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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “We are in a period where lots of people feel our elections have become what I call ‘existential,’” Rick Pildes tells Sarah Isgur on this episode of “Interesting Times.” “That’s not a normal state of democratic politics. It puts tremendous pressure on elections.”

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Of all the power tools, gas leaf blowers might have the worst reputation. They’re loud, they’re smelly, and so bad in so many ways that some cities and towns outright ban them or at least regulate the hours they can be used. But these cordless leaf blowers are another story.

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Daniel Thomas, who uses the name Danny Tommo, was arrested on Wednesday after he shared a video of himself slashing an inflatable dinghy in the English Channel while a person was on board.

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Edward Lehner prompted "one of the best things that ever happened to New York City parks." The pooper-scooper law.

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A man accused of carrying on an affair with Kyrsten Sinema while he was a member of her Senate campaign security detail was arrested last week on charges of ransacking her Arizona home.

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A 10-year-old boy who fell into an Iowa lake on Tuesday and a teacher who tried to save him have died, the authorities said.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Times Opinion spoke with 12 Texans who voted for President Trump in 2024 and now either were considering voting for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate, or were undecided. Here’s what they had to say:

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Gov. Mikie Sherrill called on New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign, saying it was “necessary and in the best interest of New Jersey residents.”

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A man who killed himself in 1982 in a church in Boise was known as the “Unknown Wanderer.” Investigators said he might have a connection to the famous case of tainted Tylenol.

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James Copenhaver, 76, was struck in the arm and abdomen in the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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Our national political correspondent, Shane Goldmacher, explains how a growing number of Republican candidates in key battleground states are making calculated decisions to distance themselves from President Trump and his policies. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

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Breaking News: Massachusetts is investigating how DraftKings and other gambling sites use A.I. The inquiry follows a New York Times report that showed how DraftKings has deployed the technology to target losing gamblers with promotions that encouraged more betting.

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"My husband said this is the best meal I’ve ever made." Chicken thighs are roasted with classic fall ingredients for a quick, flavorful sheet-pan supper. nyti.ms/4yWw7ES

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Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back into the White House around noon on Thursday. Their return came after a chaotic morning in which the Trump administration had blocked them from entering, despite an overnight order from a federal judge. nyti.ms/4iNtlwS

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel again attacked Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, saying his criticism of Israel had endangered New York’s Jewish population. In response, Mamdani said Netanyahu used his speech “to repeat baseless lies.”

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A storm rapidly strengthening off the Carolina coast on Thursday was expected to deliver strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain as it moves through the Northeast this weekend.

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Breaking News: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow it to continue to deport immigrants to countries other than their own. This comes after a lower court on Wednesday found that people could not be deported without being given a chance to contest their cases.

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From @theathletic.com: Who gets the best locker in the San Francisco 49ers’ locker room? It’s complicated. George Kittle’s is the most colorful, Mac Jones’ is in the best location, and Trent Williams’ is — by far — the most sprawling.

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Colman Domingo chose “The Comeback” as one of his top 10 TV shows released since Jan. 1, 2000. He was one of more than 500 voters who participated in our poll of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century list. Take a look at numbers 100-21: trib.al/oxmwDCf

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With Paramount and Warner Bros. under his control, David Ellison will now run an empire of unprecedented breadth in Hollywood. nyti.ms/47haFhJ

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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Cavan Sullivan could catch a football and strike a soccer ball with either foot at 18 months old. Those closest to the now 16-year-old paint a portrait of a prodigy propelled by supernatural talent. nyti.ms/4iIlTmz

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A man died after plummeting several hundred feet during a hike in Washington last week, local authorities said, days after another hiker died on the same mountain.

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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com The low expectations for the meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping “underline the damage that Mr. Trump is doing to American influence and global well-being,” the editorial board writes.

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