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What’s It Like When Your Mom Is the ‘Golden Bachelorette’?

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:35am
The adult children of contestants on dating shows about older people speak out.
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How to Read the Fed’s ‘Dot Plot’ Like a Pro

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:30am
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates on Wednesday. Wall Street is focused on how much, and on what comes next.
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M.T.A.’s Financial Needs Grow With Congestion Pricing in Purgatory

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:21am
Transit leaders proposed a plan on Wednesday to spend more than $65 billion to upgrade New York City’s subway and bus system. Whether they will be able to fully fund it is unclear.
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Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack: That He’s a Danger to Democracy

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:21am
Donald Trump has tried to link Democrats’ charge that he poses a “threat to democracy” to threats on his life. Meanwhile, he has heightened his own attacks on his rivals.
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In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:16am
The state election board was recently taken over by a conservative majority. Its latest proposals are dangerously late in the process and most likely illegal, according to the secretary of state.
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Central Banks Around the World Are Cutting Rates

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 11:00am
Inflation has fallen in most developed nations, and central bank officials are now trying to steer their economies toward a so-called soft landing.
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Trump Knows What He’s Doing in Springfield. So Does Vance.

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:56am
When you start talking about people “poisoning the blood of our country,” this is where you end up. And it’s not over.
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What We Know About the Deadly Pager Explosions in Lebanon

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:21am
The seemingly coordinated blasts targeting Hezbollah members stoked fears of a broadening conflict.
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Abused in Public Housing, Victims Often Face a Long Wait to Move

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:19am
A 2013 provision to federal law was intended to ensure that domestic violence victims living in subsidized housing could move quickly to safer homes. But they often wait in fear.
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As Texas Power Grid Faces New Strains, Renewables Help Meet Demand

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:16am
Texas, the biggest oil-producing state, has turned to solar power and battery storage to see it through extreme weather. But with demand rising, much more power will be needed.
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The Man Behind the End of Roe v. Wade Has Big Plans for America

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:14am
In the world of political fund-raising, there is hard money, soft money, dark money — and Leonard Leo money.
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Pavel Kushnir Dies in a Russian Prison

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:10am
Among the hundreds of Russians jailed for criticizing the war in Ukraine, the death of Pavel Kushnir in detention has transformed him into an antiwar symbol.
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Far From Ohio, Haitian Americans Feel the Sting of Threats in Springfield

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:03am
They charged Donald J. Trump and JD Vance, who spread baseless rumors that Haitians in an Ohio city were eating pets, with imperiling their community for political gain.
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In Videos of Brooklyn Subway Shooting, He Saw His Best Friend, Wounded

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 9:00am
Gregory Delpeche, a bystander, is in critical condition after being shot by a police officer at a Brooklyn subway station. His friend of decades says it never should have happened.
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Why Foldable Smartphones Are Worth Considering

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:51am
New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.
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What R.F.K. Jr.’s Alliance With Trump Could Mean for Public Health

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:40am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long voiced doubts about vaccine safety, has hopes of influencing federal health policy. Could he finally get the chance?
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A Cape Cod Beach Shack Where Charm Takes Priority Over Air Conditioning

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:32am
A minimalist Manhattan architect gets fresh air — and fresh eyes — at his family’s cluttered cabin.
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Late Night Calls Out Violence Against Trump

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:27am
“Not only is it morally wrong, but you’re also just giving him more things to brag about,” Ronny Chieng said on Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”
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California Wildfires Pose Too Many Risks for Insurers, but These Residents Want to Stay

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 8:00am
In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain.
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Funeral Is Held for 9-Year-Old Girl Killed in Pager Attack in Lebanon

Wed, 09/18/2024 - 7:51am
“The enemy killed us using this small device!” mourners chanted at the funeral for Fatima Abdullah, a fourth grader.
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