Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight

After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.After huge losses for Republicans in the midterm elections, it remains to be seen whether President Trump adopts a pragmat

K Katie Rogers

First, France Had Riots and Protests. Now It’s Bracing for a General Strike.

More than 220 demonstrations are expected to take place across the country on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living.Installing wooden panels to protect the storefront windows of a shop in Paris on Wednesday, the eve of a nationwide day of strikes.

M Mark Landler and Ségolène Le Stradic

Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar

The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in Baltimore this year. The agency oversees the program.

M Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff

Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Democracy Activist, Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Mr. Wong, one of the most high-profile members of a movement that was quashed in 2020, was accused of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, a national security offense.Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arriving at prison after a hearing for 47 opposition activists charged with violating the na

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Golden State Valkyries Reign Supreme in San Francisco, a City of Start-Ups

San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon.The Golden State Valkyries are the new champions of the Women’s National Basketball Association, who played their first game just 18 months ago.

H Heather Knight and Lauren Segal

The Bell Tolls for Trumpism

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to the Democratic Party’s major midterm victory.

E Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick

Beverly Whipple Has Died. She Introduced the G-Spot to the Mainstream.

Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85.Beverly Whipple in 2007. Her book “The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” examined the concept of female sexual pleasure.

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