| In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock
- The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:38:33 +0000
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| Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
- “It is impossible not to marvel at her steadiness and courage,” one reviewer wrote after reading her memoir.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:22:19 +0000
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| Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way to Tax the Ultra Rich?
- Plans for a wealth tax, which is dividing France, have gotten popular around the world as inequality has widened and government debt has risen.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:09:54 +0000
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| Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War
- Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:58:51 +0000
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| A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
- Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:45:06 +0000
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| Virginia Advances Redistricting Plan Toward New Congressional Maps
- The Democrat-controlled legislature approved an amendment that would allow redistricting next year, but the process will take months.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:31:41 +0000
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| If Elected, How Might Mamdani Use Mayoral Power in Ways That Affect Israel?
- Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians could influence New York City’s investments, his appointees and city policing tactics.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:26:08 +0000
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| Will the Unmaking of Prince Andrew Be the Making of King Charles?
- The decision by King Charles III to strip the title of his brother Prince Andrew showed a level of accountability rarely applied to royals.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:13:29 +0000
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| What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk?
- Aaron Greenspan was once a promising entrepreneur. He has spent the last two decades lobbing grenades at the country’s most powerful tech moguls.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:12:03 +0000
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| How Saudi Arabia and Qatar Benefited From Rule Changes to Reach the World Cup
- A soccer governing body that both countries have helped bankroll gave them extra rest and home-field advantage to set up World Cup qualification.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:21 +0000
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| As Government Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In
- New programs cannot turn out the numbers needed to make up for the controller shortfall. But they hope to have a higher success rate than the Federal Aviation Agency’s official academy.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:58:23 +0000
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| Thune Defies Trump’s Push to End Filibuster Amid Shutdown
- The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:53:57 +0000
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| After ‘S.N.L.,’ Tim Meadows Found Success as a Second Fiddle
- Twenty-five years after he left “Saturday Night Live,” he is still reaching new audiences, most recently with a new CBS sitcom and a role in the DC Comics universe.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:28:47 +0000
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| Interest Rates Are Falling. Why Are People Still Buying Money Market Funds?
- The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:58:45 +0000
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| What’s Next for Andrew After He Loses ‘Prince’ Title?
- King Charles III’s brother will retreat further from public life after additional damaging revelations about his ties to the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:53:29 +0000
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| Coal Jobs or Climate? Trump’s Push Revives a Debate on the Navajo Nation.
- As the economic engine for the region, coal offered solid work. But it has also used up water, polluted the air and raised health concerns.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:26:03 +0000
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| A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies
- Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:25:19 +0000
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| A Legal Blizzard in Texas Targets Democrats and Promotes Ken Paxton
- The Texas attorney general has escalated the pace of high-profile legal actions, raising concern that his Senate campaign is influencing his law enforcement work.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:05:15 +0000
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| The Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job
- Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:43:56 +0000
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| Trump Administration Seeks to Return Medical Debt to Credit Reports
- A federal rule restricting the debt’s inclusion has been canceled. Now, the consumer bureau is trying to overturn state restrictions.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:00:18 +0000
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