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Most Popular on NYTimes.com

U.S.

Big Names Campaigning for Hillary Clinton Underscore Donald Trump’s Isolation

In the final days of the race, Mr. Trump has been a lonely figure on the campaign trail, as most prominent Republicans have kept their distance.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

What matters are the electoral college and the Senate.

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The Upshot

2016 Election Forecast: Who Will Be President?

The Upshot’s presidential forecast, updated daily.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/?ex_cid=rrpromo

I worry.

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U.S.

Latest Election Polls 2016

Get the latest national and state polls on the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

This is a happier view of the situation.  
I am worried.

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Opinion

Donald Trump’s Impeachment Threat

Republicans are indicating that if they can’t gain control of government fairly, they’ll simply undermine it.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; EDITORIALS 

The Republican party will do business as usual if they do not win. 

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U.S.

Voters Express Disgust Over U.S. Politics in New Times/CBS Poll

Most voters say that their minds are made up and that late revelations about Mrs. Clinton and Donald J. Trump made no significant difference to them.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

There is nothing unprecedented in this campaign.

World

An 80-Year-Old Model Reshapes China’s Views on Aging

Wang Deshun, known as China’s hottest grandpa, is being venerated in the country as an example of how to grow old without fading away.
MODELS (PROFESSIONAL); FASHION AND APPAREL 

 Wang Deshun made an excellent choice of parents.

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N.Y. / Region

2 Ex-Christie Allies Are Convicted in George Washington Bridge Case

Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni were found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud in the bizarre scheme to close access lanes to the bridge in September 2013.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE SCANDAL (2013) 

The convictions should only be the beginning of the collapse of Christie's organization.

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World

Crypt Believed to Be Jesus’ Tomb Opened for First Time in Centuries

The tomb was opened as part of a renovation of the shrine that was built around it long after Jesus’ death in what today is known as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
TOMBS AND TOMBSTONES; RESTORATION AND RENOVATION 

It has surprised me to learn how dynamic stone can be.

Opinion

Dalai Lama: Behind Our Anxiety, the Fear of Being Unneeded

There has never been a better time to be alive, and yet in the richest countries, there is a growing sense of unease and helplessness because people no longer feel useful.
HAPPINESS; LABOR AND JOBS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND TRENDS; ANXIETY AND STRESS; ANGER (EMOTION) 

Tenzin Gyatso is a wise man.

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Sports

Harvard Cancels Rest of Men’s Soccer Season Over Lewd Ratings of Female Players

The action came after it was uncovered that male players had been sharing sexually explicit descriptions of recruits for the women’s team.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS; WOMEN AND GIRLS; SOCCER; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 

FaceBook has competition.

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Opinion

Donald Trump Voters, Just Hear Me Out

Fellow Americans, your concerns should be taken seriously. But let’s also look seriously at the candidates.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; LABOR AND JOBS 

Thomas Friedman can see the obvious.

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U.S.

Chelsea Manning Tried Committing Suicide a Second Time in October

Ms. Manning says she tried to commit suicide at the start of a week of solitary confinement she was serving as punishment for a previous attempt to end her own life.
SUICIDES AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS; UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES; CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND STATE SECRETS 

Chelsea Manning has been tortured enough.
I do not know what should be done with the remains of her life.

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U.S.

How Large Is the Divide Between Red and Blue America?

Half of all voters in the nation live in a county that was won in a landslide.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

The reapportionment maps matter.

The Republicans have controlled them for seven decades.

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Business Day

At Trader Joe’s, Good Cheer May Hide Complaints

Some workers at Trader Joe’s stores, including one who says he was fired for lacking a “genuine” smile, have complained about their treatment and of safety lapses.
LABOR AND JOBS; WORKPLACE HAZARDS AND VIOLATIONS 

Yes

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Opinion

5 Reasons to Vote Trump

With Donald Trump, we’d have our own Kim Jong-un.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016 

Humor.

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Opinion

Who Broke Politics?

Republican leaders have spent decades trashing democratic norms in pursuit of economic benefits for their donor class.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; DEMOCRACY (THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY) 

Recent events.

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The Upshot

Polling Still Shows Hillary Clinton With a Lead, but Not a Safe One

The race has tightened over the last week; she holds roughly a three-point lead.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION 

Better today.  It is still not safe. 

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U.S.

Missing South Carolina Woman Found in Metal Container

A registered sex offender was arrested in connection with her disappearance, according to officials and news media accounts, as an investigation continues.
POLICE 

There are monsters. 

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World

Islamists March in Jakarta, Demanding Christian Governor Be Jailed

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the first Christian leader of the Indonesian capital in decades, has been accused of blasphemy as he runs for re-election.
DEMONSTRATIONS, PROTESTS AND RIOTS 

Intolerance does not depend the sect.

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Opinion

‘The Voter Suppression Trail’

Find out if your vote can survive the great, flawed adventure of American democracy.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2016; COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES; VOTING AND VOTERS 

Good enough

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