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Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election Winners
For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat
France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week
5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate
Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign
At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair
Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
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I Went to Uganda and Saw the Authoritarian Future
A crackdown in Uganda shows how new technologies, Chinese influence and America’s moral retreat are making the world safer for autocrats.
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Italy Weighs Controversial Law Giving Bonus Seats to Election Winners
Supporters of the law say it would bring stability to a country with a long history of short-lived governments, but critics see the measure as a threa...
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For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat
Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.
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France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week
French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.
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5 Takeaways From the First Iowa Senate Debate
In a top Senate battleground, Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee, sparred with Josh Turek, her Democratic rival, on policy issues ra...
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Arizona Congressional Candidate Says She Was Raped While Fixing Sign
Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, said the attack in August occurred while she was repairing a damaged campaign sign.
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At Texas Rally, Trump and Paxton Make for an Awkward Pair
The president offered support for the Republican Senate candidate, after earlier grumbles, but focused much of his speech on a defense of his own reco...
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Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stageDonald Trump’s latest campaign rally was rocked by re...
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Cornell Student Wants Letitia James, NY Attorney General, Removed as Prosecutor
Attorney General Letitia James should step down from leading the investigation into a former student’s claim that she was sexually assaulted in 2024, ...
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Newsom Considers Ending Death Sentences for 563 California Prisoners
Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up talks after a botched execution in Tennessee.
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in...
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Leon Botstein resigns from Bard roles as key Democrat demands investigation into Epstein links
Jamie Raskin says ‘startling’ email asked whether young woman was ‘for me, or are you keeping her for yourself’A powerful Democratic lawmaker has call...
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Democrats sue to stop Trump from using taxpayer funds for self-promoting ads
Ads promoting the president have cost more than $12m and his Super Pac has refused to reimburse taxpayersSign up to The Stakes 2026: your weekly guide...
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Leon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College Positions
Leon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friend...
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Christa Pike, Awake and Confused, Is at the Center of a Legal Storm
Her awareness and condition deepen ethical and legal questions after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her for murdering a classmate decades ago.
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Trump Administration Investigates Wells Fargo for Race-Based Lending
The federal housing agency says the bank’s efforts to encourage Black homeownership amount to discrimination.
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Blakeman’s campaign finance mess
MO’ MONEY: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman has received dozens of contributions surpassing the legal limit in recent months. Blakema...
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Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government
President floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika SrpskaDonald Trump distanced himself fro...
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Mamdani Draws Anger With Oct. 7 Statement Denouncing Israel’s Gaza Attacks
After calling the anniversary of the attacks on Israel “profoundly painful,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani denounced Israel’s military action in Gaza, promptin...
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‘Maricarmen,’ Whose Eviction Enraged Spaniards, Dies at 87
María del Carmen Abascal, aged and ailing, became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis when she was evicted two weeks ago, prompting mass protests...
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Leon Botstein Remains at Bard College Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties
Leon Botstein is no longer president of Bard College, but he continues to teach and play a prominent role in the school’s signature music programs.
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Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while trying to repair campaign sign
Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she is sharing her story in order to fight for victims of sexual assault This article contains graphic descriptions o...
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Fears of a Plague Outbreak in Russia: What to Know
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be ...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website The Trump administration pressured mu...
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Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port callPete Hegseth, the US defense s...
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Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization...
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