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When Gavin Newsom, the California governor, pondered where to sign one of his final bills, he apparently figured his desk in Sacramento simply would not do. He wanted a backdrop so bold that it bordered on the absurd: the very top of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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The Japanese government increased fees for permanent residency by 2,000 percent as part of a bid by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to make it harder for foreigners to stay in the country.

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At the debate for California governor on Wednesday night, Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton sparred over President Trump, taxes and immigration in their only scheduled meeting. Here are five takeaways from the debate.

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Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was set to be executed on Wednesday, was still alive that night after two syringes of lethal drugs had been administered, according to her lawyers. Here's what to know.

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Cornell University plans to hire outside lawyers to investigate a woman’s claim that she was raped at a fraternity house near campus in 2024, amid growing pressure from students and politicians to explain how the case was handled.

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Unaffiliated voters in California leaned heavily toward Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a recent poll, pushing him to his largest lead of this election cycle.

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Times Exclusive: Emails, texts and other documents shed light on the three weeks before a Cornell student reported that she had been raped.

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Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, saving the lives of around 170 people on board.

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Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was set to be executed on Wednesday, was still alive after two syringes of lethal drugs had been administered, her lawyers said. They said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, Pike still had a heartbeat and was audibly snoring.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Research reveals that the frequency of interaction does not determine the quality of a relationship,” Adam Grant writes. “In fact, time apart can actually bring us closer together.”

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If you dislike the way traditional earbuds feel in your ears, bone-conduction headphones send sound waves through your skull directly to your inner ear, skipping the eardrum entirely. nyti.ms/46Om7Bt

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Sea levels off Southern California are expected to begin rising by half a foot or more in the coming days. It will stay elevated for months, as an enormous pulse of wave energy generated by El Niño, known as a Kelvin wave, travels up the coast.

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Rain from a hurricane that made landfall in Mexico was threatening to inundate drought-stricken parts of Texas that haven’t seen heavy rain, or any rain, in months. Other pockets of the Central U.S. also faced the threat of heavy rain, which could lead to flash flooding.

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A man who fatally strangled a 15-year-old girl at a San Francisco park in 1978 but eluded the authorities for 43 years was sentenced to life in prison, the authorities said Wednesday.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Jennifer Weiner is one of many women “who’d spent their undergraduate years marching and protesting,” she writes in a guest essay. For these women, fury over the Cornell sexual assault case “was laced with a kind of bewildered exhaustion. How is this still happening?”

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Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton, the two candidates for governor of California, are meeting in a televised debate that is expected to be their only face-to-face encounter before Election Day. Follow live updates.

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In Payette, Idaho, a young mother is accused of killing her 18-month-old twins. She claims childhood vaccinations are to blame. A forensic pathologist excluded vaccines as the cause of death. Her fate will be in the hands of a jury in a place where skepticism about vaccines runs deep.

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TSA is now requiring agents to stand while examining documents. The agency said the change will hopefully result in a more attentive and hospitable experience for travelers during the airport screening process.

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Breaking News: Tennessee may proceed with the execution of Christa Pike, after the Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s pause.

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Here are tasty recipes for protein-rich, make-ahead breakfasts — with several vegetarian options — that will keep you going through your busy school and work days. You'll go to sleep excited about them. nyti.ms/4hjcsc3

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Starting next year, Americans seeking their first passports will be able to apply entirely online, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday. nyti.ms/4yp9eK6

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Two people were killed and two others were injured in British Columbia when a driver lost control of a pickup truck that crashed into pedestrians outside a shopping mall on tribal lands, the authorities said.

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From @theathletic.com: The prominent recruiting website Rivals has a new program that would allow any football player who hasn’t been formally evaluated to be assessed by Rivals scouts — for $500. The program set off a frenzy of largely negative reactions.

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