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On Today’s Episode:

Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Summer Upheaval, Times/Siena Poll Finds, by Jonathan Weisman and Ruth Igielnik

After a Year of Legal Peril, Trump Seeks Election as a Felon, but Free, by Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and William K. Rashbaum

A Trial Over Tyre Nichols’s Death Begins as Memphis Is in a New Bind, by Emily Cochrane

Gunman Who Wounded 5 on a Kentucky Highway Remains At Large, by Amanda Holpuch

Venezuela’s Presidential Contender Flees, and Hopes for Democracy Dim, by Genevieve Glatsky

What Happens When Half a Million People Abandon Their City, by Frances Robles

Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, by Emmanuel Morgan

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