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US
Trump Seeks Dismissal of Federal Election Case, Claiming Immunity
Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that a president could not be criminally prosecuted for official acts.
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Newyork
Monitor Condemns Rikers Violence as 9th Person Dies in Custody This Year
A scathing report about the troubled Rikers Island jail complex and another death there come as New York City faces the prospect of losing power over its jails.
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Newyork
Half of New York City Children Passed Math and Reading Tests
The pass rates are up, but the state’s annual exams were overhauled, so the results can’t really be compared with those from last year.
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Newyork
Teachers Can’t Hold Students Accountable. It’s Making the Job Miserable.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how America’s teacher pipeline is drying up. According to education researchers, the proportion of college graduates who go into teaching is at a 50-year low. Yes, there are still college graduates and young ...
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World
Blinken Travels to Mexico Amid Rising Tension over Border, Drug Trafficking
The meeting is an opportunity to ease an increasingly tense relationship between two allies, while addressing hot-button issues in the 2024 presidential race in the United States.
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World
Wednesday Briefing
The ousting of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Newyork
Americans Deserve Better From the House of Representatives
This article has been updated to include new information about Mr. McCarthy’s decision not to run for speaker again. The U.S. Capitol may be perched on a hill, but it is understandable why so many Americans look down on it. One of the main reasons is ...
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US
Microsoft C.E.O. Testifies That Google’s Power in Search Is Ubiquitous
Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, is the government’s biggest-name witness in its landmark antitrust case against Google.
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News
Wall Street’s Most Hated Regulator Faces an Existential Threat
Rohit Chopra became one of the most powerful financial regulators by pairing bark with bite. As director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he has attacked — often with a hammer — the perpetrators of what he considers injustices against ...
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US
He’s a Dab of Glue in a Broken City. Can He Hold It Together?
Michael Bock was still on his way into work for his shift as a private security guard when he came upon his first emergency of the day. He drove into downtown Portland, Ore., a little after 6 a.m., and saw a man swinging a hatchet and chasing someone ...