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Don’t Think of It as a Contest Between Biden and Trump
It’s official — we have a rematch. This week, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump officially secured the delegates needed to win renomination in their respective primaries. This will be the first contest since the 1892 race between Benjamin Harrison and ...
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How Do I Get My Unemployed Brother Out of Our Father’s House?
Four years after being laid off, a man in his 50s is still relying on his father, who just moved into an assisted living facility, for support and housing. Should his sister say something?
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‘Bling Bishop’ Who Boasted of Ties to Eric Adams Is Convicted of Fraud
Lamor Whitehead was accused of using $90,000 of a parishioner’s retirement savings to buy luxury goods and trying to force a businessman to lend him $500,000.
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And the Award for Best Performance at the State of the Union Goes to …
Bret Stephens: Hi, Gail. I think it’s safe to say that Joe Biden’s confident performance at the State of the Union has put to rest any doubts that he’ll be the Democratic nominee, with Kamala Harris as his running mate. My questions are two: Did he ...
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On Oscars Carpet, Red Pins Planned to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
Artists4Ceasefire asked many attendees to wear red lapel pins that also represent a call for increased humanitarian aid and the release of “all hostages.” Which stars will wear them remains to be seen.
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Alabama Passes Law to Protect I.V.F. Treatments
Two major fertility clinics said they were moving to resume treatments quickly, though legal experts cautioned that state constitutional challenges may still arise.
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Looking Beyond Diamonds and Money
Mining can be dangerous, exploitative and harmful to the environment. Chie Murakami’s organization is aiming to change that by raising awareness and addressing the needs of miners.
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An Analog Library of All the Lives I’ve Lived
After a routine iPhone update, a new Journal app recently appeared. Intrigued, I tapped it, which led to the instruction “Enable journaling suggestions.” If I agreed, my phone promised to give prompts like “Take a moment to write about something ...
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Voters Doubt Biden’s Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds
The share of voters who strongly disapprove of President Biden’s handling of his job has reached 47 percent, higher than in Times/Siena polls at any point in his presidency.
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A Change in Our Poll: We’re Keeping Respondents Who Drop Off the Call
Why the latest NYT/Siena College survey on Saturday will include those who started the survey but didn’t finish it.