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Russia Closes In on Key Eastern Ukrainian City Despite Kursk Incursion

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 8:20pm
A Russian advance toward Pokrovsk casts doubts on Ukraine’s hopes that its cross-border offensive will prompt Moscow to scale back attacks elsewhere.
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Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students in Some States

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 7:46pm
The order maintained halts by lower courts on federal rules prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in schools.
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Who Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s New Prime Minister?

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 7:31pm
The political heir to an influential family is now leading Thailand with no governing experience in a tumultuous time.
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Kamala Harris Has a One-in-a-Generation Chance to Save the Democrats

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 7:23pm
Kamala Harris has a once-in-a-generation chance to deal a hammer blow against Trumpism and pull American democracy back from the brink.
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U.S., Egypt and Qatar Say Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Resume Next Week

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 7:21pm
Top officials from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha aimed at trying to resolve remaining disagreements between Israel and Hamas.
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Trump Says Civilian Award Is ‘Much Better’ Than Medal of Honor

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 6:37pm
The former president said Thursday the reason was because those given the nation’s highest military award are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.”
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How to Stop the Deadliest Infectious Disease

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 6:00pm
New advances in screening, prevention and treatment of TB make tremendous progress possible — if we tap them.
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Judge Blocks Joint Streaming Service from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 5:14pm
The planned service from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery was slated to cost $42.99 a month and aimed at fans who had abandoned cable TV.
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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 5:13pm
Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.
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Harris Lays Out Her Economic Vision, Casting Trump’s as Backward-Looking

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 5:08pm
In her first major policy speech, the vice president argued that her Republican opponent was too focused on the past, painting herself as someone who would protect the middle class for generations.
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Susan Lorincz Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Ajike Owens

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 4:59pm
Susan Lorincz, who is white, shot Ajike Owens last June through the door of her home as the 35-year-old mother of four stood outside. The case prompted national outrage.
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The UN Calls for a Temporary Truce to Fight Polio in Gaza

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 4:52pm
Secretary General António Guterres’s public comments came just before Gazan health authorities announced the first case of the disease in the enclave in many years.
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Trump’s Message: Prices (Plus Gangs, A.I. and ‘Bird Cemeteries’)

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 4:43pm
Former President Donald J. Trump was supposed to focus on the price of groceries at an event on Thursday. His attention wandered.
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Harris Unveiled Her Economic Agenda

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 4:41pm
Also, Russia closed in on a key city in eastern Ukraine. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
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Mpox Case in Sweden Sets Off Concerns of Wider Spread in Europe

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 4:07pm
Experts expect more cases to surface in European countries because of frequent travel to and from Africa, with the threat of contracting the disease raised from “very low” to “low.”
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Missouri Woman Charged in Scheme to Defraud Presleys and Sell Graceland

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 3:48pm
A woman named Lisa Jeanine Findley was arrested and accused of a brazen effort to foreclose on Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis.
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This Georgia Republican Defied Trump. Now He’s Fighting a Defamation Suit.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 3:25pm
The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself in court. He says the plaintiff will only settle if he effectively endorses a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2020 election.
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Bob Menendez Ends Independent Re-election Campaign

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 3:25pm
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey instructed state officials on Friday to remove his name from the Nov. 5 ballot.
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Inside the Fall of Columbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 3:22pm
Nemat Shafik was vilified on almost all sides for her handling of the protests over the Israel-Hamas war. When given an offramp, she took it.
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Kamala Harris Blames ‘Price Gouging’ for Grocery Inflation. Here’s What Economists Say.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 2:46pm
Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.
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