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I.M.F. Prods China, Gently, on Its Weak Currency

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Keith Bradsher
Caught between Beijing and the Trump administration, the International Monetary Fund offered mild criticism of China for relying too heavily on exports.

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Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the I.M.F., said on Wednesday that China’s currency should appreciate.

Democrats Make a Fresh Push to Win State Legislatures

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Nick Corasaniti
The arm of the party that focuses on statehouses is targeting hundreds of seats and more than 40 chambers, according to a strategy memo, reflecting Democrats’ new optimism.

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The Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. The state is one of several with Republican-controlled legislatures that Democrats are trying to flip.

Democrats Press to Expand House Map, Targeting 5 New G.O.P. Seats

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Shane Goldmacher
Four of the additions are for districts where President Trump won handily, but Democrats are feeling emboldened by election outcomes this fall.

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The seat of Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican whose California district Democrats redrew to lean Democratic, is among those added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s list of “districts in play.”

Brad Lander Will Run for House Seat with Mamdani’s Support

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Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, will run for a House seat in Brooklyn and Manhattan, challenging Representative Daniel Goldman in the Democratic primary.

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Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, will be endorsed by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and other notable leaders of the Democratic left, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.

Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners,’ Chadwick Boseman and Why He Declined to Join the Academy

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Kyle Buchanan
The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.

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Coogler said he couldn’t engage with his work “as the kid whose dreams were to come to Hollywood and make movies. I have to engage with it as a professional shepherd of the story.”

Supreme Court Hears Death Penalty Case on Intellectual Disability

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Ann E. Marimow
The case involves an Alabama man who challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

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Two decades ago, the Supreme Court barred the execution of people with mental disabilities as a violation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. But the court’s composition has changed since then.

Machado Will Not Pick Up Peace Prize in Person, Organizers Say

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Jin Yu Young and Ravi Mattu
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Venezuelan opposition leader would not be at the ceremony to collect the award despite doing everything possible to attend.

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María Corina Machado in her office last year. She was traveling to Oslo despite having to endure a journey of “extreme danger,” according to Norwegian Nobel Institute.

Trump Picked This Fight With Maduro. He Can’t Back Down.

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Ricardo Hausmann and Jose Morales-Arilla
If the Trump administration allows Nicolás Maduro to endure, it would signal that a criminal dictatorship masquerading as a state can stare down the United States and win.

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The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and the presidential candidate Edmundo González at a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, in July 2024.
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