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Biden Heads to the Picket Line in Michigan to Court Autoworkers

President Biden’s trip comes a day before the arrival of former President Trump, as the two men offer dueling messages in a key swing state.

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President Biden climbs a staircase as people hold union signs cheer behind him.
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Russia Targets Ports in Southern Ukraine for Second Night

Dozens of trucks and port facilities were damaged in Izmail, one of the main ports that Ukraine uses to ship grain.

 

In a Port City Severed From the Sea, Young Sailors Feel Adrift

With Russia trying to maintain military control of the Black Sea, Odesa is disconnected from its waters — and its history.

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  1. Many of the cadets at Odesa’s maritime academies are the third, fourth or fifth generation to take on seafaring.
  2. Sophia Dobrovolska, center, is one of the 7,000 students at the Odesa Sea Academy.
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  3. “When the full-scale war started, my mom thought of leaving, but I told her, ‘No, my college is here.’”— Sophia, 16
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  4. But Odesa’s once-bustling harbor is now a vast expanse of open water.
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  5. Russian forces began bombarding the ports of Odesa this summer.
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  8. The cadets are a reminder of both what Ukraine has lost and a defiant hope in the future.
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Can the U.S. Make Solar Panels? This Company Thinks So.

First Solar kept producing them in Ohio after most of the industry moved to China. President Biden wants many more domestic manufacturers.

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Solar panels on a production line. The panels are lying flat on rods.

Peak Oil Is Near, Energy Agency Says, but Climate Change Is Far From Solved

Despite the rapid growth of electric vehicles and solar power, other efforts are lagging, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Truck stops are adding amenities for electric cars — and their waiting drivers.

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In Pricey London, Free Parks Are a Cherished Haven

In a city where damp, gray days can drag on interminably even in summer, the numerous green spaces teem with life whenever the weather cooperates.

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‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks

As New York City’s budget tightens, some officials think it’s time for the wealthiest universities to pay more in taxes.

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A large modern glass building stands in the background, beyond some green steel girders of an above ground subway line.

Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?

Despite a flood of negative polls, the Democrats have delivered in special elections, which can be a useful gauge of the national political environment.

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A woman putting a pamphlet into a door frame in Columbus, Ohio.

Seven candidates will line up for the second Republican debate on Wednesday. Donald Trump won’t participate.

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Former President Trump’s lawyers said a gag order in an election case would strip him of his First Amendment rights.

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Former President Trump told a gun store he’d like to buy a Glock pistol, which is raising legal questions.

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In Peru, a Fossil-Rich Desert Faces Unruly Development

The Ocucaje Desert, where paleontologists recently unearthed the ancient skeleton of the world’s heaviest animal, is being overtaken by human settlement.

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Mario Urbina Schmitt, wearing a golf cap and a blue jacket, brushes at a fossil while sitting on a stool at a large examination table. Behind him a door opens onto a courtyard.

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Slowing, Graying and in Debt, Can China’s Industrial Heartland Be Revived?

China, facing an economic slump, wants to make its northeast more productive, turning to policies that some economists say are outdated.

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Tensions With China Cross a New Line in the South China Sea

The Philippines is pushing back against China’s territorial claims. But China has been unrelenting, raising worries about an escalation.

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After Taking Away Critics’ Citizenship, a Country Takes Their Houses

In echoes of the 1980s, Nicaragua’s government has begun confiscating the homes of former political prisoners and dissidents forced into exile.

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A poster with an image of Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, in Managua. Mr. Ortega’s autocratic government has stepped up its campaign against opponents.
With a pair of long chopsticks, an older chef in a brown apron adjusts pieces of raw fish on a ceramic serving plate.

The 25 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles Right Now

These are our current favorites in one of the greatest food cities in the world.

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Doja Cat makes her own moment on her new album “Scarlet.”

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A reader asks: Should I wear a fleece to the office?

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Patrick Healy, Margie Omero and Adrian J. Rivera

Why These 13 Republican Voters Don’t Want Trump Anymore

Is a Recession Near? Paul Krugman and Peter Coy Look Ahead.

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In an illustration, one door in a room opens to sunshine and multicolored flowers, another to lightning against a dark sky.

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The ‘One Out of Hell’ Is Back in Europe

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Michelle Cottle

Michelle Cottle

What Is J.D. Vance’s Angle?

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Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

Clarence Thomas Should Not Get Away With It

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Eliza Capai and Joanna Erdman

Dear Supreme Court of Brazil, Use Your Power to Protect Women

Michelle Nijhuis and Ian Allen

Free the American West From Barbed Wire

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Michelle Goldberg

Michelle Goldberg

Ibram X. Kendi and the Problem of Celebrity Fund-Raising

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At Least 20 Dead After Explosion at Nagorno-Karabakh Fuel Depot

The cause of the blast in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan, where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia, was not immediately clear. Hundreds were wounded.

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Buildings burn in the background at night as officials carry away a victim.

David McCallum, Heartthrob Spy of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,’ Dies at 90

An experienced character actor, he found fame in the 1960s as Illya Kuryakin, and again in the 2000s as an eccentric medical examiner on “N.C.I.S.”

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In Chorus for Menendez to Quit, Few Voices From His Own Backyard

New Jersey’s governor and other Democrats have urged Senator Robert Menendez to resign in the face of bribery charges. Not everyone is joining the call.

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Money for Ukraine at Center of Senate Bid to Avert Shutdown

Senators of both parties are debating whether to include new military assistance for the fight against Russia in any stopgap spending bill.

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Three young bandmates standing on a rooftop in a portrait in Seoul.

They Want to Be K-Pop Stars. But They Won’t Hide Who They Are.

In conservative South Korea, few L.G.B.T.Q. entertainers have ever come out. The young members of QI.X don’t see the point of staying in.

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A Steinway grand piano in a grand room with black walls and a marble floor.

Time Stands Still in Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris Lair

The beloved French singer’s home is open to the public.

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The model Barbara Mullen in a 1953 advertisement. By the early 1950s, beauty standards in the fashion industry had started to evolve, and Ms. Mullen was at the vanguard of that evolution.

Barbara Mullen, Who Reached Modeling Fame, Dies at 96

She overcame early skepticism from editors to embody a new look in 1950s fashion.

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Dancers in black leotards stand behind a longhaired man wearing a black leather jacket and holding an electric guitar.

Heavy Metal, on Pointe, in ‘Black Sabbath: The Ballet’

Carlos Acosta’s first major commission at the Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a local band.

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A man, a woman and another man stand in a line, all wearing black, in front of a building with a large red rolled-down door.

Electronic Pioneers Tangerine Dream Shape-Shift Again

The group founded in 1967 has carried on after the death of its longtime leader.

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A Coach’s Rant Made Headlines. College Football Needs More of That.

Ryan Day, Ohio State’s coach, called out an 86-year-old media personality. It was a rare moment of honesty in the sport, our columnist writes.

Why English Soccer Has a Handball Problem

After another weekend of refereeing controversies, we examine Premier League officials’ big decisions.

The Mystery of Andy Kellett — Manchester United’s Strangest Signing

The man who swapped England’s basement league for Old Trafford reveals the story behind a transfer that baffled soccer.

Smoke Flares and Van Halen: Welcome to One of Europe’s Most Ferocious Soccer Derbies

Why ‘Monday Night Football’ Features a Scheduling Quirk

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