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Today — 5 November 2024NYT | Top Stories

A Grim Trump and an Upbeat Harris End the Race Hitting Opposite Notes

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By: Katie Rogers， Jonathan Weisman and Michael Gold
5 November 2024 at 09:13
The moods and messages were more different than ever as the presidential rivals made one last scramble through battleground states, their ambitions riding heavily on Pennsylvania.

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Former President Donald J. Trump at a rally on Monday morning in Raleigh, N.C. He and Vice President Kamala Harris were both holding rallies in Pennsylvania later on Monday.

Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes

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By: Mike Isaac
5 November 2024 at 08:57
The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, in September. Meta supports open-source artificial intelligence models that other developers, companies and governments can freely copy and distribute.

KAWS, the Collector, Says, ‘I Don’t Feel Like Anything Is Mine.’

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By: Travis Diehl
4 November 2024 at 00:22
Some collectors treat artworks like poker chips and flip work by young artists. That’s not Brian Donnelly. Now his finds star in a show.

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Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, at the Drawing Center in SoHo, which is showing “The Way I See It: Selections from the KAWS Collection,” which features artworks from his own collection.

What an Iowa Poll From The Des Moines Register Could Tell Us About the 2024 Race

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By: Kaleigh Rogers
5 November 2024 at 07:27
Sometimes outliers are early indicators, capturing something other polls just haven’t measured yet. Other times, they’re a fluke.

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J. Ann Selzer in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Her latest poll found Kamala Harris leading Donald J. Trump in the state.

San Franciscans Are ‘Fighting for Their Lives’ Over One Great Highway

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By: Heather Knight and Lauren Segal
4 November 2024 at 22:00
Residents are feuding over whether to turn a two-mile stretch of road along the Pacific Ocean into a bikeway and walking path.

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The Great Highway hugs San Francisco’s westernmost edge, offering sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

At Daniel Penny’s Trial, Subway Passengers Describe Harrowing F Train Ride

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By: Maria Cramer and Anusha Bayya
5 November 2024 at 08:38
Witnesses from the subway train said they feared Jordan Neely but also described the horror of watching him die in a chokehold.

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Prosecutors have acknowledged there was reason to fear Jordan Neely, but argue that Daniel Penny went too far.

Cuomo Objects to Plan to Shut Down the A Train for 4 Months

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By: Emma G. Fitzsimmons
5 November 2024 at 07:08
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who is eyeing a potential run for New York City mayor next year, criticized plans to close part of the A train in the Rockaways for months.

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Andrew M. Cuomo suggested that the decision to shut down part of A train subway service should be re-evaluated by a panel of experts.

Canada Announces Carbon Emission Caps for Oil and Gas Sectors

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By: Ian Austen
5 November 2024 at 07:01
The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases.

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An oil sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Oil sands are a production is a major source of carbon emissions.

Quincy Jones Orchestrated the Sound of America

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By: Wesley Morris
5 November 2024 at 06:32
Jones, who died at 91, erased boundaries, connected worlds and embraced delight. As a producer, he coaxed ingenuity from his players and singers.

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Quincy Jones’s approach to music involved the erasure of boundaries.

Behind the Election Anger May Be Something Else: Lingering Covid Grief

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By: Corina Knoll， Elizabeth Dias， Orlando Mayorquín and Dana Goldstein
5 November 2024 at 05:53
In the first election after the pandemic, Americans are heading to the polls full of emotions.

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As a divided America approaches its last day of voting, the toll of the coronavirus pandemic is still unfolding.

Adam Coy, Ohio Police Officer, Found Guilty of Murder in Andre Hill Shooting

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By: Isabelle Taft
5 November 2024 at 06:09
An Ohio jury found the officer, Adam Coy, guilty on three charges, including murder and reckless homicide, after he shot Andre Hill, a Black man. The killing led to police reforms.

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A candlelight vigil for Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man who was killed by the police while in his garage in Columbus, Ohio, in 2020.

Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School Backpack

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By: Clay Risen
5 November 2024 at 05:22
He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

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By the mid-1980s JanSport bags were ubiquitous in colleges and high schools.

Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Congressional Map Dispute

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By: Abbie VanSickle
5 November 2024 at 04:51
The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.

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A group of Louisiana voters asked the Supreme Court to intervene after the Republican-controlled Legislature in the state redrew a voting map to include two majority-Black districts.

Top N.Y.P.D. Officials Have Tense Public Argument at Marathon

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By: Maria Cramer and Lola Fadulu
5 November 2024 at 04:47
Commissioner Thomas Donlon and his acting chief of staff, Tarik Sheppard, had to be separated by another official, said people familiar with the dispute.

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Thomas Donlon, the interim police commissioner, has made himself a presence anywhere the department is devoting resources.

Sydney to Become Seventh World Major Marathon in 2025

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By: Remy Tumin
5 November 2024 at 03:59
The Sydney Marathon has joined the ranks of New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Berlin and Tokyo, receiving a designation reserved for the most elite races in the world.

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Participants during the 2024 Sydney Marathon in Sydney, Australia, in September. The finish line is at the Sydney Opera House.

Energized but Uneasy, the Campaigns Make Frantic Final Pushes

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By: Eduardo Medina， Jack Healy and Julie Bosman
5 November 2024 at 05:02
Democrats in battleground states have built a tightly structured get-out-the-vote operation, while Republicans have relied more on outside groups for canvassing.

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Thousands of volunteers across the country spent the weekend reaching out to voters. Michelle Garcia-Daniels, left, a volunteer for the Harris campaign, canvassed on Saturday in North Philadelphia, Pa.

Israeli Strikes Damage a Major Hospital in Northern Gaza, Officials Say

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By: Hiba Yazbek
5 November 2024 at 03:05
Patients and medical staff were wounded at Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few in northern Gaza still providing limited medical care, the health ministry and the hospital’s chief said.

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The area around Kamal Adwan Hospital, in northern Gaza, on Thursday after an Israeli offensive damaged or destroyed many buildings.

The NYC Marathon’s Final Finishers

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By: Jennie Coughlin
5 November 2024 at 02:54
Two runners with injuries ended the New York City Marathon on their own two feet — and a pair of crutches.

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Danielle Grimley walked on crutches for the last eight miles of the marathon.

Trump Rallies Draw Fewer Crowds as Election Campaign Winds Down

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By: Michael Gold
5 November 2024 at 01:55
The former president likes to talk about the attendance at his rallies, but empty seats and early exits have grown more common.

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Some of the former president’s recent rallies have had more sparse attendance than in the past.

How Uvalde’s Newspaper Kept Going, Despite Unimaginable Loss

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By: Elisabeth Egan and Christopher Lee
5 November 2024 at 03:47
Craig Garnett, the publisher of The Uvalde Leader-News, opens up about covering a tragedy that was — and is — too close to home.

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“I wanted to find out everything I could,” Craig Garnett said of his newspaper’s coverage of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “I was in the worst job, but I was where I belonged.”

Can Nashville Persuade Voters That a Sales Tax Increase Is Worth the Price?

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By: Emily Cochrane
4 November 2024 at 23:50
Desperate to compete with other growing cities, Nashville’s leaders are trying once again to convince voters that a sales tax increase is worth the price.

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Nashville has thousands of new residents and worsening traffic.

How Americans Feel About the Election: Anxious and Scared

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By: Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
5 November 2024 at 04:41
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump have framed the presidential race as an existential battle. Voters are heeding their warnings.

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Chronic Diseases Can Come With Chronic Financial Pressure

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By: Carly Stern
5 November 2024 at 00:00
For millions of Americans, paying for the treatment needed to manage their diseases can become its own lifelong problem.

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Shannon Hart had to leave her job at a software company because of the effects of rheumatoid arthritis. Chronic diseases can hinder people’s ability to work, making medications more difficult to afford.

Heavy Rains Hit Spain, Still Reeling From Deadly Flooding

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By: José Bautista and Amelia Nierenberg
5 November 2024 at 01:27
Emergency workers continued the search for victims of last week’s flash floods, while a national debate raged over who was to blame for the catastrophe.

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Cleanup efforts in Alfafar, Spain, on Monday. The municipality is in the Valencia region, which was hardest hit by last week’s flash floods.
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