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They Barter and Trade in Rural America. How Will They Vote?
Many rural Americans engage in cashless barter systems to get food and firewood for heating and cooking. They value self-sufficiency, making them wary of government intervention.
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This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation
Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to undermine this year’s presidential race.
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The Market Is Fairly Upbeat. Is It the Calm Before a Storm?
Stocks have risen this year despite uncertainties and outright hostilities in U.S. politics and around the world. But bonds and other markets show signs of concern, our columnist says.
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Trump Is Courting Apolitical Young Men. Will It Pay Off?
Gen Z men are increasingly turning away from the Democratic Party, swayed by the former president’s bravado and irreverence. But they also do not usually vote in high numbers.
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As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase
Weapons supplies are no longer Ukraine’s main disadvantage, American military officials say.
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The Deep Roots of 4 of Donald Trump’s Nativist Remarks
In the former president’s pitch to voters, historians hear echoes of the nation’s inescapable xenophobic history.
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White House Altered Official Transcript of Biden’s Remarks on Trump and ‘Garbage’
The debate over the meaning of President Biden’s words comes down to an apostrophe, which the White House press office inserted into the transcript without the approval of official stenographers.
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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Count of Some Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots
Republicans had asked the justices to pause a state court order requiring election boards to count provisional ballots by voters whose mail-in ballots were deemed invalid.
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Asheville Awaits the Return of Tourists as Biltmore Estate Prepares to Reopen
The Biltmore, a popular destination in the area of western North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene, will reopen Saturday. Local travel operators nervously hope it will mark the return of tourists.
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Live Updates: Jobs in Focus in Last Key Report Before Election
Economists expect that employers added 110,000 jobs in October, a slowdown that would partly reflect hurricane disruptions and labor strikes.