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A Closer Look at a Slight Shift in the Polls

An average of recent surveys, including the Times/Siena poll, finds President Biden inching closer to Donald Trump.

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A Young Basketball Player and a Coach Found Each Other Just in Time

Arthur Dukes Jr. played in pickup basketball games whenever he could, which is why he showed up for an open-gym…

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How Much Is Biden’s Support of Israel Hurting Him With Young Voters?

Donald Trump leads him among those 18 to 29, a new poll shows.

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American Students Outperformed the Rest of the World During the Pandemic

By now, you’ve probably registered the alarm that pandemic learning loss has produced a “lost generation” of American students. This…

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Sports

Once Underdogs, They’re Still Playing With Chips on Their Shoulders

No. 2-seed Marquette was picked ninth of 11 teams in the Big East preseason poll. The Golden Eagles’ point guard,…

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There’s No Real Ceiling for Federal Debt? I’m Not So Sure.

I’ve written and spoken respectfully about believers in modern monetary theory over the years, so some M.M.T.-ers were taken aback…

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The Super Bowl Betting Line Flipped Overnight. What Happened?

After Kansas City and its injured stars were installed as a slim favorite, the early money poured in on Philadelphia.

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Republicans Are Riding High on ‘Place-Based Resentment’

Rural America has become the Republican Party’s life preserver. Less densely settled regions of the country, crucial to the creation…

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Business

Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move

Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at…

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Georgia Beats Ohio State in Semifinal on Last-Minute Touchdown

Georgia scored in the final minute of the game, and Ohio State missed a field goal in the first minute…

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