Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat, delivered a victory speech after winning the Virginia governor’s race by beating Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate. Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, ran into the clear limits of trying to run as President Trump had in a swing state. The success of his campaign, built on rejecting Gov. Chris Christie and President Trump, further cemented New Jersey’s shift to a decidedly blue state. Devin P. Kelley, who killed 26 people at a church on Sunday, fled a treatment center in 2012, according to police report that also said he had threatened his Air Force superiors. Joaquín Ramírez and his girlfriend, who was hit by one of Devin P. Kelley’s bullets, cannot shake his awful words. Shootings at religious sites, like the First Baptist Church in Texas, prompt practical security measures. But the spiritual toll is more complicated. On the second day of his visit to South Korea, President Trump tried to make a surprise visit to the demilitarized zone, but dense fog forced his helicopter to turn back. The tech giant has found a tax haven in the island of Jersey, leaving billions of dollars untouched by the United States, leaked documents reveal. Millions of leaked files center on an offshore law firm that has helped obscure the wealth of multinational companies and the superrich. Turns out the center can hold, after all. In winning the governor’s race, Democrats served notice of what a liability Donald Trump can be. The president’s bluster is obscuring a real opportunity for diplomacy — and a chance to avert a catastrophe. Are we witnessing reform or a coup d’état? You glitter the way she does only if there’s gold at the core. A pastor at a church near Sutherland Springs says violence should never happen in sacred community spaces. In Felixstowe, England, visiting sailors venture off their ships … but not outside the port. Families made by adoption depend on it. Building bridges. Also walls. There is nothing particularly Lone Star State-ish about a mass killing these days. Ask New York, or Las Vegas. Halladay badly wanted to see how he would perform in the playoffs, and when given a chance he threw the second no-hitter in postseason history. Frank A. LoBiondo of New Jersey and Ted Poe of Texas, who have served in Congress for years, said they would not seek re-election next year. Promising “a new day for Medicaid,” Seema Verma, President Trump’s top health care official, called on states to move Medicaid in a conservative direction. The latest financial results for the messaging and media company Snap included higher costs and a net loss more than triple that of a year ago. The country is abuzz over whether the prime minister is a prisoner of Saudi Arabia — literally or figuratively — and when he will be back. About 500 people have been detained without charge in a corruption crackdown, but how corruption is defined is unclear. David Boies, known for Bush v. Gore but also aggressive battles for businesses, is drawing fire for helping Harvey Weinstein draft a contract to hire private investigators. There was no independent body to handle the reports. Instead, they were forwarded to whips, the party disciplinarians, and used to keep people in line. In rare interviews, the parents of Joshua Wong and other pro-democracy activists shared stories of regret, pride and anguish. A sleek new restaurant specializes in a hybrid cuisine that many New Yorkers know only from Nobu. Every era gets the chronicler it deserves. Kevin Young, the poetry editor of The New Yorker, tracks the progression of bunk through the ages. The social media service is doubling its character limit for almost all users, a major change that it hopes will spur more activity across Twitter. Next Year’s World Cup will be the first with an anti-discrimination monitor at every match. A Times reporter spent an evening with one at a testy game in the Balkans to see how a tough job gets done. Jennet Conant’s “Man of the Hour” explores the life of James B. Conant, Cold Warrior scientist and administrator of the Manhattan Project. She can’t remember a time when she had a relationship with him that wasn’t built on lies. And yet she’s still in pain. The Alphabet unit says it expects to allow passengers to ride in truly driverless cars in its tests within the next few months. Executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google faced questioning this week on Capitol Hill about Russia’s intrusions. But that is only a small fraction of the fraud on social media. An engraved stone with a finely detailed battle scene was found in the grave of a warrior buried about 1450 B.C. More Recent Articles |
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