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U.S. Used Missile With Long Blades to Kill Qaeda Leader in Syria Special Operations forces used a secret weapon designed to limit civilian casualties to strike the Qaeda veteran this month. Middle East · Jun 24	John Moore/Getty Images
John Moore/Getty Images U.S. Used Missile With Long Blades to Kill Qaeda Leader in Syria Special Operations forces used a secret weapon designed to limit civilian casualties to strike the Qaeda veteran this month. Middle East · Jun 24

Biden Is Getting a Lot of Advice on His V.P. Here's What Voters Think. A large majority of voters say race should not be a factor in his decision, and none of the best-known candidates has emerged as a favorite. Politics · Jun 26	Hannah Yoon for The New York Times
Hannah Yoon for The New York Times Biden Is Getting a Lot of Advice on His V.P. Here's What Voters Think. A large majority of voters say race should not be a factor in his decision, and none of the best-known candidates has emerged as a favorite. Politics · Jun 26

David Brooks America Is Facing 5 Epic Crises All at Once This is not the time to obsess about symbolism. Jun 25	Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times
Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times David Brooks America Is Facing 5 Epic Crises All at Once This is not the time to obsess about symbolism. Jun 25

Paul Krugman America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19. Republicans Did. Partisanship has crippled our response. Jun 25	Ruy Teixeira Who Are the Key Voters Turning Against Trump? They're senior voters, and they could be Joe Biden's secret weapon. Jun 25
Paul Krugman America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19. Republicans Did. Partisanship has crippled our response. Jun 25

Ruy Teixeira Who Are the Key Voters Turning Against Trump? They're senior voters, and they could be Joe Biden's secret weapon. Jun 25