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Ka, Lone Soldier of New York’s Underground Rap Scene, Dies at 52

Ka, Lone Soldier of New York’s Underground Rap Scene, Dies at 52

Johnny Diaz
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Politics

The rapper, whose name was Kaseem Ryan, was known for self-producing 11 albums while also a maintaining a career with the New York Fire Department.


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Trump Has Become Unmoored in Time

Trump Has Become Unmoored in Time

Paul Krugman
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Politics

His grim vision of America seems stuck in the past.


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How Door Knocking Is Going in a Wisconsin Swing County

How Door Knocking Is Going in a Wisconsin Swing County

Julie Bosman
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Politics

Door County, Wis., has picked the presidential winner since 1996. Last time, the margin was 292 votes, so the campaigns are trying to reach every household.


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Tent Camp in Gaza Engulfed by Flames After Israeli Strike

Tent Camp in Gaza Engulfed by Flames After Israeli Strike

Bilal Shbair, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Euan Ward and Michael Levenson
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Politics

At least four Palestinians taking shelter by a hospital were killed in a strike Israeli officials said was targeting a Hamas command center.


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50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts Stasi Officer of Murder

50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts Stasi Officer of Murder

Christopher F. Schuetze
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Politics

The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.


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In Heated House Race, a Moderate Republican Goes Full Trump

In Heated House Race, a Moderate Republican Goes Full Trump

Grace Ashford
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Politics

Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, running against Josh Riley, a Democrat, has accused recent immigrants of committing violent crimes and killing pets.


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Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

Founder of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn to Retire After 50 Years

Pete Wells
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Politics

In 1973, Joe Holtz helped start the Park Slope Food Co-op, a Brooklyn institution that is equally loved and ridiculed. Will it survive his retirement?


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Amid Sewage Spills and Rising Prices, Calls to Nationalize Water in England

Amid Sewage Spills and Rising Prices, Calls to Nationalize Water in England

Eshe Nelson and Sam Bush
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Politics

Four decades after privatization, calls to nationalize the water industry have swept across England and Wales amid sewage spills and rising household bills.


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America Is on the Brink of a Great Political Realignment. It’s Already Visible in Arizona.

America Is on the Brink of a Great Political Realignment. It’s Already Visible in Arizona.

Michelle Goldberg
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Politics

He and his acolytes purged the G.O.P. to make it smaller and more strident.


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Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch of Family Dynasty, Honored at Cape Cod Funeral

Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch of Family Dynasty, Honored at Cape Cod Funeral

Christina Morales and Maya Shwayder
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Politics

Several politicians and relatives, including her son Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, the actress Cheryl Hines, were in attendance.


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York Theater Artistic Director Out After ‘Hurtful’ Diversity Comments

York Theater Artistic Director Out After ‘Hurtful’ Diversity Comments

Michael Paulson
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Politics

James Morgan, who has been with the small New York theater company for 50 years, blamed the effects of a stroke for his behavior.


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Lillian Schwartz, Pioneer in Computer-Generated Art, Dies at 97

Lillian Schwartz, Pioneer in Computer-Generated Art, Dies at 97

Chris Kornelis
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Politics

Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point arriving at a novel theory about the “Mona Lisa.”


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N.J. Transit Train Hits Tree on Track, Killing 1 and Injuring 23

N.J. Transit Train Hits Tree on Track, Killing 1 and Injuring 23

Remy Tumin
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Politics

A light rail train traveling south from Trenton collided with a chunk of tree, killing the train’s operator.


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Trudeau Accuses India in Killing of Canadian Sikh Leader

Trudeau Accuses India in Killing of Canadian Sikh Leader

Ian Austen and Vjosa Isai
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Politics

The Canadian leader said agents of India had assassinated a Sikh community leader in British Columbia in June. India called the accusation “absurd.”


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Armed Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening FEMA Workers

Armed Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening FEMA Workers

Terence McGinley
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Politics

William Jacob Parsons was arrested and charged in North Carolina after he was found with a handgun and a rifle at a supermarket where a federal aid vehicle was parked.


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