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Kennedy Fights to Stay on Ballot, but Everyone’s Talking About the Bear

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 8:23am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that he had left a cub’s carcass in Central Park overshadowed his court battle to remain on New York State’s ballot this fall.
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Edinburgh Fringe: Out and About at the Festival

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 8:19am
The streets of the Scottish capital are packed as thousands of performers seek to entertain and entice.
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The Tiny Chinese Restaurant That Became an Olympic Hot Spot

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 8:00am
A few blocks from the table tennis venue, a restaurant has become an unofficial (and unlikely) clubhouse for fans, team officials and athletes.
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As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 7:26am
Facilities have been battered. Coaches are in short supply. Children have moved abroad. Ukraine faces a long hard road toward rebuilding its athletic programs.
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The Meaning of Philippe Petit’s Twin Towers Walk

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 7:06am
Philippe Petit saw the human story between the Twin Towers.
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What the Polls Say About Harris That the Trump Team Doesn’t Like

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 6:34am
If a major change on the Democratic ticket fires up progressives, it wouldn’t be unusual to see a slightly higher number of progressive likely voters.
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U.S. Troops in Iraq Are Wounded in Rocket Attack on Air Base

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 6:12am
The attack late Monday resembled previous ones carried out by Iraqi armed groups, backed by Iran, which have targeted the base repeatedly over the past nine months.
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Stock Markets Signal Recession Fears. Here’s the Economic Outlook.

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 6:08am
The economy has repeatedly defied predictions of a downturn since the pandemic recovery began. Now signs of strength contend with shakier readings.
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Global Stock Market Chaos

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 5:36am
Monday’s tumult reflects an underlying reality: The U.S. job market is cooling.
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Historically Black Medical Schools Land a $600 Million Donation

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 5:01am
Bloomberg Philanthropies gives what are thought to be record-breaking gifts to the endowments of Meharry Medical College, Morehouse and Howard University.
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Markets Begin to Rebound, and Harris V.P. Pick Expected Today

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 5:00am
Plus, controversy in women’s Olympic boxing.
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World’s Five Leading Chipmakers Have Now Promised U.S. Investment

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 4:13am
The announcement of CHIPS Act funding for a plant in Indiana means the United States will have attracted investment from the world’s top chipmakers.
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Trump Reaches for His Birther Bag of Tricks

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 4:04am
Unmoored by Biden’s decision to pass the baton, the former president has fallen back on the instincts and base impulses that made him a political force.
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Nvidia Scrambles for a Response to Antitrust Scrutiny

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 4:01am
With a 90 percent share of the A.I. chip market, the company is facing antitrust investigations into the possibility that it could lock in customers or hurt competitors.
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A Tour of L.A.’s Neighborhood Trees

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 4:00am
There are palms, of course. But the city has one of the most diverse urban forests in the world and each neighborhood has its own characteristic plantings. Just follow the greenery.
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Waiting for a Wider War, Lebanese Civilians Feel Helpless

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 3:54am
Hezbollah’s conflict with Israel has already damaged south Lebanon. Now it could escalate, regardless of what anyone else in Lebanon thinks.
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San Bernadino Fire Destroys Homes and Forces Evacuations in California

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 2:27am
A blaze in San Bernardino burned suburban homes and threatened others nearby, adding to an already intense California fire season.
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Long Battle for a Ruined City Takes a Desperate Turn

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 2:18am
Ukrainian troops are engaged in a harsh struggle for Toretsk, a strategic city in eastern Ukraine that has been under relentless assault by Russian forces.
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Harris Officially Secures Democratic Party’s Nomination for President

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 1:08am
The vice president won 99 percent of participating delegates in an unusual, virtual roll call vote that concluded Monday, the party said.
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To Save His Shrinking City, a Mayor Turns to Koreans Uprooted by Stalin

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 11:00pm
Like many South Korean cities, Jecheon is being eroded by rapid aging and rock-bottom birthrates. Can ethnic Korean migrants from Central Asia turn it around?
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