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Biden administration officials have credited the policy for leading to the dramatic reduction in illegal crossings. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ysl0kJn

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to combat the flow of fentanyl into the country when she visited the border on Friday. Former President Donald J. Trump ratcheted up his false claims in response. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/YzFChgs

Days after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Florida’s gulf coast, some victims’ portraits were coming into focus. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/u5KYpEa

A sprinkler malfunction combined with a “water-reactive chemical” in the plant set off the plume, prompting evacuations for large parts of Conyers, Ga., officials said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uYH7Klz

The closures, including on two interstates, left motorists scrambling for options. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PMvtWXx

After the 2006 war with Hezbollah, Israel invested heavily to intercept the group’s communications and track its commanders in a shadowy war that ultimately led to the killing of the group’s leader. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/OPQexME

He helped popularize “I Am a Man” as a demand for respect during the 1968 strike by Black sanitation workers in Memphis. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LlfNUHc

Former President Donald J. Trump turned his sights on Charleroi, Pa., where many Haitians have settled in recent years, and he fueled a fire that was already smoldering. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/q0FTyDb

Jack Posobiec of “Pizzagate” notoriety recently spoke to a group of G.O.P. volunteers. “It doesn’t matter who votes,” he told them. “It matters who counts the votes.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CRJgB97

Democrats walked out on a committee hearing after Republicans called two of their own members who have nudged conspiracy theories as witnesses. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pEYs39h

Hurricane Helene is forecast to be much larger and stronger than other recent storms, with up to 18 feet of storm surge expected along the marshy coastline south of Tallahassee. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RHKzIF0

A Detroit event evoked memories of Glasgow’s Willy Wonka debacle. We look at how they stack up against each other. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LqTMofg

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/xH95SkI

The former president is expected to highlight his plans to increase tariffs and reduce corporate taxes for businesses that make products in the United States. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/SHLv2du

The House speaker is trying to get a short-term spending agreement passed despite opposition from some conservative members of his own party. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7FHBh2G

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/xlC8nYD

Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, declined to say exactly how many troops were deploying, citing operational security. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/aecg3wW

Officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., said that they had emailed 257 ballots to overseas voters before catching the error and correcting it. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pOS1loW

With slogans and in social-media posts, the former president has dribbled out ideas that, together, would fundamentally change how taxes are collected in the U.S. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/rNpOuUj

An amiable Korean-born graduate of Georgetown University, he was imprisoned after a second scandal involving the U.N. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PlpmXAK

The California legislation comes amid growing concerns about the impact of cellphones and social media on adolescents’ mental health. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sC0uZAx

The Republican vice-presidential nominee will share a stage with Mr. Carlson, who was criticized for interviewing a writer who falsely claimed the Holocaust was not an intentional act of genocide. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZazVq7E

The president has often said that “all politics is personal,” and on Saturday he opened his home in Wilmington to the leaders of Australia, India and Japan. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/qO1WhRF

Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/esTUSOf

The university’s president, Darryll J. Pines, who studies aerospace engineering, was accused of copying significant portions of a paper in 2002. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/C6RS2gh

It remained unclear whether the man, Panos Anastasiou, came close to carrying out his threats, and public records indicate that he is not affiliated with any political party. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/dC2Bvpa

Reports and interviews shed new light on the holding center, where migrants’ calls with lawyers are monitored and some say they’ve been forced to wear blackout goggles. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/u5JZjty

Whether he is speaking to retirees, corporate executives or tipped workers, former President Donald J. Trump has made a habit of promising tax cuts that could cost trillions. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/LwKdknj

The former first lady called her past work a “celebration of the human form” in a video, the latest in a series promoting her memoir and appearing to reflect her deeply held beliefs. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/TUAW5oV

The Teamsters president, Sean O’Brien, has shown an openness to former President Donald J. Trump, dividing the powerful union. Neither candidate will be the beneficiary of the considerable organizing muscle. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UqBIYb4

“This is exhausting, and it’s harmful,” Kamala Harris said during an interview. “And it’s hateful, and grounded in some age-old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for.” from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/l74Eixg

In the town of Kaaawa, he constructed tiny homes at cut-rate prices and neighbors described him as a handyman who was often eager to help. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/pW4PhqR

The video, less than a minute long, shows armed law-enforcement officers ordering the man to walk backward toward them and then handcuffing him. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/3pTml6M

The authorities have not provided information about the gunman’s motive in the apparent assassination attempt on Sunday, yet former President Donald J. Trump, who has his own history of using violent language, sought to blame Democrats. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/S0YLmVb

Father Anthony Odiong was arrested in July after the police found him with child pornography while investigating a sexual assault claim, according to the Waco Police Department. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/0GNRaA5

Tension hangs over the city after a week of closings and lockdowns, and the strain of recent months has led some Haitian immigrants to consider moving to bigger cities. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sFJK4Vt

Gabriel Luna and Jessica Alba also joined a $5 million effort by the Voto Latino Foundation to encourage Latino voters to cast a ballot in November. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7Xo1GkW

Businesses needed workers, and Haitians, many already authorized to work, heard living costs were low. But the newcomers have strained resources, and that has fueled tension. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/NgURyBC

Firefighters are making progress against the Bridge, Line and Airport fires to prevent more destruction, but for some, the damage is done. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lhgIkYJ

The decision not to indict Lt. Gov. Burt Jones was made by Pete Skandalakis, who is a veteran Georgia prosecutor and a fellow Republican. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XqBm31H

Sanctions announced on Friday are an effort to undercut RT by making it difficult for the network to conduct global business in dollars. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/lzTa0CM

The House speaker faces a choice of cutting a deal with Democrats or bowing to conservatives and Donald Trump and shutting down the government just before the election. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/wk678CK

The sum included donations from 600,000 individuals. Vice President Kamala Harris already had a significant financial edge over former President Donald J. Trump entering September. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/qjcS8VC

The 1,900 students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., were just settling into the rhythms of a new year before a freshman killed two teachers and two students. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/BNDpj8a

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump joined President Biden and other dignitaries in a daylong journey to sites of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/18tlmzR

The pop star capped a big night for Kamala Harris with an unexpectedly timed endorsement that could draw in more young voters. Ms. Swift’s political message, too, was newly direct and personal. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/7qg3sLb

Large donors to former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign expressed concern after his performance. The Democrats raised big money in the hours after the debate. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/qCtzOUi

A system that will bring a beneficial shift in temperatures and humidity to California later in the week could first drive winds that send sparks into dangerously dry undergrowth. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/l1Ccbjg

Kamala Harris has backed away from some progressive positions she took in the 2020 primaries. Donald Trump has changed his stripes on a host of issues big and small, sometimes repeatedly. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/69Q4Pgw

Penzeys, a chain of spice stores in more than 20 states, has frequently criticized Republicans. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/H7m6tjJ

With President Biden no longer in the race, former President Donald J. Trump would be the oldest person ever to serve in the Oval Office. But his rambling, sometimes incoherent public statements have stirred concern among voters. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JLRy2g3

Mr. Ehmer steered the diner chain through the pandemic and preached spending more time in one of his 24-hour restaurants than in his office. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/QdUr0aO

Steve Buscemi, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Mark Ruffalo and Lorraine Bracco joined Bill de Blasio, Nancy Pelosi and Leon Panetta to raise money for Kamala Harris. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/eYOzo4E

As residents in Winder, Ga., consoled one another, questions rose about whether more could have been done to prevent the attack. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/KL3VBP6

In an election-season document, Republicans are set to offer few new revelations but instead heap blame on the “Biden-Harris administration” while absolving former President Donald J. Trump. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/JmWToj9

The wide receiver was released before suiting up to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PsuhzD3

An African penguin who left many offspring in his long life, he belonged to the largest colony of the aquatic bird species in North America, according to the zoo. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/PBUhqYk

Four people tested positive for the virus, which causes a highly contagious gastrointestinal illness, officials said. The trail was recommended to remain closed until at least Sept. 19. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uXcpBHl

The ad, which will run in several battleground states, comes as a growing share of voters say that abortion is their top issue. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/5Yagikn

A hawkish conservative and the vice president under President George W. Bush, Dick Cheney has broken with Donald J. Trump before. Earlier this week, Liz Cheney said she would be voting for Ms. Harris. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/z0QwoKf

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California rejected a Democratic proposal that would have extended first-time home-buyer loans to some undocumented immigrants. Republicans had widely criticized the bill. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/tT0AhDz

Congressional Republicans in races around the country are seeking to appeal to women by pledging support for I.V.F. and abortion access, even if they have opposed them in the past. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/UVuNdC5

The party’s candidates are likely to benefit from running alongside ballot measures to protect abortion rights. But the deeply conservative nature of many of these states poses a serious challenge. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/o5FYgPC

The vice president on Wednesday proposed an increase on the capital gains tax that was far less than what President Biden has floated, one of several moves meant to win over business owners. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/RvaxDBn

The move was the latest sign that House Republicans were pivoting from investigating and attacking President Biden to take aim at the new Democratic ticket. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/sWt1yAp

Oklahoma asked the justices to weigh in after a lower federal court ruled the state was not entitled to millions of dollars in federal family- planning grants after it refused to refer patients to a national pregnancy hotline. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/1xKS7L3

The plan, which Kamala Harris will announce on Wednesday in New Hampshire, would allow new companies to deduct up to $50,000 in start-up expenses, a campaign official said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/uicLMqo

Preliminary tests show that the feed had been contaminated with Monensin, an additive known to be toxic to horses, Livestock Nutrition Center said. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/XgZ1ve8

A man whose life sentence for his role in a robbery and murder was commuted by President Donald J. Trump was convicted this spring of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his wife. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/zs3C9kW

Democrats are tired of losing to Republicans on tax policy. They’re hoping to mount a comeback next year. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/ZoMJLP4

The authorities said four passengers were fatally shot as the train approached a station in Forest Park, Ill. It was unclear what led to the shooting. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/mzByTva

After students at the University of North Carolina shielded a U.S. flag from protesters, admirers raised money to throw a ‘rager’ in their honor. Some don’t want it. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/yn5pHNt

The vice-presidential nominee got a brief respite from the campaign trail to visit the venue that helped propel him to online stardom. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/CrmOec3

It was the latest effort by the Trump campaign to defend itself after the campaign defied a ban on political campaigning at Arlington National Cemetery. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/urdtNwx

Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among the hostages who were found dead on Saturday. Many remembered him as a gleeful and good-humored person — who later became a symbol of hope. from NYT > U.S. News https://ift.tt/2LUtJA0