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ISIS-Inspired Attack Was Planned for Weeks, Officials Say
- The suspect took a test run in a Home Depot rental truck last week and chose Halloween to carry out the plan because more people would be on Manhattan’s streets, prosecutors said.
- The federal charges were filed in a civilian court, even though President Trump said he was considering sending Sayfullo Saipov to the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, wartime prison.
Trump, Citing Attack, Calls for End to Visa Program
Mr. Trump called on Congress to cancel a longstanding immigration program that he blamed for allowing the suspect into the country.
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Police Officer Ended New York Rampage With 9 Bullets
Officer Ryan Nash had been called to Stuyvesant High School to help a distressed student when the attack unfolded outside.
Finding Rootless Life in U.S., Then Turning to Radicalism
Mr. Saipov, who is charged in the attack, came to the United States in 2010. But a life of disappointments awakened “monsters inside.”
ISIS Is Quick to Claim Credit, Unless There’s an Arrest
If its recruit is on the run or behind bars, ISIS refrains from claiming responsibility. Analysts have a theory as to why.
Russian Ads Worked to Polarize U.S Over Race and the Police
Accounts with names like Blacktivists and Back the Badge were aimed at specific voters. One account published an illustration that equated Hillary Clinton with Satan and Donald Trump with Jesus.
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What if it’s not that bad that so much economic, social and political power is held by Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft?
Math Problem Bedevils Republican Tax Rewrite
Republicans are running into political challenges as they try to offset lost revenue to stay within the confines of the $1.5 trillion tax cut that lawmakers have voted to allow.
Trump Calls Times to Deny Any Anger at Mueller Inquiry
President Trump insisted he isn’t “angry at anybody” and that investigations into his campaign’s links to Russia have not come near him personally.
Manafort Family Roots Run Deep in a Connecticut City
Paul Manafort was not only born in once prosperous New Britain, but also grew up in a family whose name dots the map of central Connecticut.
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When a Student Says, ‘I’m Not a Boy or a Girl’
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Can Democrats Fix a Party That Leaders Say Isn’t Broken?
Barack Obama left office as one of the most popular presidents in American history. He also left behind a party struggling to find an identity — and to reconnect with voters in time for the 2018 elections.
Panel Offers Ways to Fight Opioid Crisis, but No Price Tag
The commission’s 56 suggestions include expanding medication-assisted treatment and creating more drug courts but do not suggest a new approach to the crisis.
Live Updates: Astros and Dodgers Vie for Title in Game 7
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Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren’t)
The enthusiasm for science education rests on the assumption that these fields are flush with opportunity. Some are, some aren’t.
Talk of Security Dominates Last New York Mayoral Debate
Mayor Bill de Blasio and two of his challengers discussed terrorism in the final mayoral debate, and traded jabs on pay-to-play, homelessness and taxes.
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Australia Has a Climate Change Lesson for the World
You can ignore it if you wish, but you cannot outrun it.
Australia to Ban Climbing on Uluru, a Site Sacred to Indigenous People
The giant sandstone slab, also known as Ayers Rock, is revered by the Anangu people, and its management has become a symbol of Indigenous rights.
Manus Island Refugees, Ordered to Leave Camp, Fear for Their Safety
More than 600 migrants, intercepted at sea and held in Papua New Guinea after trying to seek asylum in Australia, have resisted efforts to relocate them.
Hidden Treasures of Nazi Art Dealer Go on Display
Exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland will display the Gurlitt collection, first revealed in 2013, including works from Monet, Renoir and Cézanne.
The Portrait of a Real Renaissance Man
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When a Stranger Stumbles Into Your Home
Around Penn State, where drinking is a serious problem, a home invader might be a student with no idea where he is. One townie offered a ride home; one grabbed a bat.
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The White House chief of staff was supposed to be a calming force, but he has echoed Trump’s sympathy for white nationalists.
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The president and the Republicans claim to have a special understanding of American values and history. But a lot of what they say is strange.
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