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A Supertall on Fifth Avenue, Eager to Be a Good Neighbor

A Supertall on Fifth Avenue, Eager to Be a Good Neighbor

Matt Yan
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Politics

The building, to be known as 520 Fifth Avenue, is adorned with setbacks and arches, nods to classic New York City architecture.


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Trump Tests Republican Appetite for Tax Cuts

Trump Tests Republican Appetite for Tax Cuts

Andrew Duehren
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Politics

Former President Donald J. Trump’s costly tax agenda undermines the changes he signed into law in 2017. Some Republicans are wary.


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Why GM’s Mary Barra Still Believes in EVs, Despite Slow Sales

Why GM’s Mary Barra Still Believes in EVs, Despite Slow Sales

Jack Ewing
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Politics

Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable.


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Who Is Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader?

Who Is Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader?

Ephrat Livni
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Politics

Mr. Sinwar, one of the main architects of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, has spent decades with the militant group, working his way to the top of its leadership.


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ECB Cuts Interest Rates Again as Eurozone Inflation Slows

ECB Cuts Interest Rates Again as Eurozone Inflation Slows

Eshe Nelson
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Politics

Policymakers who set interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro have lowered rates in back-to-back meetings for the first time since 2011.


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Yellen to Warn Sweeping Tariffs Would Ignite Inflation

Yellen to Warn Sweeping Tariffs Would Ignite Inflation

Alan Rappeport
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Politics

The Treasury secretary plans to criticize former President Donald J. Trump’s economic proposals in a speech.


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Panel Calls for Secret Service Overhaul in Report on Trump Shooting Attempt

Panel Calls for Secret Service Overhaul in Report on Trump Shooting Attempt

Eileen Sullivan
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Politics

The findings of a review of the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump in July are stark but familiar, underscoring the challenge of overhauling the agency.


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The Power of Government Policies

The Power of Government Policies

David Leonhardt
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Politics

The U.S. has the capacity to address its biggest problems. Whether it does is a different matter.


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Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump’s Women-Centered Town Hall

Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump’s Women-Centered Town Hall

Trish Bendix
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Politics

“This was the first time Groper Cleveland has been around this many women since they started padlocking the doors at Miss Teen USA,” Kimmel said on Wednesday.


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Harris’s Contentious Fox Interview, and Italy Expands Surrogacy Ban

Harris’s Contentious Fox Interview, and Italy Expands Surrogacy Ban

Tracy Mumford, Nicholas Nehamas, Constant Méheut, Robert Jimison and Jessica Metzger
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Politics

Plus, One Direction’s Liam Payne dies at 31.


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Inside the Secretive $700 Million Ad-Testing Factory for Kamala Harris

Inside the Secretive $700 Million Ad-Testing Factory for Kamala Harris

Theodore Schleifer and Shane Goldmacher
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Politics

Future Forward has ascended to the top of the Democratic political universe, but it has also drawn suspicion and second-guessing.


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Harris Came for a Fox News Interview, but Got a Debate With Bret Baier

Harris Came for a Fox News Interview, but Got a Debate With Bret Baier

Michael M. Grynbaum
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Politics

The vice president’s sit-down with Bret Baier was her most contentious meeting with a journalist since becoming the Democratic nominee.


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A $350 Million Plan to Redesign 5th Avenue: Wider Sidewalks, Fewer Cars

A $350 Million Plan to Redesign 5th Avenue: Wider Sidewalks, Fewer Cars

Winnie Hu
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Politics

New York City officials and business leaders plan to expand sidewalks, add seating areas and trees and remove two car lanes to create a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.


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Liam Payne Remembered by Charlie Puth, the Backstreet Boys and Other Musicians

Liam Payne Remembered by Charlie Puth, the Backstreet Boys and Other Musicians

Alex Marshall and Claire Moses
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Politics

Hours after news broke that Payne had fallen from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, his fans and collaborators shared their shock and grief.


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WIC Diversifies Offerings to Cover Naan, Soy Milk and More

WIC Diversifies Offerings to Cover Naan, Soy Milk and More

Emily Schmall
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Politics

The program, which provides free groceries to millions of women and children nationwide, now covers naan, soy milk, teff and more.


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