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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots
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9/14/2026 9:25 PM
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| The Trump administration had asked the justices to allow a new Postal Service plan to screen ballots just weeks before the midterm elections. |
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Trump’s Effort to Assert Control Over Elections Continues Despite Supreme Court Loss
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9/14/2026 6:16 PM
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| President Trump has launched a broad, governmentwide effort to take more control of state-run elections and sow doubt about the outcome. |
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Trump Administration Moves to Integrate A.I. Into Medical Care Despite Concerns
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9/14/2026 10:38 AM
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| Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors. |
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
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9/14/2026 1:53 PM
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| The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence. |
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns
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9/14/2026 3:29 PM
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| Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I. |
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As A.I. Fears Rise, Experts Suggest Focusing on the Humans in Charge
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9/14/2026 2:53 PM
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| Warnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now. |
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Russian Businessman With Putin Ties Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Party
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9/14/2026 1:31 PM
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| The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member. |
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Architects of Japan’s Easy-Money Policies Are Changing Their Minds
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9/14/2026 9:00 PM
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| As the Bank of Japan weighs another rate increase on Friday, a divide over how Japan should confront inflation is widening. |
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‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys
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9/14/2026 8:22 PM
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| The Apple TV horror-comedy about a haunted island took home 14 Emmys, including the awards for best comedy, lead actor, writing, directing and supporting actor and actress. |
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Have Thoughts on the Emmy’s Red Carpet? Join Our Readers in the Comments.
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9/14/2026 7:27 PM
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| Television’s biggest stars have walked the carpet. Now that you’ve seen what everyone is wearing and voted for your favorite looks, we invite you to comment on a few of the styles. |
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Emmy Winners 2026: See the Full List
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9/14/2026 9:06 PM
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| Here are the winners from the 78th Emmy Awards. |
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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence
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9/14/2026 3:30 PM
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| Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican and former leader, had been absent for more than 13 weeks after a health incident, fueling questions about his ability to continue serving. |
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N.Y. Democratic House Candidate Admits to Bondage Photo Shoot
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9/14/2026 4:13 PM
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| Christopher Gallant, who is running against Representative Nick LaLota on Long Island, acknowledged that the photos that surfaced in media reports on Monday were legitimate. |
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Gavin Newsom Says He Won’t Run in 2028 if Kamala Harris Does
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9/14/2026 3:37 PM
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| The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor’s presidential ambitions. |
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Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
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9/14/2026 12:52 PM
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| Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases. |
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An Heir to a Thai Beer Empire Accused His Brother of Sexual Abuse. Then He Took on His Family.
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9/14/2026 9:01 PM
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| Siranudh Scott, an heir to Thailand’s Singha beer empire, has prompted a rare public reckoning about a topic considered taboo. |
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Immigrants’ Lawyers Say U.S. Is Redacting Documents Proving Legal Status
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9/14/2026 11:58 AM
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| Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say. |
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Key West Feels the Pain of Trump Decision on Haitians
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9/14/2026 9:26 AM
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| The end of legal protections for Haitian immigrants nationally has jolted the labor market in this remote vacation destination in Florida where many live and work. |
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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists
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9/14/2026 6:31 PM
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| Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.” |
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U.S. Has Deployed Weapons in Space, Air Force Secretary Says
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9/15/2026 1:07 AM
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| Troy E. Meink’s comments were the first public acknowledgment of American weapons in orbit. The Pentagon has been preparing for potential conflict in space with Russia or China. |
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Bob Mackie, Cher and the Ultimate Revenge Dress
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9/14/2026 10:09 PM
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| The designer’s bedazzling, feathered creations made waves onstage, including at the Oscars in 1986. |
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Bob Mackie, Designer Who ‘Dressed Every Spangly Woman in Show Business,’ Dies at 87
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9/14/2026 3:06 PM
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| His sequined gowns and outrageous costumes threw clouds of glitter at American fashion for over half a century. |
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Bob Mackie: A Life in Pictures
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9/14/2026 1:41 PM
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| The designer was known for his flashy, sparkly designs for Cher, Diana Ross, Tina Turner and countless others. |
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There’s a Reason Europe Is So Obsessed With Immigration
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9/14/2026 11:26 PM
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| Immigration has become a prism through which all the continent’s ills are viewed. |
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‘Every Awards Show Could Be Sponsored by Botox, but This One Stood Out’: 3 Writers Assess the Emmys
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9/15/2026 12:22 AM
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| Have we reached peak TV? Did we a long time ago? |
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Jimmy Fallon Doesn’t Trust Trump to Handle A.I. Concerns
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9/14/2026 10:32 PM
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| “We’re relying on Trump to beat A.I.; I don’t even think Trump can beat Wordle,” Fallon said. |
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A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco
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9/14/2026 2:59 PM
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| City officials — and one determined mother — are working to stop the spread of cychlorphine, which is far more potent than fentanyl. |