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NJ Governor’s Race Draws Obama and Hannity but Not Trump in Final Days

The former president held a rally for Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat running for governor of New Jersey. Prominent leaders have also campaigned with her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli.

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Former President Barack Obama campaigned in support of Representative Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, on Saturday.
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2 Arrested After Stabbing on Train Near Cambridge, England

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain denounced the attack, which the police said left nine victims with “life-threatening injuries.”

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The police said a number of people had been taken to the hospital after the train attack.
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Zoë Wicomb, Acclaimed South African Author, Dies at 76

In novels and short stories, she delivered sharp observations of the constraints and contradictions of apartheid and its aftermath.

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Zoë Wicomb in 2010. “She explored in one book after another the modalities of South African experience, in language whose wit and irony masked a deep seriousness,” the Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee observed.
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Explosion at Harvard Medical School Was ‘Intentional,’ Officials Say

Two people were seen running from the building afterward, the school said. No injuries were reported, the school police said.

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Local and federal authorities are investigating an explosion that went off inside a building on the campus of the Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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A federal court ordered the government to continue funding food stamps during the shutdown and make full payments by Monday or partial payments by Wednesday.
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Muslim Voters Feel Pride and Fear, for Both Mamdani and Themselves

After an uptick in Islamophobic comments about Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, some Muslims say they are hopeful but worried about repercussions.

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Muslim voters said their pride for Zohran Mamdani has been tempered by an uptick in what they view as Islamophobic attacks against him.
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Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is

As Andrew Cuomo seeks to gain ground in the New York City mayor’s race, he is trying to splinter some constituencies with natural affinities for the front-runner, Zohran Mamdani.

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Andrew M. Cuomo has used tactics reminiscent of those used by President Trump to cut into the margins of longstanding Democratic constituencies, including Black, Hispanic and Jewish voters.
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Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.

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A television broadcast of Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, left, meeting with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea on Saturday. Mr. Lee was elected in June and promised to improve ties with Beijing.
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Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, Stephen Miran Warns

Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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Stephen Miran, the newest member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. “There absolutely are differing views around the table,” he said.
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Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan

Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan of London, left, and the New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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