Saturday, October 31, 2020
What Makes a Man Manly? Trump and Biden Offer Competing Answers
Amid a large gender gap among voters, one version of masculinity stresses toughness and the other a duty to protect the weak.
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Trump Merchandise Outsells Biden's, China's Factories Say
The measure is unscientific at best. But merchants say sales of the president’s campaign merchandise at a major wholesale market are outstripping Biden’s.
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Arrested, Tortured, Imprisoned: The U.S. Contractors Abandoned in Kuwait
Dozens of military contractors, most of them Black, have been jailed in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges. Why has the American government failed to help them?
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Cuomo requires incoming travelers to New York to undergo testing.
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Who Will Win Florida? What Polls Say About an Eternal Mystery
Joe Biden has cut into President Trump’s edge among suburbanites and older voters, but his support from Latino voters appears weaker than Hillary Clinton’s was.
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Trump Camp Uses Online Gimmick to Fuel Donations Into December
The Trump campaign is now automatically checking a box to create recurring weekly donations from supporters until mid-December.
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Sean Connery ‘Defined an Era and a Style,’ James Bond Actors Say
Other actors who have portrayed Agent 007 remembered Mr. Connery, who died at 90, for his charm, screen presence and golfing.
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Friday, October 30, 2020
The U.S. breaks its record, tallying over 98,000 new cases in a day.
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A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.
Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds
Surprise victories in the Midwest catapulted President Trump to victory four years ago, and the region again looms as the critical battleground. Both candidates are focusing on it in the final days.
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How to Take On the Tech Barons
Something has to be done about the technology sector. Here’s what to keep in mind.
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What Keeps Facebook’s Election Security Chief Up at Night?
The social media company’s head of cybersecurity policy on “perception hacks” and what it will take to have an authentic election.
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Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation
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After a Summer of Racial Reckoning, Race Is on the Ballot
The coronavirus and battered economy are focal points in national campaigns. But in many local elections, systemic racism and police reform have emerged as dominant themes.
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Joe Biden Anguishes Over Hunter, ‘My Only Surviving Son’
Hunter Biden’s business dealings have provided President Trump with plenty of political ammunition, while making an already complicated father-son relationship even more so.
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How Lincoln Survived the Worst Election Ever
There are many parallels between 1860 and 2020. Let’s hope there aren’t too many.
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Trump Has Made the Whole World Darker
America has become just as cynically transactional in its foreign dealings as Russia and China.
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Freedom as the Muzzle of a Glock
In western Colorado, the election is about “not having the government think for us, the right to protect ourselves.”
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Political Satire Isn’t Dead. It’s Been Turned Into Horror Stories.
Toxic ideas can be turned into literal demons — and defeated.
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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients
Survival rates have improved with medical advances and less crowded hospitals, studies say. But the latest record-breaking surge in infections could reverse the gains.
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No Selfies or Hugs, but Biden Is Sneaking In Meet and Greets
From a distance, with an elbow tap instead of a hug, the former vice president is getting a version of the in-person campaigning he loves.
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Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs
The presidential rivals both appeared in Tampa, confronting their vulnerabilities and courting a range of voters, a clear sign that both see their political fortunes tied to the state.
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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done
We’re learning not to underestimate the guy.
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Holidays Must Look Different This Year. Lives Are at Stake.
This year’s holiday season will be hard. But shared sacrifice will keep coronavirus outbreaks from spreading further.
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Lies, Damned Lies and Trump Rallies
Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?
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The Voting Suppression Tipping Point
For years, Republicans have made it harder and harder for Americans to vote. Is that strategy backfiring?
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
M.L.B. says the Dodgers’ Justin Turner insisted on celebrating with teammates despite his positive coronavirus test.
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