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What Happened to the Bus Lanes New Yorkers Were Promised?

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 2:00am
Buses are often unreliable and slow (thanks to clogged streets), but even projects to ease these problems are getting delayed. Is Mayor Eric Adams to blame?
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JB Pritzker Is Ready to Party at a Convention He Made Happen

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:05am
An unusual and chaotic set of political circumstances forced Illinois’s billionaire governor to take the lead in securing the Democratic convention for Chicago.
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Once the Global Economy’s Savior, China Is Now Its Biggest Threat

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:00am
The party is over for China’s economy, and poor nations around the world are feeling the effects.
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Businesses Are Already Girding for Next Phase of the U.S.-China Trade War

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 11:01pm
Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions.
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Sparing the Horse, Brussels Warms Up to the Electric Carriage

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 11:01pm
The city’s last horse-drawn carriage operator says business is good since making the switch, placing the Belgian capital in the vanguard of a global change.
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Elon Musk Closes X Office in Brazil Over Fight With Judge

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 10:36pm
The billionaire said he would shutter his social network’s Brazil operations instead of complying with a Brazilian judge’s orders to suspend accounts.
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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in Connecticut Leads to Car Rescues

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 10:09pm
There were no immediate reports of injuries from the flooding. The New York City area was also getting heavy rain.
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3 More Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Found With Gunshot Wounds

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 9:44pm
Officials are exhuming bodies to learn more about the victims of one of the worst racial attacks in U.S. history.
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Democrats Unveil Convention Platform With Familiar Themes

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 9:29pm
The party is calling for tax increases on corporations and the rich while also focusing on working families, infrastructure, climate change and abortion rights.
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A.I. Is Helping to Launch New Businesses

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 8:09pm
Entrepreneurs say use of artificial intelligence for a variety of tasks is accelerating the path to hiring and, ideally, profitability.
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Statue of John Lewis Replaces a Confederate Memorial in Georgia

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 6:01pm
The 12-foot-tall bronze statue of the civil rights leader was commissioned after Mr. Lewis died in 2020. It stands where a Confederate memorial was erected in 1908.
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Trump Has Turned the Democratic Party Into a Pitiless Machine

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 5:55pm
The former president’s victory made it ruthlessly pragmatic.
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Social Media Influencers to Speak at the Democratic Convention

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 5:00pm
While they have millions of followers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, this week they will share the podium with the top tier of Democratic politics.
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Vance Cites ‘Gangs of New York’ to Defend Claims About Immigration

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 4:51pm
Citing the movie “Gangs of New York,” JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, said that immigration would create “ethnic enclaves” that spur violence and crime.
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To Undecided Voters, Harris Is Famous, but Unknown. They Want to Learn More.

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 4:06pm
Vice President Kamala Harris has lit a fire among loyal Democrats. But many voters still want to know more about what she stands for.
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Alain Delon, French Film Star, Dead at 88

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 2:35pm
The César-winning actor was an international favorite in the 1960s and ’70s, often sought after by the era’s great auteurs.
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Blinken Travels to Israel Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 2:08pm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that the negotiations were “very complex,” as the secretary of state flew to Israel to try to clinch a deal.
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The 47 Seconds That Saved Kamala Harris’s Political Career

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 1:13pm
Nearly 14 years ago, Kamala Harris’s opponent in the California attorney general’s race gave an answer at a little-watched debate that was frank — and fateful for the future Democratic presidential nominee.
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In JD Vance’s Backyard, Conspiracy Theories About Migrants and Voting Abound

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 1:06pm
A far-right plank on immigration that is rooted in a baseless theory has found purchase among Republicans and right-leaning independents in parts of Ohio.
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Jim Foley’s Legacy Helped Change Hostage Policy

Sun, 08/18/2024 - 12:49pm
Americans held captive overseas deserve all of our help.
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