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Takeaways from ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris’s New Book

In her book, coming out next week, she revisited her breakneck campaign, explaining her choices and outlining missteps — of hers and others. She hinted at a return to politics.

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“I didn’t have enough time,” Kamala Harris wrote of her campaign against Donald J. Trump.
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Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump

A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely.

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Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said on Thursday that Democrats would introduce a bill outlining legal protections for people targeted for political speech.
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Judge Blocks Administration From Immediately Removing Guatemalan Children

Judge Timothy J. Kelly, a Trump appointee, wrote that the government had given dubious justifications for removing the children that “crumbled like a house of cards.”

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A relative of an unaccompanied minor deported from the United States reviewed the list of those deported outside La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City last month.
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U.S. Sues Ticketmaster Over Claims of Illegal Resale Tactics

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, claiming they misled artists and consumers.

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A Beyoncé concert during her Renaissance tour, in Toronto in 2023. The F.T.C. suit claims that Ticketmaster sold 9,000 tickets for a single show to a broker and later resold 2,500 of them.
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‘Tax the Rich,’ French Protesters Cry, as the Wealthy Push Back on Paying More

With a budget crisis looming, a proposal for a tax on ultrahigh-wealth individuals has grass-roots support, but it adds conflict to an already fragmented political landscape.

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Protesters carried a banner that reads, “Macron resign. General strike,” in Paris on Thursday. In major cities across France, protesters chanted demands for “fiscal justice.”
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What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown Against Mainstream Media

ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show illuminates the administration’s efficacy so far.

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ABC’s decision to silence the comedian Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration comes after multimillion-dollar legal settlements from several television networks.
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Newark Airport Crisis Has Eased but Tech and Staffing Issues Persist

United Airlines said it had a very good summer at Newark airport. But air traffic control equipment issues and staffing shortages remained unresolved.

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The United Airlines operations center at Newark Liberty International Airport. Newark is an important hub for the airline, accounting for about one in four of its international flights.
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Why Obesity Is Killing American Men

Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned.

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At his heaviest, Eric Reed was 358 pounds and living with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. He sought medical help for obesity and began taking GLP-1 drugs only after his wife pushed him. “She basically saved me,” Mr. Reed said.
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Texas Man Is Charged With Making Threats Against Mamdani

During a tense time for public officials, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee in New York City, received messages calling him a terrorist and telling him he was unwelcome in the U.S.

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Jeremy Fistel, a Texas man who is accused of making threats against Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, in Queens County Criminal Court.
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What Will China’s Green-Tech Ambitions Cost the World?

Laos is just one of the emerging markets where China’s green-tech revolution is installing more than cheap energy.

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[PHOTO ONLY: Wind turbines dot the hilltops in the Dak Vay village, Laos on August 9, 2025.]
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How China Became a Wedge Between Two South Pacific Neighbors

A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth?

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The resort region of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands, in 2012.
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Kennedy Announces Firing of Organ Transplant Group After Safety Problems

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the firing of one of the groups that arrange U.S. organ donations, effectively closing it down — and sending a warning to others.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been promising to overhaul the organ transplant system amid revelations of safety lapses.
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