a Test of Trust](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/BLS-02-jwmt/BLS-02-jwmt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
BLS Data on Jobs and Consumer Prices Faces a Test of Trust
by Ben Casselman and Jeanna Smialek
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks prices and employment, faces scrutiny after several missteps. Some questions have gone unanswered.
![Why This Jobs Report Could Be the Most Pivotal One in Years](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/DC-FED-JOBS-01-wjkl/DC-FED-JOBS-01-wjkl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Why This Jobs Report Could Be the Most Pivotal One in Years
by Jeanna Smialek
It’s tough to overstate how much hinges on Friday’s employment update, from the path for interest rates to the economic outlook.
![Samples of Linda Deutsch’s Reporting on 50 Years of Sensational Trials](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04Deutsch-Side-klzb/04Deutsch-Side-klzb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Samples of Linda Deutsch’s Reporting on 50 Years of Sensational Trials
by Trip Gabriel
Covering some of America’s most sensational trials, she produced urgent, pithy “ledes” in the best tradition of wire-service reporting. Here’s a sampler.
![How Partisan Media Covered Trump’s Arlington Visit](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04bubbles-cemetery-promo-mblg/04bubbles-cemetery-promo-mblg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
How Partisan Media Covered Trump’s Arlington Visit
by Santul Nerkar
Liberal outlets criticized Mr. Trump for turning his visit into a photo opportunity, while conservative ones falsely suggested the altercation never happened.
![Linda Deutsch, The A.P.’s Dean of Courtroom Reporting, Dies at 80](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/04Deutsch-02-fwhl-print1/04Deutsch-02-fwhl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Linda Deutsch, The A.P.’s Dean of Courtroom Reporting, Dies at 80
by Trip Gabriel
Covering notorious trials, she offered readers an unvarnished view of the sordid side of celebrity, told through many of the country’s most riveting legal dramas.
![J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/04Munro-03-kcth-print1/04Munro-03-kcth-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93
by Clay Risen
As chief executive, he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.
![Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Crew](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04starliner-01-pbwk/04starliner-01-pbwk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Crew
by Kenneth Chang
The troubled spacecraft is scheduled to undock on Friday for a trip back to Earth while two NASA astronauts will stay in orbit.
![Biden Expected to Block U.S. Steel Takeover by Nippon](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/DC-USSTEEL-02-ctvp/DC-USSTEEL-02-ctvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Biden Expected to Block U.S. Steel Takeover by Nippon
by Andrew Duehren, Alan Rappeport and Lauren Hirsch
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is expected to raise national security concerns about selling the iconic steel producer to Japan’s Nippon Steel.
![Las Vegas Places a Bet on a New Art Museum, With Help From L.A.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/04wynn-vegas-01-kfbq/04wynn-vegas-01-kfbq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Las Vegas Places a Bet on a New Art Museum, With Help From L.A.
by Robin Pogrebin
The city agreed to give land to a museum championed by the casino magnate Elaine Wynn, which will be a partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Business
Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66
by Michael S. Rosenwald
His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee — blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.
![Nordstrom Family Offers $3.8 Billion to Buy Its Namesake Retailer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/NORDSTROM-01-kzwc/NORDSTROM-01-kzwc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Nordstrom Family Offers $3.8 Billion to Buy Its Namesake Retailer
by Lauren Hirsch and Jordyn Holman
The $23-per-share offer by the department store’s founding family comes as retailers struggle to navigate new shopping trends and costly real estate.
Business
Noel Parmentel Jr., Essayist, Polemicist and Apostate, Dies at 98
by Sam Roberts
A self-described “reactionary individualist,” he mentored Joan Didion and was credited with famously comparing Nixon to a used-car salesman.
![Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04iran-disinfo1-kfbh/04iran-disinfo1-kfbh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race
by Steven Lee Myers, Tiffany Hsu and Farnaz Fassihi
With a flurry of hacks and fake websites, Iran has intensified its efforts to discredit American democracy and possibly tip the race against former President Donald Trump.
Business
Trump Media Stock Price Down 70% From March Peak
by Matthew Goldstein
The stock price of the former president’s social media company has often moved in tandem with investor perception of his standing in the presidential race.
![TikTok Expands its Election Resources Ahead of November](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04TIKTOK-ELECTION-topart-qhcw/04TIKTOK-ELECTION-topart-qhcw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
TikTok Expands its Election Resources Ahead of November
by Sapna Maheshwari
The company is an increasingly popular source of political news. It’s adding more content about how elections work and media literacy.
![Slowdown Déjà Vu Rattles the Markets](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04db-stocks-kwgt/04db-stocks-kwgt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
Slowdown Déjà Vu Rattles the Markets
by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni
Investors sent technology stocks and other assets tumbling on concerns that the U.S. economy could be headed for a hard landing.
![It’s Party Time on the Stockholm-Helsinki Ferry](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/Helsinki-stockholm-ferry-party-01-vqtk/Helsinki-stockholm-ferry-party-01-vqtk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
It’s Party Time on the Stockholm-Helsinki Ferry
by Christopher Hall
The 16-hour trip between the two northern European cities is a festive summer ritual, with plenty of singing, gambling, limbo contests and maybe a bit too much to drink.
![In Japan, the Era of ‘Free’ Mortgages Is Coming to an End](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/00japan-mortgage-01-gfbz/00japan-mortgage-01-gfbz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
In Japan, the Era of ‘Free’ Mortgages Is Coming to an End
by River Akira Davis and Kiuko Notoya
Homeowners are gearing up to pay more on their loans as the Bank of Japan’s rate increases signal the end of decades of ultralow interest rates.
![U.S. Market Slump Led by Nvidia Sparks Global Sell-Off](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04global-markets-cqmh/04global-markets-cqmh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Business
U.S. Market Slump Led by Nvidia Sparks Global Sell-Off
by Danielle Kaye and River Akira Davis
Another day of anxiety hit stock markets around the world, with technology stocks the focus of attention.
Opinion
![High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07donahue-wljh/07donahue-wljh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
High Schoolers Need to Do Less So That They Can Do Better
by
We need to let students slow down. Critical cognition, by definition, takes time.
![Tucker Carlson Welcomes a Hitler Apologist to His Show](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06goldberg1-vmwt/06goldberg1-vmwt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Tucker Carlson Welcomes a Hitler Apologist to His Show
by
Nazi sympathy is the natural endpoint of the politics of trolling.
Opinion
Harris or Trump? The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race.
by
Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.
![I Love the Kids in My Life. And I’m Raising None of Them.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/opinion/07MacNicol/07MacNicol-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Opinion
I Love the Kids in My Life. And I’m Raising None of Them.
by
You don’t have to have kids to have kids in your life.
![Can ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Change a Conservative Religious Culture?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/opinion/07grose-newsletter-image/07grose-newsletter-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Can ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Change a Conservative Religious Culture?
by
A seemingly frothy reality show has a deeper conflict at its core.
![Donald Trump Is Stuck](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/multimedia/06bouie-wgpm/06bouie-wgpm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Donald Trump Is Stuck
by
The former president has to answer for Dobbs. He can’t wriggle out of it.
![Forget the Yacht. The Best Travel Is on Foot, Through Wilderness.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/opinion/07kristof/07kristof-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Forget the Yacht. The Best Travel Is on Foot, Through Wilderness.
by
On our public lands, nobody can pull rank on you. Except a bear.
![None of Trump’s Economic ‘Solutions’ Hold Any Water](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07bouie-newsletter-ctzv/07bouie-newsletter-ctzv-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Opinion
None of Trump’s Economic ‘Solutions’ Hold Any Water
by Jamelle Bouie
Trump has only two answers to every problem: tariffs and mass deportation.
Opinion
It’s Time to Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes
by Eric Klinenberg
Heat waves are America’s deadliest weather events. It’s time we name them.
![Making End-of-Life Decisions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/26WELL-DNR-CONFUSION1-HP/26WELL-DNR-CONFUSION1-mlbq-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
![Kamala Harris Needs a Better Plan for Taxing the Ultrarich](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/opinion/06coy-newsletter-image/06coy-newsletter-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Kamala Harris Needs a Better Plan for Taxing the Ultrarich
by Peter Coy
Taxing unrealized capital gains is a poor way to achieve a laudable goal.
![The Importance of Books in Our Lives](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/opinion/26renkl/26renkl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
The Importance of Books in Our Lives
by
Readers share their love of books in response to Margaret Renkl’s essay. Also: Taxes on the superrich; teaching the Bible; nurturing friendships.
Opinion
The Fed Needs to Pull the Plane Up
by Paul Krugman
The soft landing has happened; now it’s time to cut interest rates.
![Only the First Amendment Can Protect Students, Campuses and Speech](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/09/opinion/06sunstein/06sunstein-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Only the First Amendment Can Protect Students, Campuses and Speech
by Cass R. Sunstein
Colleges and universities are democracy’s greatest arsenal. They do not need the unanimity of the graveyard.
Opinion
We Must Invest in Our Aging Nuclear Arsenal
by Mike Turner
All three legs of America’s nuclear triad need substantial modernization and billions of dollars to keep pace with our adversaries.
![Two Christian Conservatives Debate the Merits of Voting for Kamala Harris](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/podcasts/06moo-DouthatFrench/06moo-DouthatFrench-mediumSquareAt3X.png)
Opinion
Two Christian Conservatives Debate the Merits of Voting for Kamala Harris
by Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat goes head-to-head with his fellow columnist David French over how to move Republicans past Trump.
![Housing in Ireland Is Broken](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00stothard-zwbj/00stothard-zwbj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Housing in Ireland Is Broken
by Rob Stothard
Are the thousands of empty properties scattered across the country any kind of solution?
![The Junkification of American Life](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05brooks1-bphj/05brooks1-bphj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
![Bacon Prices and the Windmills of Trump’s Mind](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/05krugman1-jgbp/05krugman1-jgbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Bacon Prices and the Windmills of Trump’s Mind
by Paul Krugman
Who you gonna believe, him or your lying eyes?
![What If I’m the ‘Friend’ Donald Trump Referred To?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/opinion/05mcwhorter-newsletter-image/05mcwhorter-newsletter-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
What If I’m the ‘Friend’ Donald Trump Referred To?
by John McWhorter
His “weave” conveys meaning, I’ll give him that. But it says something he does not intend.
![The School Shooting Horror in Georgia](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04nat-georgia-shooting1-kcgm/04nat-georgia-shooting1-kcgm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
The School Shooting Horror in Georgia
by
Readers discuss gun laws, trying the suspect as an adult, defining mass shootings and more. Also: A view from AIPAC; an anti-family Republican Party.
![The Viral Blackout Challenge Is Killing Young People. Courts Are Finally Taking It Seriously.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/opinion/04french-newsletter-image/04french-newsletter-image-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Opinion
The Viral Blackout Challenge Is Killing Young People. Courts Are Finally Taking It Seriously.
by David French
What should we do when TikTok’s algorithm turns deadly?
![Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/opinion/05opinions-friedman/05opinions-friedman-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?
by Thomas L. Friedman and Vishakha Darbha
The columnist Thomas L. Friedman explains what Netanyahu’s three key goals mean for the upcoming U.S. election.
![The Solution to New York’s Transit Problem Is So Obvious Nobody Wants to Hear It](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/05paul1-jhck/05paul1-jhck-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
The Solution to New York’s Transit Problem Is So Obvious Nobody Wants to Hear It
by Pamela Paul
Too many bus and subway passengers don’t pay. The best solution is more policing.
![Kamala Harris’s Toughest Opponent on Debate Night Is Joe Biden.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/00Lozada-cztj/00Lozada-cztj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Kamala Harris’s Toughest Opponent on Debate Night Is Joe Biden.
by Carlos Lozada
Donald Trump seems to wish he could still run against Joe Biden. Harris probably wishes she didn’t have to.
Opinion
I’m Just a Human Sitting in Front of a Stack of Blank Paper, Sketching as Fast as I Can
by Pablo Delcan
My nine months as a generative art model.
![Trump-Vance Is Making Something Very Clear About Trumpism](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/05millman2-kmvb/0fmillman2-kmvb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Trump-Vance Is Making Something Very Clear About Trumpism
by Noah Millman
Some of the most institutionally destabilizing aspects of Trump-style populism may be inseparable from its core appeal.
Opinion
Harris or Trump? The Prophet of Presidential Elections Is Ready to Call the Race.
by Allan Lichtman, Nayeema Raza and Adam Westbrook
Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.
![We Have Reached the Scrounging-for-Scandals Phase of the Campaign](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04blow1-ghjt/04blow1-ghjt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
We Have Reached the Scrounging-for-Scandals Phase of the Campaign
by Charles M. Blow
The false “stolen valor” claim isn’t sticking, but that hasn’t stopped conservatives from using it.
Opinion
Will North Carolina’s MAGA Extremists Doom Trump?
by Frank Bruni
There’s a whiff of Republican panic in this battleground state.
![JD Vance’s Conversion to Catholicism](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/23/multimedia/25NAT-VANCE-CATHOLIC-alert1/25NAT-VANCE-CATHOLIC-alert1-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
JD Vance’s Conversion to Catholicism
by
Readers discuss an article about how he discovered his faith. Also: The Hamas tunnels; prioritizing child care; accessibility in Paris and Barcelona.
![How Trump Wins (and Harris and the Democrats Blow It)](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/opinion/04brooks-image/04brooks-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
How Trump Wins (and Harris and the Democrats Blow It)
by David Brooks
The former president’s campaign comes down to the “five turbines of Trumpism.”
![Why the Presidential Election Is This Close](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04edsall-pfjw/04edsall-pfjw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Why the Presidential Election Is This Close
by Thomas B. Edsall
Polarization doesn’t just pull us apart; it holds coalitions together.
![These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/opinion/04opinions-brockovich/04opinions-brockovich-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
These Chemicals Are Hurting Us. Why Aren’t We Regulating Them?
by Erin Brockovich, Alison Bruzek and Derek Arthur
Erin Brockovich is sounding the alarm on forever chemicals.
Opinion
Yuval Harari: A.I. Threatens Democracy
by Yuval Noah Harari
The world will soon be flooded with fake humans.
![How Harris Wins (and Trump and the Republicans Blow It)](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/opinion/04douthat-image/04douthat-image-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Opinion
How Harris Wins (and Trump and the Republicans Blow It)
by Ross Douthat
To understand Harris’s success, you have to think about Marie Kondo and her ruthless minimalism about clutter.
![Whitney Fox’s Run Against Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Exposes MAGA Weakness in Florida](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/multimedia/00grose1-pjbq/00grose1-pjbq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Whitney Fox’s Run Against Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Exposes MAGA Weakness in Florida
by Jessica Grose
Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Trump acolyte, is vulnerable to her challenger, Whitney Fox, in Florida’s 13th District.
![Electing Judges in Mexico? It’s a Bad Idea.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/04singh-fjvm/04singh-fjvm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Electing Judges in Mexico? It’s a Bad Idea.
by Amrit Singh and Adriana Garcia
The judicial overhaul in Mexico could harm government accountability, undermine the justice system and give even greater power to drug cartels.
![A Hostage Deal Is a Poison Pill for Israel](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/03stephens1-wzlt/03stephens1-wzlt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
A Hostage Deal Is a Poison Pill for Israel
by Bret Stephens
Captives should not be ransomed at the cost of creating more hostages.
![How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/03friedman-tvqb/03friedman-tvqb-mediumSquareAt3X-v4.jpg)
Opinion
How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris
by Thomas L. Friedman
The Israeli prime minister’s approach to Gaza and the hostages is plainly tied up in his political self-interest.
![The Political Rage of Left-Behind Regions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/opinion/03krugman-newsletter-image/03krugman-newsletter-image-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
The Political Rage of Left-Behind Regions
by Paul Krugman
What we can learn from the geography of right-wing extremism.
![The Slain Hostages, and the Aftermath](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/multimedia/03themorning-nl-hershfuneral/03themorning-nl-hershfuneral-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
The Slain Hostages, and the Aftermath
by
Readers react to Biden, Netanyahu and the killing of the hostages. Also: Trump and I.V.F.; a gay-Christian alliance; reasons for joy; Disney trips; fancy dorms.
![Don’t Flip Out Over Election Forecasts](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/opinion/03Soltis/03Soltis-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
Don’t Flip Out Over Election Forecasts
by Kristen Soltis Anderson
Election forecasters and their predictive models in the presidential race are in the spotlight. Here’s how to understand this work better.
![James Carville: Kamala Harris’s Best Strategy to Defeat Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/03carville1-gvkw/03carville1-gvkw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
James Carville: Kamala Harris’s Best Strategy to Defeat Trump
by James Carville
She has to help Trump hurt himself in the debate, break with Biden on policy and show how she has grown since the 2020 campaign.
![These Young Voters Offer a Road Map for Kamala Harris](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/opinion/03opinions-healy/03opinions-healy-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Opinion
These Young Voters Offer a Road Map for Kamala Harris
by Patrick Healy and Vishakha Darbha
Listen in on this focus group with undecided Gen Z voters.
Opinion
College Students Need to Grow Up. Schools Need to Let Them.
by Rita Koganzon
It’s time for students to take back their independence.
Tech
![How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/business/06tenet/06tenet-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Tech
How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media
by Steven Lee Myers, Ken Bensinger and Jim Rutenberg
Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
![How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv/MUSK-TRUMP-2-02-cbkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
How Elon Musk Is Influencing Donald Trump
by Ryan Mac, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
![Remedies to Google’s Search Monopoly Will Be Decided by August 2025, Judge Says](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06GOOGLE-REMEDIES-judge-tvph/06GOOGLE-REMEDIES-judge-tvph-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Remedies to Google’s Search Monopoly Will Be Decided by August 2025, Judge Says
by Cecilia Kang
After ruling against Google last month, Judge Amit P. Mehta said he would take until next August to determine fixes that the company must make.
![Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/00boeing-space-02-fqkz/00boeing-space-02-fqkz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
by Niraj Chokshi
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
![X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/podcasts/06hard-fork-brazil-x-ban-treatment/06hard-fork-brazil-x-ban-treatment-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans
by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Davis Land, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Daniel Ramirez, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto, Diane Wong and Jack Nicas
“This is not a normal legal dispute.”
![Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/00japan-industrial-01-hfql/00japan-industrial-01-hfql-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader
by Patricia Cohen and River Akira Davis
Japanese chip companies are tapping billions of dollars and collaborating with foreign firms as part of new government policies that look outward.
![Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Defends App in First Comments Since Arrest](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05Durov-pzcb/05Durov-pzcb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Defends App in First Comments Since Arrest
by Adam Satariano
Pavel Durov, held in France since last month, blamed “growing pains” for the company’s problems and pledged to make improvements.
![Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/ANTIVC---mpfj/ANTIVC-!-mpfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Start-Up Investors Push Back Against Venture Capital’s Bigger-Is-Better Mantra
by Erin Griffith
A small but vocal group is forming new funds and taking new approaches to counter the swell of money into venture capital in recent years.
![Internet Archive Loses Court Appeal in Fight Over Online Lending Library](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04internet-archive-tbgp/04internet-archive-tbgp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Internet Archive Loses Court Appeal in Fight Over Online Lending Library
by Eli Tan
The dispute started in the early days of the pandemic when the organization expanded access to a free online collection of books.
![Waymo Turns Toward Making Money as It Expands Driverless Car Business](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/multimedia/00waymo1-cmhb/00waymo1-cmhb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Waymo Turns Toward Making Money as It Expands Driverless Car Business
by Eli Tan
Now that its technology is showing it can work on city streets, Alphabet, which owns Waymo, plans to invest billions more.
![OpenAI, Maker of ChatGPT, Is Trying to Grow Up](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/00new-openai-sam2-cjqv/00new-openai-sam2-cjqv-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Tech
OpenAI, Maker of ChatGPT, Is Trying to Grow Up
by Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.
![Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/multimedia/00disinfo-left2-btvh/00disinfo-left2-btvh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Left-Wing Misinformation Is Having a Moment
by Stuart A. Thompson and Tiffany Hsu
America’s right flank remains the chief purveyor of misinformation, but this summer’s political tumult created ideal conditions for falsehoods to spread among progressives.
![Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00port-automation-02-wvph/00port-automation-02-wvph-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.
by Peter Eavis
A contract covering longshore workers on the East and Gulf Coasts will expire at the end of September, but talks have been stalled over the use of equipment that can function without human operators.
![With X Blocked, Brazilians Turn to Other Social Media Platforms](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/31/multimedia/31brazil-reax-topart/31brazil-reax-topart-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
With X Blocked, Brazilians Turn to Other Social Media Platforms
by Jack Nicas and Kate Conger
The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares.
![OpenAI Names Political Veteran Chris Lehane as Head of Global Policy](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/multimedia/30openai1-fvbp/30openai1-fvbp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
OpenAI Names Political Veteran Chris Lehane as Head of Global Policy
by Cade Metz and Mike Isaac
The prominent A.I. start-up is also considering a change to its corporate structure to make it more appealing to outside investors.
Tech
How I Improved My Tainted Reputation With Chatbots
by Kevin Roose
When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation.
![The Telegram Problem + Gov. Kathy Hochul on School Phone Bans + Kevin’s A.I. Reputation Rehab](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/podcasts/30hardfork-telegram-full-episode-treatment/30hardfork-telegram-full-episode-treatment-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
The Telegram Problem + Gov. Kathy Hochul on School Phone Bans + Kevin’s A.I. Reputation Rehab
by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Emily Lang, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto
Tech platforms and governments are in a standoff.
![Apple and Nvidia in Talks to Invest in OpenAI](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/OPENAI-NVIDIA-1-mkpw/OPENAI-NVIDIA-1-mkpw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Tech
Apple and Nvidia in Talks to Invest in OpenAI
by Cade Metz, Michael J. de la Merced and Tripp Mickle
Led by the investment firm Thrive Capital, the new deal would value the artificial intelligence start-up at over $100 billion.
![Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/29telegram-encryption-lawyer-jbzk/29telegram-encryption-lawyer-jbzk-mediumSquareAt3X-v3.jpg)
Tech
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight
by Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel
The criminal charges against Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, raised concerns in Silicon Valley about encryption and the app’s approach to privacy and security.
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Boeing Starliner’s Future Is Unclear After Returning Without Astronauts
by Kenneth Chang
Two NASA crew remain on the International Space Station after the troubled vehicle they rode undocked and then landed in the New Mexico desert.
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Why Do Apes Make Gestures?
by Carl Zimmer
Chimps and other apes have been observed making more than 80 meaningful gestures. Three theories have tried to explain why.
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What a Puppy Kindergarten Revealed About Raising Exceptional Dogs
by Emily Anthes
Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods are studying how the canine mind develops and what makes a successful service dog.
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Imperiled by Volcanic Eruptions, Iceland Scoops Up Answers From the Deep
by Gaia Squarci and Robin George Andrews
Earth scientists are working to determine the course of future lava flows in Iceland’s southwestern corner one bucketful at a time.
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Mining for Neutrinos and for Cosmic Answers
by Joseph Howlett
In a South Dakota cavern, scientists are working to capture the most elusive particles in the universe.
![What’s in Your Fridge? What to Know About the Boar’s Head Listeria Recall](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/31/multimedia/31boars-explainer-qfjp/31boars-explainer-qfjp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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What’s in Your Fridge? What to Know About the Boar’s Head Listeria Recall
by Teddy Rosenbluth
Seven million pounds of Boar’s Head meats have been recalled since late July, when reports of serious illnesses and deaths began to occur.
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Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging
by Carl Zimmer
A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging.
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Dismantling the Ship That Drilled for the Ocean’s Deepest Secrets
by Maya Wei-Haas
The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition.
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Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
by Niraj Chokshi
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
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The Pivotal Decision That Led to a Resurgence of Polio
by Apoorva Mandavilli
In 2016, the global health authorities removed a type of poliovirus from the oral vaccine. The virus caused a growing number of outbreaks and has now arrived in Gaza.
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Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
by Max Bearak and Federico Rios
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.
![Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/12/multimedia/00SCI-CONVERSATION-broken-again-02-lqjt/00SCI-CONVERSATION-broken-again-02-lqjt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.
by Matt Richtel
William Cope Moyers told the world he had it all figured out after beating his addiction to crack cocaine. But then a dentist gave him an opioid pain killer.
![Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/19/science/00GRAY-MARKET/00GRAY-MARKET-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role
by Christina Jewett
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
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Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk
by Apoorva Mandavilli
Previous human infections occurred in workers on farms. But community transmission of the virus remains unlikely for now, experts said.
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Vyvanse Production Increased by D.E.A. Amid A.D.H.D. Medication Shortage
by Christina Caron
The D.E.A. is increasing its quota for the popular stimulant as patients still struggle to fill prescriptions.
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Elephants Arrive, So Humans Don’t Forget
by Laurel Graeber
“The Great Elephant Migration,” a touring public-art exhibition that has opened in New York, not only depicts wildlife but also helps save it.
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Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?
by Roni Caryn Rabin
The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.
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Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
by Catrin Einhorn
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
![Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low
by Christina Jewett
The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products declined to about a third of the peak levels in 2019, a new survey shows.
Science
Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism
by Richard Sandomir
Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.
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Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat
by Catrin Einhorn
The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.
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Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Crew
by Kenneth Chang
The troubled spacecraft is scheduled to undock on Friday for a trip back to Earth while two NASA astronauts will stay in orbit.
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Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier
by Austyn Gaffney
More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable.
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An Agonizing Dilemma: When Obesity Prevents a Joint Replacement
by Gina Kolata
Many doctors say it is too dangerous to perform the common surgeries on people with high body mass indexes, but patients say they are facing discrimination.
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New Photos From Titanic Show Long-Lost Statue and Damaged Bow
by Sara Ruberg
RMS Titanic Inc., the company that led the expedition, brought back two million photos of the site. The ship’s famed bow has been damaged, the company said.
![John Podesta, Biden’s Top Climate Negotiator, to Visit China](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/03cli-podestachina-wtkv/03cli-podestachina-wtkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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John Podesta, Biden’s Top Climate Negotiator, to Visit China
by Lisa Friedman
John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets.
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In Colombia, a Festival Celebrates Humpback Whales and Local Culture
by Jennie Erin Smith
Every year, as thousands of humpbacks return to their breeding grounds near a protected bay, locals gather on the beach to greet them with stories, dancing and music.
![Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/science/03sci-addiction/03sci-addiction-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
by Jan Hoffman
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.
![Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/multimedia/00cli-bridges-01-zhjf/00cli-bridges-01-zhjf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say
by Coral Davenport
Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threat.
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Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.
by Paula Span
In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.
![How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00acadia-01-jzfc/00acadia-01-jzfc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
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How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients
by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas
Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found.
Health
![Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/19/science/00GRAY-MARKET/00GRAY-MARKET-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights F.D.A.’s Limited Safety Role
by Christina Jewett
More than 150 people were sickened from products sold at smoke and vape shops, providing evidence of the lax regulation of new food items.
![Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/12/multimedia/00SCI-CONVERSATION-broken-again-02-lqjt/00SCI-CONVERSATION-broken-again-02-lqjt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.
by Matt Richtel
William Cope Moyers told the world he had it all figured out after beating his addiction to crack cocaine. But then a dentist gave him an opioid pain killer.
![Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/science/00body-roundness/00body-roundness-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Time to Say Goodbye to the B.M.I.?
by Roni Caryn Rabin
The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.
![Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06birdflu-mtgk/06birdflu-mtgk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Missouri Reports Bird Flu in a Patient Without a Known Risk
by Apoorva Mandavilli
Previous human infections occurred in workers on farms. But community transmission of the virus remains unlikely for now, experts said.
![Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp/05vaping-youth-survey-cbvp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Teenage E-Cigarette Use Drops to a 10-Year Low
by Christina Jewett
The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products declined to about a third of the peak levels in 2019, a new survey shows.
![An Agonizing Dilemma: When Obesity Prevents a Joint Replacement](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/10/multimedia/00sci-obesity-joints-03-kmvj/00sci-obesity-joints-03-kmvj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
An Agonizing Dilemma: When Obesity Prevents a Joint Replacement
by Gina Kolata
Many doctors say it is too dangerous to perform the common surgeries on people with high body mass indexes, but patients say they are facing discrimination.
![Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/science/03sci-addiction/03sci-addiction-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
by Jan Hoffman
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs.
![How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00acadia-01-jzfc/00acadia-01-jzfc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients
by Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas
Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found.
![Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07xp-eggs-qkcj/07xp-eggs-qkcj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Recall by Wisconsin Farm
by Orlando Mayorquín
Officials said 65 people in nine states have been infected in the outbreak, which has been traced to an egg farm. No deaths have been reported.
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Hiking Trail in Hawaii Closes After Norovirus Outbreak
by Emmett Lindner
Four people tested positive for the virus, which causes a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, officials said. The trail was recommended to remain closed until at least Sept. 19.
![Vyvanse Production Increased by D.E.A. Amid A.D.H.D. Medication Shortage](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05WELL-VYVANSE-DEA1-vmgh/05WELL-VYVANSE-DEA1-vmgh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Vyvanse Production Increased by D.E.A. Amid A.D.H.D. Medication Shortage
by Christina Caron
The D.E.A. is increasing its quota for the popular stimulant as patients still struggle to fill prescriptions.
![Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05cli-bats-pvwl/05cli-bats-pvwl-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Health
Surprising New Research Links Infant Mortality to Crashing Bat Populations
by Catrin Einhorn
Without bats to eat insects, farmers turned to more pesticides, a study found. That appears to have increased infant deaths.
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Health
6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild
by Julia Webster Ayuso
Looking to take a dip in or near a city center? Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.
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Cuomo to Testify to Congress on Nursing Home Deaths During Pandemic
by Luke Broadwater
The former New York governor, who has already testified behind closed doors to the Republican-led House panel investigating the coronavirus pandemic, has agreed to appear on Sept. 10.
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Health
Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.
by Paula Span
In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.
![What’s in Your Fridge? What to Know About the Boar’s Head Listeria Recall](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/31/multimedia/31boars-explainer-qfjp/31boars-explainer-qfjp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
What’s in Your Fridge? What to Know About the Boar’s Head Listeria Recall
by Teddy Rosenbluth
Seven million pounds of Boar’s Head meats have been recalled since late July, when reports of serious illnesses and deaths began to occur.
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Health
Trump Called for I.V.F. to Be Free. How Would That Work?
by Sarah Kliff
Getting the expensive fertility treatments covered would be possible, but an uphill battle, health policy experts said.
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Health
Obesity Drug Wegovy Prevents Covid Deaths, Study Suggests
by Gina Kolata
People taking Wegovy were not protected from infection. But in a large trial, their death rates were markedly lower, for reasons that are not clear.
![Boar’s Head Plant Tied to 9 Listeria Deaths Had Mold, Leaky Pipes and Flies](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/science/30BOARS-LISTERIAa-wmzg/30BOARS-LISTERIAa-wmzg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Health
Boar’s Head Plant Tied to 9 Listeria Deaths Had Mold, Leaky Pipes and Flies
by Teddy Rosenbluth and Christina Jewett
Federal inspectors cited continuing problems at a deli meat plant in Virginia that was linked to an outbreak of listeria, records indicate.
Sports
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What We’re Hearing About the 49ers, Steelers and Jets Before Sunday’s N.F.L. Matchups
by The New York Times
The Athletic checks in on holdout drama, officiating and other intel from around the league.
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A 60-Minute Cab Ride With the Tennis Legend Andre Agassi
by The New York Times
At the U.S. Open, the eight-time Grand Slam champion returns to the sport that nearly destroyed him.
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The Biggest N.F.L. Storylines to Watch as the Season Kicks Into Full Gear
by The New York Times
From rookie and head coach debuts to riveting rematches, the league’s opening weekend has plenty of intrigue.
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Sports
How Lions Coach Dan Campbell Became the Coach He Set Out to Be
by The New York Times
This version of the former N.F.L. player is the fully realized coach those around him always felt he could become.
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Caitlin Clark Doesn’t Need to Change. But She Has a Chance to Grow.
by The New York Times
For a brief moment, the W.N.B.A rookie failed to compete to the fullest extent, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
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Sports
To Sit or Start a Rookie Quarterback? The N.F.L. Debate Never Stops.
by The New York Times
While sitting behind a starter can help development, not every team has that luxury.
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Sports
The Eagles Were Sloppy, but Saquon Barkley Powered Them to a Win
by The New York Times
Philadelphia’s new running back accounted for three of the team’s four touchdowns.
Sports
Troy Aikman Hit ‘Rock Bottom.’ Now He’s Ready to Talk About It.
by The New York Times
On paper, the three-time Super Bowl champion was the archetypal American success story. But there’s another side.
Arts
![Nicole Eisenman at the Tipping Point](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/15/multimedia/15NEW-EISENMAN-01-vlqh/15NEW-EISENMAN-01-vlqh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Arts
Nicole Eisenman at the Tipping Point
by Zachary Small and Mark Sommerfeld
As the artist prepares for a major exhibition in Madison Square Park, Eisenman takes stock of the winding path to fame. What is gained and what is lost when your art is political?
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Arts
Working on a Sri Lankan-Australian Epic, He Learned His Family’s Past
by Laura Collins-Hughes
As the acclaimed “Counting and Cracking” makes its North American debut, the playwright describes the work as “my soul on a plate.”
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Arts
The Creators of ‘Grounded’ Discuss Writing for the Met Opera
by Joshua Barone
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant discuss the first time they heard “Grounded,” and how they instantly knew what they would change for the Met.
Arts
What Is That Song in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’?
by Sarah Bahr
Meet the new “Day-O”: Richard Harris’s 1968 psychedelic pop hit “MacArthur Park,” which Donna Summer remade as a disco anthem.
Arts
From Winona Ryder to Jenna Ortega, a Goth Girl Timeline
by Maya Phillips
From “Beetlejuice” to its sequel, these are the actresses and roles that made us embrace the darkness.
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Oasis Fans Balked at High Ticket Prices. But Were They ‘Dynamic’?
by Ben Sisario
A regulator said it was opening an investigation into Ticketmaster’s actions, but the company disputed that “dynamic pricing” came into play.
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Hundreds of Readers Told Us Their Favorite 1999 Movies. Which Came Out on Top?
by Geordon Wollner
In a memorable year for film, there were recommendations of blockbusters, tender dramas and coming-of-age-tales. But one title stood out from the rest.
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Sergio Mendes: 10 Essential Songs
by Jon Pareles
The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back.
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Aaron Pierre of ‘Rebel Ridge’: From Action Prince to Lion King
by Brian Josephs
The British actor stars as an ex-Marine in the new Netflix thriller “Rebel Ridge” and as the titular cat in the upcoming “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
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Art Museum Etiquette for Dummies (and Overthinkers)
by Margaret Flatley
An illustrated guide to seeing a blockbuster exhibition like Hiroshige at the Brooklyn Museum. For starters, don’t go on opening day.
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Review: Sharon Eyal’s ‘R.O.S.E.’ Throws a Rave at the Armory
by Brian Seibert
The choreographer Sharon Eyal turns the Drill Hall of the Armory into a club at which her dancers appear at intervals, behaving oddly.
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Kara Young Is Charming in Rom-Com ‘Table 17’ Following Her Tony Win
by Laura Collins-Hughes
The Tony winner leads a top-notch cast in Zhailon Levingston’s alluringly designed production of Douglas Lyons’s hopeful new play.
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Architects Are Coaxing Downtowns Back to Life
by Christopher Hawthorne
Gone are the days when designers made a splash with a shimmering new building torquing this way and that. The season’s debuts forge links to regional designs and new connections.
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‘Room Next Door’ Claims Top Prize at Venice Film Festival
by Nicolas Rapold
The film, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, is the director Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut.
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Lloyd Ziff, Visionary Photographer and Art Director, Dies at 81
by Penelope Green
He designed some of the most visually exciting magazines of the 1970s and ’80s. But his real love, and eventually his focus, was photography.
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Elizabeth Alexander and John Bayley loved their partners to the end.
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Ukrainian Street Artist Documents War Against Russia, One Stark Mural at a Time
by Constant Méheut
Using ruins as his canvas, Gamlet Zinkivskyi has captured life in wartime Ukraine in dozens of grim, gripping and harshly beautiful paintings. “Broken, but invincible,” read one captioned work.
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Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune
by Dan Saltzstein
She was a talented young poet and artist who was central to a fledgling cultural movement, but her life was shrouded by one tragedy after another.
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Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine
by Adam Nossiter
His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.
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Jackie Winsor, 82, Dies; Sculptor Who Hammered, Drilled and Chopped
by Deborah Solomon
She gave complexity to simple shapes, drawing inspiration from her rugged Canadian upbringing. In her downtime, she swung on a trapeze.
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Meet MJ Lenderman, Southern Rock’s Tragicomic Poet
by Lindsay Zoladz
Hear tracks from his new album, “Manning Fireworks,” and more.
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A Nuanced, Unreleased Live Bob Dylan Cut, and 8 More New Songs
by Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
Hear tracks by Linkin Park, Halsey, Queen Naija and others.
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Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the Pop Charts
by Barry Singer
A pianist, composer and arranger, he rose to fame with the group Brasil ’66 and remained a force in popular music for more than six decades.
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Elephants Arrive, So Humans Don’t Forget
by Laurel Graeber
“The Great Elephant Migration,” a touring public-art exhibition that has opened in New York, not only depicts wildlife but also helps save it.
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Five Action Movies to Stream Now
by Robert Daniels
This month’s picks include plenty of comedy, a killer shark and a mammoth sea battle.
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Review: This ‘Figaro’ Puts All Mozart’s Characters in One Voice
by Zachary Woolfe
By singing men and women, nobles and servants, the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes the opera’s theme of human mutability to a chaotic extreme.
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‘Fifteen-Love’ Is a Tense Tennis Drama
by Margaret Lyons
A British import on Sundance Now, the series balances sports sudsiness with prickly, fraught drama about sex, maturity, consent and power.
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8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
by The New York Times
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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Co-Hosts of N.B.A. Player Podcasts Have ‘Best Job on the Planet’
by David Gardner
For the friends of some famous athletes, hosting a show can mean a little money, some fame and a whole lot of work.
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The Case for Eating Lunch With Your Colleagues
by Michael Snyder and Sean Donnola
At workplaces including Ava DuVernay’s production office and the fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra’s atelier, the staff meal is a way to fuel the creative process.
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A Film That Makes the Stationary Lives of Oysters Into a Wondrous Tale
by Alissa Wilkinson
“Holding Back the Tide” weaves facts and dreamy moments into an unconventional take on the nature documentary that very much affects humans.
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A Paris Home With Its Own Rock ’n’ Roll Soundtrack
by Nancy Hass and François Halard
The designer Charles Zana channeled gritty 1980s New York to create a polished Parisian apartment for a friend.
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20 Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall
by Jon Pareles, Lindsay Zoladz and Hank Shteamer
Anticipated debuts and long-awaited follow-ups are due this season. Our critics plucked out a list of the most notable.
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15 Shows to See on Stages Around the U.S. This Fall
by Laura Collins-Hughes
Matthew Broderick stars in “Babbitt” in Washington, D.C., and five companies nationwide will stage Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer-winning play “Primary Trust.”
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28 Broadway and Off Broadway Shows to See This Fall
by Laura Collins-Hughes
New York stages are welcoming Robert Downey Jr., Adam Driver, Audra McDonald and more this season.
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27 TV Shows to Watch This Fall
by Mike Hale
A “WandaVision” spinoff, Colin Farrell in “The Penguin” and Alfonso Cuarón’s “Disclaimer” are among the season’s tantalizing offerings.
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Dance Performances, Festivals and More Coming This Fall
by Margaret Fuhrer
The season brings new works by Kyle Abraham and Helen Pickett, as well as revivals of City Ballet’s “Coppélia” and Bill T. Jones’s “Still/Here.”
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Art Shows and Exhibitions to See This Fall
by Will Heinrich
This packed season features Scott Burton, Alvin Ailey and the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th birthday.
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Classical Music and Opera This Fall: Programs, Premieres and More
by Joshua Barone and Zachary Woolfe
Osvaldo Golijov’s Lorca-inspired opera comes to New York, and the pianist Igor Levit plays with the Cleveland Orchestra, among other highlights.
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12 Video Games Coming This Fall
by Jason M. Bailey
The calendar brings a Legend of Zelda game with Zelda in charge, an Assassin’s Creed set in Japan and new role-playing games.
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Seth Meyers: Trump and Vance ‘Can’t Beat the Weird Charges’
by Trish Bendix
The “Late Night” host said that Republican efforts to turn the accusations back on Democrats are “only making things worse.”
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Maria Bello: Touching My First Time for the Last Time
by Maria Bello
He couldn’t speak or move, but the sexual energy between us was still palpable.
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Purported Rembrandt Painting Found in a Maine Attic Sells for $1.4 Million
by Claire Moses
“Portrait of a Girl,” a 17th-century work believed to be by the Dutch master, had been hiding in a home in Maine.
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Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34
by Julia Jacobs
At one time affiliated with Young Thug, he had a hit in 2015 with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” which spawned a dance craze.
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A Barrier-Breaking Conductor Will Lead the Seattle Symphony
by Javier C. Hernández
Xian Zhang will be the first woman and person of color to lead the Seattle Symphony, and one of only two women leading a top-tier American orchestra.
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Delightfully Undead Again
by Manohla Dargis
Tim Burton has brought the band back together — Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, even Bob the shrunken head guy — for a fun but less edgy sequel.
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At 30, The Armory Show Asks, Can Art Fairs Still be Relevant?
by Martha Schwendener
Among its 235 exhibitors from 30 countries, our critic finds these standout booths — and hails three local curators who have brought some sections exciting new life.
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‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Putting Putin’s Rise Onstage
by Laura Cappelle
The best-selling, much discussed French novel is now a play. It gives a similarly humanizing view of the Russian leader and his inner circle.
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Picasso Prints and Brazilian Brilliance at the Independent
by Will Heinrich
The fair’s third 20th-century-focused edition charts a careful line between safety and excitement.
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Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism
by Richard Sandomir
Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.
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The 1980s Art Carnival Luna Luna Will Come to New York
by Annie Aguiar
Avant-garde fairground attractions, including a Basquiat Ferris wheel and a Keith Haring carousel, will fill up the Shed in November.
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Harvey Weinstein Indecent Assault Case Dropped by U.K. Prosecutors
by Alex Marshall
The Crown Prosecution Service said that it had “decided that there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.”
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‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: The Trees Have Thoughts
by Noel Murray
This week’s episode, which included several Tolkien fan-favorite characters and creatures, is the best of the season thus far.
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That’s a Great Reality TV Set. Let’s Use It Again.
by Calum Marsh
“The Circle” is one of many current shows using the same state-of-the-art production hub to shoot a variety of international versions.
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‘Rebel Ridge’ Review: Their Corruption, His Destruction
by Amy Nicholson
This crime drama from Jeremy Saulnier stars Aaron Pierre as a man whose run-in with small-town police officers uncovers uncomfortable secrets.
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Astro Bot Review: All History Lessons Should Be This Fun
by Harold Goldberg
About 150 PlayStation characters, including the dragon Spyro and the cylinder-headed prince from Katamari Damacy, make appearances in a paean to Sony’s legacy.
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‘Red Rooms’ Review: A True Crime Obsession Unravels
by Beatrice Loayza
A mysterious young woman becomes deeply invested in the trial of an accused serial killer in this courtroom thriller.
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‘Look Into My Eyes’ Review: Emotional Rescue
by Jeannette Catsoulis
This fascinating documentary that profiles seven New York City psychics is both profoundly sad and surprisingly hopeful.
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‘Lover of Men’ Review: The Heart of President Lincoln
by Nicolas Rapold
Subtitled “The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln,” the film gathers an array of historians to argue that Lincoln had romantic relationships with men.
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‘Hoard’ Review: Dirty Romancing
by Jeannette Catsoulis
A spiraling teenager and a tenderhearted garbage collector bond over debris in this stunningly unconventional drama.
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Book Review: ‘NB by J.C.,’ by James Campbell
by Dwight Garner
“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.
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In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
by Casey Schwartz
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”
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The Detective Novel ‘Whose Body?,’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, Turns 100
by Sarah Weinman
Dorothy L. Sayers dealt with emotional and financial instability by writing “Whose Body?,” the first of many to star the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
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Book Review: ‘Dom Casmurro,’ by Machado de Assis
by Benjamin Moser
“Dom Casmurro,” by Machado de Assis, teaches us to read — and reread — with precise detail and masterly obfuscation.
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Book Review: ‘The Late Americans,’ by Brandon Taylor
by Alexandra Jacobs
Brandon Taylor’s novel circulates among Iowa City residents, some privileged, some not, but all aware that their possibilities are contracting.
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Martin Amis’s Best Books: A Guide
by The New York Times Books Staff
The acclaimed British novelist was also an essayist, memoirist and critic of the first rank.
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The Best Romance Novels of 2024 (So Far)
by Olivia Waite
Looking for an escapist love story? Here are 2024’s sexiest, swooniest reads.
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What Book Should You Read Next?
by The New York Times Books Staff
Finding a book you’ll love can be daunting. Let us help.
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2 Books Celebrating Happy Marriages
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Elizabeth Alexander and John Bayley loved their partners to the end.
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Book Review: ‘Tell Me Everything,’ by Elizabeth Strout
by Alexis Schaitkin
In “Tell Me Everything,” Bob Burgess deepens his emotional connection with Lucy Barton as he defends a local man accused of killing his mother.
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Book Review: ‘William,’ by Mason Coile
by Margot Harrison
In Mason Coile’s new horror novel, “William,” an intelligent robot begins to lead its feckless creator to terrible places in the name of “freedom.”
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Broken Again. A National Advocate for Drug Recovery Relapses.
by Matt Richtel
William Cope Moyers told the world he had it all figured out after beating his addiction to crack cocaine. But then a dentist gave him an opioid pain killer.
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Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine
by Adam Nossiter
His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.
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Kate Atkinson on the Return of Her Detective Hero
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“Death at the Sign of the Rook” is the sixth novel in Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie mystery series. What keeps her coming back?
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What’s the NaNoWriMo Drama With A.I.?
by Madison Malone Kircher
An online writing community was set aflame this week after National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, said it wouldn’t take a stance on the use of A.I.
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What to Know About Supreme Court Justices’ Book Deals
by Abbie VanSickle and Alexandra Alter
For the justices, selling books remains one of the few ways to earn income outside the court.
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Book Review: “Adventures of Mary Jane,” by Hope Jahren
by Anna Holmes
Mary Jane never “sat right” with the award-winning scientist and memoirist Hope Jahren, so she wrote a novel about “the real redheaded one.”
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Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism
by Richard Sandomir
Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.
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Book Review: ‘Making the Presidency,’ by Lindsay M. Chervinsky
by Ted Widmer
In “Making the Presidency,” Lindsay M. Chervinsky argues that John Adams established what it means to be America’s commander in chief.
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Interview With Garth Greenwell, the Author of ‘Small Rain’
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James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” has been meaningful for “generations of queer people (including for me),” says the novelist, who argues for “less facile” literary conversations. His new book is “Small Rain.”
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After Years of Depression, Matt Haig Confronts What Haunted Him
by Elizabeth Harris
In his new novel, Matt Haig goes back to the place where he fell apart — Ibiza, Spain — and reclaims it.
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The Black List Helped Reshape Hollywood. Can It Change Publishing?
by Alexandra Alter
Almost 20 years after Franklin Leonard created the Black List, which has helped little-known screenwriters break into Hollywood, it is expanding into fiction.
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Read Your Way Through Buenos Aires
by Samanta Schweblin and Translated by Megan McDowell
Buenos Aires is a literary city: Its residents like to boast about its many bookstores and independent publishers. Samanta Schweblin suggests which books and authors to start with.
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From School Librarian to Activist: ‘The Hate Level and the Vitriol Is Unreal’
by Alexandra Alter
Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back.
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‘The Notebook’ Will End Its Broadway Run in December. A Tour Is Next.
by Michael Paulson
The show, nominated for three Tony Awards, opened March 14 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. It will go on a national tour starting next September.
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Kentanji Brown Jackson’s ‘The Lovely One’ Credits the Mentors in Her Journey: Review
by Alexandra Jacobs
The Supreme Court justice’s memoir is deeply personal and full of hope, and highlights a fairy-tale marriage to her college boyfriend.
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Book Review: ‘Vertigo,’ by Harald Jähner
by Thomas Meaney
The Weimar Republic was a hotbed of cultural experimentation. A new history argues that its demise was not inevitable.
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Book Review: ‘Blue Sisters,’ by Coco Mellors
by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
In Coco Mellors’s second novel, “Blue Sisters,” three adult siblings reunite on the first anniversary of their sister’s death.
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Book Review: ‘Under the Eye of the Big Bird,’ by Hiromi Kawakami
by Hilary Leichter
In Hiromi Kawakami’s new science fiction novel, Earth is a place of surveillance, isolation and dread. The characters (and clones) are doing their best to stay alive.
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10 Children’s Books About Starting a New School
by Karina Yan Glaser
These 10 titles will help children of all ages navigate the anxiety, awkwardness and opportunities for growth that come with being the new kid.
Books
Book Review: ‘The Life Impossible,’ by Matt Haig
by Michelle Ruiz
In “The Life Impossible,” a 72-year-old widow tries to figure out what happened to a friend who disappeared in Ibiza.
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Books
Book Review: ‘Creation Lake,’ by Rachel Kushner
by Dwight Garner
Already longlisted for the Booker Prize, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake” — set in rural France — stars a ruthless American secret agent.
![22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/15/arts/15new-nonfic-listings/15new-nonfic-listings-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Books
22 Nonfiction Books to Read This Fall
by Shreya Chattopadhyay and Miguel Salazar
Essays by Ta-Nehisi Coates; memoirs by Alexei Navalny, Ina Garten and Cher; and dispatches from the mind of a Nobel laureate are among this season’s most anticipated offerings.
![Sally Rooney, Haruki Murakami, Rachel Kushner: New Fiction This Fall](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/15/arts/15new-fiction-listings/15new-fiction-listings-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Books
Sally Rooney, Haruki Murakami, Rachel Kushner: New Fiction This Fall
by Wilson Wong
Check out new books by Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Richard Powers, and revisit familiar worlds from Karl Ove Knausgaard, Haruki Murakami and Jeff VanderMeer.
![Book Review: ‘Empresses of Seventh Avenue,’ by Nancy MacDonell](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/01/books/review/01MacDonell-Review/01MacDonell-Review-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Books
Book Review: ‘Empresses of Seventh Avenue,’ by Nancy MacDonell
by Caroline Weber
In “Empresses of Seventh Avenue,” the fashion writer Nancy MacDonell tells the story of the New York women who created modern style.
Books
3 Moody, Terror-Laced New Thrillers
by Sarah Lyall
Our columnist on new books from T.J. Newman, Andrea Mara and A.E. Gauntlett.
![Danzy Senna Discusses ‘Colored Television’](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/15/multimedia/15NEW-SENNA-01-zwlk/15NEW-SENNA-01-zwlk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Books
Danzy Senna Discusses ‘Colored Television’
by Joumana Khatib
Senna, who is mixed-race, has made a career satirizing the lives of characters like her. Her new novel takes elements from her history and twists them to the extreme.
Food
![10 Dynamic Wines From Spain to Drink Now](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/11/multimedia/11pour-07-qlbk/05pour-07-qlbk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
10 Dynamic Wines From Spain to Drink Now
by Eric Asimov
Great bottles are being made all over the world, but right now no country’s are as exciting or compelling as Spain’s.
![Restaurant Review: Lola’s in NoMad](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04rest-lola2-zbtg/04rest-lola2-zbtg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Restaurant Review: Lola’s in NoMad
by Melissa Clark
In her first review as interim critic, Melissa Clark visits Lola’s, whose produce-driven cooking is familiar but lifted by brilliant twists and tweaks.
Food
23 New NYC Restaurants to Try This Fall
by Florence Fabricant
The season’s marquee openings in New York City include the next move from Kent Hospitality, the first Manhattan restaurant from Andrew Tarlow and more.
![100 Easy Dinner Ideas for Right Now](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/dining/03WEEKNIGHT-100-promo/03WEEKNIGHT-100-promo-mediumSquareAt3X.png)
Food
100 Easy Dinner Ideas for Right Now
by Emily Weinstein
Meal planning can be a slog. Let us help.
![Farro is the Queen of Make-Ahead Salads](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04appetite-farro-salad-mqtg/28appetite-farro-salad-mqtg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Farro is the Queen of Make-Ahead Salads
by Melissa Clark
This colorful grain salad is laced with juicy stone fruit and milky burrata cheese.
![From Taco Style to Vegetarian, Here are 11 Burger Variations](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/20/multimedia/20burgers-banban-mgfc/20burgers-banban-mgfc-mediumSquareAt3X-v4.jpg)
Food
From Taco Style to Vegetarian, Here are 11 Burger Variations
by Priya Krishna and Tejal Rao
Here are 11 variations that reflect the country’s many facets, and the limitless things a great hamburger can be.
![Italians Fight for the Right to Feast on the Beach](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/28/multimedia/28beach-picnic3-wlqm/28beach-picnic3-wlqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Italians Fight for the Right to Feast on the Beach
by Emma Bubola
For those who feel priced out of expensive, privatized seaside clubs in Italy, elaborate lunch spreads feel like the last bastion of good spirits.
![At Clemente Bar, a Love Story Between Chef and Artist](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04Clemente-promo1-kvmp/28Clemente-promo1-kvmp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
At Clemente Bar, a Love Story Between Chef and Artist
by Hilarie M. Sheets
The chef Daniel Humm’s new cocktail bar is a collaboration with the Italian painter Francesco Clemente.
![A Perfect End-of-Summer Menu Starring Tomatoes and Plums](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04tanis-02-btmv/28tanis-02-btmv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
A Perfect End-of-Summer Menu Starring Tomatoes and Plums
by David Tanis
A simple, savory tomato carpaccio begins this menu from David Tanis, followed by tender fish and a crisp plum-almond crumble.
![How an Undocumented Immigrant Became an Acclaimed Restaurateur](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/26pour-promo1-gbqz/26pour-promo1-gbqz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
How an Undocumented Immigrant Became an Acclaimed Restaurateur
by Eric Asimov
Arjav Ezekiel rose through the restaurant ranks becoming a sommelier and opening Birdie’s in Austin, Texas. Few knew of his past as an undocumented immigrant.
Food
What’s Dining Out Like For a Vegetarian New Yorker? Share Your Experience.
by Priya Krishna
The New York Times Food team wants to hear your stories, to help inform our reporting.
![How to Use Red-Chile Flakes](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/28/multimedia/23dried-chiles-promo-ctgl/23dried-chiles-promo-ctgl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
How to Use Red-Chile Flakes
by Eric Kim
There are so many kinds of red-pepper flakes. Getting to know them all can give your dishes a glow up.
![It’s a Homemade Pizza Weekend](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/01/15/magazine/15eat-1-copy2/15eat-1-moth.jpg)
Food
It’s a Homemade Pizza Weekend
by Sam Sifton
Start with Roberta’s pizza dough, then try your hand at a clam-chowder pie.
![Finger Food for Dinner](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/05/21/dining/kwr-mexican-hot-dogs-copy-nl/kwr-mexican-hot-dogs-moth.jpg)
Food
Finger Food for Dinner
by Ali Slagle
Think Mexican hot dogs, peel and eat shrimp and milk bread rolls.
Food
Ted Drewes Jr., the Frozen Custard King of St. Louis, Dies at 96
by Alex Williams
Celebrity chefs and politicians paid tribute to the man behind the extra-thick shake known as the concrete, an intrinsic part of St. Louis summers.
Food
The Case for Eating Lunch With Your Colleagues
by Michael Snyder and Sean Donnola
At workplaces including Ava DuVernay’s production office and the fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra’s atelier, the staff meal is a way to fuel the creative process.
![How to Cook Breakfast for a Big Group (and Clean Out Your Fridge)](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/t-magazine/06tmag-jeremy-lee-slide-HVKC-copy/06tmag-jeremy-lee-slide-HVKC-copy-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
How to Cook Breakfast for a Big Group (and Clean Out Your Fridge)
by
The chef Jeremy Lee shares his endlessly adaptable recipe for eggs and greens.
Food
Staff Meals Aren’t Just for Restaurants
by Hanya Yanagihara
A shared lunch (or breakfast or dinner) has become a key part of many creative endeavors. For many, it’s where a team really comes together.
Food
Breakfast for Dinner With a Glass of Wine
by Nikita Richardson
Montague Diner, NoMad Diner and Bubby’s have all the pancakes, syrup and eggs you need at 8 p.m.
![There’s an Eggplant for That](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/13/multimedia/zs-borani-banjan-pbhk-copy/zs-borani-banjan-pbhk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
There’s an Eggplant for That
by Tanya Sichynsky
Eggplant croquettes, Bolognese, adobo and pretty much everything you could want for aubergine season.
![Can We Have Basic Food for Dinner?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/02/14/multimedia/as-crispy-chicken-thighs-thvw-copy/as-crispy-chicken-thighs-thvw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Can We Have Basic Food for Dinner?
by Ali Slagle
Maybe crispy-edged quesadillas, caramelized roast vegetables and fluffy rice, no marinating or multitasking.
Food
Titus Kaphar’s Homecoming
by Caitie Kelly
Plus: an Art Deco hotel reopening in Manhattan, a celebrity facialist’s skin care routine and more recommendations from T Magazine.
![Earthy Eggplant That Whispers of Summer and Fall](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/hm-chargrilled-eggplantrex-mbvl-copy/hm-chargrilled-eggplantrex-mbvl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Earthy Eggplant That Whispers of Summer and Fall
by Melissa Clark
Hetty Lui McKinnon has just the recipe for this time of seasonal change.
![The Biggest Lie About Baking](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/magazine/08mag-Eat/08mag-Eat-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
The Biggest Lie About Baking
by Lisa Donovan
There’s actually room to have fun, and this stunning, simple clafoutis recipe is one to play with.
![Five Favorite Dinners From Our New Weeknight 100](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/08/16/dining/kc-halal-chicken/merlin_210913842_8fac12ba-26cf-4cd7-b1a8-e9b2988707d4-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Five Favorite Dinners From Our New Weeknight 100
by Emily Weinstein
Spiced roast chicken with yogurt sauce, dumpling noodle soup and mustard-lemon salmon are here for you when life gets busy (a.k.a. fall).
Food
The Fungus That’s Transforming Charcuterie and Cocktails
by
Plus: a new sleeper carriage on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, men in capes and more from T’s cultural compendium.
![Colorful, Flexible, Sweet and Spicy](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/22/multimedia/nl-22appetite-Spicy-Sheet-Pan-Corn-Tofurex-tgvf-copy/MC-Spicy-Sheet-Pan-Corn-Tofurex-tgvf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
Colorful, Flexible, Sweet and Spicy
by Melissa Clark
My new vegetarian sheet-pan dinner is a perfect showcase for late-summer corn and pert chiles.
![This May Just Be the Absolute Best Tuna Melt](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/15/multimedia/AW-Golden-Diner-Tuna-Meltrex-cztk-copy-nl/AW-Golden-Diner-Tuna-Meltrex-cztk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Food
This May Just Be the Absolute Best Tuna Melt
by Sam Sifton
Golden Diner’s tuna melt is a study in texture, in contrasting flavors, in griddled perfection.
Travel
![6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/00Swimmable-Cities-02-wpcf/00Swimmable-Cities-02-wpcf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild
by Julia Webster Ayuso
Looking to take a dip in or near a city center? Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.
![It’s Party Time on the Stockholm-Helsinki Ferry](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/Helsinki-stockholm-ferry-party-01-vqtk/Helsinki-stockholm-ferry-party-01-vqtk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
It’s Party Time on the Stockholm-Helsinki Ferry
by Christopher Hall
The 16-hour trip between the two northern European cities is a festive summer ritual, with plenty of singing, gambling, limbo contests and maybe a bit too much to drink.
![In Colombia, a Festival Celebrates Humpback Whales and Local Culture](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/00Colombia-whales-tfgc/00Colombia-whales-tfgc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
In Colombia, a Festival Celebrates Humpback Whales and Local Culture
by Jennie Erin Smith
Every year, as thousands of humpbacks return to their breeding grounds near a protected bay, locals gather on the beach to greet them with stories, dancing and music.
![Why Are Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/business/02Hotel-Strikes/02Hotel-Strikes-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Why Are Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike?
by Katie Robertson and Derek M. Norman
Pandemic-era cuts to staffing and services like daily housekeeping and room service have persisted, which unions say has resulted in lower incomes and heavier workloads for remaining workers.
![A Frenzied Summer Leads to a Tourism Backlash in Europe](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/27/multimedia/xxEurope-breaking-point-santorini-sunset-2-blzc/xxEurope-breaking-point-santorini-sunset-2-blzc-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Travel
A Frenzied Summer Leads to a Tourism Backlash in Europe
by Ceylan Yeğinsu
Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure.
![Labor Day Travel Plans? What to Know About the Hotel Strike.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/01/multimedia/01Hotel-strikes-explainer2-tfbv/01Hotel-strikes-explainer2-tfbv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Labor Day Travel Plans? What to Know About the Hotel Strike.
by Derek M. Norman
With hotel chains and union members locked in a dispute over wages and working conditions, strikes could continue to disrupt travel in major U.S. destinations. Here’s what to know.
![Hiking Trail in Hawaii Closes After Norovirus Outbreak](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07xp-trail/07xp-trail-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Hiking Trail in Hawaii Closes After Norovirus Outbreak
by Emmett Lindner
Four people tested positive for the virus, which causes a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, officials said. The trail was recommended to remain closed until at least Sept. 19.
![He Quit His Job and Bought a Trailer for a Nomadic Life](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/multimedia/06small-trailer-01-hztk/06small-trailer-01-hztk-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Travel
He Quit His Job and Bought a Trailer for a Nomadic Life
by Tim McKeough
The customized home has a propane range, an incinerating toilet and movable solar panels (for off-the-grid travel). Now the only question is where to go next.
![4 Big Airlines Face U.S. Inquiry Over Frequent Flier Programs](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/05/multimedia/05airline-rewards-02-qbzj/05airline-rewards-02-qbzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
4 Big Airlines Face U.S. Inquiry Over Frequent Flier Programs
by Sydney Ember
The Transportation Department ordered American, Delta, Southwest and United to share more information about their rewards practices to ensure they are fair to consumers and rivals.
![Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/30/multimedia/30cli-glacier-tourism-gwmt/30cli-glacier-tourism-gwmt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Climate Change Is Making Glacier Tourism More Popular, and Riskier
by Austyn Gaffney
More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable.
Travel
Read Your Way Through Buenos Aires
by Samanta Schweblin and Translated by Megan McDowell
Buenos Aires is a literary city: Its residents like to boast about its many bookstores and independent publishers. Samanta Schweblin suggests which books and authors to start with.
Travel
The Fungus That’s Transforming Charcuterie and Cocktails
by
Plus: a new sleeper carriage on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, men in capes and more from T’s cultural compendium.
![Grand Canyon Hiker Found Dead](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/31/multimedia/31xp-hiker/31xp-hiker-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Grand Canyon Hiker Found Dead
by Emily Schmall
The 60-year-old from North Carolina was on a multiday backpacking trip. His death was the sixth reported inside the Arizona park this month.
![Travel Demand Is Slowing Down, Bringing Lower Flight Costs and Hotel Perks](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/travel-demand-zgqm/travel-demand-zgqm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
Travel Demand Is Slowing Down, Bringing Lower Flight Costs and Hotel Perks
by Ceylan Yeğinsu, Derek M. Norman and Christine Chung
The post-pandemic rush seems finally to be easing, which has airfares lower and hotels offering more inducements to book.
Travel
Attractions and Accessories for the Tennis Obsessed
by
Plus: tableware that channels rural Britain, illustrated pastry boxes and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Travel
Help! United Canceled Our Trip to Paris. Or Did It?
by Seth Kugel
A long-planned French getaway for three hit a snag when their airline reservation was mysteriously canceled, costing them almost $11,000. It turned out an unwanted travel agency was (partially) responsible.
![At Costco, Shopping for Clues About Consumers](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/29/multimedia/29a2_insider-gqbm/29a2_insider-gqbm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Travel
At Costco, Shopping for Clues About Consumers
by Ben Ryder Howe
The reporter Ben Ryder Howe traveled far and wide to better understand Americans’ love of the membership-only retail store.
Travel
The Most Exciting Hotels in London Right Now
by Kate Maxwell
From big brands to quirky independents, the city’s newest accommodations are luxurious in ways both quiet and not.
Travel
In a Historic Cairo High-Rise, Apartments That Might Inspire a Longer Stay
by Kate Maxwell
The Immobilia Building, which was once the city’s tallest structure, is home to four new luxurious guest suites.
Real Estate
Real Estate
The American Dream Without a House? Believe It
by Anna Kodé
As housing costs soar, younger adults are trying to reimagine prosperity — without the white picket fence.
![He Quit His Job and Bought a Trailer for a Nomadic Life](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/multimedia/06small-trailer-01-hztk/06small-trailer-01-hztk-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Real Estate
He Quit His Job and Bought a Trailer for a Nomadic Life
by Tim McKeough
The customized home has a propane range, an incinerating toilet and movable solar panels (for off-the-grid travel). Now the only question is where to go next.
Real Estate
How Do You Know if Your Apartment Is (or Should Be) Rent-Stabilized?
by Jill Terreri Ramos
When a new owner takes over a rental building, there can be confusion about the status of the units inside.
![Interest Rates Have Dropped, but Homeowners Are Not Moving](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04interestrates-realestate-01-jfqk/04interestrates-realestate-01-jfqk-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Real Estate
Interest Rates Have Dropped, but Homeowners Are Not Moving
by Rukmini Callimachi
Homeowners are afraid to leave behind great deals they locked in years ago, tethered to their property by “the rate-lock effect” or “golden handcuffs.”
Real Estate
Where Are NYC Home Buyers Coming From?
by Matt Yan
Fewer buyers are coming from New Jersey and more are coming from California, according to a study that tracked sales during the first half of the year.
Real Estate
$1.64 Million Homes in Wales
by Alison Gregor
A five-bedroom estate with 18th-century origins, a semidetached seven-bedroom Victorian house, and a converted corn mill with six bedrooms.
![Andy Cohen Lists His Light-Filled West Village Duplex for $14 Million](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/08/realestate/04exclusive-cohen/04exclusive-cohen-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Real Estate
Andy Cohen Lists His Light-Filled West Village Duplex for $14 Million
by Debra Kamin
The TV host is trading his 3,500-square-foot apartment, painstakingly assembled over nearly 21 years, for a penthouse in the same neighborhood.
Real Estate
This Couple Built Their Dream Home on the Russian River on a Budget
by Tim McKeough
Getting there required buying something far worse than the typical fixer-upper: “It was like excavating in Pompeii.”
![A Finnish Artist and the Apartment and Paintings She Left Behind in SoHo](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/multimedia/02Leino-hed-bqpv/02Leino-hed-bqpv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Real Estate
A Finnish Artist and the Apartment and Paintings She Left Behind in SoHo
by Julie Lasky
A gallery in Manhattan is to exhibit a selection of the abstract works of Iria Leino, a pioneer in New York in the ’60s and a mystery to many in the art world.
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Real Estate
A Ruling, Finally, on the Fate of the Palisades in Union City, N.J.
by Caren Lissner
After being tied up in litigation for years, an assemblage of 13 properties on the cliffs west of Hoboken will see what the market has in store for them.
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Real Estate
Tuition: $9,400. Dorm Room Interior Designer: $10,000?
by Danielle Braff
Some students arrive on campus expecting certain comforts. And they, or their parents, are willing to pay thousands to settle in.
Real Estate
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
by Alicia Napierkowski and Jill P. Capuzzo
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Rye, N.Y., and a five-bedroom in Ocean City, N.J.
Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
by Heather Senison
This week’s properties are in Midtown, Union Square and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Real Estate
$925,000 Homes in New York, Virginia and Missouri
by Angela Serratore
A saltbox-style house in Ancram, a Tudor Revival cottage in Richmond and a four-bedroom home in St. Louis.
Real Estate
$3.2 Million Homes in California
by Angela Serratore
A 1931 Spanish-style house in Glendale, a floating home in Sausalito and a waterfront retreat in San Rafael.
![The Construction Site Outside My Building Is Filthy. What Can I Do?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/01/realestate/31Ask-illo/31Ask-illo-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Real Estate
The Construction Site Outside My Building Is Filthy. What Can I Do?
by Jill Terreri Ramos
City codes govern the removal of construction debris, including keeping waste contained.
Real Estate
$900,000 Homes in Malta
by Roxana Popescu
A sunny three-bedroom house with a courtyard; a corner townhouse with a rooftop terrace; a house of character in a traditional village.
Real Estate
Want a Manhattan Apartment? Try These European Countries Instead.
by Matt Yan
A study compared the median listing price for a 500-square-foot apartment in Manhattan with the prices of homes in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Real Estate
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens
by Heather Senison
This week’s properties are in Greenwich Village, SoHo and Jackson Heights.
Automobiles
![Volkswagen Considers Closing Plants in Germany](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/multimedia/VW-CUTS-04-jhqp/VW-CUTS-04-jhqp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Volkswagen Considers Closing Plants in Germany
by Melissa Eddy
For the first time in its 87-year history, the automaker is considering shuttering factories in Germany, citing the need to remain competitive.
![A Mercedes-Benz Fire Jolts South Korea’s E.V. Transition](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00skorea-evfire-01-hqtb/00skorea-evfire-01-hqtb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
A Mercedes-Benz Fire Jolts South Korea’s E.V. Transition
by Jin Yu Young
The government is aggressively promoting electric cars. But a dramatic blaze in an underground lot has left some potential buyers worried about safety.
![Tesla Chargers Are Still Closed to Most Electric Cars](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/00tesla-charging-qljh/00tesla-charging-qljh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Tesla Chargers Are Still Closed to Most Electric Cars
by Jack Ewing
Elon Musk’s plan to open Tesla’s charging network is proceeding slowly. Nobody is entirely sure why, or when that might change.
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Automobiles
To Stay Relevant, a Spanish Energy Giant Turns to Waste
by Stanley Reed
Repsol figures that there is still life in vehicle fuels as long as they can be portrayed as low carbon.
![Canada Will Impose 100% Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/26/multimedia/26canada-china-mtvb/26canada-china-mtvb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Canada Will Impose 100% Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles
by Ian Austen
The new tariffs announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will match levies imposed by President Biden and could further strain relations between Canada and China.
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Automobiles
NASCAR Pit Crews Are Recruiting College Football Players
by Ken Belson and Travis Dove
In NASCAR, victory — and money — is often determined by seconds, one reason car racing teams are increasingly looking to hire former college athletes.
![Texas Sues General Motors for Collecting and Selling Driver Data](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/13/multimedia/13texas-gm-kvpm/13texas-gm-kvpm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Texas Sues General Motors for Collecting and Selling Driver Data
by Stacy Cowley
The lawsuit accuses the automaker of tricking drivers into sharing detailed driving records that were then sold to insurance companies.
![Stellantis to Lay Off Up to 2,450 at Ram Truck Plant in Warren, Michigan](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/09/multimedia/09stellantis-hfqp/09stellantis-hfqp-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Stellantis to Lay Off Up to 2,450 at Ram Truck Plant in Warren, Michigan
by Neal E. Boudette
The move is the latest sign of trouble for the trans-Atlantic automaker, which has had sluggish North American sales and has said it needs to cut costs.
![Driving Through New England in L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/25/multimedia/20BOOTMOBILE-01-tfwk/20BOOTMOBILE-01-tfwk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Driving Through New England in L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile
by Steven Kurutz and T.J. Kirkpatrick
Hitting the road for a trip from Maine to Massachusetts in a giant boot on wheels.
![Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Are Tesla’s Future. Experts Have Doubts.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/multimedia/00tesla-robotaxis-gwbc/00tesla-robotaxis-gwbc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Elon Musk Says Robotaxis Are Tesla’s Future. Experts Have Doubts.
by Jack Ewing and Peter Eavis
Tesla says self-driving taxis will power its growth, but the company hasn’t said when such a service would be ready or how much it would increase profits.
![Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/02/multimedia/02musk-pay-01-vzjm/02musk-pay-01-vzjm-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay
by Peter Eavis
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr. Musk after shareholders approved it a second time in June.
![Chinese E.V. Makers Are Upending Thailand’s Auto Market](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/01/multimedia/00China-Thailand-EV-01-ljfc/00China-Thailand-EV-01-ljfc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Chinese E.V. Makers Are Upending Thailand’s Auto Market
by Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu
China’s electric vehicle companies are making inroads in Thailand, a key industry hub, as Europe and the United States wield tariffs to keep them out.
Automobiles
Are Electric Cars Worth the Money?
by Jack Ewing
They can be, but it depends on your driving habits. We break it down for you.
![Tesla Q2 Earnings Report Reveals 45% Profit Drop Amid Weak E.V. Sales](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/23/multimedia/23tesla-earnings-02-hjvw/23tesla-earnings-02-hjvw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Tesla Q2 Earnings Report Reveals 45% Profit Drop Amid Weak E.V. Sales
by Neal E. Boudette
The company led by Elon Musk is selling fewer electric cars, and its big bets on driverless taxis and artificial intelligence could take many years to pay off.
![G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Operations](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/23/multimedia/23gm-klvf/23gm-klvf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Operations
by Neal E. Boudette
General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will run in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year. Human drivers will supervise the cars.
![Corvette Bucked a Sports Cars Decline. Can It Thrive in an E.V. Era?](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/08/04/multimedia/00corvette-jfzh/00corvette-jfzh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Corvette Bucked a Sports Cars Decline. Can It Thrive in an E.V. Era?
by Lawrence Ulrich
The General Motors sports car, which enjoyed strong sales after a big design change, now has a hybrid version and may get a fully electric model that may turn off some gas-loving customers.
![Ferrari and Other Car Brands Seek the Road to High-End Fashion](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/21/multimedia/21JEEP-SPORTS-FASHION-vlbk/21JEEP-SPORTS-FASHION-vlbk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Ferrari and Other Car Brands Seek the Road to High-End Fashion
by Claire Moses
Ferrari has positioned itself as a high-end fashion and lifestyle brand that appeals to more than just Formula 1 fans. Could Jeep follow that lead?
![Ford Plans More Gas Trucks, Fewer Electric Vehicles](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/18/business/18ford/18ford-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Automobiles
Ford Plans More Gas Trucks, Fewer Electric Vehicles
by Neal E. Boudette
Ford, General Motors and other automakers are slowing investments in electric vehicles and doubling down on more profitable gasoline cars and trucks.
Obituaries
![Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the Pop Charts](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/06Mendes-zmjc-print1/06Mendes-zmjc-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the Pop Charts
by Barry Singer
A pianist, composer and arranger, he rose to fame with the group Brasil ’66 and remained a force in popular music for more than six decades.
![A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj/06mcfadden-sampler-SUBB-tpfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
A Trove of Words to Remember From a Master Obituary Writer
by William McDonald
The byline of Robert D. McFadden, who retired on Sunday, has been one of the most distinguished in the history of The Times. Here is a sampler of his artful obituaries.
Obituaries
Clark Halstead, Real Estate Broker Who Broke the Mold, Dies at 83
by Sam Roberts
He employed audacious marketing campaigns to lift his agency into the top tier of New York firms representing luxury properties.
Obituaries
Nell McCafferty, Larger-Than-Life Irish Journalist, Dies at 80
by Clay Risen
Her pugnacious writing on women’s rights, gay rights and other issues helped turn her country into one of the most progressive in Europe.
Obituaries
Jackie Winsor, 82, Dies; Sculptor Who Hammered, Drilled and Chopped
by Deborah Solomon
She gave complexity to simple shapes, drawing inspiration from her rugged Canadian upbringing. In her downtime, she swung on a trapeze.
Obituaries
Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine
by Adam Nossiter
His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.
Obituaries
Ted Drewes Jr., the Frozen Custard King of St. Louis, Dies at 96
by Alex Williams
Celebrity chefs and politicians paid tribute to the man behind the extra-thick shake known as the concrete, an intrinsic part of St. Louis summers.
Obituaries
Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism
by Richard Sandomir
Prodded by Oliver Sacks, he wrote a humane, award-winning book about the condition. A music maven, he also wrote liner notes for the Grateful Dead and his friend David Crosby.
Obituaries
Mr. Greedy, an African Penguin With 230 Descendants, Dies at 33
by Hank Sanders
An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo.
Obituaries
Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune
by Dan Saltzstein
She was a talented young poet and artist who was central to a fledgling cultural movement, but her life was shrouded by one tragedy after another.
Obituaries
Brian Ketcham, Effective Foe of Traffic and Smog, Dies at 85
by Sam Roberts
An engineer and influential environmentalist in New York, he fought for bus lanes, bridge tolls and limits on parking and against more highways, as in the aborted Westway plan.
![Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/05richhomiequan-vkzl-print1/05richhomiequan-vkzl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34
by Julia Jacobs
At one time affiliated with Young Thug, he had a hit in 2015 with “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” which spawned a dance craze.
![Samples of Linda Deutsch’s Reporting on 50 Years of Sensational Trials](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/04Deutsch-Side-klzb/04Deutsch-Side-klzb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Samples of Linda Deutsch’s Reporting on 50 Years of Sensational Trials
by Trip Gabriel
Covering some of America’s most sensational trials, she produced urgent, pithy “ledes” in the best tradition of wire-service reporting. Here’s a sampler.
![Linda Deutsch, The A.P.’s Dean of Courtroom Reporting, Dies at 80](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/04Deutsch-02-fwhl-print1/04Deutsch-02-fwhl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Linda Deutsch, The A.P.’s Dean of Courtroom Reporting, Dies at 80
by Trip Gabriel
Covering notorious trials, she offered readers an unvarnished view of the sordid side of celebrity, told through many of the country’s most riveting legal dramas.
![J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/04Munro-03-kcth-print1/04Munro-03-kcth-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation of Time Warner, Dies at 93
by Clay Risen
As chief executive, he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.
Obituaries
Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66
by Michael S. Rosenwald
His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee — blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.
Obituaries
Noel Parmentel Jr., Essayist, Polemicist and Apostate, Dies at 98
by Sam Roberts
A self-described “reactionary individualist,” he mentored Joan Didion and was credited with famously comparing Nixon to a used-car salesman.
![James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/04/multimedia/03Darren-flhj-print1/03Darren-flhj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
James Darren, Actor, Singer and ‘Gidget’ Heartthrob, Dies at 88
by Will Dudding
His role as a surfer in that trendsetting hit movie led to success on television shows like “The Time Tunnel” and “T.J. Hooker,” and on the pop charts.
Obituaries
Virginia Ogilvy, Confidante to Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 91
by Clay Risen
Born into New York wealth and married to a Scottish earl, she was the only American-born lady-in-waiting to the queen, serving for nearly 50 years.
![Simon Verity, Master Stone Carver on Both Sides of the Atlantic, Dies at 79](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/multimedia/30Verity-02-hvkf/30Verity-02-hvkf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Simon Verity, Master Stone Carver on Both Sides of the Atlantic, Dies at 79
by Richard Sandomir
His Old World craftsmanship extended from Canterbury Cathedral in England to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan.
![Antônio Meneses, Renowned Brazilian Cellist, Is Dead at 66](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/03/multimedia/30Meneses-06-zwmv/30Meneses-06-zwmv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Antônio Meneses, Renowned Brazilian Cellist, Is Dead at 66
by Adam Nossiter
Winning major competitions early on, he became one of his generation’s premier musicians, sought after by top conductors and recruited to the Beaux Arts Trio.
![Pete Wade, Guitarist on Countless Nashville Hits, Dies at 89](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/02/multimedia/31Wade-01-mwpz/31Wade-01-mwpz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Obituaries
Pete Wade, Guitarist on Countless Nashville Hits, Dies at 89
by Bill Friskics-Warren
His clean tone and less-is-more approach made him a studio stalwart and a pioneer of what came to be known as the Nashville Sound.