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Can the G.O.P. Really Become the Party of Workers?

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:03am
A new generation of Republicans is learning to love labor. It’s not clear if labor will love them back.
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Care Policies Take Center Stage in Harris’s Economic Message

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:03am
The Democratic nominee says she wants to make raising a family more affordable. But she has provided few details on her proposals.
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How to Survive (and Maybe Conquer) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:03am
It’s a prime opportunity for performers looking to make a splash. Nadia Quinn, a comic actress and singer from New York, decided to give it a shot.
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Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco. City Officials Say ‘Good Riddance.’

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:02am
The company, founded in the city as Twitter, is moving its headquarters to Texas as a shadow of its former self.
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U.S. Open: A Super Saturday When the Big Stars Played On and On

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:01am
The greatest day in tennis? Sept. 8, 1984, with its 165 games played over 12 hours, stands out.
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Not Only for Killing: Drones Are Now Detecting Land Mines in Ukraine

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:01am
Ukraine is a beta test for embedding artificial intelligence and other new technologies in drones and robots to find deadly land mines, saving lives and allowing military forces to advance more quickly.
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Inside Elon Musk’s Chaotic Revamp of Twitter Blue

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:01am
Twitter Blue, a revamped subscription service that let users buy verified badges, was the first big test for the platform’s new owner. It didn’t go well.
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In Oakland, Roots and Ballers Try to Fill Void Left by Raiders and A’s

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:01am
The Raiders and the Warriors are gone and the A’s are leaving, but teams in lesser-known leagues are trying to fill the void and connect with the city.
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Mexico’s President Bet Big on Oil. His Successor Will Be Stuck With the Tab.

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:00am
Mexico’s next leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a climate scientist who has signaled a clean energy pivot. But a huge wager on fossil fuels by her political mentor stands in her way.
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A Community of Brooklyn Moms Make Time to Skateboard After Drop-off

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 4:00am
These moms have found a community while picking up the sport, falls and all.
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Global Warming Forces Tennis Officials to Make Changes to the US Open

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 2:00am
The tennis tournament, like the rest of New York City, is adapting to climate change.
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Vols reward baseball coach Vitello with $3M deal

ESPN - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 1:03am
The Vols' Tony Vitello is now the highest-paid college baseball coach, earning $3 million a year.
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After Kennedy’s Endorsement of Trump, the Two Signal a New Alliance

NY Times Home Page - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 12:16am
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suspended his independent presidential bid earlier on Friday, was embraced by Donald J. Trump at a rally in Arizona. But the union’s political impact remains unclear.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Sat, 08/24/2024 - 12:16am

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ABNT20 KNHC 240516
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 24 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

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Forecaster Cangialosi
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Padres' Tatis: 'Definitely playing' in next month

ESPN - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:54pm
Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. took batting practice on the field Friday and said he expects to return in September from a stress reaction that has sidelined him for two months.
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Dead player's parents seeking info from Bucknell

ESPN - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:54pm
Bucknell University has told the parents of a freshman football player who died in July that it is investigating his death, but the player's parents say they are unsatisfied with the school's response.
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Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

NPR World - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:53pm

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday.

(Image credit: Jeff McIntosh/AP)

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Martino: Messi to return before MLS playoffs

ESPN - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:45pm
Inter Miami head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino confirmed Lionel Messi will be ready to join the team for training soon as his recovery from a ligament injury suffered during the Copa América final continues.
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After a Big Week for Democrats, One Good Day for Trump

NY Times Home Page - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:41pm
Former President Donald J. Trump talked policy in Las Vegas and seemed almost chipper. In Arizona, he reveled in the endorsement of a former campaign rival, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Spartans total up after QB's 'take the over' talk

ESPN - Fri, 08/23/2024 - 11:21pm
Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles told reporters, "If you bet, take the over," twice during a news conference, and the over/under in points scored in the opener against FAU did move after his comments, ticking up from 46.5 to 47.5 at sportsbooks.
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