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Today — 17 September 2024Main stream

TikTok Faces Tough Questions From Judges in Fight Over U.S. Ban

TikTok on Monday pushed back against a law that would force the popular video app to sell to a non-Chinese owner or be banned, in what is shaping up to be a landmark case.

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Tiffany Cianci, a TikTok supporter, conducted a livestream outside the courthouse where the TikTok hearing took place on Monday.

TikTok Faces Tough Questions From Judges in Fight Over U.S. Ban

TikTok on Monday pushed back against a law that would force the popular video app to sell to a non-Chinese owner or be banned, in what is shaping up to be a landmark case.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

Tiffany Cianci, a TikTok supporter, conducted a livestream outside the courthouse where the TikTok hearing took place on Monday.

Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair

17 September 2024 at 00:55
The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.

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Mr. Marçal, at a campaign event earlier this month, has shaped his political style in the mold of other brazen right-wing leaders like Donald J. Trump and former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence

17 September 2024 at 02:13
The latest apparent assassination attempt against the former president indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.

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Former President Donald J. Trump attributed Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing that the arrested suspect was acting in response to their attacks.

Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris

17 September 2024 at 01:05
His remark, just hours after what the authorities said was a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, immediately drew outrage.

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Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, appeared to ask why “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”

In 2024 Senate Races, Democrats Hope for Record in Electing Black Women

16 September 2024 at 23:02
With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Senate candidate in Delaware, speaking at the Democratic National Convention last month. “To know that you’re going to be in a place and belong” was invaluable, she said on Friday.
Yesterday — 16 September 2024Main stream

In Georgia, a Political Uproar Erupts Over a 2008 War With Russia

16 September 2024 at 20:29
The leader of the governing party said the country should apologize for a conflict for which many Georgians blame Moscow, heightening a monthslong political battle.

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The founder of the governing Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, center, during a rally in support of a bill on “foreign agents” in April.

Pressure Grows on Mayor Adams as Key Officials Leave Amid Investigations

17 September 2024 at 01:52
As calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign grew on Monday, he canceled an appearance at a Democratic fund-raiser.

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Two prominent New York City officials resigned last week as federal investigations swirled around Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle.

Suspected Gunman at Trump Golf Course Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.

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Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested on Sunday in connection with what the F.B.I. described as an assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.

Second Assassination Attempt Raises New Questions About Secret Service

That a gunman got close to former President Trump for the second time in about two months intensified questions about the agency’s broader protective capabilities.

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The Secret Service was facing scrutiny even before the apparent assassination attempt at the former president’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

How the Last Eight Years Made Young Women More Liberal

15 September 2024 at 17:05
For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

Danielle Stephenson, 25, at her apartment in Oakland, Calif. She said Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton had been disillusioning, and spurred her to political action.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Held Involuntarily in a Psychiatric Hospital

15 September 2024 at 23:00
Responses to an exposé about the Acadia Healthcare chain of psychiatric hospitals. Also: Taxes on tips; nonpartisan elections; sitting still in school.

How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump

The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises.

Dilapidated apartment complexes in Aurora, Colo., have become a cause célèbre for right-wing media and former President Donald J. Trump, after the landlord claimed a Venezuelan street gang had taken over.

Abortion vs. Border Security: New Mexico House Race Tests Dueling Messages

15 September 2024 at 17:01
Representative Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat in a border district, is under attack by his Republican opponent on immigration policy. Can a pro-abortion access message help him prevail?

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New Mexico’s Second Congressional District is the site of one of the most competitive House races in the country.

3 Georgia Women, Caught Up in a Flood of Suspicion About Voting

15 September 2024 at 17:04
An election skeptic challenged hundreds of voter registrations, including one for a voting rights activist. A county official is dealing with the mess.

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What Mayor Eric Adams’s Crises Mean for New York City

As federal investigations swirl around Mayor Eric Adams, his political influence, his agenda and his re-election effort are at risk.

© Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times

Mayor Eric Adams has four Democratic challengers in next June’s mayoral primary, an unusually high number for an incumbent seeking re-election.

Election in Montreal Poses a Test for Trudeau

14 September 2024 at 17:03
A vote in Montreal is seen as a referendum on Canada’s prime minister, who has brushed aside calls to step down as party members fear a wipeout in the next general election.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a visit to Montreal in 2022. His popularity has plunged.

The Grenfell Fire and the Unbearable Slowness of Public Inquiries

12 September 2024 at 18:45
Holding an inquiry has become one of the British government’s go-to responses to outrageous harm. But that approach can sometimes stall change and delay justice.

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The fire at Grenfell Tower in west London on June 14, 2017, killed 72 people. “The simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable,” the chairman of a public inquiry said last week.
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