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Trump Praises American Democracy, Then Plies Its Divisions, Republican Senators Are Cool to Trump's Choice for Top Intelligence Post, What Kamala Harris Believes, Miners Kill Indigenous Leader in Brazil During Invasion of Protected Land

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 Ellen Silverman for The New York Times For the Freshest Fish, Head to the East River Out on Pier 17 in the seaport district, Jean-Georges Vongerichten has opened a seafood restaurant called the Fulton. Food · Jul 30 Ellen Silverman for The New York Times For the Freshest Fish, Head to the East River Out on Pier 17 in the seaport district, Jean-Georges Vongerichten has opened a seafood restaurant called the Fulton. Food · Jul 30 'We Began to Look Frantically for Something Resembling a Hospital' Trying to find an unfamiliar place on a big day, casting about in Riverside Park and more reader tales of New York City in this week's Metropolitan Diary. New York · Jul 28 Chang W. Lee/The New York Times That Noise? It's the 1%, Helicoptering Over Your Traffic Jam Helicopter service is blossoming across the New York region, showing how income inequality affects even the basic commute. New York · Aug 1 'We Began to Look Frantically for Something Resembling a Hospital' Trying to find an unfamiliar place on a big day, casting about in Riverside Park and more reader tales of New York City in this week's Metropolitan Diary. New York · Jul 28 Chang W. Lee/The New York Times That Noise? It's the 1%, Helicoptering Over Your Traffic Jam Helicopter service is blossoming across the New York region, showing how income inequality affects even the basic commute. New York · Aug 1 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers Trump Praises American Democracy, Then Plies Its Divisions On the 400th anniversary of representative democracy in America, the president stuck to his script in a speech. But unscripted before and afterward, he went on the attack. Politics · Jul 30 Doug Mills/The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times Trump Praises American Democracy, Then Plies Its Divisions On the 400th anniversary of representative democracy in America, the president stuck to his script in a speech. But unscripted before and afterward, he went on the attack. Politics · Jul 30 Republican Senators Are Cool to Trump's Choice for Top Intelligence Post Democrats and former officials also expressed concern that the pick, Representative John Ratcliffe, will politicize what is supposed to be a nonpartisan job. Politics · Jul 29 Erin Schaff/The New York Times Erin Schaff/The New York Times Republican Senators Are Cool to Trump's Choice for Top Intelligence Post Democrats and former officials also expressed concern that the pick, Representative John Ratcliffe, will politicize what is supposed to be a nonpartisan job. Politics · Jul 29 What Kamala Harris Believes The Democratic candidate wants relevant policy, not "a beautiful sonnet." Is that enough for voters? Politics · Jul 27 Miners Kill Indigenous Leader in Brazil During Invasion of Protected Land Land invasions in indigenous territories are on the rise across Brazil. Indigenous leaders say they regularly come under threat by miners, loggers and farmers. Americas · Jul 27 What Kamala Harris Believes The Democratic candidate wants relevant policy, not "a beautiful sonnet." Is that enough for voters? Politics · Jul 27 Miners Kill Indigenous Leader in Brazil During Invasion of Protected Land Land invasions in indigenous territories are on the rise across Brazil. Indigenous leaders say they regularly come under threat by miners, loggers and farmers. Americas · Jul 27 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Sara C. Bronin The Golden Girls Would Violate Zoning Laws It's absurd how restrictive they are, given growing inequality in housing. Jul 28 Niv Bavarsky Niv Bavarsky Sara C. Bronin The Golden Girls Would Violate Zoning Laws It's absurd how restrictive they are, given growing inequality in housing. Jul 28 Charles M. Blow The Rot You Smell Is a Racist Potus Trump and his views are the real infestations in America. Jul 28 Sarah Vowell This Guy Got Republicans to Vote for a Democrat Steve Bullock may not be the most charismatic candidate, but he can teach his party how to get conservatives to do liberal things. Jul 27 Charles M. Blow The Rot You Smell Is a Racist Potus Trump and his views are the real infestations in America. Jul 28 Sarah Vowell This Guy Got Republicans to Vote for a Democrat Steve Bullock may not be the most charismatic candidate, but he can teach his party how to get conservatives to do liberal things. Jul 27 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Eddy Chen/HBO Where 'Euphoria' Is Surprisingly Conservative In its portrayals of intimacy in the online world, degradation and violence lay around every corner, and the complexity of internet relationships is ignored. Television · Jul 30 Illustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John Hodgman on the Guest Bathroom Squatty Potty Should dinner guests be exposed to ... that? Magazine · Aug 1 Eddy Chen/HBO Where 'Euphoria' Is Surprisingly Conservative In its portrayals of intimacy in the online world, degradation and violence lay around every corner, and the complexity of internet relationships is ignored. Television · Jul 30 Illustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy Judge John Hodgman on the Guest Bathroom Squatty Potty Should dinner guests be exposed to ... that? Magazine · Aug 1 Tara Striano for The New York Times As His Wife Lay Dying, an Architect Brought Her Building to Life William Pedersen expanded and renovated a history center at his summer home on Shelter Island after he and his wife, Elizabeth Pedersen, spearheaded the project. Art & Design · Jul 30 Exactly How 'Fast & Furious' Presents Hobbs & Shaw The director David Leitch discusses his split-screen introduction of the film's title characters, played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Movies · Aug 2 Tara Striano for The New York Times As His Wife Lay Dying, an Architect Brought Her Building to Life William Pedersen expanded and renovated a history center at his summer home on Shelter Island after he and his wife, Elizabeth Pedersen, spearheaded the project. Art & Design · Jul 30 Exactly How 'Fast & Furious' Presents Hobbs & Shaw The director David Leitch discusses his split-screen introduction of the film's title characters, played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. 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