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Takeaways From the First Maine Senate Debate Between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson

Par : Lisa Lerer · Tim Balk and Emily Davies
Senator Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, clashed with the Democratic challenger Troy Jackson over President Trump, ICE and more.

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Susan Collins, Troy Jackson
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Investigators Search Site of Warehouse Fire in Los Angeles

Par : Orlando Mayorquín
State and local investigators executed a warrant on Tuesday to search the Boyle Heights building, which burned for days in June. A community group also sued the E.P.A. to get environmental data.

© Mark Abramson for The New York Times

The cold storage facility operated by Lineage Logistics in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in June.
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Bill Harris Has Died. He Kidnapped Patty Hearst in 1974.

Par : Alex Williams
He was a disillusioned Vietnam veteran looking for purpose when he joined a revolutionary group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army.

© Raimondo Borea/Associated Press

Bill Harris, center, after being captured in 1975, the year after the S.L.A. kidnapped Patty Hearst. Her family, he later said, “was in control of a media empire that we viewed as an arm of propaganda for the United States government.”
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After Death of Bill Harris, a Look Back at the Symbionese Liberation Army

Par : Alex Williams
A small band of urban guerrillas, they hoped to topple the “ruling class” using guns and bombs. Instead, their efforts brought death and ruin.

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Six members of the S.L.A. died in a shootout with Los Angeles police in May 1974. Clockwise from top left, Camilla Hall, William Wolfe, Donald DeFreeze, Patricia Soltysik, Nancy Ling Perry and Angela Atwood.
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Five Takeaways in New Book From Thom Tillis, Who Turned on Trump

Par : Annie Karni
In “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” Senator Thom Tillis details his regrets about backing President Trump’s agenda.

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Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, has become a far more vocal critic of President Trump after announcing his plans to retire.
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Couple Charged With Conspiring to Abuse Numerous Surrogate Children

Par : Amy Qin · Soumya Karlamangla and Lauren Herstik
A Southern California couple were arrested and charged with conspiring to abuse 15 children, nearly all of whom were born to surrogate mothers, prosecutors said.

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Nathan Hochman, the Los Angeles County district attorney, accused a Southern California couple of abusing multiple surrogate-born children.
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In Iceland, Rubio Dodges a Diplomatic Flap Over a Trump Map

Par : Michael Crowley
President Trump had posted a map on his Truth Social account in September depicting Iceland as part of U.S. territory.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, Iceland’s foreign affairs minister, held a joint press conference.
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Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government

Par : Kenneth P. Vogel
James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.

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Milorad Dodik, the leader of the nationalist party, which controls the government of Republika Srpska, votes in the general election on Sunday.
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks

Par : Glenn Thrush
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.

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Under its chief, Harmeet Dhillon, the civil rights division of the Justice Department has pushed hard to replenish the ranks of a unit that was once a magnet for top legal talent.
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee

Par : Emily Cochrane
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.

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Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution after the execution of Christa Pike was halted.
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Plutonium From Russia

Par : Christine Hauser
The man, Jacob Miller, 44, had sold the material to dozens of customers through a business he operated from his home, prosecutors alleged.

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While conducting a search warrant in the South Hadley, Mass., home of Jacob D. Miller, authorities found various suspected hazardous substances, and, apparently, a cat.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.

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President Trump drew a backlash for promotional ads that were paid for by taxpayers.
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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Stashed Gold Bars Admits to Far Larger $145 Million Scam

Par : Devlin Barrett
A plea hearing revealed a far larger pattern of fraud against the government, while keeping some key secrets still hidden.

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At the time of his arrest, David J. Rush was at work on highly classified programs for both the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.
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How a Maryland Shipyard Turned Into a Squabble Between Trump and Wes Moore

Par : Luke Broadwater
President Trump traveled to Baltimore to announce a major investment that he said would create new jobs. Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, a Democrat, says he deserves credit, too.

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President Trump in Baltimore on Tuesday.
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Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

Par : Devlin Barrett
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.

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Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and a judge has barred prosecutors from trying to revive the case against him.
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Trump to Announce Investment in Maryland Submarine Facility

Par : Luke Broadwater
The deal is designed to demonstrate that President Trump is focused on one of his main campaign pledges: bringing back manufacturing jobs.

© Kristian Thacker for The New York Times

Anduril, a defense contractor that makes A.I.-backed weapons, is expected to invest $3.7 billion in a new facility near Baltimore, and to create more than 3,000 jobs.
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Republicans are spending to aid Darline Graham as the South Carolina Senate race tightens.

Par : Emily Davies

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Senator Darline Graham, Republican of South Carolina, during a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill last month.
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Top Super PAC for Senate Democrats Raises Record $151 Million in Third Quarter

Par : Shane Goldmacher
Democratic Senate candidates have generally out-raised Republicans, but are struggling to match outside spending from Trump-affiliated groups.

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The Senate Majority PAC, which is led by close allies of Senator Chuck Schumer, raised $151 million in the third quarter.
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This L.A. Power Broker Is Suing Over His Uninhabitable $20 Million Mansion

Par : Rukmini Callimachi and Shawn Hubler
Austin Beutner has filed a lawsuit that highlights a central dispute after the 2025 Los Angeles fires: Who pays when a house survives the flames but not the smoke?

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Austin Beutner is battling his insurance company to get what he believes he is owed for smoke damage.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Bombers From U.K. Air Base RAF Fairford

Par : Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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A B-1 bomber taking off from the R.A.F. Fairford air base in England on Sunday.
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Christa Pike’s Case Puts Execution Methods Under Scrutiny

Par : Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

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In a photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.
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Short on Cash, Democrats Weigh Big Bets to Unseat Entrenched Republicans

Par : Shane Goldmacher
With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors.

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The Democrats’ hold on the House affects Representative Hakeem Jeffries’s ability to govern his party if he becomes speaker next year.
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Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump

Par : Michael C. Bender
The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump’s administration has had a minimal response to the allegations of gang rape at Cornell University.
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How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms

Par : Anna Griffin and Kerry Tasker
In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change.
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Jim Bakker, TV Evangelist Felled by Fraud and Sex Scandals, Dies

Par : Clyde Haberman
With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.

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Jim Bakker in 1987. The television ministry he founded with his first wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, brought in as much as $129 million annually before he was felled by a sex scandal.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says, ‘If Abdul Can Win in Michigan, Anybody Can Win Anywhere’

Par : Shane Goldmacher
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028.

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Democrats are watching closely for hints about whether Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York might run for president or for the Senate in 2028.
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base

Par : Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

© Craigyoungmedia/UGC, via Reuters

A B-1 bomber taking off from the R.A.F. Fairford air base in England on Sunday.
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Trump Orders Execution by Firing Squad for Gunman in 2009 Fort Hood Shooting

Par : Chris Cameron
The Pentagon said that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who carried out the deadliest mass shooting at an American military base, would be executed by firing squad.

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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in 2010. During his court-martial, he was convicted after admitting to killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others at Fort Hood in Texas.
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White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska

Par : Erik Wemple
The move is the latest round in the fight over presidential access after Mr. Trump declared a ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

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President Trump walking off Air Force One at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Central, Neb., on Monday.
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U.S. Citizen Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Family on China’s Behalf

Par : Jacey Fortin · Amy Qin and Vik Jolly
The woman, Wanying Zhang, was arrested at the Los Angeles airport on Sunday. She was accused of watching the son of Taiwan’s president in Seattle.

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A photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Wanying Zhang being arrested on Sunday in Los Angeles.
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White House Blocked Politico From Air Force One for Trump’s Trip to Nebraska

Par : Erik Wemple
The move is the latest round in the fight over presidential access after Mr. Trump declared a ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump walking off Air Force One at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Central, Neb., on Monday.
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Caleb Flynn, Who Appeared on ‘American Idol,’ Gets Life Sentence for Wife’s Murder

Par : Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
Caleb Flynn maintained his innocence at his sentencing hearing in Ohio on Monday.

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Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Monday for fatally shooting his wife, Ashley, in their home in Tipp City, Ohio, in February.
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Judge Sides With Justice Dept. in Dispute Over Subpoena to Times Freelancer

Par : Devlin Barrett
The magistrate judge’s conclusion is only a recommendation, and a Federal District Court judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on the issue next month.

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Investigators are seeking the freelance reporter’s testimony as they seek to identify his sources for an article about a top-secret operation in North Korea.
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads

Par : Shane Goldmacher · Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.

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President Trump reversed course and said that his super PAC would pay for ads promoting him, which had been paid for with public funds.
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Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent Sues Federal Government

Par : Julie Bosman
The lawsuit is the latest in a widening push from people who claim they were harmed by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and now want justice.

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Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last year.
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Attacks Over Epstein Files Lobbed in Iowa Senate Ads

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, and Josh Turek, her Democratic opponent, have both been targeted over campaign donations.

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Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa, the state’s Republican nominee for Senate.
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Biden-Era Memo on Covid and Schools Set Off Dispute in Justice Dept.

Par : Devlin Barrett
The Trump administration released a report showing career officials had objected to the 2021 memo as evidence that the policy was biased against conservatives. But in an ironic twist, the administration has forced out many of the objectors.

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the memo in 2021 to investigate purported threats to schools officials as schools across the country started a third academic year of Covid-related restrictions.
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Hispanic Voters Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Trump, New Poll Shows

Par : Caroline Soler
Latino voters, who shifted Republican in the 2024 presidential election, view the party more negatively than they have in the past decade, according to an NBC News/Telemundo poll released on Monday.

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A polling site in San Antonio, Texas, in May. Movement among Latino voters in Texas as well as Florida could be a key factor in whether control of the Senate changes hands in November.
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