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Young Voters Keep Moving to the Left on Social Issues, Republicans Included, As Beto O'Rourke Weighs 2020 Run, Democrats Chafe at His Go-It-Alone Style, How Luxury Developers Use the 'Void' to Build Sky High, Intervening Against Venezuela's Strongman, Trump Belies 'America First'

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you with machine learning. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Ruddy Roye for The New York Times A Private Investigator Wanted to Prove His Clients Innocent. Will His Methods Be His Own Undoing? In the poorest congressional district in the country, where thousands of people are arrested each year, one former cop with a complicated past made high-profile cases fall apart by insisting that the ends justified his means. Magazine · Jan 23 Ruddy Roye for The New York Times A Private Investigator Wanted to Prove His Clients Innocent. Will His Methods Be His Own Undoing? In the poorest congressional district in the country, where thousands of people are arrested each year, one former cop with a complicated past made high-profile cases fall apart by insisting that the ends justified his means. Magazine · Jan 23 Joanna Kulesza for The New York Times The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into Class Student demand for computer science courses is outstripping the supply of professors, creating a student divide of computing haves and have-nots. Technology · Jan 24 Julien Mignot for The New York Times The Treasure Behind the Wall Something in the new Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris was not what it seemed. Fashion · Jan 21 Joanna Kulesza for The New York Times The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into Class Student demand for computer science courses is outstripping the supply of professors, creating a student divide of computing haves and have-nots. Technology · Jan 24 Julien Mignot for The New York Times The Treasure Behind the Wall Something in the new Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris was not what it seemed. Fashion · Jan 21 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers Young Voters Keep Moving to the Left on Social Issues, Republicans Included According to a new study, members of Generation Z are more open to social change than older generations, findings that could substantially reshape the nation's political landscape. U.S. · Jan 23 Christopher Lee for The New York Times Christopher Lee for The New York Times Young Voters Keep Moving to the Left on Social Issues, Republicans Included According to a new study, members of Generation Z are more open to social change than older generations, findings that could substantially reshape the nation's political landscape. U.S. · Jan 23 As Beto O'Rourke Weighs 2020 Run, Democrats Chafe at His Go-It-Alone Style Some Democrats still blame Mr. O'Rourke for his embrace of a Texas Republican, Will Hurd, and wonder whether he can be counted on as a liberal ally. Politics · Jan 19 Todd Heisler/The New York Times Todd Heisler/The New York Times As Beto O'Rourke Weighs 2020 Run, Democrats Chafe at His Go-It-Alone Style Some Democrats still blame Mr. O'Rourke for his embrace of a Texas Republican, Will Hurd, and wonder whether he can be counted on as a liberal ally. Politics · Jan 19 How Luxury Developers Use the 'Void' to Build Sky High Loopholes in New York zoning laws allow for a shocking cheat that is partly responsible for escalating real estate prices. Is a crackdown coming? New York · Jan 24 Intervening Against Venezuela's Strongman, Trump Belies 'America First' By demanding that Nicolás Maduro relinquish power, President Trump is embracing the sort of international assertion that he has disdained in past administrations — at enormous risk. Americas · Jan 24 How Luxury Developers Use the 'Void' to Build Sky High Loopholes in New York zoning laws allow for a shocking cheat that is partly responsible for escalating real estate prices. Is a crackdown coming? New York · Jan 24 Intervening Against Venezuela's Strongman, Trump Belies 'America First' By demanding that Nicolás Maduro relinquish power, President Trump is embracing the sort of international assertion that he has disdained in past administrations — at enormous risk. Americas · Jan 24 Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Michael Khodarkovsky Putin's Dream of Godliness: Holy Russia When the Ukrainian Orthodox Church broke from Russia's, it dealt a blow to President Vladimir Putin's efforts to portray his country as one people with a single identity. Jan 22 Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press Michael Khodarkovsky Putin's Dream of Godliness: Holy Russia When the Ukrainian Orthodox Church broke from Russia's, it dealt a blow to President Vladimir Putin's efforts to portray his country as one people with a single identity. Jan 22 Malik Sajad An 18-Month-Old Victim in a Very Old Fight Renewed conflict in Kashmir is killing and blinding the young as politicians remain unwilling to find a just resolution to the old dispute. Jan 19 Tom Wheeler If 5G Is So Important, Why Isn't It Secure? The network must be secure enough for the innovations it promises. Jan 21 Malik Sajad An 18-Month-Old Victim in a Very Old Fight Renewed conflict in Kashmir is killing and blinding the young as politicians remain unwilling to find a just resolution to the old dispute. Jan 19 Tom Wheeler If 5G Is So Important, Why Isn't It Secure? The network must be secure enough for the innovations it promises. Jan 21 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Illustration by Tomi Um My Son's Tutor Slipped Me Entrance-Exam Questions. Should I Report Him? The magazine's Ethicist columnist on informing a school you've been given its entrance exam and contacting a half-sibling after a birth parent declines to meet you. Magazine · Jan 22 V.A. Wait Times Now Shorter Than for Private Doctors By 2017, mean wait time at V.A. hospitals had gone down 17.7 days, while rising to 29.8 for private practitioners. Well · Jan 22 Illustration by Tomi Um My Son's Tutor Slipped Me Entrance-Exam Questions. Should I Report Him? The magazine's Ethicist columnist on informing a school you've been given its entrance exam and contacting a half-sibling after a birth parent declines to meet you. Magazine · Jan 22 V.A. Wait Times Now Shorter Than for Private Doctors By 2017, mean wait time at V.A. hospitals had gone down 17.7 days, while rising to 29.8 for private practitioners. Well · Jan 22 Kristian Thacker for The New York Times Scientists Are Teaching the Body to Accept New Organs Patients receiving new kidneys and livers must take damaging anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Now researchers hope to train the immune system instead of just tamping it down. Health · Jan 22 Stuart Bradford When Should I Take an Antibiotic? Many common infections have features that can help you decide when an antibiotic might be appropriate. Well · Jan 25 Kristian Thacker for The New York Times Scientists Are Teaching the Body to Accept New Organs Patients receiving new kidneys and livers must take damaging anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Now researchers hope to train the immune system instead of just tamping it down. Health · Jan 22 Stuart Bradford When Should I Take an Antibiotic? Many common infections have features that can help you decide when an antibiotic might be appropriate. Well · Jan 25 🤞 Are we getting it right? To refine this experience, we need to hear from you. Are you enjoying this newsletter? Are we offering you the right mix of stories? Where can we improve? Send Us Feedback ℹ️ Your Weekly Edition combines editorial curation with machine-learning algorithms to recommend the best Times stories based on what you have read. ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. 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