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Kamala Harris in her first major TV interview as Democratic nominee on CNN
Opinion
The New York Times

A vague, vacuous TV interview didn’t help Kamala Harris

BRET STEPHENS: Kamala Harris didn’t hurt herself in her interview Thursday with CNN’s Dana Bash. She didn’t particularly help herself, either.

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1355 Market Street, home to the headquarters of X, formerly Twitter, in San Francisco, on Aug. 13, 2024. Elon Musk is shuttering his social media company’s headquarters in downtown San Francisco and will move his operations to Texas.
Technology
The New York Times

San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as Elon Musk and X leave

San Francisco’s long relationship with X is nearly over — and city officials are far from heartbroken.

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Pavel Durov was charged with a wide range of crimes related to illicit activity on the app and barred from leaving the country.
Technology
The New York Times

How tech whizz went from Russia’s Zuckerberg to wanted man

Pavel Durov’s arrest has caused a firestorm, turning him into a folk hero among those concerned about free speech and government censorship.

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Former President Donald Trump attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
USA
The New York Times

Trump whacks Harris over ‘humiliation’ of Afghan exit

It comes as the former president attempts to fend off criticism for comments in which he has appeared to mock, attack or express disdain for service members who are wounded, captured or killed.

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A honeybee farm is seen in front of the newly constructed Libby Bridge near the Demilitarized Zone, in Paju-si, South Korea. The heavily fortified area separating the two Koreas is home to a biodiverse landscape and a bee farm.
Asia Pacific
The New York Times

How Korean DMZ became fertile ground for high-end honey

Roughly two dozen South Korean honeybee farmers work in a 6-mile-wide patchwork of rice paddies, forests, graveyards and firing ranges beside the 71-year-old DMZ. This is their story.

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Jonathan Sanchez and Sandra Velazquez live in a tent at the Can Rova camp in Ibiza, Spain.
World
The New York Times

This city forces essential workers to live in tent cities

Wealthy tourists are filling beachfront hotels and short-stay accommodation, while the people who work to keep the city humming, can’t find a place to live.

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The U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The message Democrats put forward at their convention last week, a tougher line than in decades, reflects how deeply immigration remains a political vulnerability for the party. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)
World
The New York Times

The fine line Kamala Harris must walk on immigration

Kamala Harris sought to strike a delicate balance on the issue of immigration at the Democratic National Convention. But the overall message has been decidedly more hardline than it has been in decades.

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US President Joe Biden during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024..
opinion
Politics
The New York Times

Biden’s lacklustre speech is a reminder that he couldn’t win

DAVID BROOKS: President Joe Biden’s speech Monday night was a reminder of why the Democrats were right to make the switch to Kamala Harris as their candidate for president.

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Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data.
The New York Times
The New York Times

What your heart rate can tell you about your fitness

If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you probably already have access to a steady stream of data about your heart health.

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Trump has made clear that he intends to use the military for a range of domestic law enforcement purposes, including patrolling the border, suppressing protests and even fighting crime in big cities run by Democrats.
The New York Times
The New York Times

How Trump would use soldiers to combat crime and migrants

Donald Trump has made clear his intent to use the military on US soil for a range of domestic law enforcement purposes, including patrolling the border, suppressing protests and even fighting crime.

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Video
In their own ways, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have sent voters clear and important messages about their economic visions. 
analysis
USA
The New York Times

Harris and Trump offer a clear contrast on the economy

In their own ways, both candidates have sent voters clear and important messages about their economic visions. 

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FILE The actor Matthew Perry, at home in Los Angeles on Sept. 30, 2022, the year he released a memoir about his struggles with addiction. Court papers show that Mr. Perry, the Friends star who had long struggled with addiction, was increasingly taking ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, in the days before he died. (Michelle Groskopf/The New York Times)
USA
The New York Times

‘Shoot me up with a big one’: Matthew Perry’s sad last days

Matthew Perry became increasingly reliant on ketamine and eager to find illegal sources of it during the final drug-fuelled days before his death.

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Every second of every day, your brain is monitoring the signals sent up from your body and rushing to assign a meaning to them.
Wellbeing
The New York Times

Why you’re only as smart as your emotions

If people thought before that passions were primitive and destructive, now we understand that they are often wise. 

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Police have arrested five people over the death of Matthew Perry’, as shocking text messages from doctors, dealers and ‘the Ketamine Queen’ are revealed.
World
The New York Times

‘Will the moron pay?’: Dramatic development in Perry death

Police have arrested five people over the death of Matthew Perry’, as shocking text messages from doctors, dealers and ‘the Ketamine Queen’ are revealed.

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In just a few months, former President Donald Trump may join the exclusive club of two-time presidential losers, which will create the issue of what to do with Trump himself.
Opinion
The New York Times

It is time to ask, what happens to Donald Trump if he loses?

In just a few months, former President Donald Trump may join the exclusive club of two-time presidential losers, which will create the issue for Republicans of what to do with Trump himself.

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