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John Avlon Wins Political Debut in a House Primary in New York
John Avlon, a former CNN political analyst who helped found the centrist political group No Labels, won the Democratic primary…
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World
How a Brooklyn District Tackled School Segregation
District 15 dropped selective admissions for middle schools, and the schools are now more integrated than they were.
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World
Tom Cole, House G.O.P. Spending Chief, Prevails Against Right-Wing Challenger
Representative Tom Cole, the veteran Oklahoma Republican and chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, fended off a primary challenge on…
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World
Man Charged With Hate Crimes in New York City Street Attacks
Skiboky Stora, 40, is accused of targeting people he believed were white, female or Jewish. He was arrested in March…
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Finance
U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start
As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying…
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World
N.Y.C. Schools Chief to Testify as Congress Expands Antisemitism Inquiry
A congressional committee that questioned college presidents about how they have handled protests over the Israel-Hamas war is now focusing…
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US
Senate Leaders Look to Curb ‘Judge Shopping’ But In Different Ways
Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell don’t think the federal judiciary is doing enough, and each is introducing a bill…
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News
Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It’s Too Late
Jaime Lewis noticed that her eighth-grade son’s grades were slipping several months ago. She suspected it was because he was…
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US
An Effort to End ‘Judge-Shopping’ Turns Into a ‘Political Firestorm’
A policy meant to prevent plaintiffs from steering their cases to sympathetic judges has drawn widespread attention, with both Republicans…
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World
Bragg Says Newly Disclosed Papers in Trump Case Contain Little of Value
A week after agreeing to a brief delay, Manhattan’s district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, said his office’s criminal prosecution of…