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Trump Signs Bill to Release Epstein Files, but Loopholes Remain

President Trump sought credit for the legislation, despite his pressure to kill it. The bill’s exceptions could mean much of it would stay confidential.

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Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?

The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelations in new Epstein emails are threatening his omnipresence in public life.

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Summers to Stop Teaching as Harvard Investigates His Epstein Ties

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Nvidia’s Eye-Popping Profit, Where Those Scam Calls Are Coming From, and More

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Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers

Retailers are adding fewer of the seasonal roles that many Americans rely on to make ends meet.

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U.S. Jobs Report for September Could Show a Cooling Market

The report was delayed by the government shutdown, which also interfered with data gathering in October.

Walmart Sales Rise as Consumers Look for Savings

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Three women, one with a full cart and another with a stroller, in the checkout aisle at Target. — Dave Sanders for The New York Times

A Family Affair: Lutnick’s Sons Cash In on an A.I. Deal Frenzy

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.

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Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday

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C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism

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The Housing Strategy That Has California NIMBYs in a Corner

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Conor Dougherty

I’ve been writing about housing for more than a decade, and I grew up and live in California. So I’ve seen how the state has struggled with its severe housing shortage.

Conor Dougherty

One reason there isn’t enough housing is that local towns and cities have much of the power to decide what gets built, through zoning and other means.

Conor Dougherty

I was fascinated by Leo Pustilnikov, a developer with the audacity to tell the City of Beverly Hills that he could build an apartment tower much taller than zoning allowed — and sued the city to prove it.

Conor Dougherty

Over the past few years, developers like Pustilnikov have upended California cities by unleashing an obscure law known as the builder’s remedy.

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The law, which is decades old, was rediscovered almost by accident and has recently become a potent tool for the state to strong-arm cities into allowing more construction.

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The Grand Ole Opry at 100

As the country music institution celebrates a century of its radio broadcast, listen to how the show defined the culture — and was reshaped by it — decade by decade.

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Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama

The country’s anti-graft agencies have taken a cinematic approach to revealing a scandal that has touched President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle.

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U.S.-Russian Peace Plan Would Force Ukraine to Cede Land and Cut Army

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As Sanctions on Russian Oil Loom, India Prepares to End Its Buying Spree

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In a formal room, people hold protest signs, one reading "Zero Corruption." A man stands at a podium with a miniature version of the Ukrainian flag. — Associated Press

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 65%, to $31.9 Billion. Is It Enough for Wall Street?

Amid recent market concerns about an A.I. bubble, the chip maker also said revenue in its most recent quarter rose to $57 billion.

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Nvidia Earnings Fuel Rally in Global Technology Stocks

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Jensen Huang, in a black leather coat, speaks in front of a giant screen. — Eric Lee for The New York Times

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His Meeting With Trump Showcased Saudi Prince’s Makeover, and America’s

Mohammed bin Salman was briefly a global pariah after the killing of a Saudi dissident. But he has rebuilt his image as a deal-maker and influential investor.

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Saudi Arabia’s Prince Has Big Plans, but His Giant Fund Is Low on Cash

After nearly a decade of hit-and-miss investments, Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a behind-the-scenes restructuring of the kingdom’s wealth fund.

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President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to the White House on Tuesday. — Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Cheney Memorial Service to Underscore How Politics Has Changed

As former Vice President Dick Cheney is honored at Washington National Cathedral today, many eyes will focus on who comes — and who does not.

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A memorial service for former Vice President Dick Cheney will be held at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. — Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

Two people wearing orange and yellow vests and caps stand in an autumnal forest. Each holds a pole with a sharp metal blade at the end. — Kentaro Takahashi for The New York Times

The Hunt Is On for Bears in Japan After Deadly Attacks

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of attacks on humans. Riot police officers and the army have been sent to help.

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Javier C. Hernández, Nailah Morgan, Kiuko Notoya, Karen Hanley and Daishi Kusunoki

After a Mysterious Death, a Family’s Quest for Answers Leads to a Tick

A JetBlue pilot’s illness looked like food poisoning, but it was actually an increasingly common tick-borne meat allergy that can be fatal.

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Huckabee Held Meeting at U.S. Embassy With American Who Spied for Israel

Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of espionage, said in an interview that the meeting, which was unusual for a U.S. diplomat to attend, had been friendly.

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A bearded, bespectacled man in a blue shirt and khaki pants sits in a passenger seat of a dark vehicle, looking over his shoulder. — Mark Lennihan/Associated Press

Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain

Young Spaniards are increasingly drawn to the dictator Francisco Franco. So the government is designing apps, games and T-shirts to promote democracy.

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U.S. Cross Country Skiing Star Is Set to Retire After 2026 Olympics

Jessie Diggins, the reigning overall World Cup champion, Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion, is ready to take one last lap across the snow.

From The Athletic

As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All

Just outside Belém, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Not on Our Bingo Card

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Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan

An Undocumented Teen Faces a Stark Choice Before His 18th Birthday

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The Comey Case Is Now Officially a Comedy of Errors

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Mohamed A. El-Erian

We May Be in a ‘Rational Bubble’

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The Morning

Power and Wealth in New York

We’re looking at two local stories that have national implications.

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Late Night: Jimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein

Kimmel wondered if President Trump might “pull a Taylor Swift and give us ‘The Epstein Files: Donnie’s Version.’”

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Mamdani and Tisch Agreed to Work Together. Here’s Where They Differ.

The New York City mayor-to-be, Zohran Mamdani, and the head of the Police Department, Jessica Tisch, have gaps to bridge on crime and policing.

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Titles That Examine the Middle East Win National Book Awards

Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction. Omar El Akkad’s reckoning with Gaza took the nonfiction prize.

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Florida Lawmaker Stole FEMA Funds for House Campaign, Prosecutors Say

Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused $5 million in Covid-related funds in part to finance her campaign, according to the Justice Department.

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