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In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen, Secretaries of State in Spotlight as Trump Ratchets Up Attacks to Sow Doubt, Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana, The Economy Is Healing. But Not Fast Enough to Prevent Serious Damage.

Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Discover the best stories you might have missed in this newsletter, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Best of The Times Signature journalism of the last week Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune, via Associated Press What We Learned From Week 8 of the N.F.L. Season Dalvin Cook shredded the Packers, the Steelers stayed undefeated and Joe Burrow and the Bengals shocked Tennessee. Pro Football · Nov 1 Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune, via Associated Press What We Learned From Week 8 of the N.F.L. Season Dalvin Cook shredded the Packers, the Steelers stayed undefeated and Joe Burrow and the Bengals shocked Tennessee. Pro Football · Nov 1 Sophia Foster-Dimino The Eerie Limbo of Remote Schooling A mother fears that her kids are learning less and missing more. Parenting · Nov 5 Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Cancer Cost Him a Kidney. The Pandemic Delayed a Transplant. New Yorkers with medical issues faced additional burdens in lockdown, balancing protecting their health and staying afloat. Neediest Cases · Nov 5 Sophia Foster-Dimino The Eerie Limbo of Remote Schooling A mother fears that her kids are learning less and missing more. Parenting · Nov 5 Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Cancer Cost Him a Kidney. The Pandemic Delayed a Transplant. New Yorkers with medical issues faced additional burdens in lockdown, balancing protecting their health and staying afloat. Neediest Cases · Nov 5 News You Might Have Missed Stories, analyses and explainers In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen Most television networks cut away from the statement President Trump gave Thursday night from the White House briefing room on the grounds that what he was saying was not true. Politics · Nov 5 Doug Mills/The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen Most television networks cut away from the statement President Trump gave Thursday night from the White House briefing room on the grounds that what he was saying was not true. Politics · Nov 5 Secretaries of State in Spotlight as Trump Ratchets Up Attacks to Sow Doubt While state election centers are broadcast on cable news and have drawn partisan supporters to the sites as thirst for electoral updates intensifies, election administrators have continued to diligently tabulate the votes. Politics · Nov 5 Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Victor J. Blue for The New York Times Secretaries of State in Spotlight as Trump Ratchets Up Attacks to Sow Doubt While state election centers are broadcast on cable news and have drawn partisan supporters to the sites as thirst for electoral updates intensifies, election administrators have continued to diligently tabulate the votes. Politics · Nov 5 Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana There were 38 statewide citizen initiatives being decided across the country on Tuesday, about half the level of the last presidential election. U.S. · Nov 4 The Economy Is Healing. But Not Fast Enough to Prevent Serious Damage. The jobs report suggests a continued rebound but also long-lasting scars. The Upshot · Nov 6 Oregon Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine; Four States Legalize Marijuana There were 38 statewide citizen initiatives being decided across the country on Tuesday, about half the level of the last presidential election. U.S. · Nov 4 The Economy Is Healing. But Not Fast Enough to Prevent Serious Damage. The jobs report suggests a continued rebound but also long-lasting scars. The Upshot · Nov 6 ADVERTISEMENT Opinion Commentary from some of the world's most provocative thinkers Paul Krugman Is America Becoming a Failed State? Mitch McConnell may make the nation ungovernable. Nov 5 Illustration by The New York Times/Photographs by Doug Mills and Amr Alfiky/The New York Times Illustration by The New York Times/Photographs by Doug Mills and Amr Alfiky/The New York Times Paul Krugman Is America Becoming a Failed State? Mitch McConnell may make the nation ungovernable. Nov 5 Vincent Geisser Is France Fueling Muslim Terrorism by Trying to Prevent It? Emmanuel Macron's government may unwittingly be breeding the kind of communalism it wants to ward off. Oct 31 Zeynep Tufekci On Masks and Clinical Trials, Rand Paul's Tweeting Is Just Plain Wrong Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus's spread, but it's impossible for randomized trials to prove that. Nov 6 Vincent Geisser Is France Fueling Muslim Terrorism by Trying to Prevent It? Emmanuel Macron's government may unwittingly be breeding the kind of communalism it wants to ward off. Oct 31 Zeynep Tufekci On Masks and Clinical Trials, Rand Paul's Tweeting Is Just Plain Wrong Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus's spread, but it's impossible for randomized trials to prove that. Nov 6 Discover Coverage on topics we think you'll like Ludwig Bemelmans A Forgotten 1950 Classic by Ludwig Bemelmans Brings New York to Life As his Madeline books did for Paris, "Sunshine" captures a city's quintessence. Book Review · Nov 5 Jerry Pinkney Watery Fairy Tales Trung Le Nguyen's "The Magic Fish" and Jerry Pinkney's "The Little Mermaid" recast the classics. Book Review · Nov 4 Ludwig Bemelmans A Forgotten 1950 Classic by Ludwig Bemelmans Brings New York to Life As his Madeline books did for Paris, "Sunshine" captures a city's quintessence. Book Review · Nov 5 Jerry Pinkney Watery Fairy Tales Trung Le Nguyen's "The Magic Fish" and Jerry Pinkney's "The Little Mermaid" recast the classics. Book Review · Nov 4 T. Pyle/NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe A new analysis of data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft increases the number of habitable exoplanets thought to exist in this galaxy. Science · Nov 5 Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Alison Saar on Transforming Outrage Into Art Ahead of her biggest exhibition to date, the sculptor talks about Black Panther imagery, the goddess Yemoja and her own quest to balance anger and beauty. Art & Design · Nov 5 T. Pyle/NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe A new analysis of data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft increases the number of habitable exoplanets thought to exist in this galaxy. Science · Nov 5 Nolwen Cifuentes for The New York Times Alison Saar on Transforming Outrage Into Art Ahead of her biggest exhibition to date, the sculptor talks about Black Panther imagery, the goddess Yemoja and her own quest to balance anger and beauty. Art & Design · Nov 5 🤞 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 ➡️ To experience Your Weekly Edition at its best, stay logged in on NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe | Account Settings | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | California Notices All Newsletters | Subscribe 2019 © The New York Times Company | 620 8th Avenue, 10036 NY, New York ADVERTISEMENT