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As Mexico’s President Steps Down, Some Laud His Legacy, but Others Fear It

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:49am
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador lifted millions out of poverty while eroding democratic norms, allowing his nationalist political movement to expand its sway.
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Trump’s Volunteers: ‘Beautiful Ladies’ From a Secretive Evangelical Church

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:45am
Women from an insular North Carolina church — with a history of “blasting” members judged sinners — are helping to stage the former president’s campaign events.
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We Watched Tim Walz’s Old Debates. Here’s What We Learned.

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:35am
He may not be a lofty orator, but he has shown an ability to deliver punchy critiques with Everyman appeal.
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Inside a Kamala Harris Ad That Draws an Implicit Contrast on Character

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:29am
Voters have signaled that they want to know more about the vice president. By leaning on her background as a prosecutor, this ad aims to fill in those gaps and assuage any worries.
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Zelensky Returns to Russian Strikes in Eastern Ukraine and Counterattacks in Kursk Region

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:22am
Cities across Ukraine have suffered airstrikes in recent days, and Moscow is pressing a slow advance in the east. Kyiv has hit back against arms depots, trying to disrupt Russian logistics.
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Helene Has Killed More Than 110 People. Here Are Some of Their Stories.

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 8:06am
After the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast and pummeled the Southeast, some victims’ portraits were coming into focus.
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Israel Attacks on Multiple Fronts, and Helene’s Trail of Destruction

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:49am
Plus, the plain-spoken poetry of Kris Kristofferson.
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RFK Jr.’s Health Freedom Movement is a False Cure

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:41am
Giving him a top health job would entrench partisanship around public health.
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Kris Kristofferson: 12 Essential Songs

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 7:33am
The country singer and songwriter, who died on Saturday at 88, tucked enduring aphorisms into tales about facing up to loss.
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China Stocks Surge After Mortgage Curbs Are Removed

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 6:23am
After seeing prices decline for years, Chinese officials have made a burst of policy changes aimed at making easier to buy homes.
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The Plan to Save Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Isn’t Going as Planned

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 5:28am
Less than two years ago, the building was thought to have been rescued from financial woes. Now the new owners have it on the auction block and some Wright-designed furnishings have already been sold.
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The Stakes on Abortion

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 5:19am
We explain where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the issue.
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N.Y.C. Tap Water May Taste Different During Upcoming Tunnel Shutdown

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 5:03am
The city has famously delicious drinking water. Forced repairs to the Delaware Aqueduct may lessen its quality.
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Facing a Big Test, Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Flails

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:51am
Iran united militias to take on Israel, but as the Israelis pummel one, Hezbollah, the rest have so far largely failed to come to its aid.
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Senior Officer Gets 3 Years Over South Korea Crowd Crush

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:49am
Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers.
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Eric Adams Gives New Meaning to Frequent-Flier Program

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:07am
That doesn’t mean the charges will stick.
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Jimmy Carter Approaches the Century Mark, Eclipsing His Presidential Peers

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:06am
Nineteen months after entering hospice care, the 39th president is set to turn 100 on Tuesday. His birthday wish? A chance to vote for his party’s candidate one more time.
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Port Strike on the East and Gulf Coasts: What to Know

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:05am
Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships could walk off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas.
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An Open Letter to Jimmy Carter, on His 100th Birthday

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:05am
You have made the most of a long life, Mr. President, serving in nearly every way imaginable as an example of moral seriousness and service to others.
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CNN Wades Back Into the Documentary Business

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 4:05am
The network is again financing and releasing documentary series and films after backing away from the genre two years ago.
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