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Front Page: The New York Times – November 10, 2022

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Election Denial Didn’t Play as Well as Republicans Hoped

Democrats won races for top election posts in several political battlegrounds where their Republican rivals had cast doubt on the 2020 contest and signaled their desire to overhaul voting systems.

Russia Orders Retreat From Kherson, a Serious Reversal in the Ukraine War

Russia’s position had grown perilous in Kherson, a strategic city and one of the biggest prizes seized in its Ukraine invasion, but Russian hawks reacted angrily to the withdrawal.

Biden Celebrates Beating the Odds, but He Faces a New Challenge

President Biden appeared to have the best midterms of any president in 20 years, avoiding the “shellacking” his predecessors endured. But even a narrow Republican majority could transform his presidency.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 9, 2022

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Republicans Gain Ground in Push to Take House as Democrats Hold Off Red Wave

Republicans picked up momentum in their drive for the House majority, but Democrats held crucial seats, dashing projections of a blood bath, and claimed a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania.

Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned

There were the usual glitches, some ginned up into misinformation. But voting was largely free of major incidents of intimidation or disruption.

After a grueling election, officials brace for the aftermath.

This is the first election in which a substantial number of candidates for major offices are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 8, 2022

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Fears and Suspicion Hang Over Voting on Cusp of Election Day

Even as voting goes smoothly, the 2022 midterm elections have exposed the toll Donald J. Trump’s falsehoods have taken on American democracy.

Apple Built Its Empire With China. Now Its Foundation Is Showing Cracks.

Lawmakers’ objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple’s ability to make new iPhones in China.

Los Angeles Voters Are in a Foul Mood. Will a New Mayor Change Anything?

Residents are frustrated over homelessness, crime and rising costs. Two candidates for mayor, Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, say they can turn the tide.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 7, 2022

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Confidence, Anxiety and a Scramble for Votes Two Days Before the Midterms

As candidates made their closing arguments on Sunday, Democrats braced for potential losses even in traditionally blue corners of the country while Republicans predicted a red wave.

As Midterms Near, Biden Faces a Nation as Polarized as Ever

President Biden had hoped to preside over a moment of reconciliation after the turmoil of the Trump years. But the fever of polarizing politics has not broken ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Trump-DeSantis Rift Grows, With Dueling Rallies in Florida

The Republican Party’s top two stars are campaigning, separately, in the midterms’ last days.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 6, 2022

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How Republicans Fed a Misinformation Loop About the Pelosi Attack

Within hours of the brutal attack last week on Paul Pelosi, Republican officials and media figures began circulating groundless claims — nearly all of them sinister, and many homophobic — about what had happened.

3 Presidents Swoop Into Pennsylvania, in a Clash That Transcends 2022

As the midterms come to a close, the establishment politics of the two most recent Democratic presidents met the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.

How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress

A handful of powerful world leaders rallied around Russia and undercut global cooperation.

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Views: The New York Times Magazine – Nov 6, 2022

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Inside the 11.6.22 Issue:

The Democrats’ Last Stand in Wisconsin

With the G.O.P. in control of a majority of statehouses, Democrats are fighting for seats in battleground states. Is it too late?

The Untold Story of ‘Russiagate’ and the Road to War in Ukraine

Russia’s meddling in Trump-era politics was more directly connected to the current war than previously understood.

A Championship Season in Mariachi Country

Every year along the Texas border, high school teams battle it out in one of the nation’s most intense championship rivalries. But they’re not playing football.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 5, 2022

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U.S. Added 261,000 Jobs in October, Signaling Economic Resilience

Job growth is slowing but remains stronger than comfortable for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to tame high inflation.

Frustrating and Often Fruitless: The Search for Missing Russian Soldiers

Russian families searching for loved ones say the system for finding missing soldiers is as disorganized as Vladimir Putin’s military effort, which has been marked by dysfunction from the beginning.

Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff

The layoffs hit across many divisions, including the engineering and machine learning units, the teams that manage content moderation, and the sales and advertising departments.

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Front Page: The New York Times – November 4, 2022

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Fear of Crime Looms Large for Voters, to Republicans’ Advantage

Republican candidates are focusing on crime and public safety, but their message is rooted not so much in data or policy as in voters’ feelings of unease.

Lapid Concedes in Israel, Paving Way for Netanyahu’s Return to Power

After five elections in less than four years, Israel will have a stable government for the first time since 2019. But Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition could test the constitutional framework and social fabric.

Can a Nation Replace Its Oil Wealth With Trees?

Gabon knows its oil won’t last forever, so officials are turning to the Central African nation’s rainforest for revenue — while also promising to preserve it.

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Covers: The NY Times Style Magazine – Nov 13, 2022

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Inside the Mezquita in Cordoba, with its 800-odd columns: a church that was once a mosque.

T’s Winter Travel Issue

Three writers go searching for echoes of a vanished culture — or a resurrected one.

– Spain: In the country’s churches and streets, the remnants of eight centuries of Islamic rule are hiding in plain sight.

– Singapore: Cuisine is one of the few ways to define Peranakan culture, a hard-to-pin-down blend of ethnic and racial identities.

– Tajikistan: While the nation’s history is being hidden behind glimmering new facades, its artisans hold on to tradition with quiet determination.