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Dick Cheney Says He Will Vote for Kamala Harris

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 6:46pm
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.
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Trump, Trailing Among Women, Lashes Out at His Female Accusers

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 6:28pm
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.
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How Harris Wins (and Trump and the Republicans Blow It)

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 6:23pm
To understand Harris’s success, you have to think about Marie Kondo and her ruthless minimalism about clutter.
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Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the U.S. Pop Charts

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:59pm
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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West Bank Residents Survey Destruction as Israeli Forces Withdraw

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:44pm
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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One Student Kills Another in Dispute at Maryland High School, Authorities Say

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:30pm
In another case of deadly gunfire at a school, the victim, a 15-year-old student, was airlifted to a trauma center, where he later died. A 16-year-old suspect was in custody on Friday.
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In France Rape Trial, a Daughter Talks of Torment

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:26pm
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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Stock Slide as Investors Wrestle With Shifting Bets on Rate Cuts

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:19pm
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.”
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Flurry of Inquiries Prompts Questions About Adams’s Ability to Run New York

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:06pm
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.
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Trump Can’t Get Himself Out of the Abortion Straitjacket

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:05pm
The former president has to answer for Dobbs. He can’t wriggle out of it.
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N.Y.P.D. Ousts 2 Reporters From Headquarters in Escalation of Tensions

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 5:00pm
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.
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Teen and Father Charged With Georgia School Shooting Appear in Court

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 4:26pm
Both are being prosecuted in the killings of two teachers and two students. New questions arose Friday about whether school officials were told about an investigation of the teenager last year.
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Trump Will Not Be Sentenced Before Election Day

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 4:11pm
Also, an alternative for B.M.I. shows promise. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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Tucker Carlson Welcomes a Hitler Apologist to His Show

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:57pm
Nazi sympathy is the natural endpoint of the politics of trolling.
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Trump and Vance Took Questions on Child Care. Their Non-Answers Said a Lot.

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:42pm
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.
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Harris’s Debate Tutor: A Lawyer Unafraid of Telling Politicians Hard Truths

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:36pm
Karen Dunn, who is preparing the vice president for next week’s clash, has trained Democrats for debates in every election since 2008. Her approach, as Hillary Clinton put it, is “tough love.”
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U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:31pm
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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Carl Icahn, Activist Investor, Faces Intense Scrutiny From Wall Street

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:25pm
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.”
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Remedies to Google’s Search Monopoly Will Be Decided by August 2025, Judge Says

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:12pm
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.
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Want to Move Abroad? Here Are Five Ways to Do It.

Fri, 09/06/2024 - 3:05pm
The path to a life in a new country is often paved with complicated visa and residency requirements.
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