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For Chinese leaders, Gorbachev provided a ‘textbook’ of what not to do.

President Xi Jinping has called the collapse of the Soviet Union “a cautionary tale.” from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/F9Ae2L4

Virginia Judge Dismisses Case That Sought to Limit Book Sales

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By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/JyYLWzU

Where Exactly Is Times Square?

New York City considers far-flung boundaries for the Crossroads of the World as it decides where to ban guns. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/YbME64u

Families of Israelis Killed at Munich Olympics Reach Compensation Deal

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By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE AND RONEN BERGMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/YGB3T8t

How the Photo of Top Secret Folders at Trump’s Home Came About

Federal agents arrayed classified materials on a floor at former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida residence for a photograph as a standard part of their evidence-gathering procedures. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Anx60ju

Families of Israelis Killed at Munich Olympics Reach Compensation Deal

The Israeli and German governments announced an agreement after the families said they would boycott a memorial observing the 1972 attack over what called insufficient recompense. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/UiFEcdl

Why Many Americans Turned on Anthony Fauci

A science worth following must lead. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/iuQo2y7

U.N. Race Panel Sounds the Alarm on Abortion Access in the U.S.

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By BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/0npX6N7

Scenes from the Devastating Flooding in Pakistan

Months of rain has swollen rivers and inundated communities across Pakistan, killing more than 1,100 people. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/CmypFSn

Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin

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By BY JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/HkZ8mV9

Response to Trump Search Highlights Violent Rhetoric From the Right

As they did before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the former president and his allies are fueling outrage among supporters. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ay4vrYu

F.T.C. sues over tracking data that could expose visits to abortion clinics.

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By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/Kjq7Xa9

Are You Ready for Your Fall Booster?

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT New York https://ift.tt/FSZbKPj

‘The Patient’ Review: The Doctor Is In. In the Basement.

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By BY MIKE HALE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/WaAckig

Deshaun Watson and the Failed Politics of Personal Choices

We can boycott the N.F.L., but there won’t be enough of us to matter. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0Cpj8BK

FTC Sues Over Tracking Data That Could Expose Visits to Abortion Clinics

Federal regulators said the sale of geolocation information on tens of millions of smartphones could expose people’s visits to private places. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/t7ZXpWv

Back at the U.S. Open, Leylah Fernandez Tries to Be ‘the Best Version of Myself’

After a foot injury sidelined her for much of the summer, Fernandez returns to Flushing Meadows with high expectations. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/ME6ZyT4

La primera ministra de Finlandia se divierte. Parte del país desaprueba y otros aplauden

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By BY KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/gVnRo8b

Devastating Floods in Pakistan Kill More Than a Thousand People

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By BY STORYFUL, REUTERS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/SOdhMKc

Biden Becomes a Boon for Democrats

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/LYdCf5j

Parts of Central Mississippi Brace for Flooding

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By BY APRIL RUBIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Wi5buKX

A Festival That Conjures the Strange Magic of H.P. Lovecraft

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By BY ELISABETH VINCENTELLI from NYT Books https://ift.tt/kRsJrha

Clashes Between Rival Militias in Libya Kill at Least 32

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By BY RAJA ABDULRAHIM from NYT World https://ift.tt/MjeLb5Y

Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39

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By BY MIKE RUBIN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/uyKCWS3

Over Caves and Over Budget, Mexico’s Train Project Barrels Toward Disaster

Pitched as a way to develop the country’s poorest region, the Maya Train is threatened by a ballooning budget and rushed construction over fragile terrain. But Mexico’s president has refused to slow it down. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/l5T9mRr

Lessons Learned, Israel’s Unlikely Islamist Kingmaker Looks Ahead

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By BY ISABEL KERSHNER from NYT World https://ift.tt/TP3d6wl

With Disaster Looming, Inspectors Set to Visit Ukraine Nuclear Plant

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By BY MARC SANTORA, KATRIN BENNHOLD AND ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://ift.tt/bAm4Xuz

Intelligence Officials Will Assess Security Risks From Mar-a-Lago Documents

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By BY LUKE BROADWATER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/7KPirY3

Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds

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By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/8bpaxUZ

Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build Even More.

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By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/VTtbYWy

Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds

A federal judge said the Afghan central bank’s assets could not legally be used to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban to relatives of victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Z0LmW6G

Cloud Wars: Mideast Tensions Rise Along a New Front

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By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/mKMPgEX

Joe E. Tata, Peach Pit Owner in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies at 85

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By BY JOHNNY DIAZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/DNOkhrc

Ringworm? Tatis’s Explanations Stretch Common Sense, Experts Say.

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By BY KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/kSIdx1a

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Reasons for Positive Drug Test a Stretch

The Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. said he tested positive for a banned steroid after innocently using a cream to treat a skin problem. There are several reasons to question his story. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/e9Cg3Kv

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Reasons for Positive Drug Test a Stretch

The Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. said he tested positive for a banned steroid after innocently using a cream to treat a skin problem. There are several reasons to question his story. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/e9Cg3Kv

Is Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan the Right Approach?

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By Unknown Author from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/aPn1Jry

Psilocybin Therapy Sharply Reduces Excessive Drinking, Small Study Shows

Researchers said the results offered promise to the millions of Americans with alcohol use disorder. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/c7BUXP2

Champions League Holds Its Draw

Manchester City will face Borussia Dortmund, from whom it bought the star striker Erling Haaland. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/uXM1ieE

Austin Orders Overhaul to Better Protect Civilians During U.S. Combat Operations

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By BY ERIC SCHMITT, CHARLIE SAVAGE AND AZMAT KHAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/4AaL1HO

Scuba Diver Is Fined After Getting Too Close to Killer Whales

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By BY JOHNNY DIAZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/FBlTi6e

Europe’s Elite Learn Their Champions League Opponents

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By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/9ns1Afy

‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Review: Desire, Once Upon a Time

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By BY MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/avtHA4K

The expansion averts mass Russian conscription.

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By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO AND ANTON TROIANOVSKI from NYT World https://ift.tt/qyHDpEF

Victoria Azarenka Dropped From Ukraine Aid Event Before U.S. Open

The move came after players from Ukraine complained about the participation of Azarenka, a Belarusian, in the Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition set for Wednesday night. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/MNascFA

Consumer Demand Has Been Key Driver of Inflation in the U.S.

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By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/OW5bFYE

Google Looks to Vaccination to Combat Misinformation In Searches

British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of it. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/KgwZ8bh

Russian missile strike kills at least 15 people at a railway station on Ukraine’s Independence Day, Zelensky says.

By BY MARC SANTORA AND DAN BILEFSKY from NYT World https://ift.tt/5NOf3Dg

Why Social Media Sites Are Removing Andrew Tate’s Accounts

TikTok, YouTube and Facebook have taken down accounts belonging to Mr. Tate, a 35-year-old British American. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/3MyswvV

What Is Quiet Quitting and Who Is It For?

For those not ready to make a grand exit, a softer approach may work. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/hjr2ScM

Florida 16th Congressional District Primary Election Results

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By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/b0LIaRo

Biden to Announce Decision on Student Loan Debt Relief

The decision, expected Wednesday, will cap months of deliberations over fairness and the potential to exacerbate an inflation rate that has reached a 40-year high. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/LsovyhS

Europe’s Rivers, Starved by Drought, Reveal Shipwrecks, Relics and Bombs

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By BY CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT World https://ift.tt/uYkQNDn

Britain’s Labor Shortage Is Helping Drive Its Inflation Problem

Many of Britain’s employers, faced with a labor shortage, are raising wages to attract workers. That’s sowing the seeds of faster inflation. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/v3AUmQg

Review: Without Bloodshed, the Ingénue Takes the Lead

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By BY JUAN A. RAMÍREZ from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/YhPGgy5

Markets slump on inflation concerns ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech.

Increasing pessimism about the possibility of a recession and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to rein in inflation have put the brakes on a market rebound. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/MG5hcWD

A Surprising Year Could Culminate in a Surprising U.S. Open

Two unseeded players won in a big U.S. Open warm-up tournament, another unexpected result in an odd tennis season. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Xm3LR0l

Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With a Long Island Drug Gang

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By BY COLIN MOYNIHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/sX1nF4o

David A. Kay, Who Searched for Nuclear Weapons in Iraq, Dies at 82

He scoured the country for weapons of mass destruction after the U.S. invasion in 2003, but came up with scant evidence. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/0CWxjHJ

A Surprising Year Could Culminate in a Surprising U.S. Open

Two unseeded players won in a big U.S. Open warm-up tournament, another unexpected result in an odd tennis season. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Xm3LR0l

The death of Dugina opens a new chapter in the history of political assassinations in Russia.

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By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World https://ift.tt/I5MmAXF

Perceived mishaps to Germany’s war response add to its leader’s rocky start.

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By BY KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/duUHmRb

Trump, Dr. Oz and Our Political Cult of Celebrity

Jessica Bennett and Frank Bruni discuss why “everything is celebrity culture” — even America’s politics. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/seEgj8J

Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.

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By BY MICHAEL PAULSON AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/6SdZkQi

Should Biden Announce That He Won’t Run Again?

Maureen Dowd thinks he should. Readers are divided. Also: New York City’s housing shortage; swimming while fat. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/w5LsHKP

Usyk’s Heavyweight Win Sets Up Fury Showdown or More Boxing Messiness

Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua and dedicated his fight to Ukraine, his home country at war with Russia. He wants to fight Tyson Fury, who looms as a retired champion with unclear plans. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/L84rsKU

Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants

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By BY OSCAR LOPEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/CiUS3ut

Let’s Not Watch the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel, ‘House of the Dragon’

We don’t have to submit to what the entertainment industry’s overlords have decreed will be the Next Big Thing. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/7slwJK8

A heavyweight rematch is a chance for a surprise champion to get the world to focus on Ukraine.

from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/KMV6wEf

With Trump, Merrick Garland Can’t Afford to Miss

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By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/WKx2UVp

Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target in Ukraine.

President Vladimir V. Putin knows that Ukraine’s fate, its access to the sea and its grain exports hinge on Odesa. Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/mSry8UE

Usyk and Joshua to Resettle Heavyweight Picture with Saudi Arabia as Backdrop

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By BY MORGAN CAMPBELL from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3Ltyuz9

Retailers Stumble Adjusting to More Selective Shoppers

In earnings reports this week, companies showed it has been a struggle to adapt to a consumer mind-set that is vastly different from what it was during much of the pandemic. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/pyb6Mzv

Usyk and Joshua to Resettle Heavyweight Picture with Saudi Arabia as Backdrop

Oleksandr Usyk surprised the boxing world when he upset Anthony Joshua in their first bout. Then, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and maneuvering within boxing led to a rematch in Saudi Arabia. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/s6NSpeH

TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research

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By BY PAUL MOZUR, RYAN MAC AND CHANG CHE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/MFiZ708

Rewriting Women Back Into Film History

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By BY MANOHLA DARGIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/AwI3xmB

Will the F.B.I. Investigation Give Trump a Boost?

Readers discuss a David Brooks column about the political fallout. Also: Honoring the victims of the 1972 Olympic massacre in Munich; economic illusions. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/gkvQq0K

¿Por qué se resistía Trump a devolver los documentos al gobierno? Aquí hay 4 posibilidades

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/fFIrcL7

Polio Was Almost Eradicated. This Year It Staged a Comeback.

Before its discovery in New York’s wastewater, the virus made a series of ominous appearances around the world. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/1ukANm3

What Will Jamad Fiin Do With Her Influence?

“I’m just trying to get the hang of everything,” said Jamad Fiin, whose talents have upset people’s expectations of what a girl in a hijab can do. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/ZTU7Owy

Editor’s Note

By Unknown Author from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/1IbV2L6

Millennials, the Data Says You’re Middle-Aged. What Do You Say?

NYT Opinion wants to hear from readers born from 1977 to 1984 about reaching midlife. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/g7NGRkQ

In Julian Barnes’s New Novel, a Teacher’s Pet Becomes Obsessed

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By BY MOLLY YOUNG from NYT Books https://ift.tt/BTmR829

‘We Are Literally Sinking’: Britons Face Hard Choices as Prices Soar

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By BY EMMA BUBOLA AND EUAN WARD from NYT World https://ift.tt/SYBkELm

A Watermark, and ‘Spidey Sense,’ Unmask a Forged Galileo Treasure

One of the University of Michigan Library’s most prized possessions, which appeared to be a Galileo manuscript, is now thought to be the work of a 20th-century forger. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/18C9RPH

America Needs More Caregiving Support

True reinvestment in our future must also include care. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/2WpqxhV

Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86

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By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Science https://ift.tt/tYPfWAa

Palestinian Leader Accused Israel of ‘50 Holocausts,’ Causing an Uproar

Facing international condemnation, the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, later walked back the remarks he had made at a news conference in Berlin. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Ai2frCB

Harriet Hageman, Poised to Defeat Liz Cheney, Has Anti-Environment History

Harriet Hageman, who is challenging Representative Liz Cheney, worked for decades as a lawyer opposing environmentalists and federal regulations of resources in Wyoming. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/Z7KwLpd

Sarah Palin, Nick Begich and Mary Peltola are competing in an Alaska House race.

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By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/jd9cYwe

Judge Throws Out Plea Deals for Couple in Submarine Spy Case

The case captivated many, combining spy book tradecraft with the strains of suburban life. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/sR6Kgf1

The first U.N. ship transporting Ukrainian grain to Africa has set sail.

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By BY CARLY OLSON AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/BK0Woah

Two of New York’s Oldest Mafia Clans Charged in Money Laundering Scheme

Nine members and associates of the Genovese and Bonanno families were charged with racketeering in a case that centered on the use of secret gambling parlors in Queens and Long Island. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/uDr8WzF

Pete Carril, Princeton’s Textbook Basketball Coach, Dies at 92

Without athletic scholarships, he made outgunned teams winners by keeping them moving and unnerving opponents, leading to one of the biggest upsets in college basketball. from NYT > Top Stories https://ift.tt/FYgrX0z

Pete Carril, Princeton’s Textbook Basketball Coach, Dies at 92

Without athletic scholarships, he made outgunned teams winners by keeping them moving and unnerving opponents, leading to one of the biggest upsets in college basketball. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/FYgrX0z

Afghanistan, One Year After the Fall

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By BY VICTOR J. BLUE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/81O2E7p