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Perhaps Lost in the Polling: The Presidential Race Is Still Close

President Biden has trailed Donald Trump in the polls for months, but three states probably offer his clearest path to victory, Nate Cohn writes.

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A ‘Laundry List’ or a ‘Feel’: Biden and Trump’s Clashing Appeals to Black Voters

President Biden and former President Trump both see Black outreach as critical to victory. But their approaches differ in fundamental ways.

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In a Texas G.O.P. at war with itself, the hard right is gaining.

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Election updates: A super PAC for David McCormick, a Republican running for Senate in Pennsylvania, is planning a $30 million ad blitz.

 

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Deliberations continue in the Trump hush-money trial, New Delhi records its hottest day and more.

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Israel’s Claim of Control Over Border Zone Risks Raising Tensions With Egypt

Egypt has warned that if Israeli forces occupied an area known as the Philadelphi Corridor, it would pose a “serious threat” to relations.

 

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Here’s what an international court ruling actually means for Israel’s offensive in Rafah, our columnist writes.

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Jury Reviews Testimony on Day 2 of Deliberations in Trump Criminal Trial

The 12 New Yorkers deciding the case against Donald Trump are back in the courtroom after asking to rehear testimony and some of the judge’s instructions.

 

A spectacle of skirmishes and insults wore on outside the courthouse as deliberations started in the Trump trial.

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Mexicans Are on the Verge of Electing Their First Female President

Claudia Sheinbaum is the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race, but she is wrestling with the image that she could be a pawn of the current president.

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Mexico’s upcoming election will make history. Here’s what to know.

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How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller

Keila Shaheen’s “The Shadow Work Journal” shows how radically book sales and marketing have been changed by TikTok.

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U.S. Economic Growth in First Quarter Was Milder Than Initial Reading

Consumers eased up on spending in the face of rising prices and high interest rates, Commerce Department data shows.

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There’s a Program to Cancel Private Student Debt. Most Don’t Know About It.

A nonprofit group is publicizing the relief program that Navient, a large lender, created for students who attended for-profit schools that misled them.

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Can billions of dollars in new subsidies keep family farms in business?

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Ukraine Warns of Deepening Russian Threat in the North

Analysts say an offensive in the Kharkiv or Sumy regions could stretch Ukrainian troops to the breaking point and allow Moscow to punch through.

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‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past

A festival of cars from the communist era brought out some nostalgia in eastern Germany for pre-unification days, but the abuse that occurred wasn’t forgotten.

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Experts Question Alito’s Failure to Recuse Himself in Flag Controversy

Legal ethicists welcomed the fact that Justice Samuel Alito gave reasons for staying on two Jan. 6 cases. But they said his rationale was open to criticism.

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Hong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial

As part of China’s crackdown on even peaceful opposition, a court convicted 14 pro-democracy activists, who face prison time along with dozens of others.

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These are the people now facing what for some could be a lifetime in prison.

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Unconventional Sex Let Anglerfish Conquer the Deep Ocean

During a chaotic period some 50 million years ago, the strange deep-sea creatures left the ocean bottom and thrived by clamping onto their mates.

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Philippe Lazzarini

UNRWA: Stop Israel’s Violent Campaign Against Us

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Pamela Paul

Pamela Paul

And Now, a Real World Lesson for Student Activists

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Gail Collins

Gail Collins

Spoiled Spoiler Alert

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

Less Marriage, Less Sex, Less Agreement

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Jonathan Alter

Jonathan Alter

The Best Move for the Trump Jury: A Split Decision

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Jamie Raskin: If Justices Alito and Thomas Won’t Recuse Themselves, There Is a Solution

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Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

This Policy Issue Is Critical Above All Others

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Katherine Miller

Katherine Miller

How ‘Election Integrity’ Can Change the People Around Trump

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The MorningNewsletter

Patriotism, Diversity and the Election

These are the issues that Democratic Senate candidates are focusing on to win tough races this year.

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An incident that seriously injured a pedestrian in San Francisco led Cruise to take all of its cars off the road. The question now is when they will return.

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Indians Living Abroad Have a Say in the Election, Even if They Can’t Vote

The number of Indians abroad is small relative to the country’s population. Indian political parties want their support anyway.

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One of New York’s Most Iconic Pizzerias Is Up for Sale

A family has owned Totonno’s in Coney Island for a century, through fire, flood and a pandemic. Now the business is up for sale.

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