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White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Forecasters Who Disputed Trump

Dan Bishop, a state senator, scored a victory in a special House election.

It demonstrated President Trump’s appeal with his political base, but also highlighted his party’s deepening unpopularity with suburban voters.

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Bolton’s Ouster Underscores the G.O.P.’s Foreign Policy Divide

The dismissal of John Bolton, the national security adviser, is the latest sign of a rift that pits hawkish conservatives against an anti-interventionist flank.

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President Trump called for the “Boneheads” at the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates below zero.

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With Trump Hungry for Credit, Advisers Brag About North Carolina Win

Officials on the president’s re-election campaign said Dan Bishop’s victory in North Carolina came thanks to President Trump, who told aides he wasn’t getting recognition he felt he deserved.

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Tonight’s debate: when it is, where to watch it and a look at the issues dividing the candidates.

Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden will finally debate. Here’s what to expect.

California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees

The state’s ride-hailing drivers, food-delivery couriers, janitors and others are set to be reclassified as employees and not contractors.

California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees

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Supporters of a California bill that reclassifies contractors as employees outside the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. last month. Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press

She Fled the 68th Floor. She’s Finally Dealing With 9/11 Trauma.

A woman who survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had a foreclosure and two drunken-driving convictions before she was diagnosed with PTSD.

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Nursing Homes as a Breeding Ground for a Fatal Fungus

Drug-resistant germs prey on severely ill patients in skilled nursing facilities, a problem sometimes amplified by poor care and low staffing.

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The Top 10 Candidates Meet: A Guide to Thursday’s Debate

The top Democrats will face off for the first time. Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren will be at the center.

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What Spy? Kremlin Mocks Aide Recruited by C.I.A. as a Nobody

The Russian news media have been working overtime to diminish the importance of a turncoat who the United States says helped expose 2016 election meddling.

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A couple was on a once-in-a-lifetime journey from Australia to Britain. They documented it all on social media and a website, but then the posts suddenly stopped

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Elizabeth Warren’s latest proposal to redistribute wealth calls for raising Social Security benefits by $200 a month.

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A letter by corporate chiefs is the latest example of the business community’s stepping into a sensitive political area, our columnist writes.

‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Action on Gun Violence

How Jewish Should the Jewish State Be?

Question Shadows Israeli Vote The long-simmering conflict between Israel’s secular and religious Jews takes center stage in the national election on Tuesday.

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The Great Flood of 2019: A Look at a Slow-Motion Disaster

Extensive flooding throughout the Midwest and South this spring affected nearly 14 million people. An analysis shows how far it spread.

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Democrats in the House Are Split on Impeachment. That Could Come to a Head This Fall

For the first time in the 2020 Democratic primary, the top 10 candidates took the stage together Thursday night in Houston for a debate that focused on issues ranging from healthcare to gun violence to foreign policy

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An Open Letter (and a Rant) on Age Discrimination at Work

One writer, in his 50s, has applied to more than 100 jobs. And a second has had it up to her silver bob with younger colleagues’ condescension.

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Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones star in a drama for your ears that brings big ideas but does more telling than showing.

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Who’s Missing From Breast Cancer Trials? Men, Says the F.D.A.

Men do get breast cancer, but they account for fewer than 1 percent of patients and often receive inadequate care.

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It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

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An Open Letter (and a Rant) on Age Discrimination at Work

One writer, in his 50s, has applied to more than 100 jobs.

Apple Is Set to Unveil New iPhones on Tuesday.

Apple is expected to unveil new iPhones and more during a Tuesday, Sept. 10 event at its Steve Jobs Theater,

who is killing our environment

It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon

The Great Flood of 2019: A Look at a Slow-Motion Disaster

Extensive flooding throughout the Midwest and South this spring affected nearly 14 million people. An analysis shows how far it spread.

Dior Finally Says No to Sauvage,

Why luxury fashion and cultural appropriation are on a collision course