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Israel Strikes Lebanon Again After Killing Hezbollah Leader

The bombings were the latest in a week of stepped up attacks that included the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, a towering figure among anti-Israeli forces.

 

Analysis

Strike Widens Rift Between President Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli officials gave their American counterparts no advance warning of the strike that killed Hassan Nasrallah, according to U.S. officials.

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A Times analysis found that 2,000-pound bombs were most likely used in the attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah.

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Read our full obituary of Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime Hezbollah leader who died at 64.

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Can Hezbollah recover from the death of its most commanding leader?

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These are the remaining members of Hezbollah’s leadership.

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Harris and Trump Are Neck and Neck in Michigan and Wisconsin, Polls Find

The race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump has tightened in two of the Northern battlegrounds, New York Times/Siena College polls found.

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Washington state’s primaries have a record of predicting the national mood, making it a surprising bellwether of sorts.

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Analysis From Reporters

Ruth Igielnik

Ruth Igielnik

The latest Times/Siena polling fits a recurring theme we’ve seen in battleground states: voters who say Trump’s time in office helped people like them, and worry that Harris’s policies would hurt people like them.

Reid J. Epstein

Reid J. Epstein

This poll showed that for all the excitement and momentum for Harris, and after Trump’s terrible debate performance, the race remains a tossup in the key states that will determine who wins the White House.

Katie Glueck

Katie Glueck

Our poll of Midwestern states shows a significant gender gap — a major theme of this election — with Harris winning among women, 57 percent to 39 percent, and Trump winning among men, 58 percent to 36 percent.

Ruth Igielnik

Ruth Igielnik

We polled likely voters on their views of the vice presidential candidates in their home turf, the Midwest. More thought Tim Walz was honest and trustworthy and cares about people like them, even in JD Vance’s home state of Ohio.

Shane Goldmacher

Shane Goldmacher

The share of voters who said abortion is the most important issue has risen since May in Michigan and Wisconsin. It now stands at 18 percent. This is the issue that voters most favor Harris over Trump to handle.

Ruth Igielnik

Ruth Igielnik

We also polled senate races in these states. Trump is outperforming Republican Senate candidates, in some places by a wide margin. These are mostly Republicans crossing the aisle to vote for Senate Democrats but sticking with Trump.

Jonathan Swan

Jonathan Swan

Our new polling tracks with the Trump campaign’s private polling. Trump continues to campaign in these states in an effort to block what the his camp believes is Harris’s clearest path to the White House: winning the Rust Belt states.

Gov. Tim Walz is viewed more favorably than Senator JD Vance in the Midwest, polls found.

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Democratic candidates for Senate are leading in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, polls found.

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How to Win the Electoral College

Explore possible outcomes in the battleground states to see how Kamala Harris or Donald Trump could reach 270 electoral votes and the White House.

Donald Trump and Tim Walz are attending college games that will draw plenty of viewers in swing states.

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JD Vance and Tim Walz are campaigning in swing states ahead of the vice-presidential debate next week.

 

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Gas, Power and Phone Outages Impede Rescues in North Carolina

Officials said all roads in the western part of the state were closed. The storm inundated towns from Florida to Appalachia, killing more than 50 people.

 

“We are in the midst of the most significant natural disaster in our community,” a North Carolina official said.

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  1. Keaton Beach, Fla.
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  2. Keaton Beach, Fla.
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  3. Keaton Beach, Fla.
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  4. Horseshoe Beach, Fla.
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  5. Cedar Key, Fla.
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  6. Keaton Beach, Fla.
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  7. Horseshoe Beach, Fla.
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  8. Cedar Key, Fla.
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  9. Asheville, N.C.
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  10. Keaton Beach, Fla.
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  11. Atlanta, Ga.
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  12. Horseshoe Beach, Fla.
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  13. Steinhatchee, Fla.
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  14. Crystal River, Fla.
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  15. Atlanta, Ga.
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  16. Dekle Beach, Fla.
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A Wisconsin City Welcomed New Refugees. Then Angry Billboards Went Up.

Eau Claire had a plan. But opponents, mostly from rural areas, were convinced that the newcomers would destroy their Midwestern way of life.

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Eau Claire City Council members sit in a semi circle, listening to a speaker.
A frayed American flag with a gun-shaped hole in the middle of it.

IDEAS

The True Costs of America’s Gun Obsession

It’s not just murders and mass shootings. Guns play a role in many of the country’s biggest problems.

THE INTERVIEW

John Oliver Is Still Working Through the Rage

Weekend Reads

Humble Roots Helped Make Him Mayor. A Love of Luxury May Bring Him Down.

Eric Adams was elected mayor of New York partly on the strength of his origin story, a narrative that shrouded questions of his character and associates.

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Eric Adams and Donald Trump may have some different political beliefs, but their personalities and styles are aligned.

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On ‘Downton Abbey,’ Maggie Smith Made an Icy Aristocrat Irresistible

The hit melodrama brought Smith the kind of fame she never wanted, but it is easy to understand why it happened, our critic writes.

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In a scene from “Downton Abbey,” Maggie Smith sits at a table smiling beside a large candle.

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No. 1 Texas Takes on Mississippi State in Its SEC Opener

The Longhorns are looking to remain undefeated this season as they take on the Bulldogs. Quarterback Quinn Ewers will not play.

From The Athletic

Arch Manning is making his second career start in Texas’ SEC opener against Mississippi State.

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The American Drug Mules Smuggling Fentanyl Into the U.S.

Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.

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  1. The amount of fentanyl crossing the United States' border with Mexico has increased tenfold in the past five years.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
  2. The largest known group of smugglers is not made up of immigrants — they are Americans, recruited by Mexican cartels, coming through legal ports of entry.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
  3. Recruiters have found couriers in bars and gyms. M. met hers while in rehab. She was convicted of smuggling fentanyl for a Mexican drug cartel and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
  4. Gustavo started driving packages of drugs from Tijuana to California when he was 19. He pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking and was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
  5. In San Diego, the Drug Enforcement Administration started a program to educate high school students about the risks of smuggling.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
  6. But it is hard to compete with a persistent cartel operative. Recruiters generally deliver the same pitch: We will pay you thousands of dollars for a few hours of low-risk work.
    Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

What to Watch and Read

Opinion

Adam Jentleson

Kamala Harris Said She Owns a Gun for a Very Strategic Reason

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Eric Adams, wearing a navy suit, exits a courthouse with aides.

Maureen Dowd

No Turkish Delight for New York’s Mayor

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B.D. McClay

Sally Rooney Deserves Better Than This

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Brad Stulberg

The Unattainable, Inspirational, Greatest Baseball Game Ever

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Casey Michel

The Indictment of Eric Adams Shouldn’t Surprise Us

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Sam Wasson

Francis Ford Coppola Has Already Won

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

‘Don’t Kill My Child. Kill Me Instead.’

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Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat

The Most Important Question Kamala Harris Hasn’t Answered

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