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View in browser July 24, 2024, 5:00 a.m. Eastern time Top News A Lot Has Changed for Women Since 2016. What Does That Mean for Kamala Harris? Voters eager to elect the first female president pointed to anger over a loss of abortion rights, but also acknowledged a fear that sexism would remain difficult for Ms. Harris to overcome. Secret Service Director Resigns After Trump Assassination Attempt Kimberly A. Cheatle gave up her post Tuesday after security failures that allowed a gunman to shoot at former President Donald J. Trump at an open-air rally. Trump's New Rival May Bring Out His Harshest Instincts After years planning to face President Biden, Donald J. Trump and his team will be campaigning against Kamala Harris. He has attacked female rivals and critics in brutal and personal terms. Editors' Picks How the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers The Times recreated, in 3-D, the lines of sight for three countersniper teams and the would-be assassin. Opinion | Hillary Clinton: How Kamala Harris Can Win and Make History I've been called a witch, a "nasty woman" and much worse. Harris will face unique additional challenges. But we shouldn't be afraid. Today's Videos Video | What Kamala Harris's Path to the White House Looks Like Vice President Harris has begun a new concerted effort to reintroduce herself to the American electorate after President Biden endorsed her to lead the Democratic ticket. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what this new path will look like. Video | Large Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in Western Canada There were more than 160 active wildfires in Alberta on Monday, with around 7,500 people under evacuation orders. Video | Hydrothermal Explosion Occurs at Yellowstone Tourists at Yellowstone National Park ran for cover after a hydrothermal explosion sent a column of boiling water, mud and rock into the air. World Netanyahu Seeks Support in U.S. Visit, but Will Find a Nation Distracted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is to meet President Biden and address Congress this week, swapping one political maelstrom at home for another in Washington. In Georgia's Depressed Heartland, Pining for the Soviet Past While most Georgians support closer integration with Western Europe, many people in industrial areas that collapsed along with Communism in the 1990s express nostalgia for the old Soviet prosperity. When Pakistan Tightened a Border, Thousands of Lives Were Upended Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross. See more world news U.S. A Deadly Robbery Reveals a Pattern of Targeting Latinos in Alabama's Capital Latinos in Montgomery, Ala., said they had been sounding the alarm for months, describing the killings at a grocery store as the culmination of unchecked violence. Frustrated Californians May Be Ready for a Tougher Approach to Crime Shoplifting and fentanyl use have tested the patience of California voters, who will decide in November whether to impose stricter laws that would lead to more incarceration. Why Katharine Graham's Washington Home Has Sat Vacant for 22 Years The home of the former Washington Post publisher was once a hub of power and comity. But after an "insane" renovation spat, its new owner is looking to sell. See more U.S. news Politics Trump Tries to Flip the Script on Democracy After Biden's Withdrawal Donald J. Trump and his allies said President Biden's primary voters were disenfranchised. Democrats noted Mr. Trump had once tried to toss out millions of ballots. Trump Says He Is Willing to Debate Harris Multiple Times But for the second time since President Biden dropped out of the race, he indicated he didn't want the debate to be held by ABC News. Biden Returns to a Vastly Different Presidency With Six Months to Go Now a lame duck, the president plans to address the nation on Wednesday night to discuss "what lies ahead." But it could be a frustrating period. See more political news Business Why Paper Checks Refuse to Die It's hard to avoid hassle — or fraud — when you're required to pay with paper and ink. Here's why checks persist and why some people don't mind. Families Left Scrambling After Delta Bars Minors From Flying Alone in Wake of Outage Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation had opened an investigation into Delta's ongoing response to Friday's global tech outage. Beefed-Up Olympics Security Thins Out Tourists, Squeezing Merchants French businesses had hoped the Games would bring an economic boom, but metal fences and police checkpoints have turned some areas of Paris into dead zones. See more business news Technology Google's $23 Billion Plan to Buy Cybersecurity Start-Up Wiz Falls Apart Wiz's chief executive said the company walked away from a "humbling offer" and would pursue an initial public offering instead. A.I. Can Write Poetry, but It Struggles With Math A.I.'s math problem reflects how much the new technology is a break with computing's past. Mark Zuckerberg Stumps for 'Open Source' A.I. The chief executive of Meta said in an open letter that it was important that the technology was not controlled by a handful of giant companies — including his own. See more technology news Sports An Olympian's Awkward Packing List: Toothbrush? Check. Rifle? Check. For members of the U.S. shooting team, competitions may be the easy part. Just getting to them takes steely nerves and careful planning. The Gold Medalist Starring in India's Olympic Dreams Neeraj Chopra's triumph in Tokyo inspired athletes across the world's most populous nation. Now his country is chasing a bigger prize: a chance to host the Games for the first time. Top Japanese Gymnast Withdraws From Paris 2024 for Smoking and Drinking Alcohol Shoko Miyata, the team's captain, withdrew from the Games after an investigation by the country's gymnastics board found she had violated its code of conduct. See more sports news Arts In 'Pre-Existing Condition,' a Character Isn't Defined by Abuse, or One Actress Stars like Edie Falco and Deirdre O'Connell bring a communal quality to Marin Ireland's play about the aftermath of domestic violence. Matthew Barney's Time Has Come Again Misunderstood for decades, the sculptor and filmmaker is pushing ceramic to its limits. He's dancing. He's making the best work of his career. Adultery, a Corpse Eaten by Alligators and a $1 Million Insurance Payout A true-crime case that could only happen in Florida is at the heart of Mikita Brottman's "Guilty Creatures." See more arts news New York Menendez Will Resign From Senate, Avoiding an Ugly, Intraparty Battle Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was facing a possible expulsion vote after his conviction on federal corruption charges last week. Parents of Teen Driver Who Killed Girl in High-Speed Crash Are Sentenced The boy, then 16, survived and has been charged in the death of his 14-year-old passenger. His parents were sentenced to probation and ordered to take parenting classes. Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Teens Should Be Removed, Panel Says Justice Erin P. Gall of upstate New York engaged in a "racially offensive, profane" diatribe after people crashed a large party she was attending, a disciplinary body found. See more New York news Media & Advertising The Triumphant Comeback of the Kamala Harris Meme The same unflattering supercuts and Photoshop jobs once used to denigrate Harris have now been flipped into celebratory artifacts of her candidacy. 'Veep' Is Re-elected After news broke that President Biden would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, the internet was rife with clips and memes from the show. How the Biden Campaign Transformed Into the Harris Campaign Staff members inside and outside the room have described the past handful of hours as hectic, overwhelming and emotional. See more media & advertising news Food How to Feed 15,000 Olympians in Paris? Start With Baguettes. The French will have to meet a welter of health and cultural requirements, but they still want to serve up some delight. Restaurant Review: Is Coqodaq a Fancy Fried-Chicken Joint or the End of the World? With drumsticks in buckets and hundreds of Champagnes, Coqodaq leans into the city's weird, giddy, and-the-band-played-on mood. A Vegetable Lover's Guide to the Grill These five easy recipes and tips turn savory charred vegetables into fresh, filling main dishes. See more food news Obituaries Robert L. Allen, Who Recounted a Naval Mutiny Trial, Dies at 82 He wrote of how 50 Black sailors were court-martialed for refusing to keep loading munitions onto cargo ships in 1944 after explosions had killed hundreds. They were exonerated this month. Cheng Pei Pei, 'Queen' of Kung Fu Cinema, Dies at 78 She starred in kung fu movies from the modern origins of the form in midcentury Hong Kong to the worldwide breakout "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81 A singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a gospel soundtrack for the civil rights movement. See more Obituaries Opinion Thomas L. Friedman Netanyahu Looks Like a Small Leader at a Historic Moment Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addresses Congress when the biggest chance to reshape the Middle East since Camp David in the 1970s is at hand. Guest Essay What Polling Tells Us About a Kamala Harris Candidacy Sorting out whether she's an upgrade for Democrats. Bret Stephens Democrats Deserved a Contest, Not a Coronation The party will pay the price for anointing Kamala Harris. Jesse Wegman Judge Cannon and JD Vance Are on the Same Team Precedent and the rule of law? Not if it gets in the way. Guest Essay The Government Has Failed America Since the Trump Shooting Conspiracy theorists have been able to fill the information void with their own versions of the truth. Guest Essay When All Else Fails, Blame the Dogs Turkey's four million stray dogs are inseparable from the idea of the country itself. But maybe not for much longer. See more Opinion Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines from The New York Times. To stop receiving Today's Headlines, unsubscribe. 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