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Washington Taxed Its Millionaires. Now the Rich Want It Repealed.

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes....

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Dario Amodei of Anthropic to Dine With Trump at White House

Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions....

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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work....

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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran....

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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta

A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States....

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5 Men Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Offenses Near RAF Fairford, Air Base Used by U.S.

British counterterrorism police said the men were arrested after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be traveling toward R.A.F. Fairford early on Sunday....

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After the Drug Laws

We look at what happened when New York changed its policies on marijuana....

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As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind

The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance....

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The Daredevil Aviator on Page 1

In 1910, there was no greater journalistic mission than following a plane with a train....

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‘She’s One of Us’: Mary Peltola’s Bumpy Rise to Political Power

Ms. Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska, has complicated politics: She is pro-gun, pro-oil and pro-gas — but also pro-environment and especially pro-fish....

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The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls

In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals....

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Trump Promotes Criticism of Republican Who Broke With Him on Immigration

The president amplified negative social media comments about Representative María Elvira Salazar of Florida, a move that drew a rebuke from at least one Republican....

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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN

The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable....

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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules

New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles....

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Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play

The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028....

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It’s Time for the W.N.B.A. to Pick Sides

The league has an invaluable opportunity right now; it can be a reflection of the world as it could be, not merely as it is....

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Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections....

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Why Does Trump Think He Can Act Like a King?

The Supreme Court has had a lot to do with it....

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control....

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The Four TV Shows That Heralded America’s Fall

Four TV shows, now acknowledged as the medium’s high point, each cannily predicted the ways in which America would start to crack apart....

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Will the Midterms Bring a Political Realignment?

This week in politics: Midwest realignment and what’s next for conservatives....

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Powerful Nor’easter Bears Down on East Coast

Rain, flooding and damaging winds are in the forecast for much of the coastal Northeast, including New York, Long Island and Boston....

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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One

CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access....

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Beaches Are Disappearing in Southern California as El Niño Bears Down

Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast....

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As Xi Leaves Washington, Divisions Still Simmer Beneath the Surface

President Trump welcomed Xi Jinping of China for a state visit that was heavy on pomp and ceremony. But surprisingly little time was spent on the issues that most divide the two superpowers....

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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites

The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission....

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Supreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri

A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections....

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Bracing for Midterm Losses, Republicans in Congress Try a Pre-election Pivot

After nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November....

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China’s Xi Snubs a Troubled U.N. for Trump, Drowning Out Its Big Week

The U.S.-China summit offered a sharp contrast with the action at the faltering United Nations in a gridlocked New York....

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How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation....

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Charges of A.I. Writing in a Lauded Novel, and a Fight Over the Literary Future

“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize....

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Dining With A.I. Moguls, Billionaires and Xi Jinping, Trump Went Off Script

Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV....

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Here’s How Trump Is Building a National Citizenship Database to Check Voters

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability and whether states will use it....

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Brain Science Shows Why 18 Is Too Young for the Death Penalty

Our brains don’t finish developing until we’re well into our 20s. That matters when deciding who gets the death penalty....

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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7

The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials sai...

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‘Hold My Legs’: How Ernie Sisto Shot the Empire State Building Disaster

When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up....

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Supreme Court Allows Federal Voter Identification Tool Ahead of Midterms

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges....

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Fed Faces Prospect of Another Interest Rate Increase Just Before Midterm Elections

Financial markets are placing nearly 70 percent odds on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in late October....

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Michael Whatley, the Republican Senate Candidate in North Carolina, Sticks By Trump

Republicans in Senate battlegrounds have started to break with the president. Not Michael Whatley of North Carolina, even as his race seems at risk....

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CNN and CBS Resume White House Coverage After Standoff

Crews from CBS and CNN planned to cover two events on Friday with President Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping....

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Airline Credit Cards Are Messing Up the Whole Industry

Airline loyalty programs are anticompetitive and hurting consumers....

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How the New York Times Stays Young After 175 Years

A conversation about how The Times stays up to speed with youth culture....

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Alaskans Dismayed, but Not Moved, by Peltola’s Treatment of Her Staff

Voters interviewed in Anchorage and Fairbanks on Thursday said news that Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, had used offensive slurs would not change their vote....

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China’s Truce With Trump Buys It Valuable Time

Easing tensions with Washington gives Beijing room to tackle economic troubles at home while reducing its vulnerability to American pressure....

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Xi Jinping Didn’t Bring a CEO Entourage. What That Says About China-US Relations.

American chief executives turned out in force to see Xi Jinping, while their Chinese counterparts were absent, a sign of how drastically business ties have changed....

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Trump’s Standoff With White House Reporters, and the Rise and Fall of ‘Pervert Glasses’

Plus, the Friday news quiz....

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Pope Leo Signals Support for Journalists Targeted by Trump

Asked about the Trump administration’s restrictions on journalists, Leo told reporters accompanying him on a flight to France that they were “all welcome.”...

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