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To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Cities Ponder Facilities for Drug Use
Philadelphia is again the focus of a national campaign to open — or restrict — sites where people use drugs…
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US
U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Missile and Drone Programs
The Biden administration announced the measures as U.N. restrictions approved with the 2015 nuclear deal expired.
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US
Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois Starts Group to Promote Abortion Rights
Mr. Pritzker’s organization, Think Big America, will support ballot measures to codify or restore abortion rights, seeking to elevate an…
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News
President Biden’s Finest Hour
This column doesn’t always abound with praise for President Biden and his administration. This week’s is an exception. On Oct.…
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US
Black Voters Have New Power in Mississippi. Can They Elect a Democrat?
The fall of a Jim Crow-era election law and a restoration of felons’ voting rights have given Black voters new…
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News
A Russian Journalist’s Love Letter to Her People
“I Love Russia,” a collection of Elena Kostyuchenko’s reporting over the past 15 years, captures the lives of ordinary, often…
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World
China Invested $1 Trillion to Gain Global Influence. Can That Go On?
Xi Jinping enhanced China’s sway in the world by lending money for infrastructure. Now he’s collecting debts and rethinking his…
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US
Amid Migrant Influx, Massachusetts Will No Longer Guarantee Shelter
Gov. Maura Healey said the state would have to start limiting emergency housing for new arrivals next month, calling for…
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Business
After Devastating Floods, Vermont Is ‘Very Much Open’
The summer’s double blow of record rain and a plummet in tourism has the travel industry scrambling to reassure leaf…
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US
A Legal Fight Over Whether Governors Can Deny Thousands the Vote
Three states let governors use their discretion to deny voting rights to former prisoners. Lawsuits in two of them say…