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Biden’s Asylum Restrictions Are Working as Predicted, and as Warned

Border numbers are down significantly. But activists say the restrictions President Biden imposed are weeding out people who may have legitimate claims.

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A group of adults and children walking down a dusty road at sunset with a fence visible in the background. — Paul Ratje for The New York Times

Meet the Rural Voters Who Could Swing North Carolina’s Election

Residents in Wilson County worry about the rising costs of goods and housing — but mostly they just want to get along.

This is how media outlets on the right and left covered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement of Donald Trump.

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In her convention speech, Kamala Harris told of being inspired by her father, largely a footnote in her story.

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BREAKING

Israel Begins Striking Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli military said Hezbollah was preparing to launch an “extensive” attack on Israel. The fighting threatened to plunge the region into a wider conflict.

Men carried the coffin of a Hezbollah fighter killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Friday. — Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images

Astronauts Won’t Return on Boeing’s Starliner in a Blow to the Company

Persistent concerns with the vehicle’s propulsion systems mean Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will return home next year in a SpaceX vehicle.

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IDEAS

Can the G.O.P. Really Become the Party of Workers?

A new generation of Republicans is learning to love labor. It’s not clear if labor will love them back.

THE INTERVIEW

Childhood Stardom Is Rough. Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering.

The actress talks about hard lessons and learning to protect herself.

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For Young Cambodians, a Mobile History Lesson From a Dark Time

Most people in Cambodia are under 30, born long after the horrific rule of the Khmer Rouge. A bus is touring the country to make sure it’s not forgotten.

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Students in school uniforms mill around an open area near a large bus. — Thomas Cristofoletti for The New York Times

Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco. City Officials Say Good Riddance.

The company, founded in the city as Twitter, is moving its headquarters to Texas as a shadow of its former self.

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A corner view of an office building, with a pedestrian in a city crosswalk in the foreground. — Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times

Not Only for Killing: Drones Are Now Detecting Land Mines in Ukraine

Ukraine is a beta test for embedding artificial intelligence and other new technologies in drones and robots to find deadly land mines.

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A drone hovers outside over an open field. It has a sensor that looks like miniature scaffolding hanging from it. — Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

On Ukraine’s independence day, President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated the cross-border offensive into Russia.

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The DMZ Is an Unhealed Wound for Korea. It’s Also a Source of Great Honey.

The heavily fortified area separating North and South Korea is home to a biodiverse landscape and is a place of deep meaning for nearby farmers.

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A man wearing a gray polo shirt and hiking boots stands in front of a barbed-wire fence with weathered signage. It is surrounded by thick vegetation.

A macro view of honeybees, gathered at the entrance to a red bee box.

Hettie Jones, Poet and Author Who Nurtured the Beats, Dies at 90

She and her husband, LeRoi Jones, published works by their literary friends. After he left her and became Amiri Baraka, she found her own voice.

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Hettie Jones, a woman wearing dark red eyeglasses and a pink sweater and resting her chin on her hand, sits on a couch with several red and orange pillows. — via Jones family

What to Watch and Read

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Opinion

Maureen Dowd

Daffy Donald, Turning Pea Green With Envy

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Rowena Chiu

I Was a Celebrity Assistant. The Power Imbalance Is Very Real.

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A photograph of Matthew Perry with scribble marks to the left of him.

Alex Edelman

My Play Went to Broadway. Then a Death Changed Everything.

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Nicholas Kristof

Republicans Are Right: One Party Is ‘Anti-Family and Anti-Kid’

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Binyamin Appelbaum

Plan Beats No Plan

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Aaron E. Carroll

A $6 Billion Breakthrough or a Drop in the Bucket?

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Tahmima Anam

An Old Bangladeshi Reflex Threatens Its Revolution

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A picture shows people standing in the foreground of a half-obscured image of the Bangladeshi founding figure Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. — Rajib Dhar/Associated Press

Letters From Our Readers

Should We Be Worried About Population Decline?

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Curtis Sittenfeld

I Wrote One Story and ChatGPT Wrote the Other. Can You Tell Which Is Which?

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Carlos Lozada

From One Memoir to the Next, Kamala Harris Rewrites Her Story

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Ellen Mirojnick

Why We Love a Movie Star in a White T-Shirt

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Serge Schmemann

Putin Is Getting Rattled

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Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen

What We Learned About Harris — and the Democrats — This Week

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Kamala Harris Wants to Win

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Caty Enders

How Psychedelic Research Got High on Its Own Supply

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Rachel Louise Snyder

Chrystul Kizer Got 11 Years in Prison for Killing Her Abuser. This Is Justice?

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In Border District, Republican Pairs Immigrant Story With Tough Stance

Representative Juan Ciscomani is seeking a second term, but his record in Congress could alienate voters in his Arizona district bordering Mexico.

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Italian Authorities Open Manslaughter Investigation in Yacht Disaster

A prosecutor involved in the inquiry into the sinking said it was “plausible” that crimes were committed during the deadly accident.

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In Hawaii, a Sense of Alertness Without Panic Ahead of Tropical Storm Hone

Although the storm is not expected to pass directly over the Big Island, forecasters warned of threats including flooding and damaging winds.

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Mexico’s President Bet Big on Oil. His Successor Will Be Stuck With the Tab.

Mexico’s next leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a climate scientist who has signaled a clean energy pivot. But a huge wager on fossil fuels by her political mentor stands in her way.

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