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Can Democrats Make the Case to Climate Voters?

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 1:37pm
In another year of record-breaking temperatures, Democrats are faced with the challenge of making climate change resonate with voters.
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Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Against Top New York Police Official Jeffrey Maddrey

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 1:04pm
An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case.
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Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Bill Aiming to Ban Russian-Aligned Church

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 1:00pm
The measure, which awaits President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signature, would further a long, post-Soviet split between two of the world’s largest Orthodox communities.
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Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:38pm
The bodies were retrieved in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. Five of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity.
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Why Families Are Going Into Debt for Disney Vacations

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:38pm
Some families are spending more than they can afford on Disney vacations. They say it’s because they know their children won’t stay young forever.
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By Day, Sun Studio Draws Tourists. At Night, Musicians Lay Down Tracks.

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:03pm
The historic room in Memphis has a thriving after-hours life, and generations of players come to capture a bit of the magic where rock ’n’ roll took shape.
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Kamala Harris’s Tan Suit Surprise

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:31am
The Democratic candidate for president made an unexpected appearance on Day 1 of the party convention.
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Kenyan Accused of Serial Killings Escapes From Police Custody

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:19am
The police think that the suspected killer, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, may have had help breaking out. A manhunt was underway.
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‘Emily In Paris’ Is Back for Season 4, and You Can’t Look Away

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:13am
A Styles group chat on Season 4 of the Netflix series, with its Eurovision preparations, Claude Monet pond and cardigans included.
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He Regulated Medical Devices. She Represented Their Makers.

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 11:05am
Ethics rules barred Dr. Jeffrey E. Shuren from working on matters involving clients of his wife’s law firm. But he did not always step aside.
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:01am
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia.
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The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:58am
“Thank you, Joe!’’ the crowd members chanted to a tearful president for his lifetime of public service. But they were also thanking him for not running again.
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In Chicago, Biden and Harris Enact a Cast Change Onstage

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:36am
The first night of the convention introduced the party’s new protagonist, and gave the old one a curtain call.
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Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:05am
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade.
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Highlights From Night 1 of the DNC, With Speeches From Biden and Clinton

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:04am
Speeches by President Biden and Hillary Clinton symbolized how Democrats are moving on from the old guard that has led their party for decades.
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Biden Will Pass Torch to Harris in Democratic National Convention Speech

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:25am
In a 52-minute speech, President Biden made the case that Vice President Kamala Harris is the best person to carry on his legacy.
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Search Resumes for Mike Lynch and 5 Others Lost in Yacht Sinking

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:17am
Divers have been searching the hull of the Bayesian for passengers including the British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. Witnesses said it was hit by a waterspout during a storm off Sicily.
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Late Night Congratulates Biden for Staying Up So Late

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:57am
When the president finally took the stage at the Democratic convention, “the cheers were so loud that even Biden could hear them,” Jimmy Fallon said.
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Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:35am
Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies.
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What Polls Are Telling Us as Democrats Convene in Chicago

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:00am
Trump better move fast to define Harris.
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