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Harris Promises to Chart ‘New Way Forward’ as She Accepts Nomination, by Katie Rogers and Reid J. Epstein

Venezuela’s Supreme Court, Loyal to Maduro, Rules Him Election Winner, by Julie Turkewitz and Genevieve Glatsky

New Covid Shots Were Approved. But Who Will Get Them?, by Benjamin Mueller and Noah Weiland

Canadian Government Orders Arbitration and End to Rail Freight Shutdown, by Ian Austen

Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies, by Isabella Kwai

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