| Harper Lee Expanded on Her View of the South in Letters to a Friend
- In decades of correspondence, the author gave her friend, JoBeth McDaniel, a mix of opinions, advice on writing and insight into the impact of the Civil Rights movement.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:12:26 +0000
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| Supreme Court Sides With Conservative Congressman in Illinois Election Rules Challenge
- The question in the case was not a mail-in ballot rule itself but whether political candidates have the right to challenge the rules governing the vote count in their election.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:07:58 +0000
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| The People of Iran Deserve the World’s Support
- The protest movement represents the best hope for a government that does less damage in the world and better serves its own citizens.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:04:04 +0000
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| NASA to Begin Space Station Medical Evacuation: Video and What to Know
- Four astronauts have closed their spacecraft hatch and are leaving the outpost about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:53:12 +0000
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| As N.Y.C. Nurses’ Strike Continues, Both Sides Prepare for a Long Fight
- Hospital administrators and union officials appear to be digging in for an extended battle over staffing levels and pay.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:51:40 +0000
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| Quebec Premier François Legault Resigns Ahead of Elections
- Premier François Legault became Canada’s most popular provincial leader during the pandemic thanks to his reassuring, avuncular persona. But missteps sank his hopes for a third term.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:51:11 +0000
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| U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe
- U.S. officials brokered the sale of hundreds of millions dollars worth of Venezuelan oil to stabilize the country’s economy after capturing its president.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:48:03 +0000
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| Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps
- A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Republicans are expected to appeal.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:44:42 +0000
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| Gallup: Independents Reach Record High as Democrats Make Voter Gains
- New data from Gallup shows overall gains for Democrats even though 45 percent of Americans do not identify with either political party.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:30:06 +0000
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| Republicans Move to Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
- G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to change their vote on the bill to block President Trump’s military action in Venezuela without Congress’s consent.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:21:45 +0000
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| F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation
- It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:21:13 +0000
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| What are Trump’s Options in Iran?
- President Trump has said that “help is on the way” for Iranian protesters. Amid reports that thousands of the protesters have been killed, our national security correspondent David E. Sanger describes what some of Mr. Trump’s options might be.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:10:36 +0000
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| Forget Trump’s Tariffs. The Real Danger Lies in China’s Trade Surplus.
- China has announced a more than trillion-dollar trade surplus that poses a greater danger to world commerce than Trump’s tariffs.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0000
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| U.S. Moves Some Personnel From Qatar Air Base as Trump Weighs Military Response to Iran
- Nonessential personnel are being removed from Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the main U.S. air operations hub in the region, as President Trump weighs a military response to Iran’s crackdown on protests.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:55:25 +0000
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| If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One
- The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:46:33 +0000
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| Where Did All the American-Born Roofers Go?
- The real story of how immigrant labor came to define the construction industry.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:38:30 +0000
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| These Gyms’ Most Intimidating Machine: The Front Door
- A new kind of tap-in, tap-out system at gyms has some New Yorkers flustered.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:34:26 +0000
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| Republicans Advance Stock-Trading Bill With Limited Restrictions
- The bill would allow lawmakers to keep their existing stock and continue to sell it if they provide seven to 14 days of notice. Democrats called it a “gift to insider traders.”
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:19:58 +0000
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| Judge Puts Off Ruling on Minnesota’s Request to Block ICE Surge
- Lawyers for the state sought an immediate ruling, but the judge said she would give the Justice Department time to respond in writing to the state’s lawsuit.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:55:57 +0000
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| Iran Plans to Execute Erfan Soltani as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
- Rights groups and relatives said Iran planned to put an antigovernment protester to death for the first time during the latest wave of unrest in the country.
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:43:40 +0000
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