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Ethel Kennedy Is Eulogized by 3 Presidents, Celebrities and Grandchildren

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 7:00pm
The memorial service in Washington drew major names from the Democratic Party and celebrities, including Sting and Stevie Wonder.
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Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 6:35pm
The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution.
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Columbia Cancer Surgeon Notches 5 More Retractions for Suspicious Data

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 6:16pm
Dr. Sam Yoon and a collaborator duplicated images across their research studies over many years. The collaborator has left Columbia.
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Asked if He Thinks Trump Lost in 2020, Vance Finally Gives an Answer: No

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 6:02pm
Senator JD Vance, former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate, had spent weeks dodging questions about Mr. Trump’s false claims he won the 2020 election.
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When Patriarchy Trumps Race

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 6:00pm
Despite his flaws, the former president’s ideas and style appeal to some Black men.
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New York Marathon Cracks Down on Cyclists’ Pre-Race Joyride

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:38pm
Last year, race officials say, a cyclist hit a pedestrian on the early-morning ride. This year, those attempting to ride the route will be removed.
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Kamala Harris Didn’t Fail San Francisco. Progressives Like Aaron Peskin Did.

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:18pm
Aaron Peskin, a little-known progressive politician, bears responsibility for some of San Francisco’s biggest problems.
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How Expensive Is Going to Jail? We Did the Math.

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:17pm
Our criminal justice system is nickel-and-diming people at every turn, burying them in punishing debt.
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Trump Faced Tough Questions From Hispanic Voters

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:14pm
Also, the Supreme Court suggested that U.S. water regulations are too vague. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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Female Mountain Bikers at Rampage Backflip Into Equality

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:14pm
Traditionally, only men were invited to the scariest and most lucrative event in mountain biking. This year, women shared equally in the adrenaline and the prizes.
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Man Whose Fentanyl Stash Killed Child at Day Care Gets 45-Year Sentence

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:09pm
Felix Herrera Garcia stepped over the boy’s body before fleeing the Bronx day care center, prosecutors said. The same kitchen utensils used for snacks were used to package drugs, they said.
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Trudeau Accuses Political Foes of Engaging in Foreign Interference

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:06pm
Facing a revolt in his own party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked both the Conservative opposition and India’s government, which he said had made “a horrific mistake” in the killing of a Sikh activist.
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Water Crises Threaten the World’s Food Supply, Studies Show

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 5:00pm
Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.
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For Ruben Gallego, the Campaign Trail Runs Through the Grand Canyon

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:49pm
The Democratic congressman, who is running for Senate in Arizona, hiked thousands of feet down to meet the Havasupai, a Native tribe, on their land, part of an extensive outreach effort in a competitive race.
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Kamala Harris Is Not the First Democrat to Give an Interview to Fox News

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:45pm
The vice president will take questions from Bret Baier in a session to be broadcast at 6 p.m. She joins a long line of Democratic candidates and elected officials who have ventured into hostile television territory.
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Fani Willis Seeks to Reinstate Dismissed Charges in Trump Georgia Case

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:44pm
The appeal filed on Tuesday disputes a judge’s ruling that six of the charges brought against Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia were not specific enough.
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In This Small Maine County, the Sheriff’s Race Is Haunted by a Mass Shooting

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:40pm
The race has become a referendum on what the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office did, and failed to do, before a shooting that killed 18 people in Lewiston last fall.
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Trump Has Turned It Up to 11

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:38pm
The former president is so dependent on racial and ethnic antagonism that without it, he would be a marginal figure.
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Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:21pm
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses.
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Substitute Teacher Reenacted George Floyd Murder at Minnesota High School

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 3:14pm
Students said the teacher, who claimed to be a police officer, also said “police brutality isn’t real.”
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