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World
Friday Briefing: A Make-or-Break Moment for President Biden
Plus, a U.S. plan to deploy missiles in Germany angered Russia.
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Newyork
This Is How You Know Trump Smells Victory
I’m used to Donald Trump being painfully loud, proudly obnoxious and, well, sort of bonkers. I’m used to alligators-on-the-border Trump, sharks-in-the-water Trump, Hannibal Lecter Trump. I’m not used to the Trump of the past two weeks, who has held ...
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Newyork
What a Linguist Hears When Biden Speaks
I don’t think anyone would be shocked to hear that linguists generally study languages, but there is a corner of the discipline that studies something slightly different: pidgins. That’s the word that linguists use to describe the mashup that can ...
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Books
Shelley Duvall in ‘The Shining’: A Perfect Gothic Heroine Had a Deep Well of Strength
Her performance was perhaps misunderstood at the time, just as the narrative surrounding her life would be later.
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News
Dan Collins, 80, Author Who Rejected View of Giuliani as a 9/11 Hero, Dies
A journalist and author, he helped write a revisionist account of Rudolph Giuliani’s role as mayor before and after the terrorist attacks.
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World
Election Setbacks Leave France’s Far Right at a Crossroads
The National Rally’s campaign was marred by controversies that undercut its effort to convince voters that it was ready for power. Now, leaders are asking where the party goes from here.
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US
Utah’s Gerrymandered House Map Ignored Voters’ Will, State Supreme Court Says
The G.O.P.-run State Legislature was wrong to flout a voter-approved ballot measure calling for fair maps, the court said. A lower court will now hear a challenge to the House map.
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US
How to Watch Biden’s News Conference on Thursday
President Biden will hold his first solo news conference in eight months on Thursday when he faces reporters at the conclusion of a NATO summit in Washington, a critical test after his halting debate performance that seeded doubts about his re ...
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US
Some Biden Advisers Are Discussing How to Convince Him to Step Aside
Close allies of the president are developing a case for why he should end his re-election campaign, though it is not clear that the discussions have reached him.
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Books
The Painter of Revolution, on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Born into slavery, Guillaume Lethière became one of France’s most decorated painters. For the first time, a major exhibition gives us the full view of his scenes of love and war.