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Fraternity Brothers Balk at a $515,000 Party for Defending the Flag

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 7:57pm
After students at the University of North Carolina shielded a U.S. flag from protesters, admirers raised money to throw a “rager” in their honor. Some didn’t want it.
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Biden Plays Second Fiddle to Harris as They Rally for Union Support

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 7:44pm
The president introduced his No. 2, Kamala Harris, at a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh as the Democrats campaigned in crucial Midwestern “blue wall” states.
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Families of American Hostages Say a Deal ‘Has to Happen Right Now’

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 6:48pm
Seven Americans remain held in Gaza by Hamas. An eighth American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was among the hostages whose bodies were recovered on Saturday.
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Biden Says Netanyahu Is Not Doing Enough to Free Israeli Hostages

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 6:34pm
President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are at odds once again as negotiations over a cease-fire and hostage release deal drag on.
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Netanyahu Stands Firm on Cease-Fire Terms Amid Growing Outrage in Israel

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 6:20pm
In his first news conference since the bodies of six killed hostages were recovered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to budge on his conditions for any truce in Gaza.
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Shooting Mars Festivities at West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 6:18pm
At least five people were shot and wounded along the route of the bustling event, which continued on despite the disruption.
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Kamala Harris’s Proposals Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:57pm
Kamala Harris’s proposals won’t fix the housing affordability crisis. The solution can be found in the way the U.S. raised the legal drinking age.
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I’m a College President and Hope My Campus Is Even More Political This Year

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:56pm
Higher education should be tolerant but never neutral.
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Haley’s Voters Size Up a Scrambled Presidential Race

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:52pm
The people who voted against Donald Trump and for Nikki Haley in the G.O.P. primaries are weighing whether to support Kamala Harris. Either way, they could help sway a close election in swing states.
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Will Automation Replace Jobs? Port Workers May Strike Over It.

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:31pm
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.
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‘Pinnacle Man' Found Frozen Near Appalachian Trail Is Identified

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 5:10pm
The man, Nicholas Paul Grubb, was found frozen near the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania in 1977. His identity remained a mystery until a state trooper found his fingerprints.
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In a Scenic California Town, Worsening Landslides Force Power Shutoffs

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 4:50pm
The movement of the ground in Rancho Palos Verdes is threatening homes. But as the city searches for solutions, many residents are committed to staying.
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Virginia Ogilvy, Confidante to Queen Elizabeth II, Dies at 91

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 4:20pm
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.
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Thousands Gather in Israel for Funeral of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 3:28pm
It was reminder of the perilous situation facing dozens of remaining hostages still thought to be alive in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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Why Are Thousands of Hotel Workers on Strike?

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 3:19pm
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.
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Order to Block Elon Musk’s X in Brazil Is Upheld

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 3:13pm
Mr. Musk has criticized the blackout of the social network in Brazil as a campaign by a single, crusading justice. On Monday, four other justices affirmed the ruling.
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Volkswagen Considers Closing Plants in Germany

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 1:29pm
For the first time in its 87-year history, the automaker is considering shuttering factories in Germany, citing the need to remain competitive.
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France Confronts Horror of Rape and Drugging Case as 51 Men Go on Trial

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 1:10pm
A man is accused of drugging his wife and then inviting dozens of men to rape her over almost a decade. The questions raised by the case have unsettled the country.
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This Is Not What Trump Had in Mind

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 12:56pm
The former president still seems surprised that he is up against Kamala Harris.
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UK Suspends Some Arms Sales to Israel

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 11:48am
Britain’s foreign secretary, David Lammy, said there was a “clear risk” some weapons might be used to commit “a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”
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