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Stocks Hit Record High Day After the Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut

The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, rallying a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point.

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Interest Rates Fall, but Central Banks Are No Longer in Lock Step

Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the U.S., have taken a more cautious approach.

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The 30-year mortgage rate dropped to 6.09 percent after the Fed’s move on Wednesday.

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Harris Had Stronger Debate, Polls Find, but the Race Remains Deadlocked

Vice President Kamala Harris holds an edge over Donald Trump in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. But surveys found that the race remains a tossup.

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The Times polled voters about Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris. Here’s what they thought.

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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the G.O.P. nominee for governor, called himself a “Black Nazi” on a porn site, CNN reported.

 

Analysis From Reporters
Ruth Igielnik
Ruth Igielnik
The debate helped Harris in one major way: More seem to see her as smart and presidential, the poll found. The share of voters who view Harris as intelligent has gone up since August, and she’s more likely than Trump to be viewed as temperamentally fit to be president.
Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan
Whenever a poll of Pennsylvania is released, the political world devours it. Both campaigns see Pennsylvania as the potential decider state. Trump’s team views his clearest path to the presidency as a combination of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.
Shane Goldmacher
Shane Goldmacher
One of the interesting findings in the poll isn’t just whether Trump or Harris better represent change to voters. The answer there is clearly Trump. But the poll also asked who will “bring about the right kind of change” — and on that measure they were nearly tied.
Maggie Haberman
Maggie Haberman
One standout detail from the Pennsylvania poll: Harris’s favorability there has risen from 42 percent in early July, shortly after Trump’s debate against President Biden, to 51 percent. Considering how negatively most voters view national figures, that’s a large jump.
Ruth Igielnik
Ruth Igielnik
The poll showed that many more voters saw Trump as the more “extreme” candidate, 74 percent versus 46 percent. But that may not be a weakness — Trump wins by 50 points among voters who say extreme describes him “somewhat well.”
Jess Bidgood
Jess Bidgood
This result in Pennsylvania is welcome news for the Harris campaign, which has also seen a recent edge in most recent high-quality polls of Wisconsin and Michigan. If Harris wins all three of those states, plus one more electoral vote, she would win the presidency.
Christine Zhang
Christine Zhang
The poll also tested the favorability of Taylor Swift, the pop superstar who endorsed Ms. Harris immediately after the debate and who Mr. Trump declared that he hated over the weekend. Seventy percent of Democrats view her favorably; only 23 percent of Republicans do.
Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan
The new NYT/Siena poll tracks with the Trump campaign’s private polling in one important respect. Both public and private polling since the debate show that an overwhelming majority of voters thought Harris beat Trump in the debate.

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After 2 Days of Attacks, Hezbollah Leader Vows ‘Retribution Will Come’

Hassan Nasrallah blamed Israel for the explosions that killed dozens. Later, Israeli warplanes struck rocket launchers and weapons caches in Lebanon.

 

Analysis

A New Era of Wholesale Sabotage: Weaponizing Everyday Items

The attacks in Lebanon took the art of electronic sabotage to new heights. But the sense that ordinary devices can become deadly may be just beginning.

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Analysis

While Israel is capable of dexterous attacks, it is struggling to define long-term goals, according to analysts.

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  1. Hezbollah supporters mourn the deaths of comrades, in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
    Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
  2. Lebanese citizens watching Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, deliver a televised speech.
    Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
  3. Mourners holding a picture of a Hezbollah member who was killed.
    Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
  4. A controlled detonation of a communication device in a town near the border with Israel.
    Reuters
  5. Hezbollah members carrying the coffin of a comrade at a funeral in southern Beirut.
    Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
  6. Evacuating Israelis injured near Israel's border with Lebanon.
    Ayal Margolin/Reuters
  7. A funeral in Lebanon for Hezbollah members killed in this week's device explosions.
    Reuters
  8. Smoke billowing from an Israeli airstrike in the village of Khiam, near the Israel-Lebanon border.
    Rabih Daher/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

On YouTube, Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About Haitian Immigrants

Major brands saw their dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives, revealing how difficult it can be to maintain brand safety online.

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JD Vance said that he would continue to describe Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, as “illegal aliens.”

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The Haitian Times has been receiving some of the same threats that it has been covering in Springfield, Ohio.

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The Great Read

The Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi Bikes

The bike-sharing program rewards users who help redistribute bikes around New York City. A few riders have figured out how to turn that into profit.

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A row of gray Citi Bikes is docked on a sidewalk with cars and pedestrians passing by.

Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed Earth more than previously thought, according to a new reconstruction of its past.

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Asphalt Schoolyards Get a Shady Makeover

Schools across the U.S. are adding trees, tent-like structures and water to their playgrounds as temperatures soar.

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Leaders around the globe are asking the E.U. to suspend a law aimed at protecting the planet’s forests by tracing supply chains.

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Inside the Secretive Facility Housing Migrants at Guantánamo Bay

Reports have shed new light on the holding center, where calls with lawyers are monitored and some say they’ve been forced to wear blackout goggles.

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A portrait of a man wearing a yellow long-sleeve T-shirt and a gray hat with an eagle on it standing in a park.

In the Sean Combs Case, Echoes of the Tack Taken Against Other Powerful Men

Federal authorities are prosecuting the music mogul under laws that were used to successfully prosecute earlier abuse cases, including against R. Kelly.

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Sean Combs, wearing a high-collared button up shirt, holding a microphone.

OMG, Could the Mets Actually Pull This Off?

The fans have been here before, and they don’t want to jinx it. But good vibes — and the inexplicable presence of Grimace — are giving them playoff hopes.

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With Retirement from ESPN, ‘Woj’ Leaves a Changed Sports Media World

At ESPN, Adrian Wojnarowski leveraged social media to get the news out quicker. Now, he will manage the basketball team at St. Bonaventure University.

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Adrienne Grunwald for The New York Times

Ukraine Wants Long-Range Weapons. Here’s a Look at What They Are.

Much of the discourse about arming Ukraine has revolved around whether the U.S. would send “long-range” weapons. But that can mean different things.

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A Ukrainian gun crew with an M777 howitzer, which fires 155-millimeter artillery shells, in 2022.

Aaron Sorkin Thinks Life Still Imitates ‘The West Wing’

The political drama debuted 25 years ago. But its creator believes the politics were mostly beside the point.

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A man in a black suit stands on a colorful carpet and leans against a gold stairway.

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Opinion

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

The Fed’s Big Rate Cut Wasn’t Political. It Was an Economic No-Brainer.

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

‘So Many Men Were Killed, Like Grains of Sand’

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A photograph of women in colorful clothes sitting and standing in a large flat area, before a couple of trees.
John McWhorter

John McWhorter

Why JD Vance Dropped Into My Inbox

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Claudia Sahm

Inflation Is Ebbing. Now the Fed Must Protect Jobs.

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Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni

Why Can’t Kamala Harris Just Say This?

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A gloved finger inserted into a model ear canal.

Pamela Paul

The Medical Establishment Closes Ranks, and Patients Feel the Effects

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Julia Belluz

40 Percent of Americans Have Obesity. It’s Time to Define What That Means.

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Todd S. Purdum

The Political Cost to Kamala Harris of Not Answering Direct Questions

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How U.S. Schools Are Teaching History in a Polarized Age

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority rely on partisan materials.

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Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users

Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Says He Was Forced to Recognize Maduro

Edmundo González said the government made him sign a document acknowledging President Nicolás Maduro as the election winner before he could flee to Spain.

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Los Angeles Shakes, and Angelenos Just Shake It Off

It has been a generation since Los Angeles had a major earthquake. Even in an active seismic year, many residents say they refuse to become alarmist.

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Culture and Lifestyle

The Art of Dressing Gracefully

This season at London Fashion Week, outfits on and off the runway felt a bit more mature.

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A person walking in a street past other people and a green-and-black car. The person is wearing a bedazzled white top and a tulle skirt, long white gloves, white stockings and white heels.A person standing on a sidewalk. The person has natural hair styled in a sort of Afro and is wearing a vibrant striped sweater with pale wide-leg pants.A person with long blond hair standing in a street. The person is holding a yellow fuzzy bag and is wearing a blue sweater with the Superman logo and a pair of jeans splattered with pale paint. A model, seen from behind, walking on a runway in a pale dress with a wide, short skirt.
Simbarashe Cha/The New York Times

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