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House Democrats’ Plan to Tax the Rich Leaves Vast Fortunes Unscathed

The lawmakers’ proposal to pay for trillions in social spending leaves wealth gains and inheritances largely alone, focusing instead on income.
But it stopped short of changes needed to dent the fortunes of tycoons like Jeff Bezos, going after the merely rich more than the fabulously rich.

The House Ways and Means Committee is focusing on traditional ways of raising revenue — by raising tax rates on income.

The wealthiest would see their taxes go up. Corporate taxes would rise. Here are the details of the funding plan.

Under G.O.P. Pressure, Tech Giants Are Empowered by Election Agency

New rulings by the F.E.C. protect the flexibility of major social media companies to control political content shared on their platforms.

Moments From the 2021 Met Gala

The first Met Gala since 2019 was a star-studded, star-spangled event, with “American Independence” as the theme. These were the highlights.

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Biden Rallies Voters for Newsom at California Rally

On the eve of the recall election, President Biden called Larry Elder, the leading rival to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a “clone of Donald Trump.” Follow updates here.

Higher Approval, a New Electorate and No Arnold. This Isn’t 2003.

Eighteen years ago, the Democratic governor in California was recalled and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. This year’s election is different.

Many California farmers favor ousting Gov. Gavin Newsom because of taxes and restrictions on water use.

A Million Afghan Children Could Die in ‘Most Perilous Hour,’ U.N. Warns

The international community pledged more than $1 billion in emergency aid as millions of Afghans risked running out of food just as winter sets in.

Women begging for alms outside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. One in three Afghans do not know where they will get their next meal.

For Afghan Refugees, a Mix of Luxury and Trauma at Albania’s Resorts

Albania, which has committed to taking in up to 4,000 refugees from Afghanistan, is housing several hundred in resorts on the Adriatic coast.

The Pentagon defended a deadly strike in Kabul, despite a Times investigation that cast doubt on the military’s account.

N.Y.C. Schools Reopen With Joy and Anxiety on ‘Game Changer’ First Day

“We’ve got to give this a chance,” said one parent as the nation’s largest school system reopened in full for the first time in 18 months.

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In a review, some F.D.A. scientists questioned an imminent need for booster shots for the general population.

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A federal judge blocked Iowa from enforcing its ban on school mask mandates. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.

Should people who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine consider getting a booster shot?

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Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates to Close a Spyware Flaw

Researchers at Citizen Lab found that NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company, had infected Apple products without so much as a click.

Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.

Crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic.

For the cast of “Moulin Rouge!,” it’s time to practice the cancan.

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George Soros Is Making Changes at His Foundation While He Still Can

The result at his left-leaning foundation is a painful restructuring to focus on the fight against rising authoritarianism around the world.

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How Will Gavin Newsom Survive the California Recall?

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There’s a Very Good Reason ‘Washington Slept Here’

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What Game Theory Says about China’s Strategy

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Dave Eggers Created the Google-Amazon Mashup of Your Nightmares

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Texas’ Abortion Law Traps Desperate Teenagers

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The Question Michael K. Williams Asked Me Before Every Season of ‘The Wire’

Jay Caspian Kang

The Case Against ‘Excellence’ at Universities

Kathryn Anne Edwards

America Can Find a Smarter Way to Help Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs

Gail Collins

Covid Isn’t Finished Messing With Politics

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What the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Means for Taiwan

Farah Stockman

The War on Terror Was Corrupt From the Start

Tish Harrison Warren

What Should You Do with Your Covid Fatigue?

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After a Summer Without Butterflies, I Cling to What Endures

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“How did we lose our sense of living here on Earth?” Richard Powers asked. “How did we become so alienated and estranged from everything else alive?”

Richard Powers Speaks for the Trees

The author didn’t know if he’d write again after his Pulitzer-winning novel, “The Overstory.” A hike in the woods inspired his new book, “Bewilderment.”

Henri Matisse, in “The Red Studio,” from 1911, painted a show of his own work. The surviving paintings and sculptures depicted will be shown as a group at MoMA in May. The work was a radical way of depicting three-dimensional space.

Matisse’s Paintings Inside a Painting

Matt Damon as a knight in “The Last Duel,” which he also co-wrote.

How Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Came to Write ‘The Last Duel’

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Children returned to class on the first day of the School year, Monday, at P.S./I.S. 323.

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A line for Covid vaccinations last month in Corona, Queens, one of the New York neighborhoods that was hit earliest and hardest at the start of the pandemic.

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A look at President Biden’s decision to require shots for millions of Americans.

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The economist Tyler Cowen discusses G.D.P. growth and polarization.

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Maggie Haberman and Representative Cori Bush help unpack the stories that matter now.

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A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

With $15 million in private funding, Colossal aims to bring thousands of woolly mammoths back to Siberia. Some scientists are deeply skeptical.

An illustration of a woolly mammoth, a species that lived in the Arctic and died out at the end of the Pleistocene.

Eric Adams Vows to ‘Welcome Business,’ Calling New York ‘Dysfunctional’

The Democratic mayoral nominee said that New York will “no longer be anti-business,” drawing a contrast with the current mayor, Bill de Blasio.

Iran Nears an Atomic Milestone

Edging close to a bomb’s worth of fuel is seen as a tactic to pressure the Biden administration into agreeing to a quick renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal.