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Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia

Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.

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Part of the wall that used to divide West and East Germany before reunification in 1990. Cultural divides, especially over views about Russia, remain.
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The Job Market Is Cooling but Not Collapsing, According to Private Data

The federal government shutdown canceled a second straight jobs report, but private data sources suggest the labor market has weakened modestly since summer.

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A job fair in Chicago last month. Historically, when unemployment has begun to rise, it has done so quickly.
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The Fed’s Recent Rate Decisions Have Been Divisive. It Is Likely to Get Worse.

The last three policy votes have featured some form of dissent, as officials grapple with how to weigh a softening labor market and resurgent inflation.

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Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, center, said recently that policymakers at the central bank held “strongly differing views” about whether to proceed with another interest rate cut.
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Mass Layoffs Are Scary, but Probably Not a Sign of the A.I. Apocalypse

Despite fears that Amazon and other employers are already replacing workers with bots, the A.I. transition is likely to play out differently.

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The Seattle headquarters of Amazon, which said that because of artificial intelligence, “we need to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers.”
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As Idaho Grows Ever Redder, Boise Worries About Its Isolation

Two city councilors won re-election on Tuesday, though their support for a pride flag at City Hall had sparked challenges from the right. Still, Idaho’s deep embrace of President Trump has the city worried.

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The Idaho State Capitol in Boise, where fiercely conservative lawmakers are passing laws that encroach on Boise’s independence.
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Russian Jailed for Placing Tiny Antiwar Signs in a Market Says She Would Do it Again

Freed in a major prisoner swap, Aleksandra Skochilenko said “the values of freedom of speech, of peace, could be more important than spending even 10 years in jail.”

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Aleksandra Skochilenko, during a musical jam session she organized in Berlin in September, has just published a memoir, “My Prison Trip.”
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Mamdani Has a One-Bedroom Flat. He Could Move to a 226-Year-Old Mansion.

Five bedrooms. A ballroom. A full-time chef. The official mayoral residence in New York City could not be more different from Zohran Mamdani’s current home.

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Gracie Mansion sits at the top of Carl Schurz Park, abutting the F.D.R. Drive, and offers sweeping views of the East River from its summertime veranda.
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Airlines Rush to Prepare for Federal Reductions in Flights

Airline planning and scheduling teams went into overdrive to identify which flights to cut while minimizing consequences for customers, pilots, flight attendants and the bottom line.

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Affected airports, serving major cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, will see a 4 percent reduction in air traffic Friday through Monday and a 10 percent reduction a week later.
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Former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, Details Death of Brother in Memoir

He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen. Francisco Franco, the former dictator.

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The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, published a memoir on Wednesday. The former monarch speaks about the shooting accident that killed his brother and his decades in power.
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