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Babcock Ranch in Florida Offered Shelter During Hurricane Milton

Babcock Ranch in Florida Offered Shelter During Hurricane Milton

Austyn Gaffney
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Politics

On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future?


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The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back

The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back

Lisa Friedman
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Politics

A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say.


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Supreme Court Leans Toward Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test

Supreme Court Leans Toward Truck Driver Fired Over Drug Test

Adam Liptak
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Politics

The driver, Douglas Horn, sued the maker of a product said to be free of THC under a federal racketeering law, saying he had suffered a business injury.


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The Battle Over Who Controls the Internet

The Battle Over Who Controls the Internet

Jack Nicas and Paul Mozur
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Politics

We explore an important shift in the yearslong struggle.


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With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of Neglect

With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of Neglect

Talmon Joseph Smith
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Politics

A pandemic relief bill set aside long-term funds for tribal lands that have lacked the tax revenue, and infrastructure, to spur businesses and wealth.


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Could Weight-Loss Drugs Help Get People Back to Work? The U.K. Wants to Find Out.

Could Weight-Loss Drugs Help Get People Back to Work? The U.K. Wants to Find Out.

Megan Specia
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Politics

The British government announced a multimillion dollar pharmaceutical partnership with Eli Lilly, including a trial that will study the impact of a weight-loss drug on work and productivity.


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Chinese Automakers Show Force at Paris Auto Show

Chinese Automakers Show Force at Paris Auto Show

Melissa Eddy and Liz Alderman
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Politics

Weeks after Europe imposed additional tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, the country’s car companies were defiant at France’s leading auto event.


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Abortion Could Decide Control of State Supreme Courts

Abortion Could Decide Control of State Supreme Courts

Michael Wines
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Politics

In Michigan, Ohio, Arizona and elsewhere, progressive court candidates are hoping that the abortion issue that helped conservatives remake the federal judiciary will work for them this time.


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As Black Voters Hesitate on Harris, Democrats Race to Win Them Over

As Black Voters Hesitate on Harris, Democrats Race to Win Them Over

Maya King, Katie Rogers, Clyde McGrady and Erica L. Green
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Politics

With a frenzy of activity, the vice president and her allies are trying to strengthen her support with Black voters, whose growing alienation the party’s leaders had not confronted directly until now.


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Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels

Holiday Sales Growth Expected to Normalize to Prepandemic Levels

Jordyn Holman
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Politics

Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season.


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Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Michael Crowley and Eric Lee
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Politics

A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.


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Would a Strong Job Market Stop Fed Rate Cuts? This Official Says No.

Would a Strong Job Market Stop Fed Rate Cuts? This Official Says No.

Jeanna Smialek
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Politics

Mary C. Daly, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said that the central bank shouldn’t act “out of fear.”


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In the Northern Gaza Town of Jabaliya, Some Residents Cannot Heed Israel’s Evacuation Orders

In the Northern Gaza Town of Jabaliya, Some Residents Cannot Heed Israel’s Evacuation Orders

Hiba Yazbek, Abu Bakr Bashir and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
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Politics

Amna Soliman says she can’t leave her mother, who is in a wheelchair, so she stays, despite heavy fighting and repeated warnings to leave.


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Meet Michelle Bowman, the Fed Official Cited by JD Vance

Meet Michelle Bowman, the Fed Official Cited by JD Vance

Jeanna Smialek
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Politics

Michelle Bowman, a Trump-appointed Fed official recently cited by JD Vance, has been gaining prominence.


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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces 6 Lawsuits From Lawyer With a Hotline

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Faces 6 Lawsuits From Lawyer With a Hotline

Julia Jacobs
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Politics

The Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee filed suits in New York with new allegations of rape and sexual assault from 1995 to 2021. Mr. Combs denied the accusations.


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