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Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves

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Jeffery C. Mays and Wesley Parnell
After an uptick in Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, some Muslims say they are hopeful but worried about repercussions.

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Muslim voters said their pride for Zohran Mamdani has been tempered by an uptick in what they view as Islamophobic attacks against him.

Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is

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Michael Gold
As Andrew Cuomo seeks to gain ground in the New York City mayor’s race, he is trying to splinter some constituencies with natural affinities for the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Andrew M. Cuomo has used tactics reminiscent of those used by President Trump to cut into the margins of longstanding Democratic constituencies, including Black, Hispanic and Jewish voters.

Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

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Choe Sang-Hun
The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.

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A television broadcast of Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, left, meeting with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea on Saturday. Mr. Lee was elected in June and promised to improve ties with Beijing.

NYC, Long a City of Contradictions, Is Still Turning Up New Ones

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Matt Flegenheimer
New York City has often set the political, cultural and financial course of the country. Tuesday’s mayoral election — and a New Yorker watching from Washington — could scramble it all.

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A collision of local and national forces like deportation campaigns and economic angst may force New York City to confront some of the paradoxes that are core to its identity.

Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

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Maya King， Lizzie Dearden and Michael D. Shear
Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, left, and the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About SNAP and Partisanship

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Linda Qiu
The president said a lapse in SNAP funding would “largely” hurt Democrats. But interruptions to the program will also affect Republicans.

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A food bank in Miami this week. About 42 million people are at risk of losing their aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito

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Kenneth P. Vogel
Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration.

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President Trump’s fund-raisers have been circulating a pledge form, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, seeking contributions for the ballroom, which gives donors the option of withholding their identities from public disclosure.

Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92

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Jori Finkel
An early participant in the eccentric collection of artists known as Fluxus, she was perhaps best known for pieces centered on a humble tuna sandwich and a giant salad.

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The artist Alison Knowles in front of some of her work at her Manhattan studio in 2022. She was best known for a style of interactive art that by design is challenging to display and preserve in a museum.
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