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In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit

A landlord crowded tenants into his house and yard without running water or power. One, determined to find an alternative, was up against the city’s housing crisis.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

“I’m just kind of done living like this,” Junior Estrada said.
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Trump Administration Fights Roadblock to Pursuing Comey Case

The battle preceded the department’s looming decision over whether — and how — to bring new charges against James B. Comey.

© Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

A ruling by a federal judge over the weekend has temporarily blocked prosecutors from gaining access to a crucial trove of evidence they used to bring charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, in late September.
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Judge Says Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Records Can Be Unsealed, Citing New Epstein Law

The ruling cited a law signed last month by President Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.

© John Minchillo/Associated Press

Jeffrey Epstein was indicted on sex-trafficking charges in July 2019 and found dead in his jail cell the following month; his death was ruled a suicide.
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How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work

The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

James Tomlinson, 9, playing a game on a phone in Melbourne, Australia.
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Nvidia’s China Lobbying Wins Big. But the True Payoff is Less Certain.

President Trump’s move fulfills a major goal of the chipmaker. But the move faces opposition in Washington — and uncertainty in Beijing.

© Pete Marovich for The New York Times

Lobbying efforts by Jensen Huang, C.E.O. of Nvidia, appear to have paid off in a big way.
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Trump Eases Limits on Nvidia Exports to China at ‘Critical Moment’

President Trump said Nvidia can export some chips. But years of U.S. restrictions have propelled China to make everything it needs for advanced A.I.

© John G Mabanglo/EPA, via Shutterstock

Nvidia has argued that blocking access to its chips has only spurred Chinese companies to improve faster.
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Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics

The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.
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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

The findings are the latest example of how the notion of a single price is breaking down in the digital age, a trend economists say could be pushing up some prices.

© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

In tests in four cities across the country, nearly 200 volunteers checked prices on 20 grocery items on Instacart. They found differences in item after item.
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A Key Question for the Supreme Court: What About the Fed?

The president seemed poised for a big Supreme Court win letting him remove officials without cause. But the justices appeared to struggle with how to insulate the Federal Reserve from politics.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

President Trump has mused about trying to fire Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, but he has not followed through. Indeed, no president has sought to remove a member of the Fed board without cause.
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Three Years After Dobbs, the State Divide Over Abortion Deepens

The state divide over abortions has only deepened since the Supreme Court decision. But research shows the number of abortions has climbed.

© Julia Rendleman for The New York Times

Choices, one of three clinics providing abortion services in Carbondale, a small town in southern Illinois, last week.
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Supreme Court Considers Taking Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits

The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

In 2010, in the landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court struck down legal limits on independent political spending by corporations and unions.
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