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DeSantis Super PAC’s Urgent Plea to Donors: ‘We Need 50 Million Bucks’ In an audio recording made just before the first G.O.P. debate, the super PAC’s chief strategist disparaged rivals and described an expensive attempt to thwart Donald Trump in Iowa. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/politics/desantis-super-pac-audio.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Pope Visits Mongolia, With an Eye on Russia and China The pontiff arrived Friday on a trip that the Vatican said was meant to encourage the fewer than 1,500 Catholics there. But it also brings him close to two great powers that have vexed him. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/europe/pope-mongolia-russia-china.html?utm_source=press.coop

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How the Proud Boys Breached the Capitol on Jan. 6: Rile Up the Normies A Times investigation of court documents, text messages and hundreds of videos shows how the Proud Boys coordinated to instigate multiple breaches of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. #press

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Gabon’s Leader, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Was More Admired Abroad Than at Home Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week’s coup. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/africa/ali-bongo-ondimba-gabon-coup.html?utm_source=press.coop

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A Big Bend clam farmer survived the storm on his boat. But did the clams? #press https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/31/us/idalia-hurricane-storm-news/a-big-bend-clam-farmer-survived-the-storm-on-his-boat-but-did-the-clams?utm_source=press.coop

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Biden Administration Proposes Expanding Background Checks on Gun Sales The proposed rules are part of President Biden’s piecemeal efforts to enact a key policy goal, universal background checks, which has been repeatedly stymied by congressional Republicans. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/politics/biden-background-checks-guns.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Starfield’s 1,000 Planets May Be One Giant Leap for Game Design The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing game. Microsoft needs an Xbox hit, and players are hungry for an expansive and satisfying space adventure. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/arts/starfield-bethesda-microsoft-xbox.html?utm_source=press.coop

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With Robotyne Recaptured, Ukraine Takes Next Step in Counteroffensive After penetrating Russian defenses to retake the village of Robotyne, Ukrainian forces have pushed the fight a few miles east, but formidable obstacles lie ahead. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-robotyne-verbove.html?utm_source=press.coop

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In Iowa, Pence Preaches Old-School Conservatism to a Dwindling Flock The former vice president’s time in the spotlight at the debate did not lift his position in the polls, where he continues to languish in the low-single digits. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/politics/mike-pence-republicans-iowa.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Cats With Bird Flu? The Threat Grows. But not enough is being done to stop it. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/opinion/bird-flu-h5n1.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Justice Thomas Reports Private Trips With Harlan Crow Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. had asked for extensions on their annual forms that show travel, gifts and other financial information. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/us/thomas-financial-disclosures-scotus.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Tropical Storm Jose Is Expected to Be Absorbed by Hurricane Franklin Jose formed on Thursday morning. It’s now the third named storm in the Atlantic, along with Idalia and Franklin. #press https://www.nytimes.com/article/tropical-storm-jose-hurricane.html?utm_source=press.coop

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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Ticked Up in July Overall inflation climbed to 3.3 percent, from 3 percent previously, underscoring the Fed’s long road back to 2 percent price increases. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/business/economy/fed-inflation-july.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Johannesburg Fire Photos: Scenes From a Deadly Blaze The blaze struck an abandoned building that had become a crowded squatter camp. The authorities were investigating the cause. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/africa/johannesburg-fire-photos.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Crime Is Nonpartisan Cities and states run by Republicans do not actually have less crime. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/briefing/crime.html?utm_source=press.coop

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A Resurgent Labour Party Sees Scotland as a Springboard to Power As the Scottish nationalists stumble, a by-election near Glasgow this fall will test support for the opposition Labour party ahead of Britain’s coming general election. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/europe/scotland-labour-election-parliament.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Rare Protests in Syria Summon Echoes of Arab Spring After 12 years of conflict, anger over growing economic hardships has boiled over. Protesters are demanding the ouster of the authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad and an end to the war. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/world/middleeast/syria-protests.html?utm_source=press.coop

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Eurozone Inflation Holds Steady at 5.3 Percent Prices rose at an annual rate of 5.3 percent, defying expectations of a slowdown. The news may bolster the case for another European Central Bank interest rate increase. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/business/europe-eurozone-inflation.html?utm_source=press.coop

The New York Times :press: 2 years ago

The U.S. and China Are Talking Again. Where It Will Lead Is Unclear. Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, and her Chinese counterparts agreed to continue economic talks, but such dialogues have a disheartening record. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/business/economy/us-china-talks-gina-raimondo.html?utm_source=press.coop

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The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row For a group of men in a Texas prison, the fantasy game became a lifeline — to their imaginations, and to one another. #press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/31/magazine/dungeons-dragons-death-row.html?utm_source=press.coop