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Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown (Gift Article)

Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.

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Meta is a cancer on democracy

Meta’s interference in Brazil’s presidential election is just the latest example of the danger Mark Zuckerberg poses to democracy…

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The Atlantic legalsportsculture
Bernie Sanders Is Suddenly Everywhere

He’s at the peak of his influence.

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Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings (Gift Article)

Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.

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U.C.L.A. Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Antisemitism (Gift Article)

The filing was the second time in less than a month that the university moved to throw out a federal lawsuit about its actions after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation (Gift Article)

The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January were scheduled to speak to reporters on Tuesday.

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5 Hotels That Celebrate Music (Gift Article)

From San Antonio to London, hotels are taking the music theme seriously, offering concerts, listening rooms, studios and more.

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He Joined the Military. They Reported His Wife to ICE.

When a soldier’s wife went to pick up her military ID at a base in Texas, ICE officers showed up.

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RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer

Kennedy’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises an awkward question.

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The Atlantic politicslegal
The Midterms of Good and Evil

After decades of avoiding the subject, Democratic candidates are speaking in explicitly moral terms.

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What to Know About the Alexander Brothers’ Sentencing for Sex Crimes (Gift Article)

The three men face life in prison for running a decades-long sex trafficking scheme. Several of the victims are expected to speak at the sentencing.

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Harry Kane defies the conquistadors on the night football’s Oscars came to the London Palladium (Gift Article)

The Spanish dominated even as an Englishman claimed the men's award, but the Ballon d'Or ceremony remains a very French occasion

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‘Epstein Files’ Release, Hyped by Pam Bondi, Falls Short of Expectations (Gift Article)

The release of flight logs and Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list by the attorney general was met with criticism from those who had expected the documents to reveal new information.

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A Damning Account Alleges Jared Kushner Conducted Diplomacy for Profit (Gift Article)

The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from Gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.

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Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud (Gift Article)

It was unclear how the president would pay for the proposal, which fused his campaign trail promotion of financial incentives to help his party win and his unfounded warnings about voter fraud.

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Brazil Supreme Court Orders Flávio Bolsonaro to Hand Over Passports in Money Laundering Inquiry (Gift Article)

Brazil’s Supreme Court told the police to seize passport of Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election, over his links to an investigation.

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The Atlantic politicslegal
Islamophobia Is Trump’s Closing Midterm Gambit

President Trump and his allies are ending the campaign with naked but nonsensical appeals to anti-Muslim bigotry.

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The U.S.-Funded Plan To Kill Infants In Africa By Withholding Vaccines Has Been Thwarted | Defector

This week, one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s most malevolent plots was finally brought to a halt when police in Guinea-Bissau raided the offices of Danish researchers who intended to carry out a hepatiti...

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Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit (Gift Article)

By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

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Yes, We Have No Bananas

But please don’t blame the Jews.

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Maurene Comey’s rights were violated when she was fired, a judge ruled. (Gift Article)

Ms. Comey was a highly regarded trial lawyer for the government, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs. A federal judge said the Justice Department violated various laws when the...

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Bolsonaro effectively concedes in Brazil after Trump suggests he won’t help

Trump says the presidential election looked “rigged” but did not say he planned to intervene on behalf of the right-wing politician.

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Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks (Gift Article)

Lawyers for Mr. Comey said that the case centers on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October...

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Convicted Australian Murderer Loses Bid to Eat Vegemite in Prison (Gift Article)

A judge agreed that denying the staple restricted the prisoner’s cultural rights but ruled that keeping drug dogs focused and cells free of illicit home brew was more important.

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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks (Gift Article)

The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives (Gift Article)

Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

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Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny (Gift Article)

Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.

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Why Some People Are Using Apps to Make Friends (Gift Article)

Apps that match personalities — for a price — have surged in popularity amid a loneliness epidemic.

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Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey, Judge Rules (Gift Article)

Ms. Comey, the daughter of James B. Comey, was a trial lawyer for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, handling the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean Combs.

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Meta and SpaceX to Raise Billions More to Fund A.I. Ambitions (Gift Article)

The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is consuming increasingly enormous amounts of cash at the biggest tech companies.

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How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution (Gift Article)

The untold story of Jones Day’s push to move the American government and courts to the right.

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The Atlantic politicslegalopinion
0 for 26: The Trump Administration’s Astonishing Losing Record

Not one single court has approved of the Department of Justice’s plans to obtain state voter rolls.

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No More Local Endorsements by The New York Times (Gift Article)

The paper’s editorial board will continue to endorse presidential candidates, as it has for more than 160 years.

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Democratic Attorneys General Have Defied Trump. Some May Fall on Nov. 3. (Gift Article)

Democratic attorneys general have spearheaded state resistance to President Trump’s policies. But some face tight election races despite polls showing broad voter support for Democrats.

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Editors’ Note: Gaza Hospital Coverage (Gift Article)

The Times’s initial accounts of the blast attributed the claim of Israeli responsibility to Palestinian officials, and noted that the Israeli military said it was investigating the blast. However, the...

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Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues, Despite Court Loss (Gift Article)

President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome.

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Panegyrics, Petechiae And Persevelience

The Word Collector — Part 157

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Washington Post legalpolitics
Trump’s DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court.

Karen Donoso Stevens offers a rare firsthand look at the administration’s campaign to rewrite the rules of the immigration court system.

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Trump started a trade war with Canada. GOP candidates became casualties.

High tariffs on Canadian goods have turned into a liability for Republicans in key midterm races, particularly those in northern border states.

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A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi’s Senate race

Scott Colom has a shot to make history in Mississippi with massive Black voter turnout and fed-up White voters willing to back a Democrat.

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Gov. Ventura Says He Won't Seek Re-election (Gift Article)

Jesse Ventura says he will not seek second term as governor of Minnesota; photo; remark in radio interview that he wants to protect family comes as newspaper details abuse of governor's mansion by Ven...

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Tom Brady disgusted with several questionable penalties in Packers-Lions game (Gift Article)

Unnecessary roughness and roughing the passer calls were among those under scrutiny in Detroit, while a non-call in Tennessee loomed large.

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A Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia (Gift Article)

A group of preservationists has thrown a wrench in the plans for a Trump-branded hotel complex backed by the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Belgrade.

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Trump-Kushner Hotel Project in Serbia Hits a Snag: Alleged Forgery (Gift Article)

Serbian authorities say an official admitted to forging a document allowing a protected site in Belgrade to be demolished and replaced with a Trump hotel.

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Appeals Court Appears to Doubt Justice Dept. Claims in California Ballot Case (Gift Article)

A federal appeals court panel seemed disinclined to order the state to set aside as many as 20,000 mail-in ballots the Trump administration claimed were sent to noncitizens.

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The Case for Reparations

Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America w...

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Pensioners set to be shielded from income tax in budget

John Healey, the chancellor, is expected to announce a 3.9 per cent rise to the full state pension while protecting those on lower incomes from income tax

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Hollywood Agents and Producers Push to Restore Glory Days of Indie TV
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Justice Dept. Suit Reignites a Legal Fight in Alaska (Gift Article)

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled months ago that two candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, could appear on the ballot on Election Day.

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The Ultrawealthy Are Reshaping Nashville With Lamborghinis and $35 Million Estates

A city long known for country music is at the center of a massive shift of wealth to the US South.

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