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New York Times businessworld
CPI Report Live Updates: Elevated Inflation Keeps Pressure on Fed to Raise Interest Rates (Gift Article)

U.S. inflation showed little improvement in August from the month before.

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The Atlantic entertainment
How to Kill a Franchise Before It Even Starts

The new monster movie ‘Hope’ can’t live up to its own epic aspirations.

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The Atlantic opinionpolitics
How America Lost the World’s Trust After 9/11

Osama bin Laden wanted to eradicate faith in American power. Twenty-five years later, his dream is on the verge of coming true.

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New York Times politics
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are back. But for how much longer? (Gift Article)

One thing Crosby is sure of: Ovechkin will still be a factor with the Washington Capitals this season.

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New York Times politics
I Lost My Dad on 9/11. He Loved His Office With a View. (Gift Article)

I have seen more footage of the day he died than of his entire life.

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New York Times sports
America’s Sepp Kuss is about to complete one of endurance sport’s hardest feats (again) (Gift Article)

Kuss is just days away from completing the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España in the same season, for a second time

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New York Times politics
Godfather of ‘Brexit’ Takes Aim at the British Establishment (Gift Article)

Arron Banks, a born disrupter and friend of Donald Trump, says his real ambition is to obliterate the Conservative Party.

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New York Times sports
NHL expansion in Texas ‘not a done deal,’ says deputy commissioner (Gift Article)

A 33rd NHL franchise remains likely, but several hurdles must still be cleared before a potential expansion team comes to Houston or Austin.

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New York Times sports
What I’m seeing from the Steelers: Fast start for Aaron Rodgers, 2 first-time Pro Bowlers (Gift Article)

Congratulations. If you’re reading this, you’ve made it through the Steelers’ third coaching change since 1969, an offseason of Aaron Rodgers’ indecision, the four-quarterback ...

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NRC cultureopinion
Column | Veel data, weinig zicht

Ik moet bekennen dat ik de rapporten van mijn zoons niet begrijp. De uitdraai van het zogeheten ‘IEP Leerlingvolgsysteem’ van hun basisschool staat vol met absurdistische statistieken. Er staat ‘2018 ...

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New York Times legalculture
Fallout (Gift Article)

Author Kurt Anderson describes documents, bits of evidence of mundane living, that float into his backyard in Brooklyn from World Trade Center collapse; photo of document found in Red Hook section of ...

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Medium sports
Real Hollywood Tough Guys: STEVE BUSCEMI

They Were Badasses Before Hollywoodland

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New York Times sportsculture
The Rams thought they’d be at their best in Australia. Instead, this was their worst

A plan 15 months in the making fell flat for the Super Bowl favorites in the season-opening loss to the 49ers in Melbourne.

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Medium culture
The crowded room

This is vacationing on a budget. It’s all we can do these days. So Julia and John are using one queen-sized bed and Sebastian and I have…

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New York Times culture
Inside an Ancient Lebanese City Engulfed by War (Gift Article)

The Lebanese city of Tyre, one of the oldest metropolises in the world, has been left scarred.

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New York Times worldtransportation
Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say (Gift Article)

The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.

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Prince William and the toolkit aimed at preventing suicide in sport: ‘This can help so many people’ (Gift Article)

The Prince and Princess of Wales were at Hill Dickinson Stadium on World Suicide Prevention Day for the launch of On Your Side

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New York Times sports
How to Make Sense of Mayhem in the Bond Market (Gift Article)

The stock market is easy to talk about. But bonds are a different story. Our columnist has some pointers to help make you a bond maven.

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New York Times transportationsportstechnology
This Year’s El Niño Is Huge and Already Changing the World (Gift Article)

The recurring climate phenomenon is expected to peak later this year, but it is already causing dry spells and crop failures on three continents.

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National Observer businesspolitics
A county caught between oil debts and Alberta's war on renewables

Jason Schneider watched his county's tax base flip from oil and gas to wind and solar in a decade. Now Alberta is reining in renewables, just as unpaid oil and gas taxes leave many counties with a bud...

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Bloomberg businesspoliticsworld
China Signals Nation Is Ready to Lead Global Climate Action

China signaled it plans to take a more important role in steering the global campaign to tackle climate change, as officials offered further details on strategy to mitigate and adapt to rising tempera...

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Bloomberg technology
I Was in the Pentagon on 9/11. Here’s What I Learned

Twenty-five years ago today, I was almost killed in the Pentagon. As a recently promoted one-star rear admiral, I was very proud of the new gold insignia on my sleeves. My job was on the Navy staff, a...

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National Observer business
Danielle Smith still doesn't get it

Alberta's premier might be the most Trump-friendly politician in Canada, but she still hasn't figured out what makes him tick — or why he's a far bigger threat to her province's oil and gas industry t...

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National Observer businessworld
New tariffs hitting Canadian cleantech 'quickly – and in very different ways': poll

Nearly three-quarters of clean economy firms say they’ve already felt the sting of US tariffs, a new survey finds. Sector leaders in the survey are calling for Ottawa’s fall budget to focus more on co...

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Medium opinionbusiness
Dependent Origination and the Collapse of the Wave Function: What Happens When Uncertainty Needs an…

Two and a half thousand years apart, and from entirely different disciplines, Buddhist philosophy and quantum mechanics arrived at the same…

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The Atlantic culturetechnology
Chatbots Should Not Use the First Person

The harms of AI are clear enough to do something about them now.

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New York Times worldpolitics
For China, a Mock A.I. Attack on WeChat Signals a Dangerous New Era (Gift Article)

The demonstration of a potent cyberweapon has exposed China’s vulnerabilities and added to the urgency of A.I. safety talks between Beijing and Washington.

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Bloomberg legalpoliticsbusiness
Compare the iPhone Duo and Cybercab Launches. Notice Something?

Apple Inc. just launched its long-anticipated foldable iPhone. It made a big deal of it, livestreaming an event at its headquarters hosted by brand new Chief Executive Officer John Ternus. That makes ...

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New York Times culture
Carolyn Forché on Her Favorite Books and New Poetry Collection, ‘Otherwhere’ (Gift Article)

“I haven’t finished it yet,” she says of the 20-volume gift from her husband. A new book, “Otherwhere,” collects 50 years of her poetry.

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New York Times technology
It Went From Sailors’ Quarters to Notoriety. They Aim to Make It a ‘Refuge.’ (Gift Article)

A 1930s Manhattan building designed by the same architects behind the Empire State Building is getting a renovation that incorporates its pasts as landing spot and then prison.

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49ers enjoy family reunion in rout of Rams: ‘It felt like I never left’ (Gift Article)

All the returning 49ers — including Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Dre Greenlaw and Nick Bosa — delivered in their season-opener in Melbourne.

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New York Times politicsopinion
In a Divided Michigan, Both Parties Think They Can Take Total Control (Gift Article)

The fight for the Michigan Statehouse is unique. President Trump is unpopular, like in other states, but Democrats are the incumbents in Lansing, and Abdul El-Sayed might be a drag down ticket.

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New York Times sportsculturelegal
Twenty-Five Years (Gift Article)

We look back at Sept. 11, 2001.

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New York Times sports
Australians love an underdog. 49ers QB Brock Purdy isn’t one anymore (Gift Article)

Purdy proved again he is no longer irrelevant with three touchdowns in the 49ers' season-opening win over the Rams in Melbourne.

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New York Times culturepolitics
After 9/11, Islamophobia Shaped a Generation of Muslim New Yorkers (Gift Article)

The attacks unleashed a wave of hate, but the years since have seen Muslim Americans’ political and cultural influence grow.

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New York Times business
102 MINUTES: Last Words at the Trade Center; Fighting to Live as the Towers Die (Gift Article)

Last words of men and women trapped on high floors of World Trade Center's twin towers provide haunting chronicle of their final 102 minutes; final words began as calls for help, information, and guid...

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New York Times politics
Opinion | Trump Is Trying to Defang the Endangered Species Act (Gift Article)

What if 50 years from now, having destroyed the habitat for the creatures around us, we are plagued by an inconsolable loneliness?

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New York Times politics
Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump’s Convention (Gift Article)

The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful.

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New York Times politics
9/11 Anniversary Updates: Nation Gathers to Mark 25 Years Since Attacks (Gift Article)

Solemn ceremonies at ground zero in New York, and across the United States, will mourn the thousands of lives lost. President Trump is scheduled to speak at the Pentagon.

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The Atlantic business
A Quarter Century of Panic

After 9/11, the U.S. government was over-focused on fighting terrorism, losing sight of other threats. Americans are still living with the consequences.

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New York Times world
Opinion | Reckonings; An Alternate Reality (Gift Article)

Paul Krugman Op-Ed column says television news always shows Americans behaving well in wake of terrorist attacks, but some Web sites and business sections of quality newspapers reveal a different pict...

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New York Times sports
Unstitching the 1,000-Year-Old Story of the Bayeux Tapestry (Gift Article)

The medieval masterpiece has traveled from France to England for a once-in-a-lifetime show. It is not what our critic Jason Farago expected.

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New York Times business
What Years of Inflation Have Done to US Prices (Gift Article)

Nearly every category of product costs more than it would have had prepandemic trends continued. And many product prices are still rising faster than they were before.

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New York Times politics
25 Years After 9/11, Trump Personifies a Nation Moving On (Gift Article)

The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.

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New York Times entertainment
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: Together Again (Gift Article)

The ’90s rock band was known for the tetchy relationship between the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. This documentary finds them in an unexpected place.

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New York Times entertainment
Jay Maisel, Photographer of Miles Davis and Much More, Dies at 95 (Gift Article)

His moody portrait became the album cover for “Kind of Blue.” Mr. Maisel lived and worked in an old bank that he bought for $102,000 and sold for $55 million.

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NRC culturemediaopinion
Tv-recensie | Fred bedenkt zijn holle frasen tenminste wel zelf

Tv-recensie: Zou er toch nog een dekseltje bestaan voor dit „heel creatieve potje”, wilde Leonie ter Braak tijdens de reünieaflevering van ‘B&B Vol Liefde’ graag weten. „Meerdere dekseltjes”, zei Fred...

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The Times (UK) science
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister

Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’

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New York Times technologypolitics
Madrid F1 track breakdown: A brutal layout that’s fun and ‘a little bit concerning’ (Gift Article)

Madrid is fast, varied and technically challenging. The layout also has some drivers wary

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New York Times culturesports
Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory (Gift Article)

Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.

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