| What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?
- 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 17:57:49 +0000
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| 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 17:46:09 +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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| A Republican Seeks to Match Trump’s Gains on Democratic Turf in New Jersey
- With President Trump making inroads with Black and Latino voters, the path to the governor’s office runs through regions Democrats can no longer take for granted.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:33:21 +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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| 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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| 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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