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NJ Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days

The former president held a rally for Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat running for governor of New Jersey. Prominent leaders have also campaigned with her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli.

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Former President Barack Obama campaigned in support of Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, on Saturday.

Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76

In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.

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Zoë Wicomb in 2010. “She explored in one book after another the modalities of South African experience, in language whose wit and irony masked a deep seriousness,” the Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee observed.

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

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

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?

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

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

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.
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